5 Things That Could Change Professional Wrestling Over The Next 12 Months

#4 Whether Netflix picks up GLOW for a third season

When Netflix announced the development of GLOW, as loosely based on a documentary about the all-female wrestling promotion of the 1980s, devoted wrestling fans were undoubtedly happy. A show about wrestling which would include some former WWE talent within its cast? Interesting on all levels.

Fortunately, GLOW turned out to be a hit for Netflix, and it absolutely crossed over to non-wrestling fans. Season 2 was released earlier this year, and while this writer has not watched it, reviews have been generally positive. A third season has not yet been announced by Netflix or the show's producers but is currently rumored to be likely.

The continuation of GLOW would not only make current fans happy but also show the non-wrestling sector of the entertainment industry that wrestling-related content is profitable. People who develop movies and television shows are seeking long-term profitability with the entertainment properties they develop, so the realization of GLOW being critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful could send the signal of wrestling being acceptable on a grand scale.

Famed television producer and writer Norman Leer had attempted to helm a wrestling series years ago, and Dwayne Johnson has been rumored to be worked on one for network television, so another pick-up of GLOW by Netflix could have a lot of meaning for wrestling as a whole.

And speaking of the original GLOW wrestling company, it was announced last month that WOW: Women On Wrestling will be premiering on AXS TV -- the American carrier for New Japan Pro-Wrestling -- next year.

WOW is the product of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, Mark Burnett of the MGM Television and Digital Group, and David McLane, who was behind the GLOW TV series. This means more wrestling coming to television thanks to AXS TV.