WWE to have its own television channel?

In an interesting news tidbit reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is considering moving its 24/7 Video-on-Demand service from On-Demand subscription to its own television channel.

Currently, the higher-ups in WWE are conducting a marketing study to present evidence to the cable companies that people will switch from satellite or switch to satellite based on the ability to see the channel as a free service.

This idea has been an idea discussed by Vince McMahon for years and the key to the channel is getting national clearance for old programs. If successful, the WWE Channel would be a great back-up plan should USA Network decide it doesn't want wrestling anymore and if having Smackdown on MyNetwork doesn't turn out good.

I hope and pray that this idea becomes a reality because I don't have 24/7 nor do I like how it operates and I would finally have a channel on television that would always have something to watch. Most likely, I would never change from the channel, unless the Sharks or Cowboys are playing.

In case you don't know how the current 24/7 works, the programs are listed on a tv-guide listing type channel and you scroll through and pick what you want to watch. When your selection ends, you are taken back to the original menu that will have movie and tv previews in the upper right corner (I only learned of this after being over at a friends place who gets the service).

I say good riddance to that and bring on the channel, which will have endless possibilities. Imagine all their classic footage to go along with a replay of Raw, Smackdown and ECW since some don't have either USA, SciFi or MyNetworkTV. Plus, no commercials or annoying ads. Rather, they could plug dvd's, merchandise or upcoming shows in those slots.

Best of all, the current 24/7 programming doesn't have altered. Rather, it just has to be set to hours and minutes around the clock and given a two-three week block before an update in programming so people can have a chance to view all the material because a daily update would kill the channel as no one would be able to see everything unless that never slept, which Charles Barkley said is over-rated and that one can sleep all they want when their dead.