With Roman Reigns with the Rock closing our the Royal Rumble and getting booed out of the arena, rants by disgruntled fans on the Internet is to be expected. But this is the first time that actual WWE Network subscribers took action and actually unsubscribed to the network.
Just how bad was it? A few hours after Royal Rumble, #CancelWWENetwork started trending worldwide. Although that doesn't necessarily mean that whole droves of fans are unsubscribing. Still, it doesn't look good. There are a few confirmed users who cancelled their subscription and posted it in Facebook and Twitter. And the fact that these unsubscribers (if such a word exists) are openly encouraging others to do the same should make WWE take notice.
That's the second straight Royal Rumble fail in the eyes of many fans. Last year's Royal Rumble winner, Batista, was also booed throughout his entire run. Depending on whose story you're going to believe, a few changes were made to the storyline which led to Batista turning heel and making that year's Wrestlemania the pinnacle of the career of Daniel Bryan (last year and this year's sentimental favorite to win the Rumble).
This year, though, they don't have the luxury of time. WWE fans ranting on the Internet is one thing. But WWE fans cancelling subscriptions is another. WWE obviously needs to address the situation. And they need to make that at the following Raw (2015-01-26) before it gets further out of hand.
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