especially with the recent influx of new blood.

Most of what makes the show drag on is the 15 minute McMahon-led talk-a-thon every week and replays of action from earlier in the show (showing what happened at 8:10 again at 9:22, and again at 10:15).

If they went with 2 hours of mostly action/minimal storylines they could easily fill the time without sacrificing skill level.