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Smackdown finished in third with 33 minutes of wrestling, but their lead over fourth place Main Event was only three minutes thanks to two 13 minute matches on the Tuesday night broadcast on the WWE Network. NXT finished in fifth place with 20 minutes of wrestling and Superstars dropped by a minute to 12 for the week.
The previous week had the latest NXT Takeover special so there were only five qualifying shows. This week, with six shows, there was a 50 minute increase over last week, and the five shows that aired both weeks saw a 30 minute increase over last week. Main Event provided half of that increase while Raw and Impact gave us a seven minute increase over last week.
With more wrestling, we got more matches and we returned into the thirty match range for the third time in the last four weeks. Raw and Smackdown provided us with half of the match this week, and when you add Impact to the mix, those seven hours of wrestling provided us with seventy percent of the matches. This makes sense when you consider that those three shows provided us with seventy percent of the wrestling this week.
The seven ten minute matches this week was the highest total in seven weeks. The first three shows to air this week provided us with six of the seven ten minute matches. Since we did not get a one minute match from Raw, they stay at 199 total, but we did get our 420th one minute match from WWE when NXT gave us a one minute match this week. Two more one minute matches will give us 500 total.
With similar totals next week, we will pass 36.000 minutes of wrestling, but it is likely we will have to wait until the following week to hit that mark. Main Event passed 2,200 minutes while Impact passed 6,500 minutes. We also got to the 4,800 match mark from the WWE. Raw passed the 600 hour mark this week.
The times for the participants in the Knockouts Battle Royal on Impact were:
Brittany: 3 Minutes
Velvet Sky: 6 Minutes
Angelina Love: 4 Minutes
Rebel: 4 Minutes
Madison Rayne: 2 Minutes
Taryn Terrell: 2 Minutes
Havok: 6 Minutes
Ring of Honor presented another Road Rage episode that does not qualify as a ‘Television Taping’ for purposes of this column. The matches on this week’s show were:
Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels versus Michael Bennett and Adam Cole: 11 Minutes
Silas Young versus Michael Elgin: 18 Minutes
The wrestling times below cover the wrestling that takes place during the show so commercials are not included. All times are rounded to the closest minute (examples: a 4:23 match will be listed as 4 minutes while a 4:32 match will be listed as 5 minutes and anything under a minute is rounded up to a minute).
Breakdown of the matches on each show:
WWE Raw
Chris Jericho versus Kane: 10 Minutes
Jack Swagger versus Bo Dallas: 6 Minutes
Paige and Nikki Bella versus AJ Lee and Brie Bella: 3 Minutes
Big Show versus Bray Wyatt: 5 Minutes
Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Sheamus versus Goldust, Stardust, and Cesaro: 10 Minutes
Cameron versus Naomi: 4 Minutes
R Truth and Dolph Ziggler versus Miz and Damien Sandow: 5 Minutes
Seth Rollins versus Roman Reigns: 8 Minutes
WWE Main Event
Dolph Ziggler and R Truth versus Miz and Damien Sandow: 13 Minutes
Brie Bella versus Cameron: 4 Minutes
Big E versus Seth Rollins: 13 Minutes
TNA Impact
Women’s Number One Contender Battle Royal: 6 Minutes
Chris Melendez versus Kenny King: 3 Minutes
Samoa Joe versus Homicide: 6 Minutes
Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards versus Bully Ray and Devon versus Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy: 14 Minutes
Bram versus Gunner: 4 Minutes
Bobby Lashley versus Bobby Roode: 13 Minutes
WWE NXT
Charlotte versus Emma: 4 Minutes
Hideo Itami versus Justin Gabriel: 4 Minutes
Baron Corbin versus CJ Parker: 1 Minute
Titus O’Neil and Tyson Kidd versus Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn: 11 Minutes
WWE Superstars
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan versus Fernando and Diego: 3 Minutes
Justin Gabriel versus Sin Cara: 9 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Jimmy Uso versus Stardust: 2 Minutes
Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler versus Miz and Cesaro: 8 Minutes
Adam Rose versus Heath Slater: 3 Minutes
Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan versus Big Show, Fernando, and Diego: 8 Minutes
Paige versus Nikki Bella: 3 Minutes
Bo Dallas versus Jack Swagger: 3 Minutes
Roman Reigns versus Rusev: 6 Minutes
Ring of Honor
No Qualifying Matches
This Week’s Totals
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Raw: 51 Minutes in 8 Matches (last week: 44 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 46 Minutes in 6 Matches (last week: 39 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 33 Minutes in 7 Matches (last week: 31 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 30 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 15 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 20 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 12 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 13 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: No Qualifying Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 192 Minutes in 30 Matches (Last Week: 142 Minutes in 24 Matches)
Hourly Averages
WWE Main Event: 30 Minutes (up from 15 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 23 Minutes (up from 19.5 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 20 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 17 Minutes (up from 14.67 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 16.5 Minutes (up from 15.5 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 12 Minutes (down from 13 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (No Change)
Per Match Averages (this week):
WWE Main Event: 10 Minutes (up from 3.75 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 7.67 Minutes (up from 6.5 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 6.38 Minutes (up from 6.29 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 6 Minutes (down from 6.5 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.71 Minutes (down from 6.2 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (No Change)
Longest Matches
Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards versus Bully Ray and Devon versus Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy: 14 Minutes (TNA Impact September 17)
Bobby Lashley versus Bobby Roode: 13 Minutes (TNA Impact September 17)
Big E versus Seth Rollins: 13 Minutes (WWE Main Event September 16)
Dolph Ziggler and R Truth versus Miz and Damien Sandow: 13 Minutes (WWE Main Event September 16)
Shortest Matches
Baron Corbin versus CJ Parker: 1 Minute (WWE NXT September 18)
Jimmy Uso versus Stardust: 2 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 19)
