By the Numbers: WWE, TNA * ROH week in wrestling

We return to a full slate of shows, but we only saw an increase of 29 minutes from last week even though NXT and Ring of Honor provided qualifying matches this week after taking a week off from this column’s qualifications. While most of the shows were within a few minutes of their totals from the previous week, Raw saw a 16 minute decrease. It took almost a year, but we finally broke the record for the number of matches in a single week. The week of April 28, 2014 saw 36 matches on the seven shows. This week, we had 37.

Raw won the week with 40 minutes of wrestling, the first drop after three weeks of increasing totals. Impact secured second place one more time with 31 minutes, down one minute from last week. Smackdown secured third place with 27 minutes of wrestling, down two minutes from last week. NXT returned in fourth place after not having a qualifying match on the show, up one minute from the last time there were qualifying matches. Ring of Honor finished in fifth place with 23 minutes, down 5 minutes from the last week of qualifying matches. Main Event stayed at 21 minutes to finish in sixth place. Superstars added a minute to last week’s total to end with 11 minutes but was not enough to get out of last place.

We had another week with three ten minute matches but the number of one minute matches increased from one to five this week.

With Raw and Smackdown providing us with almost half of the matches this week, it is not surprising that with the averages down this week, both shows would average less than 4 minutes per match.

Raw was able to pass 9,600 mintues this week while Smackdown passed 7,700 minutes, and Main Event passed 2,800 minutes. Ring of Honor has cut the gap to catch Superstars and move into fifth place overall to 58 minutes so we are about a month away, if there are no Road Rage episodes on the horizon. If we get a focus on wrestling this week, we may be able to hit 41,000 minutes of wrestling.

We passed 7,300 total matches this week while Impact passed 1,300 matches.

We are two weeks away from passing 2,600 total hours of wrestling and hitting 1,900 hours for WWE programming. In a month, Raw will become the first show to have 700 hours of programming.

Corresponding Zip Codes

Overall Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (40802)
WWE Wrestling Total: Columbia, South Carolina (29223)
Ring of Honor Total: Dixfield, Maine (04224)
TNA Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (07355)
Total Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (07314)
WWE Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (05470)

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
John Cena versus Wade Barrett: 10 Minutes
Divas Battle Royal: 4 Minutes
Kalisto and Sin Cara versus Konnor and Viktor: 2 Minutes
Cesaro versus Randy Orton: 2 Minutes
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro versus Randy Orton: 4 Minutes
Dean Ambrose versus Adam Rose: 2 Minutes
Stardust versus Fandango: 1 Minute
Kane versus Seth Rollins: 5 Minutes
Damien Sandow versus Miz: 2 Minutes
Ryback versus Luke Harper: 2 Minutes
Neville versus Dolph Ziggler: 6 Minutes

WWE Main Event
Bo Dallas versus Zack Ryder: 2 Minutes
Layla El versus Emma: 5 Minutes
Jimmy Uso versus Xavier Woods: 5 Minutes
Rusev versus Dolph Ziggler: 9 Minutes

WWE NXT
CJ Parker versus Solomon Crowe: 5 Minutes
Baron Corbin versus Steve Cutler: 1 Minute
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady versus Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton: 4 Minutes
Dana Brooke versus Leva Bates: 2 Minutes
Sami Zayn versus Rhyno: 12 Minutes

WWE Smackdown
Bray Wyatt versus R Truth: 2 Minutes
Wade Barrett versus Miz: 1 Minute
Adrian Neville versus Sheamus: 7 Minutes
Fernando and Diego versus Big E and Kofi Kingston: 3 Minutes
Natalya versus Cameron versus Alicia Fox: 5 Minutes
Fandango versus Adam Rose: 1 Minute
Daniel Bryan and John Cena versus Tyson Kidd and Cesaro: 8 Minutes

WWE Superstars
Zack Ryder versus Heath Slater: 5 Minutes
R Truth versus Curtis Axel: 6 Minutes

TNA Impact
James Storm and Khoya versus Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy: 6 Minutes
Rockstar Spud and Ken Anderson versus Low Ki and Kenny King: 7 Minutes
Tigre Uno and Jay Rios versus Ethan Carter III and Bram: 5 Minutes
Austin Aries and Bobby Roode versus Jessie Godderz and Robbie E: 5 Minutes
Ultimate X Match: 8 Minutes

Ring of Honor
Donovan Dijak versus Dalton Castle: 8 Minutes
Raymond Rowe and Hanson versus Andy Dalton and Ken Phoenix: 1 Minute
Michael Elgin versus Cedric Alexander: 14 Minutes

This Week’s Totals

Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:

WWE Raw: 40 Minutes in 11 Matches (last week: 56 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 31 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 32 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 27 Minutes in 7 Matches (last week: 29 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 24 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 23 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 0 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 21 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 21 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week 10 Minutes)

Total Wrestling for the Week: 177 Minutes in 37 Matches (Last Week: 148 Minutes in 26 Matches)

Hourly Averages
WWE NXT: 24 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 23 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 21 Minutes (No Change)
TNA Impact: 15.5 Minutes (down from 16 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 13.5 Minutes (down from 14.5 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 13.33 Minutes (down from 18.67 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 11 Minutes (up from 10 Minutes)

