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LionDen
04-13-2015, 01:32 PM
BThis week saw a decrease in the amount of wrestling from last week because of Wrestlemania even though that was two weeks ago. NXT featured footage from Wrestlemania AXXESS, the San Jose house show, and Wrestlemania. Ring of Honor featured matches from Super Card of Honor. Unfortunately, none of these matches qualified for this column. Both shows will return with qualifying matches next weekend.

Without the two shows this week to qualify, the totals were down 61 minutes from last week to 148 minutes. If you only include the five shows that aired on both weeks, the drop was only ten minutes, with most of that due to the 20 minute decrease from Impact.

Raw won the week with 56 minutes of wrestling, an increase of five minutes from last week. This was the third straight increase after the lowest three hour Raw total. Impact fell to second place with 32 minutes of wrestling, a drop of 20 minutes from last week. Smackdown moved back into third place with 29 minutes of wrestling. This broke a two week streak of 21 minutes of wrestling. Fourth place went to Main Event with 21 minutes of wrestling while Superstars finished in last place with 10 minutes of wrestling.

One of the things that I have been waiting to see happen is the drop below the six minute per match average for Superstars. Since the debut of Main Event, Superstars has been limited to two matches most weeks and usually no more than 13 minutes of wrestling a week. With this week’s 10 minute total, Superstars fell below 6 minutes. If there had been 11 minutes of wrestling this week, Superstars would have averaged exactly 6 minutes of wrestling per match.

This week saw the WWE total pass 29,000 minutes. Impact passed 7,300 minutes this week. There will be a number of barriers passed next week.

Corresponding Zip Codes

Overall Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (40625)
WWE Wrestling Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (29100)
Ring of Honor Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (04201)
TNA Total: No Corresponding Zip Code (07324)
Total Wrestling Matches: No Corresponding Zip Code (07277)
WWE Wrestling Matches: Bakersfield, Vermont (05441)

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
Randy Orton versus Kane: 4 Minutes
Seth Rollins versus Neville: 9 Minutes
John Cena versus Stardust: 10 Minutes
Naomi and Paige versus Nikki Bella and Brie Bella: 5 Minutes
Luke Harper versus Ryback: 3 Minutes
Sin Cara and Kalisto versus Xavier Woods and Big E: 3 Minutes
Roman Reigns versus Big Show: 8 Minutes
Sheamus versus Mark Henry: 3 Minutes
Miz versus Damien Sandow: 5 Minutes
Roman Reigns versus Ryback versus Randy Orton: 6 Minutes

WWE Main Event
Fandango versus R Truth: 5 Minutes
Summer Rae versus Emma: 6 Minutes
Heath Slater versus Mark Henry: 1 Minute
Jack Swagger versus Miz: 9 Minutes

WWE NXT
No Qualifying Matches

WWE Smackdown
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro versus Big E and Kofi Kingston: 6 Minutes
Neville versus Curtis Axel: 2 Minutes
Alicia Fox versus Natalya: 4 Minutes
Erick Rowan versus Bray Wyatt: 5 Minutes
Wade Barrett, Big Show, and Sheamus versus Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, and Roman Reigns: 12 Minutes

WWE Superstars
Jack Swagger versus Adam Rose: 4 Minutes
Curtis Axel versus R Truth: 6 Minutes

TNA Impact
Gail Kim versus Awesome Kong: 7 Minutes
Khoya versus Manik versus Abyss: 3 Minutes
Drew Galloway, Eli Drake, and Mica versus MVP, Low Ki, and Kenny King: 7 Minutes
Davey Richards versus Zema Ion: 5 Minutes
Eric Young versus Lashley versus Kurt Angle: 10 Minutes

Ring of Honor
No Qualifying Matches

This Week’s Totals

Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:

WWE Raw: 56 Minutes in 10 Matches (last week: 51 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 32 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 52 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 29 Minutes in 5 Matches (last week: 21 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 21 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 23 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 10 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week 11 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: No Qualifying Matches (last week: 28 Minutes)
WWE NXT: No Qualifying Matches (last week: 23 Minutes)

Total Wrestling for the Week: 148 Minutes in 26 Matches (Last Week: 209 Minutes in 32 Matches)

Hourly Averages
WWE Main Event: 21 Minutes (down from 23 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 18.67 Minutes (up from 17 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 16 Minutes (down from 26 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.5 Minutes (up from 10.5 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 10 Minutes (down from 11 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (down from 28 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 0 Minutes (down from 23 Minutes)

Match Averages (this week):
TNA Impact: 6.4 Minutes (down from 13 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 5.8 Minutes (up from 4.2 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 5.6 Minutes (down from 6.38 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 5.25 Minutes (down from 7.67 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 5 Minutes (down from 5.5 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 0 Minutes (down from 4.6 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 0 Minutes (down from 5.6 Minutes)

Longest Matches
Wade Barrett, Big Show, and Sheamus versus Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, and Roman Reigns: 12 Minutes (WWE Smackdown April 9)
Eric Young versus Lashley versus Kurt Angle: 10 Minutes (TNA Impact April 10)
John Cena versus Stardust: 10 Minutes (WWE Raw April 6)

