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WWE’s Money in the Bank 2018 lasted for 4 hours 14 minutes and 17 seconds (4h 14m 17s). 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.
PPV Timing for Money in the Bank 2018
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
| 0m 00s | 0m 21s | Then, Now, Forever | 0m 21s |
| 0m 21s | 3m 20s | Video hyping Money in the Bank | 2m 59s |
| 3m 20s | 4m 00s | Welcome to Money in the Bank | 0m 40s |
| 4m 00s | 6m 34s | Pre-match: Bryan vs. Big Cass | 2m 34s |
| 6m 34s | 21m 51s | Bryan vs. Big Cass | 15m 17s |
| 21m 51s | 23m 25s | Post-match: Bryan vs. Big Cass | 1m 34s |
| 23m 25s | 24m 22s | Ad for UK Championship Tournament | 0m 57s |
| 24m 22s | 27m 40s | Backstage with New Day & Owens | 3m 18s |
| 27m 40s | 30m 35s | Pre-match: Lashley vs. Zayn | 2m 55s |
| 30m 35s | 37m 10s | Lashley vs. Zayn | 6m 35s |
| 37m 10s | 38m 06s | Post-match: Lashley vs. Zayn | 0m 56s |
| 38m 06s | 38m 22s | Ad for Gold Bond | 0m 16s |
| 38m 22s | 38m 54s | Ad for Mile 22 | 0m 32s |
| 38m 54s | 39m 57s | Backstage glance at Rousey & Jax | 1m 03s |
| 39m 57s | 40m 40s | Ad for Miz and Mrs | 0m 43s |
| 40m 40s | 46m 44s | Pre-match: Rollins vs. Elias | 6m 04s |
| 46m 44s | 1h 03m 45s | Rollins vs. Elias | 17m 01s |
| 1h 03m 45s | 1h 05m 15s | Post-match: Rollins vs. Elias | 1m 30s |
| 1h 05m 15s | 1h 05m 46s | Ad for WWE Champions mobile game | 0m 31s |
| 1h 05m 46s | 1h 06m 41s | Hype for Extreme Rules 2018 | 0m 55s |
| 1h 06m 41s | 1h 16m 49s | Pre-match: Women's Ladder Match | 10m 08s |
| 1h 16m 49s | 1h 35m 15s | Women's Ladder Match | 18m 26s |
| 1h 35m 15s | 1h 37m 05s | Post-match: Women's Ladder Match | 1m 50s |
| 1h 37m 05s | 1h 38m 46s | Backstage with Angle, Paige, Corbin | 1m 41s |
| 1h 38m 46s | 1h 39m 08s | Filler commentary | 0m 22s |
| 1h 39m 08s | 1h 48m 03s | Pre-match: Reigns vs. Mahal | 8m 55s |
| 1h 48m 03s | 2h 03m 44s | Reigns vs. Mahal | 15m 41s |
| 2h 03m 44s | 2h 05m 19s | Post-match: Reigns vs. Mahal | 1m 35s |
| 2h 05m 19s | 2h 07m 06s | Special Olympics video: Katie Millar | 1m 47s |
| 2h 07m 06s | 2h 09m 41s | Recap of earlier matches | 2m 35s |
| 2h 09m 41s | 2h 16m 25s | Pre-match: Carmella vs. Asuka | 6m 44s |
| 2h 16m 25s | 2h 27m 29s | Carmella vs. Asuka | 11m 04s |
| 2h 27m 29s | 2h 29m 02s | Post-match: Carmella vs. Asuka | 1m 33s |
| 2h 29m 02s | 2h 29m 18s | Ad for Gold Bond | 0m 16s |
| 2h 29m 18s | 2h 30m 09s | Hype for Bruce Prichard podcast | 0m 51s |
| 2h 30m 09s | 2h 31m 26s | Hype for WWE Super Show-Down | 1m 17s |
| 2h 31m 26s | 2h 39m 40s | Pre-match: Styles vs. Nakamura | 8m 14s |
| 2h 39m 40s | 3h 10m 43s | Styles vs. Nakamura | 31m 03s |
| 3h 10m 43s | 3h 13m 38s | Post-match: Styles vs. Nakamura | 2m 55s |
| 3h 13m 38s | 3h 14m 55s | Hype for WWE 24: The Hardys - Woken | 1m 17s |
| 3h 14m 55s | 3h 15m 20s | Filler commentary | 0m 25s |
| 3h 15m 20s | 3h 22m 31s | Pre-match: Jax vs. Rousey | 7m 11s |
| 3h 22m 31s | 3h 33m 21s | Jax vs. Rousey | 10m 50s |
| 3h 33m 21s | 3h 34m 19s | Post-match: Jax vs. Rousey | 0m 58s |
| 3h 34m 19s | 3h 34m 59s | Pre-match: Jax vs. Bliss | 0m 40s |
| 3h 34m 59s | 3h 35m 31s | Jax vs. Bliss | 0m 32s |
| 3h 35m 31s | 3h 37m 30s | Post-match: Jax vs. Bliss | 1m 59s |
| 3h 37m 30s | 3h 37m 45s | Ad for Total Bellas | 0m 15s |
| 3h 37m 45s | 3h 38m 31s | Hype for Extreme Rules 2018 | 0m 46s |
| 3h 38m 31s | 3h 38m 55s | Filler commentary | 0m 24s |
| 3h 38m 55s | 3h 52m 02s | Pre-match: Men's Ladder Match | 13m 07s |
| 3h 52m 02s | 4h 11m 57s | Men's Ladder Match | 19m 55s |
| 4h 11m 57s | 4h 14m 17s | Post-match: Men's Ladder Match | 2m 20s |
Match Times
The 10 matches combined for a total time of 2h 26m 24s. This means that 57.6% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 18th highest percentage in this category out of the 75 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 Money in the Bank 2018. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 542 matches in my data set.
