In a week that saw two shows that broadcast three hours of programming, we saw a record amount of wrestling this week. We saw a 20 minute increase over last week’s totals. This was aided by AEW Dark providing us with 97 minutes of wrestling and Raw having more than 60 minutes of wrestling for the week.
The longest match of the week was the Heritage Cup Finals on NXT UK while the Opera Cup match between Rocky Romero and Tom Lawlor finished as the second longest match of the week.
With another 17 matches already announced for next week, maybe we will break the 100 minute barrier for a single show.
This week’s episode of AEW Dark was 180 minutes and 205 Live was 30 minutes. This will be reflected in the totals for the shows.
Only officially announced 24/7 Title Matches will be considered for this column.
When looking at the matches, if there is a [c] next to the match, that means that the show went to commercial during the matches. All times are rounded to the nearest minute so if a match is 4 minutes 29 seconds, it will be listed as 4 minutes. If a match is 5 minutes 41 seconds, it will be listed as 6 minutes. All times are based on my timing while watching the shows and should not be considered as the definitive totals.
Here is a breakdown of the matches on each show that aired this past week:
WWE Raw
Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander versus Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods [c]: 5 Minutes
Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander versus Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods: 8 Minutes
Sheamus versus Matt Riddle [c]: 17 Minutes
Asuka versus Lana: 1 Minute
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax versus Lana and Asuka: 7 Minutes
Keith Lee versus Bobby Lashley [c]: 10 Minutes
Nikki Cross versus Alexa Bliss: 4 Minutes
AJ Styles versus Randy Orton [c]: 10 Minutes
AEW Dark
Vipress versus Big Swole: 4 Minutes
Lee Johnson and Aaron Solow versus Alex Reynolds and John Silver: 7 Minutes
Michael Nakazawa versus Trent Baretta: 7 Minutes
Red Velvet versus Tesha Price: 4 Minutes
VSK and Baron Black versus Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy: 6 Minutes
KiLynn King versus Rache Chanel: 5 Minutes
Sammy Guevara versus Marko Stunt: 4 Minutes
Dreamgirl Ellie versus Penelope Ford: 3 Minutes
Ivelisse and Diamante versus Lady Frost and Jenna: 5 Minutes
Brandon Cutler versus Adam Priest: 5 Minutes
Austin Gunn, Billy Gunn, and Colton Gunn versus Cezar Bononi, KTB, and Seth Gargis: 6 Minutes
Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy versus Ultimo Panda and Super Panda: 6 Minutes
Jack Evans and Angelico versus Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.: 6 Minutes
Anthony Bowens and Max Caster versus Alex Chamberlain and Damian Fenrir: 5 Minutes
Matt Sydal versus Alan Angels: 10 Minutes
Fuego del Sol versus Peter Avalon: 5 Minutes
Luther and Serpentico versus Evil Uno and Stu Grayson versus Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela: 9 Minutes
Impact
Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz versus Delmy Exo and Ashley Vox: 7 Minutes
Rohit Raju versus Suicide [c]: 5 Minutes
Kimber Lee versus Killer Kelly: 3 Minutes
Ethan Page versus Swoggle: 2 Minutes
Daivari versus Fallah Bahh: 1 Minute
Rich Swann versus Ken Shamrock [c]: 10 Minutes
MLW Fusion
Richard Holliday versus TJP: 10 Minutes
Calvin Tankman versus Robert Martyr: 1 Minute
Tom Lawlor versus Rocky Romero: 18 Minutes
WWE NXT
Candice LeRae versus Ember Moon: 12 Minutes
KUSHIDA versus Timothy Thatcher [c]: 9 Minutes
Cameron Grimes versus Jake Atlas: 3 Minutes
Kyle O’Reilly versus Pete Dunne: 16 Minutes
AEW Dynamite
Adam Page versus John Silver: 10 Minutes
Will Hobbs versus Lee Johnson: 2 Minutes
Angelico and Jack Evans versus Darius Martin and Dante Martin: 11 Minutes
Chris Jericho and Jake Hager versus Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian: 11 Minutes
Anna Jay versus Hikaru Shida [c]: 6 Minutes
Pac and Rey Fenix versus Butcher and Blade: 13 Minutes
WWE NXT UK
Jordan Devlin versus Amir Jordan: 10 Minutes
Jinny versus Isla Dawn: 5 Minutes
Trent Seven versus A-Kid: 21 Minutes
WWE Main Event
Jeff Hardy versus Ricochet [c]: 7 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode versus Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins [c]: 5 Minutes
Daniel Bryan versus Sami Zayn [c]: 10 Minutes
Natalya versus Bianca Belair: 4 Minutes
Buddy Murphy versus Baron Corbin: 4 Minutes
