PPVs may get longer after the brand split; possibility of NXT roster being raided

[mrken12]

Backstage News on the Upcoming WWE Brand Split and Its Impact on NXT

According to F4WOnline.com, WWE has informed Sky Italia to start reserving extra time for PPV events as the duration of the shows will vary. This implies all future WWE PPV events, not just WrestleMania, might start running past 11pm. Prior to the existence of the WWE Network, when WWE was running PPV events via actual PPV providers, they weren’t allowed any PPV overruns. With WWE basically being able to do whatever it wants with the WWE Network, overruns, as he have seen in the past with Steve Austin podcasts, are entirely possible.

As we noted yesterday, Triple H indicated in this week’s NXT Takeover media call that he’s not sure how the upcoming WWE Draft and Brand Extension will change WWE NXT and its roster. He added that whatever happens, even if a bunch of talent from NXT gets called up to the main roster for the brand split, he has 80 to 90 talents at the WWE Performance Center ready to make the jump to NXT.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, people involved have been told that “NXT is being raided for the Draft big time”, and more details are expected to be revealed soon.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

..........i just don't know what to say

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

It would be nice to think they're going to give the potential extra time towards the matches, but we probably gonna get some BS instead.

 

[R=G]

It would be nice to think they're going to give the potential extra time towards the matches, but we probably gonna get some BS instead.

Yeah extra time for Cena and Reigns matches as the WM 33 charade begins.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

When is the "draft"

 

[September]

Yeah extra time for Cena and Reigns matches as the WM 33 charade begins.

 

[Silkk]

..........i just don't know what to say

"For What?:"

My first thought

 

[Da King]

Yeah extra time for Cena and Reigns matches as the WM 33 charade begins.

Seeing how Reigns been having the best matches the last few PPVs, audiences wouldn't mind

 

[The Rainmaker]

:DVince:With an extra half hour we can put more ENTERTAINMENT on the PPVs! Put Flo Rida on the phone! Monthly concerts with him and Kid Rock!

 

[Boy Wonder]

Yeah extra time for Cena and Reigns matches as the WM 33 charade begins.

 

[Golayitdown]

Regular PPVs are already 4 hours if you count the preshow

Just make the content better instead of giving extra long-winded promos and WWE Network advertisements during the extra run-over time.

 

[Silkk]

Seeing how Reigns been having the best matches the last few PPVs, audiences wouldn't mind

@mrken12 Looks like you & timmy got some common ground

 

[BodeineBrazy]

im not gonna read any comments in this thread but im sure somehow people found a negative in this.

I have no opinion btw.

 

[Skyjacker]

There are rumours that Smackdown is going to be 3 hours like raw is. I'm guessing they are making pay-per-views longer because at times raw's can be longer than ppv's.

It would be wiser to experiment with Raw and Smackdown being 2 hours instead.

 

[LastManStanding]

Seeing how Reigns been having the best matches the last few PPVs, audiences wouldn't mind

The only reason he looked good was because he was wrestling A.J. Styles. A.J. carried both matches from start to finish.

that WM32 main event was a disgrace