Travicity
12-25-2010, 05:00 AM
It is the penultimate week of wrestling for 2010 and we had a few special treats for the fans from Ring of Honor, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Ring of Honor gave its fan a show long Holiday Gauntlet Match. World Wrestling Entertainment gave its fans a live episode of Smackdown on Tuesday night.
A number of records were set this week. While next week might have a dearth of wrestling because of the week between Christmas and New Year’s, this week had the most wrestling between the six shows with almost three hours of wrestling on the ten hours of television this week. This broke the previous high mark from August when TNA gave us ‘The Whole F’n Show’ and almost sixty minutes of wrestling on its own.
With the most wrestling in terms of total time, we also saw the most matches over ten minutes with eight of the twenty-seven matches this week in double digits and none of those matches were on Ring of Honor which still has the most matches in this category. WWE Smackdown is catching up after having three matches qualify and they are now only three behind Ring of Honor.
This week also saw four shows with more than thirty minutes of wrestling for only the second time in the ten months that I have done this column. Joining the shows that are more than an hour, Ring of Honor tied WWE Smackdown for the most wrestling this week with thirty-eight minutes thanks to the eight man gauntlet match.
I was originally going to consider the Ring of Honor Holiday Gauntlet as a single match, but after consulting with the By The Numbers Rules Committee, the ruling was that since there was time between the matches of the gauntlet, it was in fact seven separate matches.
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). If an episode of Impact has more than a minute of wrestling on Reaction, Impact is considered a three hour show.
Breakdown of the matches on each show:
WWE Raw
Alicia Fox versus Melina versus Eve Torres: 3 Minutes
William Regal versus Daniel Bryan: 4 Minutes
Santino Marella and Tamina versus Ted DiBiase and Maryse: 3 Minutes
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler: 10 Minutes
Miz, Sheamus, and Alex Riley versus John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, and Randy Orton: 11 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Jay Briscoe versus Steve Corino: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Jay Briscoe: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Rhett Titus: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Davey Richards: 6 Minutes
Davey Richards versus Claudio Castagnoli: 5 Minutes
Davey Richards versus Chris Hero: 6 Minutes
Roderick Strong versus Davey Richards: 3 Minutes
WWE NXT
Jacob Novak versus Johnny Curtis: 5 Minutes
Brodus Clay, Ted DiBiase, and Maryse versus Byron Saxton, Chris Masters, Natalya: 10 Minutes
WWE Superstars
Zack Ryder versus David Hart Smith: 8 Minutes
Darren Young and Yoshi Tatsu versus The Usos: 5 Minutes
Michelle McCool and Layla versus Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix: 8 Minutes
TNA Impact
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute
Frankie Kazarian versus Robbie E versus Jeremy Buck versus Max Buck: 3 Minutes
Madison Rayne and Tara versus Angelina Love and Winter: 5 Minutes
Douglas Williams versus A.J. Styles: 15 Minutes
Beer Money, Jeff Hardy, and Abyss versus Motor City Machine Guns, Rob Van Dam, and Matt Morgan: 10 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Miz versus Randy Orton: 11 Minutes
Santino Marella versus Chavo Guerrero: 3 Minutes
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute
Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio versus Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio: 10 Minutes
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: 13 Mintues
This Week’s Totals
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Smackdown: 38 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week 29 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 38 Minutes in 7 Matches (last week 22 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 34 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 29 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 31 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 29 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 21 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 21Minutes)
WWE NXT: 15 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 9 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 177 Minutes in 27 Matches (Last Week: 139 Minutes in 28 Matches)
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 38 Minutes (up from 22 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 21 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Smackdown: 19 Minutes (up from 14.5 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 15.5 Minutes (up from 9.67 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 15 Minutes (up from 9 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 11.33 Minutes (down from 14.5 Minutes)
Per Match Averages (this week):
WWE Smackdown: 7.6 Minutes (up from 5.8 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 7.5 Minutes (up from 4.5 Minutes)br> WWE Superstars: 7 Minutes (No Change)
TNA Impact: 6.8 Minutes (up from 4.83 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 6.2 Minutes (down from 3.22 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 5.43 Minutes (down from 7.33 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Douglas Williams versus A.J. Styles: 15 Minutes (TNA Impact December 23)
