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BY THE NUMBERS: LOOKING BACK AT THE WEEK IN WRESTLING FROM WWE AND TNA; PLUS A LOOK BACK AT THE TOTALS ON TELEVISION AND PAY PER VIEW IN JUNE

In the five weeks since we last had all seven shows broadcast qualifying matches, the amount of wrestling that we have seen has dropped by 46 minutes. This week’s 137 minutes of wrestling was the lowest since the week of Wrestlemania 29 when we had 126 minutes of wrestling.

Raw won the week with 42 minutes of wrestling, a drop of one minute from the previous week. There was only one show that had more wrestling this week than last week, and that is the show that earned second place honors. Impact had 26 minutes of wrestling. NXT stayed in third at 23 minutes. Smackdown dropped to fourth place with 20 minutes of wrestling, its lowest total since the show before Wrestlemania. Main Event continues to stay in the teens and fifth place. Superstars had another 11 minute week to finish in last place.

For the second week in a row, no show has averaged a match length above 6 minutes. It has only happened four times in the last four weeks.

The match extremes get closer to milestone totals. We are only three matches away from 900 ten minute matches. We are a little further away from a milestone for one minute matches, but we are at 470 one minute matches. We are seven matches away from 400 one minute matches for WWE programs.

We did pass some milestones this week. NXT passed 4,000 minutes while Impact passed 6,100 minutes. We may see Main Event pass 2,000 matches next week if we can get them out of their recent tailspin into Superstars territory. We will pass 34,000 minutes next week. The 6,100 total was not only passed by Impact for the amount of wrestling, but for the total amount of matches.

The time for the Bobby Roode versus Kenny King match is for the time between the bells. It does not include the long brawl outside the ring.

This week’s episode of Ring of Honor television showed matches from War of the Worlds so there were no matches that qualified.

Because Monday was the end of June, the totals for the month are also included in this column.

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
Seth Rollins versus Rob Van Dam: 8 Minutes
Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Bray Wyatt versus Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Sheamus: 10 Minutes
Cameron and Naomi versus Nikki Bella: 2 Minutes
Kofi Kingston versus Cesaro: 5 Minutes
Great Khali versus Damien Sandow: 1 Minute
Dolph Ziggler versus Fandango: 3 Minutes
Stardust and Goldust versus Curtis Axel and Ryback: 3 Minutes
Paige versus AJ Lee: 1 Minute
Roman Reigns and John Cena versus Kane and Randy Orton: 9 Minutes

WWE Main Event
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan versus R Truth and Xavier Woods: 3 Minutes
Alicia Fox and Nikki Bella versus Cameron and Naomi: 2 Minutes
Rob Van Dam, Big E, and Dolph Ziggler versus Curtis Axel, Ryback, and Cesaro: 10 Minutes

WWE NXT
Colin Cassady versus Sylvester Lefort: 1 Minute
Becky Lynch and Bayley versus Charlotte and Sasha Banks: 8 Minutes
CJ Parker versus Steve Cutler: 2 Minutes
Sami Zayn versus Justin Gabriel: 12 Minutes

TNA Impact
Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards versus Zema Ion and Jessie Godderz versus Freak and Knux: 4 Minutes
Kenny King versus Bobby Roode: 2 Minutes
Bully Ray versus Ethan Carter III: 7 Minutes
Gail Kim versus Angelina Love: 6 Minutes
Bobby Lashley versus Eric Young: 7 Minutes

WWE Superstars
Titus O’Neil versus Big E: 4 Minutes
Alberto Del Rio versus R Truth: 7 Minutes

WWE Smackdown
Sheamus versus Alberto Del Rio: 8 Minutes
Bo Dallas versus Diego: 2 Minutes
AJ Lee versus Eva Marie: 1 Minute
Dean Ambrose versus Randy Orton: 9 Minutes

Ring of Honor
No Qualifying Matches: War of the Worlds Matches

This Week’s Totals

Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:

WWE Raw: 42 Minutes in 9 Matches (last week: 43 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 26 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 23 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 23 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 25 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 20 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 28 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 15 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 15 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 11 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: No Qualifying Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)

Total Wrestling for the Week: 137 Minutes in 27 Matches (Last Week: 145 Minutes in 29 Matches)

Hourly Averages
WWE NXT: 23 Minutes (down from 25 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 15 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Raw: 14 Minutes (down from 14.33 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 13 Minutes (up from 11.5 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Smackdown: 10 Minutes (down from 14 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (from 0 Minutes)

