WWE SmackDown: Should 'Friday Night SmackDown' Become a 3-Hour Show?

WWE SmackDown is undoubtedly the best show that the WWE has to offer, and it has been for a long time.

This is of course a matter of opinion, but when contemplating whether a three-hour show would improve SmackDown or not, it's a pretty big deal.

WWE regularly broadcasts three-hour special editions of Raw, but it's a rare occurrence for what many consider the B-Show. One has to wonder why when SmackDown offers better wrestling, better talent and more engaging storylines.  

If CM Punk moved to SmackDown and Daniel Bryan went to Raw, it would be close to perfect on paper.

With stars such as Wade Barrett, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes keeping us entertained week after week, it's a surprise that SmackDown is still not treated with the respect it deserves.

The technical wrestlers that SmackDown present every week overshadow those on Raw, which keeps the older fans and the IWC happy.

The skills they could showcase on a three-hour show would be second to none, and the potential for classics matches would go through the roof. With Raw being a Supershow now, one could argue that the matches could be shown here instead of on the SmackDown show.

Making the B-show a three-hour extravaganza would be a bit of a SmackDown overload so if this did happen then the Supershow concept would have to be binned.

SmackDown has an excellent roster, Last year’s draft allowed for the best roster we’ve had in years.

However, the Raw roster is not so good, People must want to see more of these superstars because of the Supershow, yet they don’t watch SmackDown.

One theory that can be deduced from this is that people don’t have time or don’t want to watch two shows a week.

However, if the WWE didn’t show two shows a week then the roster would be halved and a lot of people would be de-pushed and future endeavoured. Therefore, this suggests that the WWE should keep to the tried and trusted method of two two-hour shows a week.

Another thing to consider is how SmackDown is produced. It's a taped show meaning they can edit things, add things and basically make it a smooth production.

I don’t think they need three hours to get the point across. If the wrestling matches were all 20 minutes then the younger fans would be bored as they want short action as proved by Raw. Too much filler would take away from the quality of the show and mar the spectacle the superstars put on.

All the points I have made here point towards one thing. SmackDown shouldn’t last three hours, it should be live.

Not only would more people tune in as they wouldn’t have read the spoilers. But it would mean the Supershow could be scrapped, the talent on there would not be edited and the normal two-hour format would make for an enjoyable show.

However, there are impracticalities of doing a live show on a Friday as well as a Monday because of the way the WWE tours.

Airing the show on a Tuesday would not be any good because two wrestling shows in two days is definitely overload for the casual fan, and I would be knackered staying up until 4 a.m. to watch both of them.

It truly is a catch-22 situation but going live would definitely be the way forward for the B-show of the WWE.