WWE ‘Monday Night Raw’ expanding to three hours

K. Thor Jensen — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:58:08 +0000

Is America ready for three solid hours of sweaty dudes fake fighting? Are you? Upfront season continues, and the USA Network made a pretty intense announcement about their flagship program. Raw has been the network’s cash cow for several decades now, despite several booms and busts in the pro wrestling business, and with the show nearing it’s 1,000th episode, they’re going to milk it for a little bit more. Deadline is reporting that with the 1,000th episode on July 23rd, Raw will extend itself to a three-hour live show from two hours. Three hours is a hell of a lot of time for a wrestling program to take up, and when WCW Nitro tried it in 1998, the company died less than two years later.

What do you think? Will this latest display of hubris by Vince McMahon and company be the final nail in the coffin of professional wrestling? Or will fake fighting enjoy a new resurgence with the star power of… Jesus, I can barely name three active WWE wrestlers anymore? You tell me.

Houston reporters think wrestling is real

Chris Spags — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:05:32 +0000

People often like to mock Southerners but, well, it’s pretty well-deserved. Some Houston station is reporting that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was hurt last night on RAW. See the clip below and make your own call. Hint: IT’S NOT REAL YOU FING DOLTS.

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was injured in a freak accident in San Antonio Monday night.

Just moments after giving away $500,000 in “McMahon’s Million Dollar Mania,” McMahon was crushed by a large electric sign that fell from the AT&T Center.

The extent of his injuries was unclear, but he was rushed to the hospital.

WrestleMania officials planned to update fans on McMahon’s condition at a press conference in Houston Tuesday.

WWE stars were scheduled to be on hand at the Toyota Center before filming SmackDown and ECW at the arena.

You know when sets collapse, I’d like to think that they actually, you know, hit the person they’re collapsing on. Granted, Vince McMahon has had a bad run of luck this past year…his limo was blown up last June….oh, until that whole messy (literally and figuratively) Chris Benoit double-murder thing happened. Then he was ok. Whew, good thing these real life situations are so reversible!

Fun Chris Fact: I try not to divulge personal work stuff here, but it’s totally relevant so whatever. I worked for WWE’s PR department last year during the time Vince’s limo blew up. I will preface this by saying that I greatly enjoyed my time at WWE and was treated extremely well. It was an awesome experience and made me even better at what I do. But holy crap that was f’ing ridiculous. I had to pretend TO LEGITIMATE MEDIA that Vince McMahon has actually been blown up in a limo accident. Actually, no, I couldn’t say “Vince McMahon”. I had to say “MR. MCMAHON” (because that’s the character). I remember talking to a producer at Extra about it and he was like, “Funny stunt after that ending of The Sopranos, eh?” And I replied, in a complete stoic delivery, “Funny? Sir, this is tragic.” Granted, as you know by now, I relish in being a douchebag, but as a PR person, I’m pretty good. So I felt annoyed and sad that day. Not to mention that I received calls from legitimate newspapers (granted, most were small town), asking if Vince was okay. Seriously people? Seriously?

Anyway yeah, sure hope Vince is okay. Stupid media.

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WWE ‘Monday Night Raw’ expanding to three hours

Houston reporters think wrestling is real