September 10th 2024.
Big changes are coming to Monday Night Raw, the long-running professional wrestling program. The WWE has announced that starting next month, the show will be shortened to just two hours until the end of the year. This comes after the show has been airing for three hours every week since its launch in 1993, with some fans expressing their concerns about the show's length over the past decade.
During this week's episode, new commentator Joe Tessitore revealed the change, and WWE later confirmed that the new runtime will take effect on October 7th. This will continue until the end of 2024, with the final episode on the USA Network airing on Monday, December 30th. The timing of this change is significant as it coincides with Raw's move to Netflix one week later.
Although many fans have been vocal about wanting the show to be two hours long, there is now some disappointment with the decision now that it has been made. Some are worried about the impact on the talented roster of wrestlers, with one fan tweeting, "So what about the talent that doesn't get used? Hope this doesn't lead to releases, man." Others have expressed concern that with such a stacked roster, it will be difficult to showcase everyone in just two hours.
Raw has been a three-hour show since 2012, and some fans are not happy with the change. One tweeted, "Dear @TripleH Raw has too much talent to be two hours! Please keep it three hours.
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