WWE Payback 2017 match times stats breakdown

WWE's Payback 2017 lasted for 2 hours 45 minutes and 53 seconds (2h 45m 53s). 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.

Match Times

The 7 matches combined for a total time of 1h 35m 23s. This means that 57.5% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 15th highest percentage in this category out of the 57 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 Payback 2017. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 408 matches in my data set.

• 18m 31s: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt (94th longest out of 408 matches)
• 15m 57s: Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe (131st)
• 14m 01s: Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho (163rd)
• 12m 44s: Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus (192nd)
• 11m 42s: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman (212th)
• 11m 17s: Neville vs. Austin Aries (228th)
• 11m 11s: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (231st)

Pre-match Segments

The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 36m 40s, which is 22.1% of the show. This is the 33rd highest percentage in this category out of the 57 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 22s and the average time is 6m 02s.

• 8m 10s: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
• 6m 48s: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
• 5m 25s: Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe
• 5m 10s: Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus
• 4m 47s: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
• 3m 31s: Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho
• 2m 49s: Neville vs. Austin Aries

Three matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. The videos hyping Orton's match (3m 05s), Joe's match (2m 42s), and Strowman's match (4m 35s), combined to take up 10m 22s of the pre-match segment time.

Post-match Segments

The post-match segments combined for a total time of 20m 26s, which is 12.3% of the show. This is the 8th highest percentage in this category out of the 57 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 28s.

• 6m 53s: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
• 5m 00s: Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus
• 2m 24s: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
• 1m 49s: Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho
• 1m 42s: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
• 1m 23s: Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe
• 1m 15s: Neville vs. Austin Aries

Miscellaneous Segments

That leaves about 8.1% (13m 24s) of the show for everything else. This is the 56th highest percentage in this category out of the 57 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. Payback 2017 included 7 different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:

• Block 1: 3m 44s (Then Now Forever; Opening hype video and pyro)
• Block 2: 2m 34s (Ads for WWE Network and WWE Shop)
• Block 3: 1m 15s (Ad for Sleight; Hype for Backlash)
• Block 4: 1m 10s (Video for #WWEHero; Backstage Strowman promo)
• Block 5: 1m 03s (Ad for The Wall; Filler commentary)
• Block 6: 2m 08s (Ad for WWE Network; Hype for Raw Talk)
• Block 7: 1m 30s (Ad for The Resurrection of Gavin Stone; Hype for Backlash)

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 408 entries in my data set.

• 27m 43s: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt (108th longest out of 408 entries)
• 26m 45s: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman (118th)
• 22m 54s: Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus (163rd)
• 22m 45s: Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe (167th)
• 19m 21s: Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho (210th)
• 17m 40s: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (237th)
• 15m 21s: Neville vs. Austin Aries (278th)

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 63.0%.

(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.)

• 73.5%: Neville vs. Austin Aries
• 72.4%: Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho
• 70.1%: Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe
• 66.8%: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
• 63.3%: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
• 55.6%: Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus
• 43.7%: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

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Final Results for Payback 2017

Match - 57.5% - 1h 35m 23s

Pre-match - 22.1% - 36m 40s

Post-match - 12.3% - 20m 26s

Miscellaneous - 8.1% - 13m 24s