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LionDen
04-02-2013, 12:38 AM
Raw won the week again, but with only thirty-five minutes of wrestling. Impact was in second with twenty-five minutes of wrestling. Ring of Honor came in third with twenty-one minutes. Smackdown had their lowest total for wrestling on a show since last August, but the eighteen minutes this week will feel like sixty because of the numerous video packages and Axxess video packages we will get next week.

This week’s 145 minutes tied for the lowest total when there was a full week of television in 2013 (the first week of the year only had 117 minutes, but Raw aired on New Year’s Eve.

The totals for March will appear on the next page and we have been very consistent the first three months because even with the lowest total on television this year, March’s totals were three minutes less than February and two minutes less than January. There were more matches this month on television so the per match average was lower as well as the amount of wrestling per hour.

This column does not include the matches from WWE's Saturday Morning Slam show.

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
Chris Jericho versus Dolph Ziggler: 5 Minutes
Mark Henry versus The Usos: 2 Minutes
Antonio Cesaro versus Alberto Del Rio: 3 Minutes
Daniel Bryan and Kane versus Darren Young and Titus O’Neil: 5 Minutes
Miz versus Wade Barrett: 9 Minutes
Zack Ryder, Great Khali, and Justin Gabriel versus Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns: 3 Minutes
Brodus Clay and Tensai versus Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow: 2 Minutes
Ryback versus Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, and Drew McIntyre: 4 Minutes
AJ Lee verus Kaitlyn: 2 Minutes

WWE Main Event
Kane versus Antonio Cesaro: 11 Minutes
Cameron and Naomi versus Nikki and Brie Bella: 4 Minutes

WWE NXT
Kaitlyn versus Natalya: 7 Minutes
Brodus Clay versus El Local: 2 Minutes
Randy Orton versus Damien Sandow: 9 Minutes

TNA Impact
Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez versus Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian: 8 Minutes
Kurt Angle, James Storm, and Eric Young versus Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, and DOC: 10 Minutes
Jeff Hardy versus Ken Anderson: 7 Minutes

WWE Superstars
Kofi Kingston versus Primo: 10 Minutes
Aksana versus Natalya: 3 Minutes

WWE Smackdown
Chris Jericho versus Wade Barrett: 5 Minutes
Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee versus Daniel Bryan and Kaitlyn: 3 Minutes
Great Khali versus Jack Swagger: 3 Minutes
Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, and Antonio Cesaro versus Big Show, Randy Orton, and Sheamus: 7 Minutes

Ring of Honor
Cliff Compton and Rhett Titus versus Caprice Alexander and Cedric Coleman: 6 Minutes
Jimmy Jacobs versus Mike Mondo: 7 Minutes
Steve Corino, Rhino, and Matt Hardy versus Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, and BJ Whitmer: 8 Minutes

This Week’s Totals

Total Amount of Wrestling on Shows:

WWE Raw: 35 Minutes in 9 Matches (last week: 40 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 25 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 26 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 21 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 22 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 18 Minutes in 4 Matches (last week: 26 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 18 Minutes in 3 Matches (last week: 20 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 15 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 19 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 13 Minutes in 2 Matches (last week: 10 Minutes)

Total Wrestling for the Week: 145 Minutes in 26 Matches (Last Week: 163 Minutes in 29 Matches)

Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 21 Minutes (down from 22 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 18 Minutes (down from 20 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 15 Minutes (down from 19 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 13 Minutes (up from 10 Minutes)
TNA Impact 12.5 Minutes (down from 13 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 11.67 Minutes (down from 13.33 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 9 Minutes (down from 13 Minutes)

Per Match Averages (this week):
TNA Impact: 8.33 Minutes (up from 6.5 Minutes)
WWE Main Event: 7.5 Minutes (up from 6.33 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 7 Minutes (down from 7.33 Minutes)
WWE Superstars: 6.5 Minutes (up from 5 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 6 Minutes (down from 6.67 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.5 Minutes (up from 4.33 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 3.89 Minutes (down from 5 Minutes)

Longest Matches
Kane versus Antonio Cesaro: 11 Minutes (WWE Main Event March 27)
Kofi Kingston versus Primo: 10 Minutes (WWE Superstars March 28)
Kurt Angle, James Storm, and Eric Young versus Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, and DOC: 10 Minutes (TNA Impact March 28)

Shortest Matches
Brodus Clay versus El Local: 2 Minutes (WWE NXT March 28)
Mark Henry versus The Usos: 2 Minutes (WWE Raw March 25)
Brodus Clay and Tensai versus Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow: 2 Minutes (WWE Raw March 25)

