DISCUSSION - Could a 2.5 hour show work for RAW/Smackdown? (roster re-unification)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by The CyNick Title changes dont matter for very much. RAW has title changes every now and then, but it doesn't do anything for their numbers. The ONLY way to make those secondary shows do good numbers is to have quality shows and have storyline advance every week. Unless that happens, people will go out fot heir way NOT to watch.

I can't argue with that, but I think fans will be more inclined to watch if a World Championship changed hands on a sub-show. Storyline advancements are a must, though.

I am quite a big fan of the roster split, but I can see where Heyman is coming from. Guerrero would be just as over going for an Intercontinental Championship in the WWE as he would by going for the WWE Championship on SmackDown!.

If we did end the roster split, this is how I'd do things:

Monday: RAW (2.5 hours)
Tuesday: Metal (1.5 hours)
Wednesday: Nitro (2.5 hours)
Thursday: SmackDown! (2.5 hours)
Friday: Thunder (1.5 hours)
Saturday: Velocity (2 hours)
Sunday: Heat (2 hours)

-This makes 14.5 hours a week. WrestleMania, Summerslam and Survivor Series are juiced up to five hours, while all the others are juiced up to four.

-This is about 43.5-50 hours of wrestling leading into a PPV. That is around two days of tention between the feuding guys.

This might sound like overkill, but I really think it would be worth it in the long run. Start off with the major three shows being where all the storylines are, while the other four shows just provide decent matches. Then slowly work your up with the others, and make storylines more prominent.

Make sure you put them all on cable. I'm not too sure of TV over in America, but I think cable would be the safer bet. Get all your show shown in all regions where RAW and/or SmackDown! are currently shown, as they slowly become more important.