Per Match Averages (this week):
WWE NXT: 5.75 Minutes (up from 5 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 5.2 Minutes (down from 5.75 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5.5 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Main Event: 5 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Smackdown: 5 Minutes (up from 4.67 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 4.67 Minutes (down from 4.78 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (No Change)

Longest Matches
Sami Zayn versus Justin Gabriel: 12 Minutes (WWE NXT July 3)
Rob Van Dam, Big E, and Dolph Ziggler versus Curtis Axel, Ryback, and Cesaro: 10 Minutes (WWE Main Event July 1)
Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Bray Wyatt versus Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Sheamus: 10 Minutes (WWE Raw June 30)

Shortest Matches
AJ Lee versus Eva Marie: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown July 4)
Colin Cassady versus Sylvester Lefort: 1 Minute (WWE NXT July 3)
Great Khali versus Damien Sandow: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 30)
Paige versus AJ Lee: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 30)

Overall Totals

Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 7,923 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 6,554 Minutes
[On Syfy: 5,723 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 6,113 Minutes
WWE NXT: 4,016 Minutes
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 398 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: 3,834 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 208 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 3,517 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 2,167 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 1,983 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 363 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]

Overall Wrestling Time: 33,940 Minutes

Total Time by Company
WWE: 24,310 Minutes
TNA: 6,113 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 3,517 Minutes

Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,573 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,311 Matches
[On Syfy: 1,159 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,127 Matches
WWE NXT: 764 Matches
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 82 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: 636 Matches
[On WWE Network: 35 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 452 Matches
[On Sinclair: 278 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 255 Matches
[On WWE Network: 55 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]

Total Number of Matches: 6,118

Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 4,539 Matches
TNA: 1,127 Matches
Ring of Honor: 452 Matches

Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 23.764 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 22.57 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 21.55 Minutes (down from 21.63 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 20.17 Minutes (down from 20.47 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 17.93 Minutes (up from 17.91 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 23.41 Minutes (down from 23.44 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: 17.04 Minutes (down from 17.067 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.56 Minutes (down from 11.59 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
Overall Average: 15.65 Minutes (down from 15.66 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.37 Minutes (down from 14.392 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 15.30 Minutes (down from 15.33 Minutes)
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 13.9244 Minutes (up from 13.924 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 13.465 Minutes (down from 13.467 Minutes)

Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 23.764 Minutes
WWE: 15.523 Minutes (down from 15.532 Minutes)
TNA: 13.465 Minutes

Per Match Averages
WWE Main Event: 7.78 Minutes (down from 7.81 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.6 Minutes (down from 6.69 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 7.78 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 7.795 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 6.028 Minutes (down from 6.0299 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.94 Minutes (from 5.97 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.548 Minutes (down from 5.549 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 5.424 Minutes (down from 5.425 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.256 Minutes (up from 5.254 Minutes)
[Season 7 (WWE Network): 4.85 Minutes (up from 4.81 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: 5.037 Minutes (down from 5.039 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.999237 Minutes (up from 4.999235 Minutes)
[On Syfy: 4.9379 Minutes (up from 4.9376 Minutes)]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]

Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.78 Minutes
TNA: 5.424 Minutes
WWE: 5.356 Minutes (down from 5.357 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: 897 Matches

Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 632 Matches
[Raw: 211 Matches]
[Smackdown: 171 Matches]
[NXT: 101 Matches]
[Main Event: 87 Matches]
[Superstars: 62 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 139 Matches
TNA: 126 Matches

Shortest Matches
470 Total Matches at 1 Minute

One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 393 Matches
[Raw: 187 Matches]
[Smackdown: 145 Matches]
[NXT: 47 Matches]
[Superstars: 10 Matches]
[Main Event: 4 Matches]
TNA: 59 Matches
Ring of Honor: 18 Matches

The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
AJ Lee versus Eva Marie: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown July 4)
Colin Cassady versus Sylvester Lefort: 1 Minute (WWE NXT July 3)
Great Khali versus Damien Sandow: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 30)
Paige versus AJ Lee: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 30)
Rusev versus Sin Cara: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown June 27)
Paige versus Cameron: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown June 27)
Colin Cassidy versus Sawyer Fulton: 1 Minute (WWE NXT June 26)
Big E versus Damien Sandow: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 23)
Titus O’Neil versus Bo Dallas: 1 Minute (WWE Raw June 23)
Jack Swagger versus Big E: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown June 20)

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