New WWE Network Survey Hints at Future TNA and Ring of Honor Programming

– It seems things are about to get a little more interesting, and those rumors of WWE buying TNA’s tape library aren’t going to die down after what came out this week. Dave Meltzer on a recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio (via Wrestlezone.com) reported on a new WWE survey that’s also currently making the rounds on the internet. The new survey is polling fans on a number of issues for the WWE Network, hinting at some potential new pricing options for the streaming service and future programming, including TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor.

The survey hints at four potentially different pricing options for the Network. Here’s a breakdown of the four pricing tiers:

* FREE Plan: Access to short video clips (less than five minutes each), access to all content in the WWE video archive (including live events 30 days after they air), but only for a period of up to five hours per month from the video archive. This plan would include full commercials.

* $4.99 Plan: This would be for tablets and smart phones only. It would offer viewers complete access to the 24/7 live stream and the video archive, the “Big Four” WWE pay-per-view events, pre-recorded NXT episodes, and limited commercial breaks.

* $9.99 Plan: This would reportedly be similar to what’s currently available for people who subscribe to the Network for $9.99 a month. However, it would also offer access to a live weekly NXT show and “new weekly Cruiserweight Classic episodes.” This plan has limited commercial breaks.

* $14.99: This would include everything in the previous plans, but with the added bonus of no commercial breaks. However, this tier mentions “Access to independent wrestling content such as TNA & Ring of Honor.”

In short, the survey mentions both TNA and ROH programming for streaming options on the WWE Network. As previously reported, there were rumors of WWE buying TNA’s tape library, and Billy Corgan becoming the new majority owner of the company. However, Carter later seemingly shot down those reprots on Twitter.

The Wrestlezone story mentions there’s no official deal in place between WWE, TNA, and Ring of Honor. However, there is reportedly a plan by WWE to obtain the right to stream independent non-WWE content on the Network. This would be similar to how UFC is now streaming content from other, smaller MMA organizations on UFC Fight Pass.