- 31m 03s: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (20th longest out of 542 matches)
- 19m 55s: Men’s Ladder Match (112th)
- 18m 26s: Women’s Ladder Match (128th)
- 17m 01s: Seth Rollins vs. Elias (152nd)
- 15m 41s: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal (182nd)
- 15m 17s: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass (194th)
- 11m 04s: Carmella vs. Asuka (316th)
- 10m 50s: Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey (326th)
- 6m 35s: Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn (473rd)
- 0m 32s: Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss (534th)
Pre-match Segments
The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 1h 06m 32s, which is 26.2% of the show. This is the 21st highest percentage in this category out of the 75 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of pre-match segment time for all 10 matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median pre-match segment time in my data set is 5m 49s and the average time is 6m 23s.
- 13m 07s: Men’s Ladder Match
- 10m 08s: Women’s Ladder Match
- 8m 55s: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal
- 8m 14s: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- 7m 11s: Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey
- 6m 44s: Carmella vs. Asuka
- 6m 04s: Seth Rollins vs. Elias
- 2m 55s: Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
- 2m 34s: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
- 0m 40s: Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss
Six matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. The videos hyping the Women’s Ladder match (2m 33s), Mahal’s match (2m 34s), Asuka’s match (2m 51s), Nakamura’s match (3m 08s), Rousey’s match (3m 09s), and the Men’s Ladder match (3m 07s) combined to take up 17m 22s of the pre-match segment time.
Deciding on the boundary between the post-match segment for Nia’s first match and the pre-match segment for her second match is somewhat arbitrary. I chose the point when Rousey was off camera after Alexa sent her over the table as this boundary point.
Post-match Segments
The post-match segments combined for a total time of 17m 10s, which is 6.8% of the show. This is the 68th highest percentage in this category out of the 75 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of the post-match segment time for all 10 matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median post-match segment time in my data set is 1m 59s and the average time is 2m 27s.
- 2m 55s: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- 2m 20s: Men’s Ladder Match
- 1m 59s: Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss
- 1m 50s: Women’s Ladder Match
- 1m 35s: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal
- 1m 34s: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
- 1m 33s: Carmella vs. Asuka
- 1m 30s: Seth Rollins vs. Elias
- 0m 58s: Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey
- 0m 56s: Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
Miscellaneous Segments
That leaves about 9.5% (24m 11s) of the show for everything else. This is the 58th highest percentage in this category out of the 75 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. Money in the Bank 2018 included 9 different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:
- Block 1: 4m 00s (Then Now Forever; Opening hype video)
- Block 2: 4m 15s (Ad for UK Championship Tourney; Backstage w/ Owens & New Day)
- Block 3: 2m 34s (Ads for Gold Bond, Mile 22, Miz and Mrs; Rousey backstage)
- Block 4: 1m 26s (Ads for Extreme Rules & WWE Champions mobile game)
- Block 5: 2m 03s (Backstage with Angle, Paige, and Corbin)
- Block 6: 4m 22s (Special Olympics video; Recap of earlier matches)
- Block 7: 2m 24s (Ads for Gold Bond, Prichard podcast, WWE Super Show-Down)
- Block 8: 1m 42s (Hype for WWE 24: The Hardys - Woken )
- Block 9: 1m 25s (Ads for Total Bellas & Extreme Rules)
Summary
The overall run time for Money in the Bank 2018 was 4h 14m 17s, and this ranks 5th highest out of all 75 events in my data set.
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 542 entries in my data set.
- 42m 12s: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (30th longest out of 542 entries)
- 35m 22s: Men’s Ladder Match (76th)
- 30m 24s: Women’s Ladder Match (125th)
- 26m 11s: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal (169th)
- 24m 35s: Seth Rollins vs. Elias (198th)
- 19m 25s: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass (296th)
- 19m 21s: Carmella vs. Asuka (297th)
- 18m 59s: Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey (307th)
- 10m 26s: Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn (493rd)
- 3m 11s: Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss (542nd)
If both of Nia’s matches are merged together, it would rank 242nd on the list.
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 62.2%.
(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.)
- 78.7%: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
- 73.6%: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- 69.2%: Seth Rollins vs. Elias
- 63.1%: Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
- 60.6%: Women’s Ladder Match
- 59.9%: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal
- 57.2%: Carmella vs. Asuka
- 57.1%: Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey
- 56.3%: Men’s Ladder Match
- 16.8%: Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss
If both of Nia’s matches are merged into one block of time, the Match Time Percentage would be 51.3%.
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Final Results for Money in the Bank 2018
Match - 57.6% - 2h 26m 24s
Pre-match - 26.2% - 1h 06m 32s
Post-match - 6.8% - 17m 10s
Miscellaneous - 9.5% - 24m 11s