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The new landscape of televised wrestling in the United States started its relocation with Impact moving to Thursday nights ahead of next week’s move of NXT to Tuesday nights. While there was no qualifying episode of MLW or 205 Live this week, with the inclusion of Night One of Takeover in the regular NXT slot, a drop might not be as bad.
With the shorter episodes of AEW Dark and Dark Elevation, we had a drop of 51 minutes from last week. Due to the strength of NXT, the average match length increased by more than half a minute and the average amount of wrestling increased by almost a minute per hour.
This week’s episode of AEW Dark Elevation was 90 minutes, AEW Dark was 75 minutes.
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.
The Preshow match is not included in the totals for NXT. Zoey Stark versus Toni Storm was 10 minutes.
Night Two of Takeover was not considered for this column. The matches on the show were:
Breezango versus Killian Dain and Drake Maverick: 9 Minutes
Santos Escobar versus Jordan Devlin: 18 Minutes
Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae versus Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon: 11 Minutes
Johnny Gargano versus Bronson Reed: 16 Minutes
Karrion Kross versus Finn Balor: 17 Minutes
Adam Cole versus Kyle O’Reilly: 40 Minutes
Here is a breakdown of the matches on each show that aired this past week:
AEW Dark Elevation
Adam Page versus Bill Collier: 4 Minutes
Brian Pillman and Griff Garrison versus Dean Alexander and Carlie Bravo: 4 Minutes
Britt Baker versus Alex Gracia: 1 Minute
Preston Vance versus Danny Limelight: 6 Minutes
Big Swole versus Jazmin Allure: 3 Minutes
Vary Morales versus Michael Nakazawa: 4 Minutes
Baron Black versus Lance Archer: 3 Minutes
Tesha Price versus Ryo Mizunami: 6 Minutes
Max Caster versus Colt Cabana: 8 Minutes
Adam Priest, Ryzin, D3, and Fuego del Sol versus Butcher, Blade, Marq Quen, and Isiah Kassidy: 5 Minutes
Matt Hardy versus Alan Angels: 6 Minutes
Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page versus Mike Sydal and Matt Sydal: 7 Minutes
WWE Raw
AJ Styles versus Xavier Woods: 1 Minute
Braun Strowman versus Elias and Jaxson Ryker: 3 Minutes
Asuka and Rhea Ripley versus Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler [c]: 8 Minutes
Bobby Lashley versus Cedric Alexander [c]: 7 Minutes
Riddle versus Mustafa Ali [c]: 6 Minutes
Drew McIntyre versus Baron Corbin [c]: 14 Minutes
AEW Dark
Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, and Alex Reynolds versus Jake St. Patrick, Sage Scott, and Chandler Hopkins: 3 Minutes
Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, and Will Hobbs versus Brick Aldridge, Justin Law, and Hayden Backlund: 4 Minutes
Rex Lawless and Dean Alexander versus Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus: 2 Minutes
Fuego del Sol versus Ryan Nemeth: 6 Minutes
Jon Cruz versus Butcher: 1 Minute
Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo versus Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure: 5 Minutes
Red Velvet and KiLynn King versus Madi Wrenkowski and Vipress: 6 Minutes
JD Drake versus Baron Black: 5 Minutes
KC Navarro and Aaron Frye versus Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss: 3 Minutes
Mike Magnum versus Matt Sydal: 1 Minute
Vary Morales versus Matt Hardy: 2 Minutes
Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder versus Jack Evans and Angelico: 7 Minutes
MLW Fusion
No Qualifying Matches
WWE NXT
KUSHIDA versus Pete Dunne: 11 Minutes
Gauntlet Eliminator: 23 Minutes
WALTER versus Tommaso Ciampa: 17 Minutes
Wes Lee and Nash Carter versus Zack Gibson and James Drake versus Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza: 15 Minutes
Io Shirai versus Raquel Gonzalez: 13 Minutes
AEW Dynamite
Adam Page versus Max Caster: 10 Minutes
Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy versus Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson: 9 Minutes
Darby Allin versus JD Drake: 9 Minutes
Tay Conti versus Bunny [c]: 7 Minutes
Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows versus Jon Moxley, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson: 17 Minutes
WWE NXT UK
Tyler Bate versus Noam Dar: 11 Minutes
Meiko Satomura and Emilia McKenzie versus Kay Lee Ray and Isla Dawn: 9 Minutes
WALTER versus Rampage Brown: 14 Minutes
Impact
Rosemary, Jordynne Grace, and Havok versus Tenille Dashwood, Alisha Edwards, and Nevaeh: 8 Minutes
Matt Cardona versus Jake Something: 5 Minutes
Larry D and Acey Romero versus Sami Callihan and Trey Miguel [c]: 4 Minutes
Chris Sabin versus Deaner: 6 Minutes
Willie Mack, Rich Swann, and Eddie Edwards versus Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows [c]: 16 Minutes
WWE Main Event
Mandoor versus Drew Gulak: 5 Minutes
Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado versus Angel Garza and Akira Tozawa [c]: 6 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Otis Dozovic and Chad Gable versus Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford versus Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler versus Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio [c]: 10 Minutes
Tamina versus Nia Jax: 3 Minutes
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal [c]: 9 Minutes
WWE 205 Live
No Qualifying Matches
NJPW Strong
Clark Connors versus Lio Rush: 10 Minutes
Ren Narita versus Tom Lawlor: 13 Minutes
Fred Rosser versus Hikuleo: 6 Minutes
Chris Dickinson versus Brody King: 11 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Delirious versus Rocky Romero [c]: 15 Minutes
Bandito and Flamita versus Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham [c]: 13 Minutes
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
AEW Dark Elevation: 57 Minutes (last week 93 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 39 Minutes (last week 29 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 45 Minutes (last week 66 Minutes)
MLW Fusion: 0 Minutes (last week 28 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 79 Minutes (last week 43 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 52 Minutes (last week 66 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 34 Minutes (last week 25 Minutes)
Impact: 39 Minutes (last week 37 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 11 Minutes (last week 14 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 22 Minutes (last week 20 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 0 Minutes (last week 19 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 40 Minutes (last week 34 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 28 Minutes (last week 23 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 446 Minutes (last week 497 Minutes)
Total Number of Matches on Shows:
AEW Dark Elevation: 12 Matches (last week 16 Matches)
WWE Raw: 6 Matches (last week 7 Matches)
AEW Dark: 12 Matches (last week 12 Matches)
MLW Fusion: 0 Matches (last week 3 Matches)
WWE NXT: 5 Matches (last week 6 Matches)
AEW Dynamite: 5 Matches (last week 6 Matches)
WWE NXT UK: 3 Matches (last week 3 Matches)
Impact: 5 Matches (last week 5 Matches)
WWE Main Event: 2 Matches (last week 2 Matches)
WWE Smackdown: 3 Matches (last week 4 Matches)
WWE 205 Live: 0 Matches (last week 2 Matches)
NJPW Strong: 4 Matches (last week 3 Matches)
Ring of Honor: 2 Matches (last week 2 Matches)
Total for the Week: 59 Matches (last week 71 Matches)
Hourly Averages
AEW Dark Elevation: 38 Minutes (last week 37.2 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 13 Minutes (last week 9.67 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 36 Minutes (last week 44 Minutes)
MLW Fusion: 0 Minutes (last week 28 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 39.5 Minutes (last week 21.5 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 26 Minutes (last week 33 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 34 Minutes (last week 25 Minutes)
Impact: 19.5 Minutes (last week 18.5 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 11 Minutes (last week 14 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 11 Minutes (last week 10 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 0 Minutes (last week 38 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 40 Minutes (last week 34 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 28 Minutes (last week 23 Minutes)
Overall Average Per Hour: 25.13 Minutes (last week 24.24 Minutes)
Match Averages
AEW Dark Elevation: 4.75 Minutes (last week 5.81 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 6.5 Minutes (last week 4.14 Minutes)
AEW Dark: 3.75 Minutes (last Week 5.5 Minutes)
MLW Fusion: 0 Minutes (last week 9.33 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 15.8 Minutes (last week 7.17 Minutes)
AEW Dynamite: 10.4 Minutes (last week 11 Minutes)
WWE NXT UK: 11.33 Minutes(last week 8.33 Minutes)
Impact: 7.8 Minutes (last week 7.4 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 5.5 Minutes (last week 7 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 7.33 Minutes (last week 5 Minutes)
WWE 205 Live: 0 Minutes (last week 9.5 Minutes)
NJPW Strong: 10 Minutes (last week 11.33 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 14 Minutes (last week 11.5 Minutes)
Overall Average Match Length: 7.56 Minutes (last week 7 Minutes)
Longest Matches
1. Gauntlet Eliminator: 23 Minutes (WWE NXT)
2 (tie). WALTER versus Tommaso Ciampa: 17 Minutes (WWE NXT)
2 (tie). Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows versus Jon Moxley, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson: 17 Minutes (AEW Dynamite)
Shortest Matches
1 (tie). AJ Styles versus Xavier Woods: 1 Minute (WWE Raw)
1 (tie). Britt Baker versus Alex Gracia: 1 Minute (AEW Dark Elevation)
1 (tie). Jon Cruz versus Butcher: 1 Minute (AEW Dark)
1 (tie). Mike Magnum versus Matt Sydal: 1 Minute (AEW Dark)
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