
WWE in February is to reveal whether the service will hit 1 million subscribers by the end of 2014 as it predicted. But not all its subscribers are happy, based upon the hashtage #CancelWWENetowrk trending on Twitter on Monday. The hashtag cropped up as subscribers to WWE’s digital-subscription servide voice outrage over Sunday night’s Royal Rumble event. Fans are upset about the victory of wrestler Roman Reigns and have threatened to disconnect from the over-the-top service as a result.
“Those [of our fans] who voiced their displeasure to a storyline with this hashtag are likely some of our most passionate fans who are WWE Network subscribers, watch ‘Raw’ and ‘SmackDown’ every week and attend our live events,” a WWE spokesman said in an email. “Evoking emotional responses from our fans is a part of what we do in our programming. As our fans are well aware, when it comes to storylines you never know what ultimately is going to happen.”
Despite internet rumors, the cancellation page on the website did not crash and there has been no spike in cancellation rates, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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