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The six shows that did qualify provided us with 157 minutes of wrestling, almost doubling the total from the three shows that qualified last week.
Raw won the week with 45 minutes of wrestling, an increase of 19 minutes from last week. Smackdown finished in second place with 31 minutes of wrestling. Ring of Honor fell into third place with a two minute drop from last week to finish with 28 minutes of wrestling. Main Event finished in fourth place with 24 minutes of wrestling. NXT had 19 minutes of wrestling on the first show after Takeover to finish in fifth place. Superstars brought up the rear after taking a week off for a best of show but they did fall under their Network average with only 10 minutes of wrestling.
Of the 25 matches that aired on television this week, 44 percent of those matches were either a one minute or ten minute match. The six ten minute matches is the most for a week since the week of November 10th when we had a second consecutive week of eight ten minute matches. The five one minute matches is the highest total since the week of October 27th when we had six one minute matches.
This week, we saw Smackdown pass 7,200 minutes of wrestling, Superstars passed 4,100 minutes of wrestling, and Ring of Honor passed 3,900 minutes. If Raw is able to maintain its averages, they will pass 9,000 minutes and it will put the overall total past 38,000 minutes.
We passed 6,800 matches this week. Since next week’s Ring of Honor show is going to be the Tag Wars final, it appears that we will only have two matches so we will have to wait until the first match of the Nashville tapings to give us our 500th Ring of Honor match.
With Tag Wars being an elimination match, it is possible that we could see the longest television matches challenged for a new entrant. If it is 24 minutes, it will tie two other matches for the third longest match. We saw a match come close to the top three with the main event of Raw that went 20 minutes.
The times for the matches on Tribute to the Troops were:
Goldust and Stardust versus Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso: 8 Minutes
Divas Santa’s Helper Battle Royal: 4 Minutes
Dean Ambrose versus Bray Wyatt: 11 Minutes
Ryback, Erick Rowan, John Cena, and Dolph Ziggler versus Seth Rollins, Big Show, Kane, and Luke Harper: 10 Minutes
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Overall Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (37960)
WWE Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (27216)
Ring of Honor Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (03912)
TNA Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (06832)
Total Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (06816)
WWE Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (05090)
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
Big Show and Luke Harper versus Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler: 6 Minutes
Nikki Bella and Brie Bella versus Alicia Fox and Natalya: 2 Minutes
Xavier Woods and Big E versus Goldust and Stardust: 10 Minutes
Adam Rose versus Kane: 1 Minute
Miz versus Jimmy Uso: 6 Minutes
Seth Rollins versus John Cena: 20 Minutes
WWE Main Event
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro versus Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston: 11 Minutes
Paige versus Emma: 5 Minutes
Kane versus Erick Rowan: 8 Minutes
TNA Impact
No Qualifying Matches
WWE NXT
Becky Lynch versus Bayley: 4 Minutes
Bull Dempsey versus Jesus DeLeon: 1 Minute
Baron Corbin versus I Have No Idea: 1 Minute
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady versus Konnor and Viktor: 1 Minute
Kevin Owens versus Adrian Neville: 12 Minutes
WWE Superstars
Emma versus Summer Rae: 4 Minutes
Fernando and Diego versus Cesaro and Tyson Kidd: 6 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Roman Reigns versus Fandango: 5 Minutes
Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Erick Rowan versus Luke Harper, Miz, and Damien Sandow: 9 Minutes
Naomi versus Nikki Bella: 4 Minutes
Kane versus Adam Rose: 1 Minute
Seth Rollins versus Dolph Ziggler: 12 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Roderick Strong versus Papadon: 3 Minutes
Hanson versus Michael Elgin: 6 Minutes
Will Ferrara and Caprice Coleman versus Cheeseburger and Bob Evans: 5 Minutes
Tommaso Ciampa versus Cedric Alexander: 14 Minutes
This Week’s Totals
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Raw: 45 Minutes in 6 Matches (last week: 26 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 31 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 26 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 28 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 30 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 24 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 19 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 10 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week 0 Minutes)
TNA Impact: No Qualifying Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: Minutes in Matches (Last Week: 82 Minutes in 15 Matches)
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 28 Minutes (down from 30 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 24 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 19 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 15.5 Minutes (up from 13 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 15 Minutes (up from 8.67 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 10 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 0 Minutes (No Change)
Per Match Averages (this week):
WWE Main Event: 8 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 7.5 Minutes (up from 3.71 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 7 Minutes (down from 10 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 6.2 Minutes (up from 5.2 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 3.8 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 0 Minutes (No Change)
Longest Matches
Seth Rollins versus John Cena: 20 Minutes (Raw December 15)
Tommaso Ciampa versus Cedric Alexander: 14 Minutes (Ring of Honor December 20)
