The WWE announced Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that they will be launching their new On Demand WWE Network that will be a 24/7 streaming network on Feb. 24.
According to Yahoo Sports, the company announced that subscribers will have access to all 12 live pay-per-views of the year (including WrestleMania XXX in April) and there will be all new original programming as well as classic shows from past WWE, WCW and ECW events.
The service will reportedly cost $9.99 a month, and the WWE requires subscribers to commit to a full six months from the get-go.
"Take notice ... WWE is in a class by itself," WWE superstar John Cena told Yahoo Sports about the network. "We know our fans are the reason why we're here and we always over-deliver and I'm sure they will be happy with everything the WWE Network has and I know for a fact that it will set the standard on how any other entity tries to present itself through a network platform."
The WWE service will be available through WWE.com, the WWE app, iOS and Android devices, Roku, Sony PlayStation (3 and 4) and Xbox 360 (Xbox One starting in the summer). According to Yahoo Sports, the WWE has partnered up with MLB Advanced Media to provide the infrastructure of the streaming.
The all-new programming will include pre-show and post-show offerings following their weekly Monday Night RAW and SmackDown shows as well as a Legends House reality show that groups stars and personalities of the 1980s-1990s under one roof, including "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and "Mean Gene" Okerlund.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin believes that the network will be a hit.
"I think it's going to be No. 1," Austin said via Yahoo Sports. "There are so many options here. It's so slick. It's like YouTube plus a million. "He's [WWE CEO Vince McMahon] had some great ideas, but this is No. 1."
Time will tell how well it does, but the WWE Network launches Feb. 24.
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