10 Changes WWE Should Make To SmackDown Live On FOX
9. Re-Introduce Time Limits
Time limits and time-limit draws are a time-honored (pun intended) staple of professional wrestling. They're an easy way of extending a feud without either man doing a job, and they can add drama and tension to a match. Plus, when a promotion had a television championship, it was an easy way to have an important match on a weekly show that was still kept short due to the constraints of TV.
WWE has had time limits in the past, but reportedly, they've been phased out because Vince McMahon isn't keen on time-limit draws. However, as shown with the boom in popularity of New Japan Pro Wrestling, which has hard time limits, fans are perfectly willing to see them implemented and taken seriously.
Most real sports have time limits. As Jim Cornette jokingly pointed out on a recent podcast: "It's not like two teams just keep playing until one of them gets tired." Your average FOX Sports fan is aware of the drama that comes with trying to win a contest before the time comes up. Re-introducing time limits to SmackDown would be an effective way of ingratiating new watchers to the product.