WWE News: People in the Company Dreading Raw's New Expanded Format
Let's face it: The concept of moving Raw, WWE's flagship show,ย to a newย three-hour formatย has always been one fraught with pitfalls.
For one thing,ย it means even more stress andย work forย backstage peopleย in the company, notably the production crew and the writing team. The producers and writers are already tirelessly churning out many, many hours of wrestling programming with Raw, NXT, Superstars, SmackDown and the company'sย new and improvedย YouTube channel, before you even factor in this extra hour.ย ย
The new format alsoย carries the risk of burning out even theย most loyal of WWE's audience,ย who simply may not be willingย to sit through a three-hour Raw marathon.ย ย
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Comparisons with WCW Nitro, a once-thriving show which floundered badly in its later years partly due toย being expanded toย three hours,ย are invariablyย called to mind.ย ย ย
In this week's (subscribers-only) Wrestling Observer Newletter, Dave Meltzer provides an intriguing update on the backstage feelingsย about the extra hour. Needless to say, it doesn't seem like folks at WWE are too happy about it:
"Almost nobody in WWE is happy about Raw going three hours as a full-time thing. One person in the company told me that he canโt find one person who thinks itโs a good idea in the long run.
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It will be interesting to see how this story develops from here. While insiders hesitate to be too critical of the new format, at least before it's been given a chance,ย it's not a good signย if even those in the company aren't fully behindย it.ย







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