Monday Night Raw

By Scott Keith on 1 June 2018

Is Monday Night Raw still 3 hours in 2019? The reaction to this question is, of course it is, for the amount of money they are being paid for the deal. However if reports are accurate….Fox, Amazon Facebook, and USA all really wanted both RAW and Smackdown. USA was able to hang onto to at least RAW.

Was WWE in a position where they could have used Fox as leverage to make USA cave to 2 hours? If they went with Fox it definitely would have meant a 2 hour RAW. I don't think they had that luxury in 2013-2014 when they last dealt with negotiating with them. Let's not forget there was also Amazon and Facebook that were willing to offer MORE money than Fox. So WWE had plenty of leverage. It seemed like in the past WWE had to basically bend over and offer anything USA wanted.

I think it's pretty much been confirmed that RAW will remain three hours. Thankfully Smackdown will only be 2, but I can't see USA Network giving up that third hour of sweet, sweet ad revenue without a major fight.