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WWE Network Now Available In 170 Countries [DETAILS]

The WWE Network will be available in 170 countries on Tuesday after six months of being exclusive to the United States.

The network, which currently has 700,000 subscribers will launch in territories like Australia, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, New Zealand, the Nordic countries, Russia, Singapore and Spain, according to Variety.

Fans in the United Kingdom will have to wait just a little while longer for the WWE Network. Variety reports that the network will launch in the area in October.

When WWE launched the network in February many fans experienced technical difficulties with the new online network, according to Newsday.

The network became available on Feb. 24 but there was too much demand and its systems were overloaded quickly according to a statement from WWE's communications department.

"Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), WWE's technology partner, was overwhelmed and their systems have been unable to process most orders since 9 a.m. due to demand for WWE Network," the statement said. "MLBAM has been working aggressively to resolve this issue."

The company later had to put up a message for fans to have a patient attitude with the new network.

"Please be patient if you're ordering WWE Network as we're experiencing extremely high demand. Your order will be processed as soon as possible."

One problem subscribers faced was a problem where content wouldn't load into the video box. In addition, the on-demand content seemed to be having issues loading the video box or even playing at all. The live stream usually had no issues or complaints, which may be a good sign for new subscribers.

Newsday also reported at the time that the network was a big investment in the company's future. In addition, the company announced a fourth-quarter operating loss of $12.2 million because of the investments in the network launch so they need the channel to be successful.