Paige and Nikki Bella versus AJ Lee and Brie Bella: 3 Minutes (WWE Raw September 15)
Chris Melendez versus Kenny King: 3 Minutes (TNA Impact September 17)
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan versus Fernando and Diego: 3 Minutes (WWE Superstars September 18)
Adam Rose versus Heath Slater: 3 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 19)
Paige versus Nikki Bella: 3 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 19)
Bo Dallas versus Jack Swagger: 3 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 19)
Overall Totals
Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 8,394 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 6,885 Minutes
[On Syfy: 6,054 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 6,502 Minutes
WWE NXT: 4,229 Minutes
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 611 Minutes]
[Season 6: 1,874 Minutes]
[Season 5: 1,164 Minutes]
[Season 4: 161 Minutes]
[Season 3: 90 Minutes]
[Season 2: 158 Minutes]
[Season 1: 171 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 3,957 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 331 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 3,640 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 2,290 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 2,211 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 591 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]
Overall Wrestling Time: 35,818 Minutes
Total Time by Company
WWE: 25,676 Minutes
TNA: 6,502 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 3,640 Minutes
Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,662 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,381 Matches
[On Syfy: 1,229 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,184 Matches
WWE NXT: 810 Matches
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 128 Matches]
[Season 6: 361 Matches]
[Season 5: 197 Matches]
[Season 4: 29 Matches]
[Season 3: 24 Matches]
[Season 2: 31 Matches]
[Season 1: 40 Matches]
WWE Superstars: 658 Matches
[On WWE Network: 57 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 467 Matches
[On Sinclair: 293 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 289 Matches
[On WWE Network: 89 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]
Total Number of Matches: 6,451
Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 4,800 Matches
TNA: 1,186 Matches
Ring of Honor: 467 Matches
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 23.791 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 22.67 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 21.47 Minutes (up from 21.38 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 20.38 Minutes (up from 20.04 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 18.07 Minutes (up from 18.06 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 22.63 Minutes (down from 22.73 Minutes)]
[Season 6: 21.54 Minutes]
[Season 5: 17.64 Minutes]
[Season 4: 12.38 Minutes]
[Season 3: 6.92 Minutes]
[Season 2: 12.15 Minutes]
[Season 1: 11.4 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 16.77 Minutes (down from 16.79 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.45 Minutes (up from 11.39 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
Overall Average: 15.70 Minutes (up from 15.6804 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.40 Minutes (up from 14.395 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 15.29 Minutes (up from 15.281 Minutes)
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 13.94 Minutes (up from 13.928 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 13.66 Minutes (up from 13.62 Minutes)
Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 23.791 Minutes
WWE: 15.53 Minutes (up from 15.519 Minutes)
TNA: 13.66 Minutes
Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.79 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 7.82 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 7.65 Minutes (up from 7.63 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.64 Minutes (up from 6.52 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 6.0136 Minutes (down from 6.014 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.81 Minutes (up from 5.8 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.55 Minutes (up from 5.548 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 5.49 Minutes (up from 5.48 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.22 Minutes (down from 5.222 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 4.77 Minutes (up from 4.76 Minutes)]
[Season 6: 5.19 Minutes]
[Season 5: 5.91 Minutes]
[Season 4: 5.55 Minutes]
[Season 3: 3.75 Minutes]
[Season 2: 5.1 Minutes]
[Season 1: 4.28 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 5.05 Minutes (up from 5.04 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.985 Minutes (down from 4.986 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 4.926 Minutes (down from 4.927 Minutes)]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]
Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.79 Minutes
TNA: 5.49 Minutes
WWE: 5.349 Minutes (up from 5.345 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Tyler Black versus Davey Richards: 27 Minutes (Ring of Honor October 18, 2010)
Davey Richards and The Briscoes versus Roderick Strong and the Kings of Wrestling: 26 Minutes (Ring of Honor April 4, 2011)
Steel Cage Warfare: 24 Minutes (Ring of Honor July 27, 2013)
Randy Orton versus Daniel Bryan: 24 Minutes (WWE Raw February 3, 2014)
Total Number of Ten Minute Matches: 944 Matches
Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 665 Matches
[Raw: 224 Matches]
[Smackdown: 177 Matches]
[NXT: 106 Matches]
[Main Event: 96 Matches]
[Superstars: 62 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 144 Matches
TNA: 135 Matches
Shortest Matches
498 Total Matches at 1 Minute
One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 420 Matches
[Raw: 199 Matches]
[Smackdown: 155 Matches]
[NXT: 51 Matches]
[Superstars: 11 Matches]
[Main Event: 4 Matches]
TNA: 60 Matches
Ring of Honor: 18 Matches
The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Baron Corbin versus CJ Parker: 1 Minute (WWE NXT September 18)
Adam Rose versus Titus O’Neil: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 8)
Bo Dallas versus Zack Ryder: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown September 5)
Eva Marie, Rosa Mendes, and Cameron versus Layla El, Summer Rae, and Naomi: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 1)
Rusev versus Zack Ryder: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 1)
Stardust versus Jimmy Uso: 1 Minutes (WWE Smackdown August 29)
Emma versus Paige: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown August 29)
Konor and Viktor versus Thing 1 and Thing 2: 1 Minute (WWE NXT August 28)
El Torito and Hornswoggle versus Titus O’Neil and Heath Slater: 1 Minute (WWE Superstars August 21)
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