Shortest Matches
Heath Slater versus Mark Henry: 1 Minute (WWE Main Event April 8)
Neville versus Curtis Axel: 2 Minutes (WWE Smackdown April 9)
Khoya versus Manik versus Abyss: 3 Minutes (TNA Impact April 10)
Sheamus versus Mark Henry: 3 Minutes (WWE Raw April 6)
Luke Harper versus Ryback: 3 Minutes (WWE Raw April 6)
Sin Cara and Kalisto versus Xavier Woods and Big E: 3 Minutes (WWE Raw April 6)

Overall Totals

Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 9,585 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 7,689 Minutes
[On Syfy (Thursday Night): 382 Minutes]
[On Syfy (Friday Night): 6,476 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 831 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 7,324 Minutes
[On Destination America: 492 Minutes]
[On SpikeTV: 6,832 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 4,764 Minutes
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 240 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: 4,271 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 645 Minutes]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 2,473 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 4,201 Minutes
[On Sinclair: 2,851 Minutes]
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 2,791 Minutes
[On WWE Network: 1,171 Minutes]
[On ION: 1,620 Minutes]

Overall Wrestling Time: 40,625 Minutes

Total Time by Company
WWE: 29,100 Minutes
TNA: 7,324 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 4,201 Minutes

Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,876 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 1,543 Matches
[On Syfy (Thursday): 76 Matches]
[On Syfy (Friday): 1,315 Matches]
[On MyNetworkTV: 152 Matches]
TNA Impact: 1,299 Matches
[On Destination America: 70 Matches]
[On SpikeTV: 1,229 Matches]
WWE NXT: 922 Matches
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesdays): 46 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: 712 Matches
[On WWE Network: 111 Matches]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 407 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 537 Matches
[On Sinclair: 363 Matches]
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 388 Matches
[On WWE Network: 188 Matches]
[On ION: 200 Matches]

Total Number of Matches: 7,277

Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 5,441 Matches
TNA: 1,299 Matches
Ring of Honor: 537 Matches

Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 24.01 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 23.18 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 21.305 Minutes (down from 21.308 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 20.543 Minutes (up from 20.536 Minutes)]
[On ION: 21.89 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 18.32 Minutes (No Change)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 21.82 Minutes (No Change)]
[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: 16.24 Minutes (down from 16.26 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 11.52 Minutes (down from 11.55 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com/Hulu Plus: 16.75 Minutes]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
Overall Average: 15.789 Minutes (up from 15.787 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 14.345 Minutes (up from 14.344 Minutes)
[On Syfy (Thursday): 14.69 Minutes (down from 14.71 Minutes)]
[On Syfy (Friday): 15.13 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 13.4 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 14.03 Minutes (up from 14.02 Minutes)
[On Destination America: 17.57 Minutes (down from 17.69 Minutes)]
[On SpikeTV: 13.83 Minutes]
WWE Raw: 13.97 Minutes (up from 13.95 Minutes)

Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 24.01 Minutes
WWE: 15.51 Minutes (up from 15.508 Minutes)
TNA: 14.03 Minutes

Per Match Averages
Ring of Honor: 7.82 Minutes (No Change)
[On Sinclair: 7.85 Minutes (No Change)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 7.19 Minutes (down from 7.213 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 6.23 Minutes (down from 6.25 Minutes)]
[On ION: 8.10 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 5.998 Minutes (down from 6.001 Minutes)
[On WWE Network: 5.81 Minutes (down from 5.826 Minutes)]
[On WWE.com: 6.076 Minutes]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
TNA Impact: 5.638 Minutes (up from 5.635 Minutes)
[On Destination America: 7.03 Minutes (down from 7.08 Minutes)
[On SpikeTV: 5.56 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.5826 Minutes (up from 5.5823 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.167 Minutes (No Change)
[Season 8 (WWE Network Wednesday): 5.33 Minutes (No Change)]
[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: 5.109 Minutes (up from 5.107 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.983 Minutes (up from 4.98 Minutes)
[On Syfy (Thursday): 5.02 Minutes (up from 4.97 Minutes)]
[On Syfy (Friday): 4.925 Minutes]
[On MyNetworkTV: 5.47 Minutes]

Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.82 Minutes
TNA: 5.638 Minutes
WWE: 5.348 Minutes (up from 5.347 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: 1,082 Matches

Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 753 Matches
[Raw: 260 Matches]
[Smackdown: 196 Matches]
[NXT: 123 Matches]
[Main Event: 112 Matches]
[Superstars: 62 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 169 Matches
TNA: 160 Matches

Shortest Matches
572 Total Matches at 1 Minute

One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 485 Matches
[Raw: 217 Matches]
[Smackdown: 174 Matches]
[NXT: 75 Matches]
[Superstars: 11 Matches]
[Main Event: 8 Matches]
TNA: 64 Matches
Ring of Honor: 23 Matches

The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
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)
Dean Ambrose versus R Truth: 1 Minute (Smackdown March 19)
Rusev versus Curtis Axel: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 9)
Baron Corbin versus Tony Briggs: 1 Minute (WWE NXT March 4)