Kevin Owens versus Jey Uso [c]: 8 Minutes
205 Live
August Grey versus Ariya Daivari: 10 Minutes
Curt Stallion versus Raul Mendoza: 7 Minutes
NJPW Strong
Clark Connors versus Logan Riegel: 8 Minutes
Juice Robinson and ACH versus Adrian Quest and Jordan Clearwater: 8 Minutes
Jeff Cobb, Rocky Romero, Fred Rosser, and PJ Black versus Tom Lawlor, Rust Taylor, JR Kratos, and Danny Limelight: 12 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Josh Woods versus Jay Lethal [c]: 12 Minutes
Shane Taylor versus Brody King [c]: 12 Minutes
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Raw: 62 Minutes (last week 50 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 97 Minutes (last week 58 Minutes)
Impact: 28 Minutes (last week 41 Minutes)
Major League Wrestling: 29 Minutes (last week 22 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 40 Minutes (last week 55 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 53 Minutes (last week 54 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 36 Minutes (last week 34 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 7 Minutes (last week 12 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 31 Minutes (last week 29 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 17 Minutes (last week 16 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 28 Minutes (last week 41 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 24 Minutes (last week 20 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 452 Minutes (last week 432 Minutes)
Total Number of Matches on Shows:
WWE Raw: 8 Matches (last week 5 Matches)
AEW Dark: 17 Matches (last week 13 Matches)
Impact: 5 Matches (last week 6 Matches)
Major League Wrestling: 3 Matches (last week 3 Matches)
WWE NXT: 4 Matches (last week 7 Matches)
AEW Dynamite: 6 Matches (last week 5 Matches)
WWE NXT UK: 3 Matches (last week 4 Matches)
WWE Main Event: 1 Match (last week 2 Matches)
WWE Smackdown: 5 Matches (last week 4 Matches)
WWE 205 Live: 2 Matches (last week 2 Matches)
NJPW Strong: 3 Matches (last week 4 Matches)
Ring of Honor: 2 Matches (last week 3 Matches)
Total for the Week: 59 Matches (last week 58 Matches)
Hourly Averages
WWE Raw: 20.67 Minutes (last week 16.67 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 32.33 Minutes (last week 29 Minutes)
Impact: 14 Minutes (last week 20.5 Minutes)
Major League Wrestling: 29 Minutes (last week 22 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 20 Minutes (last week 27.5 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 26.5 Minutes (last week 27 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 36 Minutes (last week 34 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 7 Minutes (last week 12 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 15.5 Minutes (last week 14.5 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 34 Minutes (last week 32 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 28 Minutes (last week 41 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 24 Minutes (last week 20 Minutes)
Overall Average Per Hour: 23.18 Minutes (last week 23.35 Minutes)
Match Averages
WWE Raw: 7.75 Minutes (last week 10 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 5.71 Minutes (last Week 4.46 Minutes)
Impact: 5.6 Minutes (last week 6.83 Minutes)
MLW Fusion: 9.67 Minutes (last week 7.33 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 10 Minutes (last week 7.86 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 8.83 Minutes (last week 10.8 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 12 Minutes(last week 8.5 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 7 Minutes (last week 6 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 6.2 Minutes (last week 7.25 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 8.5 Minutes (last week 8 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 9.33 Minutes (last week 10.25 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 12 Minutes (last week 6.67 Minutes)
Overall Average Match Length: 7.66 Minutes (last week 7.53 Minutes)
Longest Matches
1. Trent Seven versus A-Kid: 21 Minutes (WWE NXT UK)
2. Tom Lawlor versus Rocky Romero: 18 Minutes (MLW Fusion)
3. Sheamus versus Matt Riddle [c]: 17 Minutes (WWE Raw)
Shortest Matches
1 (tie). Asuka versus Lana: 1 Minute (WWE Raw)
1 (tie). Daivari versus Fallah Bahh: 1 Minute (Impact)
1 (tie). Calvin Tankman versus Robert Martyr: 1 Minute (MLW Fusion)
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