WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 match times stats breakdown

WWE's Hell in a Cell 2016 lasted for 3 hours 16 minutes and 25 seconds (3h 16m 25s). Here is a breakdown of the timing for every single second of the show, in chronological order.

The matches are in bold. The "pre-match" segments include video packages, entrances, ring introductions, and any verbal promos that occur right before a match officially begins. The "post-match" segments include any celebrations, replays, angles, attacks, or promos that occur right after a match is finished.

Start	End	Description	Duration
0m 00s	0m 22s	Now, Then, Forever	0m 22s
0m 22s	2m 47s	Video hyping Hell in a Cell 2016	2m 25s
2m 47s	3m 53s	Opening pyro	1m 06s
3m 53s	9m 33s	Pre-match for Reigns vs Rusev	5m 40s
9m 33s	34m 08s	Reigns vs Rusev	24m 35s
34m 08s	36m 19s	Post-match for Reigns vs Rusev	2m 11s
36m 19s	37m 03s	Filler commentary	0m 44s
37m 03s	38m 02s	Raw recap of Owens/Rollins feud	0m 59s
38m 02s	40m 53s	Backstage Owens promo	2m 51s
40m 53s	43m 21s	Pre-match for Bayley vs Dana	2m 28s
43m 21s	49m 48s	Bayley vs Dana	6m 27s
49m 48s	50m 41s	Post-match for Bayley vs Dana	0m 53s
50m 41s	51m 42s	Ad for KFC starring Ziggler and Miz	1m 01s
51m 42s	52m 43s	Commercial for WWE 2K17	1m 01s
52m 43s	55m 49s	Backstage with Foley, Stephanie, Y2J	3m 06s
55m 49s	56m 21s	Hype for Raw Talk	0m 32s
56m 21s	1h 02m 30s	Pre-match for Enzo and Cass vs The Club	6m 09s
1h 02m 30s	1h 09m 15s	Enzo and Cass vs The Club	6m 45s
1h 09m 15s	1h 10m 11s	Post-match for Enzo and Cass vs The Club	0m 56s
1h 10m 11s	1h 11m 15s	Ad for Komen Foundation	1m 04s
1h 11m 15s	1h 11m 46s	Ad for Survivor Series 2016	0m 31s
1h 11m 46s	1h 20m 10s	Pre-match for Owens vs Rollins	8m 24s
1h 20m 10s	1h 43m 19s	Owens vs Rollins	23m 09s
1h 43m 19s	1h 47m 37s	Post-match for Owens vs Rollins	4m 18s
1h 47m 37s	1h 49m 01s	Kickoff panel discussion	1m 24s
1h 49m 01s	1h 50m 03s	Video recap of pre-show match	1m 02s
1h 50m 03s	1h 53m 58s	Pre-match for TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick	3m 55s
1h 53m 58s	2h 04m 28s	TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick	10m 30s
2h 04m 28s	2h 05m 55s	Post-match for TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick	1m 27s
2h 05m 55s	2h 07m 43s	Commercial for WWE Network	1m 48s
2h 07m 43s	2h 09m 14s	Hype for NXT TakeOver and Survivor Series	1m 31s
2h 09m 14s	2h 11m 57s	Pre-match for New Day vs Cesaro, Sheamus	2m 43s
2h 11m 57s	2h 12m 42s	Plug for PPV theme song and Raw Talk	0m 45s
2h 12m 42s	2h 18m 59s	Pre-match for New Day vs Cesaro, Sheamus	6m 17s
2h 18m 59s	2h 30m 17s	New Day vs Cesaro, Sheamus	11m 18s
2h 30m 17s	2h 31m 41s	Post-match for New Day vs Cesaro, Sheamus	1m 24s
2h 31m 41s	2h 33m 47s	Hype for Goldberg vs Lesnar	2m 06s
2h 33m 47s	2h 51m 40s	Pre-match for Sasha vs Charlotte	17m 53s
2h 51m 40s	3h 13m 52s	Sasha vs Charlotte	22m 12s
3h 13m 52s	3h 16m 25s	Post-match for Sasha vs Charlotte	2m 33s

Match Times

The 7 matches combined for a total time of 1h 44m 56s. This means that 53.4% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 27th highest percentage in this category out of the 49 WWE pay-per-view (PPV) events in my data set, which begins with Royal Rumble 2013.

Here is the sorted list of match times for Hell in a Cell 2016. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 352 matches in my data set.

• 24m 35s: Roman Reigns vs Rusev (26th longest out of 352 matches)
• 23m 09s: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins (40th)
• 22m 12s: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair (47th)
• 11m 18s: New Day vs Cesaro and Sheamus (191st)
• 10m 30s: TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick (209th)
• 6m 45s: Enzo and Big Cass vs Gallows and Anderson (296th)
• 6m 27s: Bayley vs Dana Brooke (306th)

This is the second straight year where a Roman Reigns HIAC match that took place early in the night ended up as the longest HIAC match of the night.

Perkins and Kendrick had a nearly identical match time at Hell in a Cell 2016 (10m 30s) as they did last month at Clash of Champions 2016 (10m 31s).

