From @nalley_justin: W/ WM & now SummerSlam at 4 hrs a piece can you see any other PPV going that long? And why or why not?
The four hour idea for SummerSlam is fine because they have about eight or nine matches potentially on the show. Adding that hour will allow those matches to get more time. As for other PPVs that may get four hours, it would really only be the Royal Rumble and Survivor Series that would be considered just because they have both been around for 25+ years. With the Rumble, it's long enough at three hours because there are 30 people in one match that takes an hour, so there's no need to add more. Survivor Series is fine at three hours and has also lost some of that special appeal that it once had. Last year's show at least felt a bit more special because of Sting's debut. If WWE has a lot of storylines and matches that require a show to be four hours then I think they would add it, but I really doubt any other PPV goes four hours. Since SummerSlam is the "WrestleMania of the summer" it makes sense to expand it. Other than that, I don't think it's necessary.
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