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: 13 Mintues (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Miz, Sheamus, and Alex Riley versus John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, and Randy Orton: 11 Minutes (WWE Raw December 20)
Miz versus Randy Orton: 11 Minutes (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Shortest Matches
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute (TNA Impact December 23)
Santino Marella versus Chavo Guerrero: 3 Minutes (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Roderick Strong versus Davey Richards: 3 Minutes (Ring of Honor December 20)
Overall Totals
Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Smackdown: 1,246 Minutes
WWE Raw: 1,175 Minutes
TNA Impact: 1,148 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 1,043 Minutes
WWE Superstars: 869 Minutes
WWE NXT: 455 Minutes
[Season 4: 36 Minutes]
[Season 3: 90 Minutes]
[Season 2: 158 Minutes]
[Season 1: 171 Minutes]
Overall Wrestling Time: 5,936 Minutes
Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 266 Matches
TNA Impact: 232 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 226 Matches
WWE Superstars: 146 Matches
Ring of Honor: 138 Matches
WWE NXT: 101 Matches
[Season 4: 6 Matches]
[Season 3: 24 Matches]
[Season 2: 31 Matches]
[Season 1: 40 Matches]
Total Number of Matches: 1,109
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 26.08 Minutes (up from 25.77 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 19.75 Minutes (up from 19.72 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.16 Minutes (up from 14.05 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 12.76 Minutes (down from 12.80 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 12.63 Minutes (up from 12.57 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 10.34 Minutes (up from 10.23 Minutes)
[Season 4: 12 Minutes (up from 10.5 Minutes)]
[Season 3: 6.92 Minutes]
[Season 2: 12.15 Minutes]
[Season 1: 11.4 Minutes]
Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.56 Minutes (down from 7.67 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5.95 Minutes (up from 5.93 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 5.51 Minutes (up from 5.47 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 4.95 Minutes (from 4.91 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 4.5 Minutes (from 4.44 Minutes)
[Season 4: 6 Minutes (up from 5.25 Minutes)]
[Season 3: 3.75 Minutes]
[Season 2: 5.1 Minutes]
[Season 1: 4.28 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 4.42 Minutes (up from 4.38 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Tyler Black versus Davey Richards: 27 Minutes (Ring of Honor October 18)
Christopher Daniels versus Tyler Black: 20 Minutes (Ring of Honor August 9)
Davey Richards versus Eddie Edwards: 20 Minutes (Ring of Honor April 26)
Shortest Matches
89 Total Matches at 1 Minute
The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute (TNA Impact December 23)
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Chris Masters versus Cody Rhodes: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 17)
John Morrison versus Sheamus: 1 Minute (WWE Raw December 13)
El Generico versus Bobby Shields: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor December 6)
Layla versus Rosa Mendes: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 3)
El Generico versus Steve Corino: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor November 29)
Michelle McCool versus Kelly Kelly: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 26)
Natalya and Kelly Kelly versus Michelle McCool and Layla: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 19)
Big Show versus Tyler Reks: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 19)
Ezekiel Jackson versus Brooklyn Brawler: 1 Minute (WWE Raw November 15)
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A number of records were set this week. While next week might have a dearth of wrestling because of the week between Christmas and New Year’s, this week had the most wrestling between the six shows with almost three hours of wrestling on the ten hours of television this week. This broke the previous high mark from August when TNA gave us ‘The Whole F’n Show’ and almost sixty minutes of wrestling on its own.
With the most wrestling in terms of total time, we also saw the most matches over ten minutes with eight of the twenty-seven matches this week in double digits and none of those matches were on Ring of Honor which still has the most matches in this category. WWE Smackdown is catching up after having three matches qualify and they are now only three behind Ring of Honor.
This week also saw four shows with more than thirty minutes of wrestling for only the second time in the ten months that I have done this column. Joining the shows that are more than an hour, Ring of Honor tied WWE Smackdown for the most wrestling this week with thirty-eight minutes thanks to the eight man gauntlet match.
I was originally going to consider the Ring of Honor Holiday Gauntlet as a single match, but after consulting with the By The Numbers Rules Committee, the ruling was that since there was time between the matches of the gauntlet, it was in fact seven separate matches.
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). If an episode of Impact has more than a minute of wrestling on Reaction, Impact is considered a three hour show.
