Time Cut From Recent WWE Raw Match

The long-running programme between Alpha Academy and The Viking Raiders continued on the July 17 edition of Monday Night Raw as Chad Gable & Otis faced off with Erik & Ivar in a Viking Rules Match. The match featured Viking ships and shields, as well as Maxxine Dupri crashing through a table, among other spots.

The match received 10 minutes on Raw, with the Viking Raiders ultimately coming out on top, but the match was originally booked to receive more time, Chad Gable revealed on WWE's After the Bell. Despite having less time, Gable insisted they not cut any spots.

"We had our time allotted, and we knew what we had, and it got cut, like so often happens with what we do. It's a live TV show, this stuff happens. You're always prepared for that going in. This was that one time where, and I'm always professional, I do my best to maintain professionalism. We were told, 'Your time is cut, we have to get rid of some stuff.' I was like, 'No. We'll do it. We'll make it work.' We won't be unprofessional and steal other people's time, but we're going to do what we planned because this is awesome and people deserve to see this," Gable stated.

"This whole story we've told, where we crammed a lot of stuff into 60-second backstage segments or 45 seconds here to tell a story as quick as we can about me coaching Maxxine and they get 30 seconds to respond. That stuff all worked so well that we got given more time to build to this payout, so we're going to make the most of this payout. We deserved it, and I felt like we earned the right to do all of our art that night and deliver the masterpiece we got in eight minutes of Raw. I think we did it. It was a moment where I was like, 'We're not going to get rid of anything or change anything, let's just do it.' It worked out."

After plenty of training from Chad Gable and Otis, Maxxine Dupri will face Valhalla in a singles match on the July 31 episode of Raw. The two factions have been in a programme since their first meeting in late May.

H/T to Fightful

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