Sasha versus Charlotte was the longest women's match on PPV in WWE since at least the start of 2013 when I started tracking this match time data.  It blew away the next-longest time of 16m 02s, which occurred at WrestleMania 32.

Chris Jericho was inside the cell for the final 8m 51s of the match between Rollins and Owens.

Pre-match Segments

The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 53m 29s, which is 27.2% of the show. This is the 7th highest percentage in this category out of the 49 events in my data set.

Here is the sorted list of pre-match segment time for all 7 matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median pre-match segment time in my data set is 5m 17s and the average time is 5m 52s.

• 17m 53s: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair
  
• 9m 00s: New Day vs Cesaro and Sheamus
• 8m 24s: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins
• 6m 09s: Enzo and Big Cass vs Gallows and Anderson
• 5m 40s: Roman Reigns vs Rusev
• 3m 55s: TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick
• 2m 28s: Bayley vs Dana Brooke

Two matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. The videos hyping KO's match (3m 15s) and Sasha's match (3m 05s) combined to take up 6m 20s of the pre-match segment time.

The pre-match segment for Charlotte's match was the second longest one in my data set, only trailing the pre-match segment for Rollins versus Ambrose from Hell in a Cell 2014.  Both pre-match segments were very similar in that there was a table spot that led to superstars being placed on a stretcher.  Approximately 8m 30s of the segment had lapsed when Charlotte sudenly initiated her attack on Sasha while the cell was still lowering.

Pre-match segments for New Day and Enzo Amore tend go long because these segments usually include a promo in the ring.

Post-match Segments

The post-match segments combined for a total time of 13m 42s, which is 7.0% of the show. This is the 44th highest percentage in this category out of the 49 events in my data set.

Here is the sorted list of the post-match segment time for all 7 matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median post-match segment time in my data set is 1m 57s and the average time is 2m 26s.

• 4m 18s: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins
• 2m 33s: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair
  
• 2m 11s: Roman Reigns vs Rusev
• 1m 27s: TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick
• 1m 24s: New Day vs Cesaro and Sheamus
• 0m 56s: Enzo and Big Cass vs Gallows and Anderson
• 0m 53s: Bayley vs Dana Brooke

Miscellaneous Segments

That leaves about 12.4% (24m 18s) of the show for everything else. This is the 27th highest percentage in this category out of the 49 events in my data set.

Most of these miscellaneous segments are crammed into the time after one post-match segment ends and before the next pre-match segment begins. Hell in a Cell 2016 included 7 different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:

• Block 1: 3m 53s (Then Now Forever; Opening hype video and pyro)
• Block 2: 4m 34s (Raw recap of Owens/Rollins feud; Backstage Owens promo)
• Block 3: 5m 40s (Ads for KFC and WWE 2K17; Backstage with Foley/Steph/Y2J)
• Block 4: 1m 35s (Ad for Komen Foundation; Ad for Survivor Series)
• Block 5: 2m 26s (Kickoff panel; Recap of pre-show match)
• Block 6: 4m 04s (Ad for WWE Network and upcoming events; Plug for theme song)
• Block 7: 2m 06s (Hype for Goldberg vs Lesnar at Survivor Series)

Summary

Here is a listing of how much total show time was allocated for each match when you add up all 3 components: pre-match time, match time, and post-match time. This list also includes where each total time ranks among the 352 entries in my data set.

• 42m 38s: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair (14th longest out of 352 entries)
• 35m 51s: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins (38th)
• 32m 26s: Roman Reigns vs Rusev (67th)
• 21m 42s: New Day vs Cesaro and Sheamus (150th)
• 15m 52s: TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick (230th)
• 13m 50s: Enzo and Big Cass vs Gallows and Anderson (255th)
• 9m 48s: Bayley vs Dana Brooke (324th)

Now here is a look at the "Match Time Percentage" for each match. For any given match, this percentage shows how the match time compares to the combined pre-match and post-match segment time. For some context, it's good to know that the median result here since 2013 is 62.8%.

(Here's an example calculation: an entry with a match time of 6m 00s, pre-match time of 3m 00s, and a post-match time of 1m 00s has a score of 60.0%, because the match time of 6m 00s is 60% of the total sum of 10m 00s for all three components.)

• 75.8%: Roman Reigns vs Rusev
• 66.2%: TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick
• 65.8%: Bayley vs Dana Brooke
• 64.6%: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins
• 52.1%: New Day vs Cesaro and Sheamus
• 52.1%: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair
  
• 48.8%: Enzo and Big Cass vs Gallows and Anderson

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As expected, Hell in a Cell 2016 spent a ton of time on the three cell matches.  Over 40 minutes of the show was dedicated to Sasha's main event match against Charlotte, which is remarkable considering there was no women's match that ever reached 30 minutes of total show time since the start of 2013.  WWE gave Sasha and Charlotte plenty of time to shine in the spotlight on this historic night.

Final Results for Hell in a Cell 2016

Match - 53.4% - 1h 44m 56s

Pre-match - 27.2% - 53m 29s

Post-match - 7.0% - 13m 42s

Miscellaneous - 12.4% - 24m 18s