Word on the street is that ALL PPVs will be five hours long starting with Backlash

[RammerJammer]

While again not official, within WWE the belief was that, because of having to fit the top stars of both brands, that the former B shows will be increased an hour with two match pre-shows and four hour PPV shows. They will have both shows specifically pushing the same PPV every month and all the top stars would be on it. The negative is a lot of the middle and lower card acts won’t be on PPV as much, if at all. And if they’re not on the PPV, they’ll be focused on less on television. One of the benefits of the brand split, which, when it comes to ratings has been a success since Smackdown is more popular and Raw’s massive slide has decreased, is that more wrestlers are being featured each week as stars. Since they have to fill hours of television, you’ll probably get more stipulation matches on the television shows that would have been on PPV with mid-level guys.

It also makes having separate champions in each brand feeling even sillier since the key title bouts will be on shows with the other brand’s title also defended. You’ll have two women’s title matches and two tag title matches on most shows, along with two world title and two secondary singles titles and a cruiserweight title (which is likely to almost never be on the main PPV shows). There will be title matches relegated to the pre-show, hurting their significance. There will be less place for non-championship matches, and to get the top stars on the show, likely more multiple-person matches. Also, there will likely be more matches on the shows meaning less time or more rushed matches. So there’s good with the bad. The biggest complaint on WWE PPV shows has been the length of the big shows, and now every show will be five hours long.

Now personally I don't believe all the noise about dual branded PPVs going forward or this right here but since it's WWE I won't put it past them

 

[Buzzed Lightyear]

So how do they expect to build new stars?

 

[Golayitdown]

Even without the preshow that's a long ass time

I remember when WrestleMania was just hitting around 4-5 hours. It's gonna probably be starting at 2pm EST now

 

[Golayitdown]

So how do they expect to build new stars?

Andre the Giant Ironman MITB Battle Royal PAL! :mcpoint:

 

[YakSpiller]

Now WM finna be 8 hours long.

 

[Buzzed Lightyear]

Andre the Giant Ironman MITB Battle Royal PAL!

 

[R=G]

So how do they expect to build new stars?

What new stars besides Braun, Asuka, Bliss, and Elias have been built? We all know what Roode is...Corbin needs to get his act together..they buried Wyatt for no reason, held down Tye, got this odd Shane/Bryan feud, held down Cesaro and Harper for NO REASON after they got over, got Seth begging for WM matches against A list legends, wasting Becky Lynch/Sasha, etc.

I don't care about the endless Usos push. New Day got their spot. Miz has turned into the top mic guy without Enzo being competition. Cripple H still taking a WM spot...they still trying to wheel out Taker at Mania this year at 53.

If anything, it looks like it's up to Styles and Nakamura to give the fans' their money's worth at the place the streak was stopped and Bryan got his big payoff 4 years ago.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

If it works for NJPW, it's going to work for us pal. *inserts Vince pointing smiley*

That whispered 2 day WM becoming more of a reality.

 

[TobiOT]

 

[RammerJammer]

To make matters worse, that means in total there will be 12 five hour ppvs this year

 

[TobiOT]

To make matters worse, that means in total there will be 12 five hour ppvs this year

From Backlash till Summerslam that's 13+ hours of wrestling every 2 weeks if you include NXT, RAW, SmackDown and........205 Live. Since they have those ppv's every 2 weeks....fukk that

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Wow.....just.....wow.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

less is more

just think 5 hours of ppv is still some how not enough to flesh out matches and feuds...5 fukking hours

 

[The Rainmaker]

AllDayMania getting closer

In space... Only women matches... FIRST TIME EVER, FIRST TIME EVER :DVince:

 

[NYChase718]

Ohhhh my !! Whats half of the the wwe's roster doing in the impact zone?

Lets hear what they gotta say !!!