WWE CFO Reveals When Monday Night Wars Will Launch on the Network, Provides Network Subscriber Update, PPV Losses and More

May 23, 2014

-The Monday Night War will debut “in the fall” on the WWE Network.

-Assuming WWE loses all of their pay-per-view business, they need 1.3-1.4 million WWE Network subscribers to break even. They believe they can reach 2-4 million subscribers globally within 2-3 years

-They monitor the quality of the WWE Network “by the second” after going through some rough patches during launch week.

-On March 30th, they had “about” 500,000 subscribers for the Network. By WrestleMania XXX Sunday on April 7th, they had 667,000 subscribers. They will announce numbers quarterly going forward.

-Apple gets 30% of any subscribers made through them. There are similar deals for other platforms, such as a Roku.

-They have discussed running advertisements on the Network but haven’t made a decision on that.

-WWE doesn’t maintain credit cards on file from Network subscriptions as they use partners to process that material.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.