Thread: Should Raw permanently be 3 hours
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Old 01-12-2011, 01:42 AM   #22
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No.

Aside from everyone whinging about "It'll mess up my DVR schedule", the fact is that we've seen this before. Instead of the "more, quality wrestling", we would instead get an even more skit-laden, promo heavy show with more "moneymakers" shoehorned in instead of the underexposed talent being showcased in the ring. It happened when WAR ZONE became a permanant part of RAW, effectively becoming a 2 hour show. It happened when Smackdown! came to be.

The fans in attendance are pretty much already there for a 3 hour show. Special occasions and out of country trips are one thing, but to expect the fans to want to sit through "the Nitro experience" on a weekly basis? There's no way they could sustain hot crowds to look good for TV.
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