10 2020 Mistakes WWE Will Definitely Repeat

8. The ‘How To Fill Raw’s Third Hour’ Quandary

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Here's a dilemma that's been raging since 2012.

WWE has tried to ease the burden every year since then by introducing new-fangled concepts that help fill up Raw's pesky third hour. Anyone shouting from the rooftops about doing away with that third hour completely should know that this ain't gonna' happen - it's a money-maker.

It definitely hurts the flagship though. Three hours is just too long to maintain one's attention span, especially in 2021, and it doesn't help when WWE half-heartedly explore ideas like 'Raw Dark' (dimming the lights and working in some more "nasty" angles once the kids have gone to bed) and Underground.

This year, they've got the same quandary on their hands. Do not be shocked if the promotion try out another short-lived experiment that's supposed to "shake things up around here". God knows what it'll be, but it's coming at some point.

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