STARTING Monday Night July 23 @USA_NETWORK WILL BE ADDING A 3RD HOUR TO @WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW - PERMANENTLY. #3hourRaw
I think this is a bad move for them. I don't know about anyone else, but I watch it on Sky+ now (TiVo I think in the US?), and just fast forward through all the junk/adverts. A 3-hour show isn't going to make me watch more, it's going to make me want to skip more.
John Cena has tweeted that beginning on the 1,000th episode of RAW, the show will be 3-hours long permanently.From @JohnCena:It had been reported WWE was going to start the Raw events 90 minutes earlier for the live crowd in July, this seems to explain why.________________________ ________________________ ________________________ _Do we really need MORE wrestling programming from WWE?I'd much rather see them streamline their current product.
WCW did that with Nitro and it was a DISASTER!!
I'm just amazed that USA gave the okay for the change. It's been a while since Vince was the number-one rated show on cable. Apparently, the network brass is happy (or at the very least, satisfied) with the old man's program.
probably didn't hurt with the return of " the rock" and brock lesnar.
I wouldn't be suprised to see Cena come out five times per episode wearing a different colored Cenation outfit everytime. Other then being force fed Cena even more, Timmy has nothing but love for RAW turning 3.
when wcw did that with nitro, i actually liked it,they had so much talent at the time that it seemed warranted.when vince bought wcw it ruined wrestling,and will never be the same again,unless tna eventually gives them a run for their money.
It will go back to 2 hrs by Jan...Speaking of, Hornswaggle as anonymous GM....piss poor ending to this
Dude, that's actually a fantastic idea to turn him heel.Just keep him EXACTLY as he is now, but send him out every other segment with the full intro: music, etc. Even his marks will tire of the act and turn on him. Then, he'd have all the story line motivation he needs to turn on his fans. From there, he could make a complete heel turn, or do something like Bret and Austin's characters did in the mid-90's, which was brilliant!
He will not go heel. Iwas listening to an interviewwith someone, WWE performer, forget which one but Cena is the Top Baby Face in the org. There is NO ONE that can take his place.
It's often been said how Vince has liked to intentionally do certain things at the expense of the quality of his show for his own amusement. Maybe this is the old man's plan: to see how shitty he can make his show and still have a network, advertisers, buyrates, etc.
it's really lame when he adds audience response to the broadcasts. ryback comes out to thunderous noise and when you look at the crowd nobody is reacting. i guess he grew up on the laughtrack when he was a kid.
He will not go heel. Iwas listening to an interviewwith someone, WWE performer, forget which one but Cena is the Top Baby Face in the org. There is NO ONE that can take his place. Punk os a strong 2, Sheamus is not getting the Pops, Orton is a tweener...who can take the top face spot?Lets shock the world...have Ziggler win the Money in the bank and beat Sheamus. Then a few nights later have a strong heel like SHow or someone decimate Ziggler turning him face and he is off an running.....
I don't think Punk is a strong #2. He's been champion 9 of the last 12 months. Yet, he can't main-event a PPV, unless Cena is involved with him.