Anyone else dread 3-Hour Raws?

[AriadosMan]

Whenever I hear I hear a 3-Hour RAW announced I always cringe. Because it always invariably means:
1) a huge swath of ads (much more ad time than the conventional 2-hour RAW)
2) lots of wastefully used airtime, since WWE booking is really designed for a 2-hour space
3) a million promos for other shows I'm not interested in (somewhat lessen because I actually want to see the A-Team, but alot of the stuff really has nothing to do with wrestling).

Anyone else feel this way?

[Push R Truth]

Between all the replays and promo packs the WWE puts out on 3 hour RAWs, I figure we only get about 20 extra minutes of the actual show.

[Perpetual Nirvana]

Oh yeah. It seems to me like they drag on and on.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Oh God yes.

[Perpetual Nirvana]

Hang on, this Raw is "Viewer Choice"? So this Raw is basically a replacement for Cyber Sunday?

[toonami4life]

I've hated 3 hour raws ever since the 800th spectacular which was awful beyond words.

[Gopher Mod]

May 31, 2010 21:46:33 GMT -5 Perpetual Nirvana said:

Hang on, this Raw is "Viewer Choice"? So this Raw is basically a replacement for Cyber Sunday?

Exactly. A non-PPV version of Cyber Sunday.

[Thank You Shawn]

No.

[barley96]

I have no life, so an extra hour gives me something to do.

[Jeff Mack]

Yeah, 3 hour Raws drag because there's no real content to add. It's mostly replays, replays of replays, more commercials, promos for upcoming shows, etc...

[Krimzon]

The last one was the best WWE show of the year. Hope that trend continues.

[forgottensinpwf]

May 31, 2010 22:23:55 GMT -5 Krimzon said:

The last one was the best WWE show of the year. Hope that trend continues.

Bingo. Most 3 hour Raws actually end up having some solid wrestling, and actually are pretty fun.

[Raul]

I usually don't mind these.

[Deleted]

I too am sick of it. It is really hard to put on 3-hour RAW and especially the main event when the fans themselves aren't used to it. Some of the matches and promos seems more forced that way.

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

May 31, 2010 21:58:26 GMT -5 Gopher Mod said:

May 31, 2010 21:46:33 GMT -5 Perpetual Nirvana said:

Hang on, this Raw is "Viewer Choice"? So this Raw is basically a replacement for Cyber Sunday?

Exactly. A non-PPV version of Cyber Sunday.

yeah, and if i was a logged-in member of the wwe universe, i'd do everything in my power to put miz against daniel bryan in a submission match.

not kidding.

[beautifulscars85]

i happen to really enjoy 3hr RAW's. And this time maybe it will be a bit different, Not alot of ad's and yeah the A-team isnt wrestling, but those guys/that show/the new a-team movie is "action" so that goes with "wrestling" - right.. I dont know lol xP ... I loooooove 3hr RAW'S and WOOO this is going to be RAW & SMACKDOWN together - eh... I cant wait ;D

[arthuradams2002]

Remember the days when Nitro when to a 3 hour program ?

[nm]

Jun 1, 2010 1:18:45 GMT -5 arthuradams2002 said:

Remember the days when Nitro when to a 3 hour program ?

I had that erased from my memory.

[4real]

Well this week's RAW was very good so I'm optimistic to see what WWE does next week. Plus the A-Team is hosting so it's a guest host I'm actually excited for.

[Jay Carroll]

Jun 1, 2010 1:18:45 GMT -5 arthuradams2002 said:

Remember the days when Nitro when to a 3 hour program ?

And the first hour was chock full of awesome lower card wresting?

Big difference between that and today's Raw is, WCW had, what, 100 guys on the roster? Raw has 20. WCW had a lot more potential for good matches, as well.