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I've heard an idea they're throwing around is that they'll add a "pre show" before RAW, making it a 3 hour block.
Personally, no, I don't think they need it. They have four hours of television as it is, plus two more hours of online stuff (well, one more hour). That should be more than enough and I feel they're over-exposed as it is. The extra hour won't mean more of the lower card guys get used better, it'll just mean more time for the main angles. Which is already happening with RAW. Getting rid of the brand split there hasn't really helped SmackDown! talent, it's just given guys like Orton, Christian and Henry more TV time for their programs. And that's one reason I'm against the brands reuniting, because I realize that if it's one big roster the entire undercard gets fucks. They don't look at extra air time for pushing new guys, they look at it as time they must fill with Divas matches and long, boring segments and movie plugs. Just look at the three hour specials now. It's mostly filler, on shows they push as important. Once they utilize the two hours they have correctly, then they could think about expanding. But that's a LONG way off, if it'll ever happen, which it won't.
Honestly, they should purge like a quarter of the roster that isn't doing anything and just keep on who they intend to use and push, whether short term or long term. For example, I have my doubts they have any real plans for Primo, so throw him onto the unemployment line.
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