Overall Totals

Total Wrestling Time by Show
WWE Raw: 4,729 Minutes
WWE Smackdown: 4,524 Minutes
TNA Impact: 4,221 Minutes
WWE Superstars: 3,054 Minutes
[On WWE.com: 1,901 Minutes]
[On WGN: 1,153 Minutes]
Ring of Honor: 2,672 Minutes
[On HDNet: 1,350 Minutes]
[On Sinclair: 1,322 Minutes]
WWE NXT: 2,586 Minutes
[Season 6: 842 Minutes]
[Season 5: 1,164 Minutes]
[Season 4: 161 Minutes]
[Season 3: 90 Minutes]
[Season 2: 158 Minutes]
[Season 1: 171 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 491 Minutes

Overall Wrestling Time: 22,277 Minutes

Total Time by Company
WWE: 15,384 Minutes
TNA: 4,221 Minutes
Ring of Honor: 2,672 Minutes

Total Number of Matches by Show
WWE Raw: 1,026 Matches
WWE Smackdown: 917 Matches
TNA Impact: 820 Matches
WWE Superstars: 505 Matches
[On WWE.com: 311 Matches]
[On WGN: 194 Matches]
WWE NXT: 486 Matches
[Season 6: 165 Matches]
[Season 5: 197 Matches]
[Season 4: 29 Matches]
[Season 3: 24 Matches]
[Season 2: 31 Matches]
[Season 1: 40 Matches]
Ring of Honor: 345 Matches
[On HDNet: 174 Matches]
[On Sinclair: 171 Matches]
WWE Main Event: 57 Matches

Total Number of Matches: 4,156

Total Number of Matches by Company
WWE: 2,991 Matches
TNA: 820 Matches
Ring of Honor: 345 Matches

Hourly Averages
Ring of Honor: 23.44 Minutes (down from 23.46 Minutes)
[On HDNet: 25.96 Minutes]
[On Sinclair: 21.323 Minutes (down from 21.328 Minutes)]
WWE Superstars: 19.21 Minutes (down from 19.25 Minutes)
[On WWE.com: 19.01 Minutes (down from 19.07 Minutes)]
[On WGN: 19.54 Minutes]
WWE Main Event: 18.88 Minutes (down from 19.04 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 16.16 Minutes (up from 16.15 Minutes)
[Season 6: 21.05 Minutes (down from 21.13 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]
Overall Average: 15.093 Minutes (down from 15.107 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 13.96 Minutes (down from 13.99 Minutes)
TNA Impact: 13.109 Minutes (down from 13.112 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 12.747 Minutes (down from 12.755 Minutes)

Hourly Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 23.44 Minutes
WWE: 14.79 Minutes (down from 14.811 Minutes)
TNA: 13.109 Minutes

Per Match Averages
WWE Main Event: 8.61 Minutes (down from 8.65 Minutes)
Ring of Honor: 7.74 Minutes (down from 7.75 Minutes)
[On Sinclair: 7.73 Minutes (down from 7.74 Minutes)]
[On HDNet: 7.76 Minutes]
WWE Superstars: 6.048 Minutes (up from 6.046 Minutes)
[On WWE.com: 6.113 Minutes (up from 6.11 Minutes)]
[On WGN: 5.94 Minutes]
Overall Average: 5.36 Minutes (up from 5.359 Minutes)
WWE NXT: 5.32 Minutes (up from 5.317 Minutes)
[Season 6: 5.10 Minutes (up from 5.086 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]
TNA Impact: 5.15 Minutes (up from 5.136 Minutes)
WWE Smackdown: 4.933 Minutes (down from 4.935 Minutes)
WWE Raw: 4.609 Minutes (down from 4.616 Minutes)

Per Match Averages by Company
Ring of Honor: 7.74 Minutes
TNA: 5.15 Minutes
WWE: 5.143 Minutes (down from 5.1447 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)
Survival of the Fittest Elimination Match [Roderick Strong versus Davey Richards versus Michael Elgin versus Jay Lethal versus Adam Cole versus Mike Mondo]: 21 Minutes (Ring of Honor October 27, 2012)
John Cena, CM Punk, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, and Mason Ryan versus Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and David Otunga: 21 Minutes (WWE Raw October 3, 2011)

Total Number of Ten Minute Matches: 537 Matches

Ten Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 359 Matches
Ring of Honor: 106 Matches
TNA: 72 Matches

Shortest Matches
347 Total Matches at 1 Minute

One Minute Matches by Company
WWE: 283 Matches
TNA: 50 Matches
Ring of Honor: 14 Matches

The Last Ten Matches that Qualified:
Charlie Haas versus Grizzly Redwood: 1 Minute (Ring of Honor March 23)
Mark Henry versus Zack Ryder: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown March 22)
Brodus Clay and Tensai versus Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown March 22)
John Cena versus Darren Young: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 18)
Mark Henry versus Ryback: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown March 15)
Robbie E versus Rob Terry: 1 Minute (TNA Impact March 14)
Big Show versus Seth Rollins: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 11)
Ryback versus Heath Slater: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 11)
Billy Gunn and Road Dogg versus Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow: 1 Minute (WWE Raw March 11)
Yoshi Tatsu versus Mark Henry: 1 Minute (WWE Smackdown March 8)


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