Raw to be two hours starting October 7th, through the rest of the year

[Cwalker]

Definitely sounds like they’ll be in control of time whether it be 2 hours, 2 and a half, 3 weekly.

Could be pretty cool. How many times have you been watching a main event and look at the time to realize it’s 10:59 and you know the finish is coming.

Might not be the case anymore

 

[Chris]

Gimme 4 hours every now and then to make the podcasters that hate watching wrestling but think they have to miserable

 

[Dale]

Definitely sounds like they’ll be in control of time whether it be 2 hours, 2 and a half, 3 weekly.

Could be pretty cool. How many times have you been watching a main event and look at the time to realize it’s 10:59 and you know the finish is coming.

Might not be the case anymore

That's still a thing on the Network where it shows you when the event is ending so hopefully it's not a thing on Netflix

 

[Chris]

That's still a thing on the Network where it shows you when the event is ending so hopefully it's not a thing on Netflix

For replays I think that's always gonna be the case. Peacock had end times for PLEs tho but they're more the planned time than an exact one, so I kinda like knowing if a show is 3 or 4 hours before hand lol

 

[Dale]

I swear i've watched it live and it kinda like adjusts when it's ending, though that could be me misremembering.

 

[Chris]

That could be true bc I usually just check when I first start and not again lol

 

[Dale]

At least now they should have no excuse for cutting segments or time from matches because shit went over time

 

[Comrade Khan]

At least now they should have no excuse for cutting segments or time from matches because shit went over time

can't wait for 5 hour RAWs when Rock comes back

 

[Dale]

This is what Dave wrote in the last issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter regarding the length of Raw once it moves to Neflix:

Raw will be cut to two hours starting 10/7 until its final show on USA on 12/30. The plan for Netflix is to be determined. It was noted that a normal Raw at three hours is 132 minutes so you can have the same content in a two-and-a-half hour show with less commercial time. There will be commercials on Netflix as one of the reasons Netflix picked up Raw is because they are trying to add commercials to programming and the Raw and pro wrestling audience is used to commercials on the shows, but they can adjust a lot differently then on regular television such as when and how long the breaks are and not have the show to the second when it comes to that. The time can also adjust such as if they need longer to tell the story or want to go shorter, it’s not like they have to be off the air because another show is starting. The idea is the length can change so the time frame of the main event finishes can be less predictable.​

So theoretically they can run Raw almost like the PLE's now and have the commercials/brand sponsorships or whatever after the matches. Will be interesting to see what they do.

 

[Chairman Jay]

Then we have Smackdown going to three . Is it really maybe Hunter wants Smackdown as the No1 Show now just an observation. He's got his biggest stars in Smackdown and it's move to USA they want three hours as much as one might be sick of the bloodline angle I'm not one of those but obviously some are and I respect both sides.

There's not many three hour shows ( movies are ) on netflix and they might just be testing the waters but so it a way not to spook the board etc

End the stupid brand spilt so we can a feud we like one one show be on both shows that for me. Just the top guys get to be on both shows

Even have some Of the Top NXT Guys on all three it's on the Job Learning As going from NXT tapings to going on the road would be a huge difference maker as then wwe find out who has it and who doesn't.

 

[King Cobra]

I always preferred 2 hours, I record these 3 hour showd, can't sit through all these segments, too damn long.

 

[Lady Redfield]

Not sure if mentioned but I did see it reported that Raw would be going back to 3 hours next year.

This was reported after the Netflix deal so interesting that there may not be a specific timeframe now with that freedom.