Former WWE Star Reveals Bad Dream Caused By Too Many Ads During Raw

A former WWE star has revealed the details of a “bad dream” he had last night because there are so many ads during Raw on Netflix.

Since the TKO takeover of WWE, the company has put a lot more focus into monetizing its content, which has undeniably been a financially successful move.

However, it hasn’t come without a cost, which is the goodwill of many fans, who deem the sheer volume and prominence of ads to be too much to sit through.

One of the names in that camp is former WWE Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion Lance Storm, who explained that his issues with the ads during Raw on Netflix have even infiltrated his dreams.

On Wrestling Observer Live today, he said:

“Last night, I’m in bed sleeping and I have a dream. The dream is I’m back on the roster working in WWE, and I find out I’m getting to work with Shawn Michaels. I’m pretty excited about this.

“So I ask, ‘What are we doing?’ The producer and Vince bring over the format sheet, and I look at it, and it’s actually an iPad screen, and it’s covered in pop-up ads.

“None of them can get past all the ads to tell me what I’m actually doing with Shawn Michaels. And I’m getting angrier and angrier because I figure I’m gonna miss my match with Shawn Michaels because of all these bloody ads.

“And I woke up furious and realized that this is the anger I get from watching Raw with ads. That it’s now into my brain and I’m having bad dreams based on my life in wrestling being ruined by ads.”

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Ads Causing Issues In WWE

Logan Paul recently made a point specifically about the WWE ring mat ads, saying the paint can actually cause footwork issues and a potentially slippery surface on the canvas.

Many fans have also pointed to ads taking up too much time during shows, especially premium live events, which – with a few exceptions like WrestleMania – are now restricted to four or five matches but are still three or four hours long.

As noted though, the model has been financially successful for WWE, which means it’s unlikely to stop any time soon.

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