>>14037172More people do have Netflix globally than watch cable in all of those markets combined.
Very few people watching terrestrial TV and also most of wwe's global TV deals are on channels that are on paid digital services anyway. Take a case study example of WWE on BT in the UK Vs WWE being on Netflix on the UK, the number of potential viewers is significantly higher on netflix. And this is without looking at the markets where WWE currently has no TV deal.
This shouldn't need to be explained, it should be obvious.
And whatever you're saying about the current rate, you'll need to prove that and prove that it would supercede the greater financial results of a larger audience through a stronger platform.