RAW Going to 3 Hours....

[Hammy]

The following is a breaking news article from WWE.com:

?WWE is proud to celebrate this historic milestone with our partners at USA Network,? WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon said. ?Our new three-hour Raw represents the next generation in interactive television where our fans won?t just watch the show, they will help create it.?

Starting with the historic 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23, The WWE Universe will have new ways to get involved in the show through WWE.com and social media by deciding matches, stipulations, Superstar development and more.

?The WWE Universe is one of the most socially active and passionate fan bases in all of television,? Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel, co-presidents USA Network, said. ?The powerful three-hour block of live TV truly makes USA the year-round destination for young male viewers on Monday nights.?

Stay with WWE.com for more on this breaking news surrounding Monday Night Raw.

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I can barely make it through two hours of Raw.  Three would be very difficult for me.  Either that or I would just download them from now on so I can fast forward through the fluff and BS.

[Hammy]

On the positive side it could give more time and development to guys who can't catch a break....

[slashsfro]

I wonder if this is ratings related at all.  The ratings for the Raw of the 14th were pretty bad (think dying days of WCW bad).

I think they are slowly moving away from the PG style that has dominated the past few years.

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I'm guessing this is to give some of the younger guys more screen time, seeing as the brand extension is essentially dead and buried now. Three hours per show does seem like a bit of a trek though.

Didn't Nitro used to run for three hours?

[Hammy]

Didn't Nitro used to run for three hours?

During it's bad years, yes.

I worry we'll just get MORE Cena and main eventers with them having more segments, you know like on the current 3 hour RAWs that don't benefit new talent and tend to be worse than the 2 hour ones.

Other rumours are the 3rd hour is just temporary, it'll turn into a "Preview Hour/Show" and be switched to the WWE Network as a lead in and this is just to bridge the gap.

[D]

They have just lost their imagination.

Create a kick ass acrobatic Cruiserweight division

Really develop big time tag teams.


WWE went astray by throwing everything into one or two big angles and then just putting filler around it.

Sure Tag wrestling, Cruiserweights may never be considered the MAIN course.. all though back in the day with Edge,Christian, Hardyz, Dudleys etc it could've main evented, u still have to have variety.

now we get a bunch of meaningless singles matches.