Breakdown of the matches on each show:
WWE Raw
Alicia Fox versus Melina versus Eve Torres: 3 Minutes
William Regal versus Daniel Bryan: 4 Minutes
Santino Marella and Tamina versus Ted DiBiase and Maryse: 3 Minutes
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler: 10 Minutes
Miz, Sheamus, and Alex Riley versus John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, and Randy Orton: 11 Minutes
Ring of Honor
Jay Briscoe versus Steve Corino: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Jay Briscoe: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Rhett Titus: 6 Minutes
Christopher Daniels versus Davey Richards: 6 Minutes
Davey Richards versus Claudio Castagnoli: 5 Minutes
Davey Richards versus Chris Hero: 6 Minutes
Roderick Strong versus Davey Richards: 3 Minutes
WWE NXT
Jacob Novak versus Johnny Curtis: 5 Minutes
Brodus Clay, Ted DiBiase, and Maryse versus Byron Saxton, Chris Masters, Natalya: 10 Minutes
WWE Superstars
Zack Ryder versus David Hart Smith: 8 Minutes
Darren Young and Yoshi Tatsu versus The Usos: 5 Minutes
Michelle McCool and Layla versus Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix: 8 Minutes
TNA Impact
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute
Frankie Kazarian versus Robbie E versus Jeremy Buck versus Max Buck: 3 Minutes
Madison Rayne and Tara versus Angelina Love and Winter: 5 Minutes
Douglas Williams versus A.J. Styles: 15 Minutes
Beer Money, Jeff Hardy, and Abyss versus Motor City Machine Guns, Rob Van Dam, and Matt Morgan: 10 Minutes
WWE Smackdown
Miz versus Randy Orton: 11 Minutes
Santino Marella versus Chavo Guerrero: 3 Minutes
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute
Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio versus Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio: 10 Minutes
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: 13 Mintues
This Week’s Totals
Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:
WWE Smackdown: 38 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week 29 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 38 Minutes in 7 Matches (last week 22 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 34 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 29 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 31 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 29 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 21 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 21Minutes)
WWE NXT: 15 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 9 Minutes)
Total Wrestling for the Week: 177 Minutes in 27 Matches (Last Week: 139 Minutes in 28 Matches)
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 38 Minutes (up from 22 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 21 Minutes (No Change)
WWE Smackdown: 19 Minutes (up from 14.5 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 15.5 Minutes (up from 9.67 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 15 Minutes (up from 9 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 11.33 Minutes (down from 14.5 Minutes)
Per Match Averages (this week):
WWE Smackdown: 7.6 Minutes (up from 5.8 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 7.5 Minutes (up from 4.5 Minutes)br> WWE Superstars: 7 Minutes (No Change)
TNA Impact: 6.8 Minutes (up from 4.83 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 6.2 Minutes (down from 3.22 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 5.43 Minutes (down from 7.33 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Douglas Williams versus A.J. Styles: 15 Minutes (TNA Impact December 23)
John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: 13 Mintues (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Miz, Sheamus, and Alex Riley versus John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, and Randy Orton: 11 Minutes (WWE Raw December 20)
Miz versus Randy Orton: 11 Minutes (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Shortest Matches
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute (TNA Impact December 23)
Santino Marella versus Chavo Guerrero: 3 Minutes (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Roderick Strong versus Davey Richards: 3 Minutes (Ring of Honor December 20)
Overall Totals
Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Smackdown: 1,246 Minutes
WWE Raw: 1,175 Minutes
TNA Impact: 1,148 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 1,043 Minutes
WWE Superstars: 869 Minutes
WWE NXT: 455 Minutes
[Season 4: 36 Minutes]
[Season 3: 90 Minutes]
[Season 2: 158 Minutes]
[Season 1: 171 Minutes]
Overall Wrestling Time: 5,936 Minutes
Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 266 Matches
TNA Impact: 232 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 226 Matches
WWE Superstars: 146 Matches
Ring of Honor: 138 Matches
WWE NXT: 101 Matches
[Season 4: 6 Matches]
[Season 3: 24 Matches]
[Season 2: 31 Matches]
[Season 1: 40 Matches]
Total Number of Matches: 1,109
Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 26.08 Minutes (up from 25.77 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 19.75 Minutes (up from 19.72 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.16 Minutes (up from 14.05 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 12.76 Minutes (down from 12.80 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 12.63 Minutes (up from 12.57 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 10.34 Minutes (up from 10.23 Minutes)
[Season 4: 12 Minutes (up from 10.5 Minutes)]
[Season 3: 6.92 Minutes]
[Season 2: 12.15 Minutes]
[Season 1: 11.4 Minutes]
Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.56 Minutes (down from 7.67 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5.95 Minutes (up from 5.93 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 5.51 Minutes (up from 5.47 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 4.95 Minutes (from 4.91 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 4.5 Minutes (from 4.44 Minutes)
[Season 4: 6 Minutes (up from 5.25 Minutes)]
[Season 3: 3.75 Minutes]
[Season 2: 5.1 Minutes]
[Season 1: 4.28 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 4.42 Minutes (up from 4.38 Minutes)
Longest Matches
Tyler Black versus Davey Richards: 27 Minutes (Ring of Honor October 18)
Christopher Daniels versus Tyler Black: 20 Minutes (Ring of Honor August 9)
Davey Richards versus Eddie Edwards: 20 Minutes (Ring of Honor April 26)
Shortest Matches
89 Total Matches at 1 Minute
The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Jeff Jarrett versus Amazing Red: 1 Minute (TNA Impact December 23)
Drew McIntyre versus Kaval: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 21)
Chris Masters versus Cody Rhodes: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 17)
John Morrison versus Sheamus: 1 Minute (WWE Raw December 13)
El Generico versus Bobby Shields: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor December 6)
Layla versus Rosa Mendes: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown December 3)
El Generico versus Steve Corino: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor November 29)
Michelle McCool versus Kelly Kelly: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 26)
Natalya and Kelly Kelly versus Michelle McCool and Layla: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 19)
Big Show versus Tyler Reks: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown November 19)
Ezekiel Jackson versus Brooklyn Brawler: 1 Minute (WWE Raw November 15)
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