WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall Praises Triple H; Calls NXT As The "Hottest Show Out There"
WWE Hall of Famer and one of the founding fathers of the original NWO, Scott Hall, weighed in on the current product during a recent interview, and as it turns out, The Bad Guy thinks NXT is where it's at...
Hey yo - WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall has seen and done it all in the wrestling business and has never been shy about expressing his opinion. So, when The Bad Guy gives props, you know he's not just blowing smoke.
During a recent appearance on the Celtic Championship Wrestling Podcast, Hall was asked to share his thoughts on his old Clique pal Triple H and the job he's been doing running NXT:
"Well, he runs NXT completely, Triple H. And to me, it’s the hottest show out there and I think a big factor because it’s one hour and SmackDown Live gets better ratings because it’s two hours. I mean, three hours of RAW is hard to watch and I love pro wrestling.
When business is red-hot and stuff, that’s great, but you’re giving away a pay-per-view every week and coming up with three hours of good TV starts to get hard. And, like, now the position that WWE is in is that because it’s a publicly traded company and it’s not a family business and they sell commercial time even if the show’s not that good, you’re still generating revenue off of those commercials, so they can’t [go back to a two-hour RAW].
I think if it was up to Paul [Triple H], he would go back to one-hour TV because it leaves you wanting more. But, I mean, things are what they are.”
Hall echoes what many fans feel about the 3-hour RAW run-time here, but he's also correct in assessing that things are unlikely to change once that ad revenue keeps pouring in.
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