Jim Ross on if WWE Shows Are Too Long, And if WWE WIll Sign Kenny Omega

Former WWE play-by-play man Jim Ross recently did an interview with Ring Rust Radio, where he touched on a number of subjects, including the length of WWE shows, and whether or not he’d sign Kenny Omega if he were still in charge of talent relations.

First, he touched on the current length of WWE’s weekly shows, and like everyone else, he thinks their shows are just too long.

“I am thinking a weekly TV show should be an hour. I like to leave the TV audience wanting more. I believe in today’s somewhat shallow at times main event talent pool, producing an hour is very compatible now a day. I like the one hour scenario. I don’t have any issues with a two hour show, but I stop at that. For a major event or PPV attraction like a Royal Rumble or WrestleMania might be a little different. Three hours you start flirting with disaster. Can you sustain a solid product and keep everyone’s interest? How many times during that show do you restart it? You can only do that so many times because then your live audience starts to burn out. An hour a week is my thinking now and that doesn’t seem to be the trend. If you don’t have a two hour show you aren’t really in the hunt. I think ROH among other companies like Lucha Underground produce interesting TV and they do it in an hour.”

Then, he touched on if he would sign Kenny Omega, and if he believes that WWE should go after him when he becomes a free agent on January 31.

“That’s a pretty straightforward question for me. We all have our preferences, likes, and dislikes. If I was WWE — and not that they’re not who knows — I would go after Kenny Omega as soon as he is available. He isn’t going to get any younger. He is 33 years old, so it’s time to go get him. If he has any dreams of getting in the WrestleMania mix, he should do it at 33 rather than 35 in my opinion. He would be my first choice out of the New Japan roster right now.”

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