Nic Nemeth Recalls Having His Match Times Cut on WWE PPVs, Making His Case to Vince McMahon

During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, former WWE Superstar Nic Nemeth discussed the reduced number of matches on WWE premium live events. Nemeth then shared details of difficulties during his WWE career, when he would have his match times on a pay-per-view cut down, or a match almost got completely removed from a card. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Nic Nemeth on Having His WWE Match Times Decreased

“Sometimes they said, ‘Hey, we gotta cut ya, because the Attitude Era guys went long. Can you get it done in 30 seconds?’ Tons of pay-per-view built-up matches, with months of a story. I’ve gone out there before, ‘Hey, can you get it done in eight?'”

On Going to Vince McMahon After PPV Match With Kevin Owens Was Almost Cut From a Card

“I went to Vince, I said, ‘Vince, we finally have a story here. You had me on a couple matches on pay-per-view, and they were cold. ‘We got a story here. This went from 25 to zero. I can get this done in 90 seconds and have the story be finished. Can we f’ing do this, yes or no?’ He thought about it for 10 seconds; he said, ‘Go do it.'”

It appears Nemeth is referring to his short match against Owens at WWE Extreme Rules 2019, where Owens defeated (formerly Dolph Ziggler) in less than 20 seconds.