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After a few weeks where wrestling was as rare as seeing a unicorn, it appears that some of these shows are remembering that there is supposed to be wrestling on wrestling shows. After a few weeks when we almost hit 200 minutes, we have had seven straight weeks under 165 minutes of wrestling for the 11 hours of wrestling. This week, we returned to semi-respectability with 177 minutes of wrestling.
Raw won the week with 53 minutes of wrestling, the same total as last week. This was the third time in the last four weeks with more than 50 minutes of wrestling. Smackdown finished in second place with 33 minutes of wrestling, up seventeen minutes from last week. This was the first time Smackdown was over 30 minutes of wrestling since the end of July. Impact finished in third place with 24 minutes of wrestling, down four minutes from last week. This was the third straight week under 30 minutes of wrestling for Impact.
Ring of Honor finished in fourth place with 22 minutes of wrestling, down three minutes from last week. NXT finished in fifth place with 18 minutes of wrestling, up one minute from last week. This was the eighth time in the last nine weeks that NXT was under 20 minutes of wrestling. Main Event finished in sixth place with 16 minutes of wrestling, up eleven minutes of wrestling. This was the first time in five weeks that Main Event was in the teens and the first time in the last three weeks that Main Event hit double digits for wrestling. Superstars finished in seventh place with 11 minutes, the same amount as last week.
This week saw Raw pass 13,000 minutes this week. NXT passed 6,200 minutes this week. Ring of Honor passed 5,700 minutes.
I have started a new feature for 2016. Since a the times for the matches can be a little misleading because the counts are only for the time on the show and does not factor the commercial breaks. Starting with this week, if there is a [c] next to a match, it means that there was a commercial break.
The totals for Matches With Commercials for this week:
Total Number of Matches this week: 28
Total Number of Matches with Commercial Breaks: 15
Percentage of Matches with Commercial Breaks: .536 (up from .321 last week)
WWE Matches with Commercial Breaks: 12
TNA Matches with Commercial Breaks: 1
ROH Matches with Commercial Breaks: 2
The breakdown of WWE Matches with Commercial Breaks:
Raw: 4
Main Event: 2
NXT: 2
Smackdown: 3
Superstars: 1
Here are the Year to Date Numbers:
Total Number of Matches in 2016: 1089
Total Number of Matches with Commercial Breaks: 464
Percentage of Matches with Commercial Breaks: .426 (up from .4259)
WWE Matches with Commercial Breaks: 364
TNA Matches with Commercial Breaks: 37
ROH Matches with Commercial Breaks: 63
The breakdown of WWE Matches with Commercial Breaks:
Raw: 131
Main Event: 59
NXT: 40
Smackdown: 95
Superstars: 39
Corresponding Zip Codes
Overall Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (53938)
WWE Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (38490)
Ring of Honor Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (05702)
TNA Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (09746)
Total Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (09465)
WWE Wrestling Matches: Colonia, New Jersey (07067)
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
Rusev versus Seth Rollins [c]: 8 Minutes
Braun Strowman versus Sin Cara: 2 Minutes
Dana Brooke and Charlotte versus Bayley and Sasha Banks [c]: 8 Minutes
Bo Dallas versus Gary Graham: 1 Minute
Cesaro versus Sheamus [c]: 6 Minutes
Big E, Kofi Kingston, Sami Zayn, Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady versus Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Epico, Primo, and Chris Jericho: 5 Minutes
Rich Swann versus Gran Metalik versus Cedric Alexander versus Brian Kendrick [c]: 12 Minutes
Roman Reigns versus Kevin Owens [c]: 11 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan versus Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso [c]: 7 Minutes
Baron Corbin versus Apollo Crews: 3 Minutes
Miz versus Dolph Ziggler [c]: 13 Minutes
Erick Rowan versus Randy Orton: 2 Minutes
Carmella and Natalya versus Naomi and Nikki Bella: 1 Minute
John Cena versus Dean Ambrose [c]: 7 Minutes
WWE NXT
Austin Aries versus Oney Lorcan [c]: 7 Minutes
Aliyah versus Billie Kay: 3 Minutes
Cedric Alexander versus Andrade Almas [c]: 8 Minutes
WWE Main Event
Rich Swann versus Lince Dorado [c]: 8 Minutes
Fandango and Tyler Breeze versus Heath Slater and Rhyno [c]: 8 Minutes
TNA Impact
Drew Galloway versus Eddie Edwards: 9 Minutes
Eli Drake versus Aron Rex: 7 Minutes
Trevor Lee versus Zema Ion: 4 Minutes
Bobby Lashley and Mike Bennett versus Ethan Carter III and Moose [c]: 4 Minutes
WWE Superstars
Darren Young versus Curtis Axel: 5 Minutes
Jinder Mahal and Titus O’Neil versus R Truth and Goldust [c]: 6 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Silas Young versus Toru Yano [c]: 8 Minutes
Cheeseburger versus Punishment Damian Martinez: 2 Minutes
