Who's benefited from 3 hour RAWs?

[Snaptastic]

With RAW going from two hours to three, matches now get 33% more time and there are 33% more matches per show. The amount of wrestling per show has doubled to 78%. Those benefiting with more TV time include Heath Slater, Alberto Del Rio, Primo, Epico, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, John Cena, The Miz, Big Show and Dolph Ziggler. Those who have received less TV time with the switch are Tensai, Zack Ryder, David Otunga, The Great Khali and Santino Marella.

Source: F4Wonline.com

[thirteen3]

..so? It's still intolerable to sit through.

[Snaptastic]

Feb 7, 2013 9:40:10 GMT -5 thirteen3 said:

..so? It's still intolerable to sit through.

I didn't claim it wasn't. I was just saying that for some involved there are benefits.

[Deleted]

I'm not sure it's that intolerable to sit through as long as you watch it with company.

And this doesn't come as a surprise at all. More time = more matches = more showcased lower card talent, which in turn is making them midcard and lower look less like unimportant masses.

[kingoftheindies]

I do think it has benefited guys like Cesaro, Sandow, Barrett, and a few other guys who have been able to have long matches with main event guys and show that they are legit. I also think the longer Raws have helped Sheamus regain support he lost from the Bryan WM match and the never ending ADR feud.

Now the other issue is that they need to allow for more guys to look more credible

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

With RAW going from two hours to three, matches now get 33% more time and there are 33% more matches per show. The amount of wrestling per show has doubled to 33%. Those benefiting with more TV time include 33% of the roster

[Push R Truth]

Less Santino is a crime against humanity

[Wolf Hurricane]

Feb 7, 2013 9:38:10 GMT -5 Snaptastic said:

With RAW going from two hours to three, matches now get 33% more time and there are 33% more matches per show. The amount of wrestling per show has doubled to 78%. Those benefiting with more TV time include Heath Slater, Alberto Del Rio, Primo, Epico, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, John Cena, The Miz, Big Show and Dolph Ziggler. Those who have received less TV time with the switch are Tensai, Zack Ryder, David Otunga, The Great Khali and Santino Marella.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Look at the list of people who "benefited": Cena, Miz and Ziggler weren't exactly struggling for time before, and I'm pretty sure Sheamus, Show, and the Rhodes Scholars are SmackDown superstars anyway. Take them out of the equation, and you have all of Heath Slater and Primo y Epico getting more time. That's extremely unimpressive.

[Branimal]

Sure, there may be 33% more matches but how many of them are meaningful?

[Abdullah]

I'm not sure about this anyway. Primo, who hasn't been on RAW in I think over a month, has more time now than when he was a tag champion? I do know he's made a few appearances to job but certainly not on a frequent basis.

I'd say Cesaro and his title reign have benefited the most.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

Feb 7, 2013 10:10:26 GMT -5 Branimal said:

Sure, there may be 33% more matches but how many of them are meaningful?

33%

[Deleted]

Also - Which means 66% more recaps, terrible skits and unnecessarily long promos.

[BigWill]

More Primo and Epico? I can't even remember the last time I've seen either of them on TV.

[YeahYeahYeahYeahYeah]

Primo and Epico? Uh, maybe before (was the PTP vs PrimEpico thing after Raw went to three hours?), but more recently, not so much at all.

[milkomania]

I feel like there's some Scott Steiner math going on here.

[Henry Mark]

Feb 7, 2013 10:10:26 GMT -5 Branimal said:

Sure, there may be 33% more matches but how many of them are meaningful?

Some people on these boards claim we're all too negative and look for things to complain about, and I typically don't agree with that statement, but when you say something like this, I think you're looking for something to complain about.

"There isn't enough wrestling on Raw." Here's more matches, and they're longer. "They aren't meaningful!"

Besides title matches and #1 contender matches (and some gimmick matches like Loser Leaves WWE), are ANY matches meaningful in wreslting? It's not like there are rankings, it's not a legit sport.

If you're watching pro wrestling looking for meaning, you might be wasting your time. Try watching it for fun and entertainment, you'll probably like it more.

[zeez]

So with those numbers, that means there was 46.8 minutes of wrestling in the average two hour Raw, and 140.4 minutes in a three hour show.

Hmmmm....that don't sound right.

[Bo Rida]

Before entering the thread I thought Sheamus, Sandow and Cesaro were the three to have benefited most from three hour Raws, seems the data mostly backs that up.

[bob]

They didn't list The Shield, the other members of 3MB, Antonio Caesaro, Team Hell No and CM Punk

[Abdullah]

Feb 7, 2013 11:50:54 GMT -5 bob said:

They didn't list The Shield, the other members of 3MB, Antonio Caesaro, Team Hell No and CM Punk

They did say Slater, but the names are kind of suspect. Santino has been on RAW most weeks since the switch.