5 WWE Rumors from this week you need to know (August 19th, 2019)

#2 Real reason behind house show cancellations

The company recently canceled several house show events in a response to falling attendance figures that WWE don't want investors to see.

It's safe to say that this year so far hasn't been the easiest one for WWE. Despite huge shows like WrestleMania 35 proving to be a huge success, 2019 has been a difficult time for WWE, especially when it comes to getting people watching.

Across the board, viewing figures have dropped, both for TV, as well as the attendance numbers at Live events, TV tapings and Pay Per Views. Recently, the company has taken to canceling some WWE Live events, and there is a reason for this.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the company canceled these events to avoid low attendance figures, and to keep the average attendance of Live events at a steady rate.

This, according to the Observer, will hopefully keep investors from seeing a drop in attendance, which could have major ramifications on the company from a financial standpoint.

It's unclear what WWE could have planned to turn around their attendance figures, but with AEW set to launch their own show in October, something needs to be done and soon.