Adam Cole and Adam Page versus Michael Elgin and Hiroshi Tanahashi [c]: 12 Minutes
THIS WEEK’S TOTALS
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Raw: 53 Minutes in 8 Matches (last week: 53 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 33 Minutes in 6 Matches (last week: 16 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 24 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 28 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 22 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 25 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 18 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 17 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 16 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 5 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week 11 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 177 Minutes in 28 Matches (Last Week: 155 Minutes in 28 Matches)
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 22 Minutes (down from 25 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 18 Minutes (up from 17 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 17.67 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Smackdown: 16.5 Minutes (up from 8 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 16 Minutes (up from 5 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 12 Minutes (down from 14 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes (No Change)
Match Averages (this week):
WWE Main Event: 8 Minutes (up from 2.5 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 7.33 Minutes (up from 6.25 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 6.63 Minutes (No Change)
WWE NXT: 6 Minutes (up from 4.25 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 6 Minutes (down from 7 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 5.5 Minutes (up from 4 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5.5 Minutes (No Change)
Longest Matches
Miz versus Dolph Ziggler [c]: 13 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 20)
Rich Swann versus Gran Metalik versus Cedric Alexander versus Brian Kendrick [c]: 12 Minutes (WWE Raw September 19)
Adam Cole and Adam Page versus Michael Elgin and Hiroshi Tanahashi [c]: 12 Minutes (Ring of Honor September 24)
Shortest Matches
Carmella and Natalya versus Naomi and Nikki Bella: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown September 20)
Bo Dallas versus Gary Graham: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 19)
Braun Strowman versus Sin Cara: 2 Minutes (WWE Raw September 19)
Erick Rowan versus Randy Orton: 2 Minutes (WWE Smackdown September 20)
Cheeseburger versus Punishment Damian Martinez: 2 Minutes (Ring of Honor September 24)
Overall Totals
Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 13,016 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 9,944 Minutes
[On USA Network (Tuesday Night): 255 Minutes]
[On USA Network (Thursday Night): 837 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Thursday Night): 1,545 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Friday Night): 6,476 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 9,746 Minutes
[On POP TV (Thursday): 299 Minutes]
[On POP TV (Tuesday): 899 Minutes]
[On Destination America: 1,716 Minutes]
[On SpikeTV: 6,832 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 6,212 Minutes
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 1,688 Minutes]
[Season 7 (WWE Network Thursday): 906 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]
Ring of Honor: 5,702 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 4,352 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 5,126 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 1,500 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 4,192 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 2,572 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]
Overall Wrestling Time: 53,938 Minutes
Total Time by Company
WWE: 38,490 Minutes
TNA: 9,746 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 5,702 Minutes
Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 2,445 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,939 Matches
[On USA Network (Tuesday): 48 Matches]
[On USA Network (Thursday): 145 Matches]
[On Syfy (Thursday): 279 Matches]
[On Syfy (Friday): 1,315 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,662 Matches
[On POP TV (Thursday): 45 Matches]
[On POP TV (Tuesday): 138 Matches]
[On Destination America: 250 Matches]
[On SpikeTV: 1,229 Matches]
WWE NXT: 1,205 Matches
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesdays): 328 Matches]
[Season 7 (WWE Network Thursdays): 195 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: 861 Matches
[On WWE Network: 260 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 736 Matches
[On Sinclair: 562 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 617 Matches
[On WWE Network: 417 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]
Total Number of Matches: 9,465
Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 7,067 Matches
TNA: 1,662 Matches
Ring of Honor: 736 Matches
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 23.957 Minutes (down from 23.966 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 23.39 Minutes (down from 23.40 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 20.34 Minutes (down from 20.37 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 19.48 Minutes (down from 19.51 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 18.796 Minutes (down from 18.798 Minutes)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 20.71 Minutes (down from 20.74 Minutes)]
[Season 7 (WWE Network Thursday): 21.57 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]
Overall Average: 15.946 Minutes (up from 15.945 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 15.16 Minutes (down from 15.17 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.45 Minutes (down from 11.454 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 14.59 Minutes (down from 14.60 Minutes)
[On POP TV (Thursday): 14.95 Minutes (down from 15.44 Minutes)]
[On POP TV (Tuesday): 16.05 Minutes]
[On Destination America: 17.51 Minutes]
[On SpikeTV: 13.83 Minutes]
WWE Smackdown: 14.453 Minutes (up from 14.447 Minutes)
[On USA Network (Tuesday): 12.75 Minutes (up from 12.33 Minutes)]
[On USA Network (Thursday): 14.95 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Thursday): 15.15 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Friday): 15.13 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 14.24 Minutes (up from 14.23 Minutes)
Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 23.957 Minutes
WWE: 15.542 Minutes (up from 15.548 Minutes)
TNA: 14.59 Minutes
Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.747 Minutes (down from 7.75 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 7.744 Minutes (down from 7.745 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 6.794 Minutes (up from 6.79 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.17 Minutes (up from 6.16 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 5.953 Minutes (down from 5.954 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.769 Minutes (down from 5.771 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 5.864 Minutes (up from 5.863 Minutes)
[On POP TV: 6.64 Minutes (down from 6.70 Minutes)]
[On POP TV: 6.51 Minutes]
[On Destination America: 6.86 Minutes]
[On SpikeTV: 5.56 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.696 Minutes (down from 5.696 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 5.323 Minutes (up from 5.32 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.155 Minutes (up from 5.153 Minutes)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 5.146 Minutes (up from 5.138 Minutes)]
[Season 7 (WWE Network Thursday): 4.646 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 Smackdown: 5.128 Minutes (up from 5.127 Minutes)
[On USA Network (Tuesday): 5.31 Minutes (up from 5.29 Minutes)]
[On USA Network (Thursday): 5.77 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Thursday): 5.538 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Friday): 4.925 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]
Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.747 Minutes
TNA: 5.864 Minutes
WWE: 5.446 Minutes (up from 5.445 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Sami Zayn versus Samoa Joe: 38 Minutes (WWE NXT March 9 2016)
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)
Total Number of Ten Minute Matches: 1,417 Matches
Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 972 Matches
[Raw: 372 Matches]
[Smackdown: 255 Matches]
[NXT: 144 Matches]
[Main Event: 137 Matches]
[Superstars: 64 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 228 Matches
TNA: 217 Matches
Shortest Matches: 684 Total Matches at 1 Minute
One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 577 Matches
[Raw: 264 Matches]
[Smackdown: 200 Matches]
[NXT: 91 Matches]
[Superstars: 11 Matches]
[Main Event: 11 Matches]
TNA: 75 Matches
Ring of Honor: 32 Matches
The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Carmella and Natalya versus Naomi and Nikki Bella: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown September 20)
Bo Dallas versus Gary Graham: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 19)
Kane versus Fandango: 1 Minute (WWE Main Event September 14)
Bo Dallas versus Brandon Scott: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 12)
Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso versus Chad Gable and Jason Jordan: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown September 6)
Bo Dallas versus Kyle Roberts: 1 Minute (WWE Raw September 5)
Donovan Dijak versus Manny Lemons: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor September 3)
Maria Kanellis versus Allie: 1 Minute (TNA Impact September 1)
Braun Strowman versus Americo: 1 Minute (WWE Raw August 29)
Nia Jax versus Hyane: 1 Minute (WWE Raw August 29)
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