Seth Rollins versus Dolph Ziggler: 12 Minutes (WWE Smackdown December 16)
Kevin Owens versus Adrian Neville: 12 Minutes (WWE NXT December 18)
Shortest Matches
Bull Dempsey versus Jesus DeLeon: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Baron Corbin versus I Have No Idea: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady versus Konnor and Viktor: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Kane versus Adam Rose: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 16)
Adam Rose versus Kane: 1 Minute (Raw December 15)
Overall Totals
Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 8,959 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 7,219 Minutes
[On Syfy: 6,388 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 6,832 Minutes
WWE NXT: 4,481 Minutes
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 863 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: 4,103 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 477 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 3,912 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 2,562 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 2,454 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 834 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]
Overall Wrestling Time: 37,960 Minutes
Total Time by Company
WWE: 27,216 Minutes
TNA: 6,832 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 3,912 Minutes
Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,759 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,449 Matches
[On Syfy: 1,292 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,229 Matches
WWE NXT: 868 Matches
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 186 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: 682 Matches
[On WWE Network: 81 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 497 Matches
[On Sinclair: 323 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 332 Matches
[On WWE Network: 132 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]
Total Number of Matches: 6,816
Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 5,090 Matches
TNA: 1,229 Matches
Ring of Honor: 497 Matches
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 24 Minutes (up from 23.98 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 23.08 Minutes (up from 23.04 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 21.34 Minutes (up from 21.316 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 20.34 Minutes (up from 20.25 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 18.22 Minutes (up from 18.21 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 22.13 Minutes (down from 22.21 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: 16.54 Minutes (down from 16.57 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.63 Minutes (down from 11.68 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
Overall Average: 15.74 Minutes (up from 15.738 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.323 Minutes (up from 14.319 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 15.138 Minutes (up from 15.136 Minutes)
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 13.976 Minutes (up from 13.972 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 13.83 Minutes (No Change)
Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 24 Minutes
WWE: 15.517 Minutes (up from 15.514 Minutes)
TNA: 13.83 Minutes
Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.87 Minutes (down from 7.88 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 7.93 Minutes (down from 7.94 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 7.392 Minutes (up from 7.386 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.32 Minutes (up from 6.28 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 6.016 Minutes (down from 6.019 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.89 Minutes (down from 5.91 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.57 Minutes (up from 5.5666 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 5.56 Minutes (No Change)
WWE NXT: 5.16 Minutes (down from 5.17 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 4.64 Minutes (down from 4.66 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: 5.09 Minutes (up from 5.085 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.982 Minutes (up from 4.9778 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 4.93 Minutes (up from 4.920 Minutes)]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]
Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.87 Minutes
TNA: 5.56 Minutes
WWE: 5.347 Minutes (up from 5.344 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: 1,009 Matches
Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 705 Matches
[Raw: 243 Matches]
[Smackdown: 184 Matches]
[NXT: 115 Matches]
[Main Event: 101 Matches]
[Superstars: 62 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 158 Matches
TNA: 146 Matches
Shortest Matches
533 Total Matches at 1 Minute
One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 454 Matches
[Raw: 205 Matches]
[Smackdown: 164 Matches]
[NXT: 69 Matches]
[Superstars: 11 Matches]
[Main Event: 5 Matches]
TNA: 60 Matches
Ring of Honor: 19 Matches
The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Bull Dempsey versus Jesus DeLeon: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Baron Corbin versus I Have No Idea: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady versus Konnor and Viktor: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 18)
Kane versus Adam Rose: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 16)
Adam Rose versus Kane: 1 Minute (Raw December 15)
Charlotte versus Mia Yim: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 4)
Bull Dempsey versus Elias Sampson: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 4)
Baron Corbin versus Steve Cutler: 1 Minute (WWE NXT December 4)
Jay Briscoe versus QT Marshall: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor November 29)
Nikki Bella versus Emma: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 28)
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