It seems like Vince McMahon wasn't kidding when he said that he's looking to sell the rights to the company's biggest events (likely the
Royal Rumble,
WrestleMania,
SummerSlam, and
Survivor Series), as Dave Meltzer is reporting that, if nothing else, it won't change how Canadian wrestling fans watch WWE shows.
"I don’t know what length they are, but they’re talking to serious players about this thing," Meltzer reveals. "Now, as far as how it changes Canada, who knows? The talks that I have heard will, in theory, not change Canada, but you know they’re not thinking Canada when they’re thinking money. Canada is not a big-money market compared to the United States."
"It’s not even close," he continues. "So, they’re gonna do whatever they do in the United States and how you know, Canada then they’ll worry about Canada when they make this deal. There’s no word on Canada because if it’s someone who covers Canada then they have to change Canada. If not, they they can keep Canada as the status quo."
Ultimately, it sounds like wrestling fans in the United States are really going to feel the impact of whatever happens with this potential deal, and there's currently no word on what might happen in international locations. Amazon remains a very real possibility, but it's unclear whether Prime subscribers would get these events or have to pay extra to watch them.
Either way, this could majorly hurt the WWE Network...