Match Averages (this week):
Ring of Honor: 7.67 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 6.2 Minutes (down from 6.4 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5.5 Minutes (up from 5 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 5.25 Minutes (down from 5.25 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 4.8 Minutes (up from 0 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 3.86 Minutes (down from 5.8 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 3.64 Minutes (down from 5.6 Minutes)

Longest Matches
Michael Elgin versus Cedric Alexander: 14 Minutes (Ring of Honor April 18)
Sami Zayn versus Rhyno: 12 Minutes (WWE NXT April 15)
John Cena versus Wade Barrett: 10 Minutes (WWE Raw April 13)

Shortest Matches
Raymond Rowe and Hanson versus Andy Dalton and Ken Phoenix: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor April 18)
Baron Corbin versus Steve Cutler: 1 Minute (WWE NXT April 15)
Stardust versus Fandango: 1 Minute (WWE Raw April 13)

Overall Totals

Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 9,625 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 7,716 Minutes
[On Syfy (Thursday Night): 409 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Friday Night): 6,476 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 7,355 Minutes
[On Destination America: 523 Minutes]
[On SpikeTV: 6,832 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 4,788 Minutes
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 264 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]
WWE Superstars: 4,282 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 656 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 4,224 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 2,874 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 2,812 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 1,192 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]

Overall Wrestling Time: 40,802 Minutes

Total Time by Company
WWE: 29,223 Minutes
TNA: 7,355 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 4,224 Minutes

Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,887 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,550 Matches
[On Syfy (Thursday): 83 Matches]
[On Syfy (Friday): 1,315 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,304 Matches
[On Destination America: 75 Matches]
[On SpikeTV: 1,229 Matches]
WWE NXT: 927 Matches
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesdays): 50 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: 714 Matches
[On WWE Network: 113 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 540 Matches
[On Sinclair: 366 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 392 Matches
[On WWE Network: 192 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]

Total Number of Matches: 7,314

Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 5,470 Matches
TNA: 1,304 Matches
Ring of Honor: 540 Matches

Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 24 Minutes (down from 24.01 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 23.177 Minutes (down from 23.178 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 21.303 Minutes (down from 21.305 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 20.55 Minutes (up from 20.543 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 18.34 Minutes (up from 18.32 Minutes)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 22 Minutes (up from 21.82 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]
WWE Superstars: 16.22 Minutes (down from 16.24 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.51 Minutes (down from 11.52 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
Overall Average: 15.79 Minutes (up from 15.789 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.342 Minutes (down from 14.345 Minutes)
[On Syfy (Thursday): 14.61 Minutes (down from 14.69 Minutes)]
[On Syfy (Friday): 15.13 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 14.036 Minutes (up from 14.03 Minutes)
[On Destination America: 17.43 Minutes (down from 17.57 Minutes)]
[On SpikeTV: 13.83 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 13.969 Minutes (down from 13.972 Minutes)

Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 24.01 Minutes
WWE: 15.5111 Minutes (down from 15.5117 Minutes)
TNA: 14.036 Minutes

Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.822 Minutes (down from 7.823 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 7.852 Minutes (down from 7.854 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 7.17 Minutes (down from 7.19 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.21 Minutes (down from 6.23 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 5.997 Minutes (down from 5.998 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.805 Minutes (down from 5.81 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 5.64 Minutes (up from 5.638 Minutes)
[On Destination America: 6.97 Minutes (down from 7.03 Minutes)
[On SpikeTV: 5.56 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.578 Minutes (down from 5.5826 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.165 Minutes (down from 5.167 Minutes)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 5.28 Minutes (down from 5.33 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 Raw: 5.10 Minutes (down from 5.109 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.978 Minutes (down from 4.983 Minutes)
[On Syfy (Thursday): 4.93 Minutes (down from 5.02 Minutes)]
[On Syfy (Friday): 4.925 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]

Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.82 Minutes
TNA: 5.64 Minutes
WWE: 5.342 Minutes (down from 5.348 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: 1,085 Matches

Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 755 Matches
[Raw: 261 Matches]
[Smackdown: 196 Matches]
[NXT: 124 Matches]
[Main Event: 112 Matches]
[Superstars: 62 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 170 Matches
TNA: 160 Matches

Shortest Matches
577 Total Matches at 1 Minute

One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 489 Matches
[Raw: 218 Matches]
[Smackdown: 176 Matches]
[NXT: 76 Matches]
[Superstars: 11 Matches]
[Main Event: 8 Matches]
TNA: 64 Matches
Ring of Honor: 24 Matches

The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Raymond Rowe and Hanson versus Andy Dalton and Ken Phoenix: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor April 18)
Baron Corbin versus Steve Cutler: 1 Minute (WWE NXT April 15)
Stardust versus Fandango: 1 Minute (WWE Raw April 13)
Heath Slater versus Mark Henry: 1 Minute (WWE Main Event April 8)
Miz versus R Truth: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown April 2)
Randy Orton versus Big Show: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown April 2)
Rhyno versus Some Guy in Red: 1 Minute (WWE NXT April 1)
Adrian Neville versus Curtis Axel: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 30)
Adam Page and BJ Whitmer versus Leon St. Giovanni and Shaheem Ali: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor March 28)
Rockstar Spud versus Low Ki: 1 Minute (TNA Impact March 20)