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WWE’s Crown Jewel 2019 lasted for 3 hours 35 minutes and 53 seconds (3h 35m 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.
PPV Timing for Crown Jewel 2019
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
| 0m 00s | 0m 21s | Then, Now, Forever | 0m 21s |
| 0m 21s | 3m 38s | Video hyping Crown Jewel | 3m 17s |
| 3m 38s | 4m 55s | Opening pyro; welcome to Crown Jewel | 1m 17s |
| 4m 55s | 11m 21s | Pre-match: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | 6m 26s |
| 11m 21s | 13m 26s | Lesnar vs. Velasquez | 2m 05s |
| 13m 26s | 17m 48s | Post-match: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | 4m 22s |
| 17m 48s | 19m 01s | Promos for tag turmoil | 1m 13s |
| 19m 01s | 20m 22s | Ad for WWE Network | 1m 21s |
| 20m 22s | 20m 54s | Cole talks about Riyadh | 0m 32s |
| 20m 54s | 23m 31s | Pre-match: Tag Team Turmoil | 2m 37s |
| 23m 31s | 29m 15s | Lucha House Party vs. Ziggler & Roode | 5m 44s |
| 29m 15s | 29m 36s | Pre-match: Ryder & Hawkins vs. Ziggler & Roode | 0m 21s |
| 29m 36s | 30m 24s | Ryder & Hawkins vs. Ziggler & Roode | 0m 48s |
| 30m 24s | 30m 59s | Pre-match: Heavy Machinery vs. Ziggler & Roode | 0m 35s |
| 30m 59s | 36m 55s | Heavy Machinery vs. Ziggler & Roode | 5m 56s |
| 36m 55s | 37m 38s | Pre-match: Heavy Machinery vs. New Day | 0m 43s |
| 37m 38s | 41m 02s | Heavy Machinery vs. New Day | 3m 24s |
| 41m 02s | 41m 37s | Pre-match: New Day vs. B Team | 0m 35s |
| 41m 37s | 43m 05s | New Day vs. B Team | 1m 28s |
| 43m 05s | 43m 43s | Pre-match: Revival vs. New Day | 0m 38s |
| 43m 43s | 48m 29s | Revival vs. New Day | 4m 46s |
| 48m 29s | 49m 08s | Post-match: Revival vs. New Day | 0m 39s |
| 49m 08s | 49m 29s | Pre-match: New Day vs. The OC | 0m 21s |
| 49m 29s | 50m 29s | New Day vs. The OC | 1m 00s |
| 50m 29s | 51m 41s | Pre-match: Viking Raiders vs. The OC | 1m 12s |
| 51m 41s | 55m 31s | Viking Raiders vs. The OC | 3m 50s |
| 55m 31s | 56m 53s | Post-match: Tag Team Turmoil | 1m 22s |
| 56m 53s | 57m 15s | Ad for WWE Shop | 0m 22s |
| 57m 15s | 58m 04s | Hype for SmackDown | 0m 49s |
| 58m 04s | 1h 00m 19s | Recap of Rey/Brock; Rey promo | 2m 15s |
| 1h 00m 19s | 1h 03m 41s | Pre-match: Mansoor vs. Cesaro | 3m 22s |
| 1h 03m 41s | 1h 16m 21s | Mansoor vs. Cesaro | 12m 40s |
| 1h 16m 21s | 1h 21m 32s | Post-match: Mansoor vs. Cesaro | 5m 11s |
| 1h 21m 32s | 1h 23m 32s | Backstage Rollins promo | 2m 00s |
| 1h 23m 32s | 1h 24m 04s | Ad for Survivor Series 2019 | 0m 32s |
| 1h 24m 04s | 1h 24m 35s | Cole talks about Riyadh | 0m 31s |
| 1h 24m 35s | 1h 32m 28s | Pre-match: Strowman vs. Fury | 7m 53s |
| 1h 32m 28s | 1h 40m 29s | Strowman vs. Fury | 8m 01s |
| 1h 40m 29s | 1h 42m 23s | Post-match: Strowman vs. Fury | 1m 54s |
| 1h 42m 23s | 1h 43m 22s | Ad for WWE 2K20 | 0m 59s |
| 1h 43m 22s | 1h 44m 23s | Ad for SmackDown | 1m 01s |
| 1h 44m 23s | 1h 46m 29s | 24/7 title recap; Truth loses 24/7 title | 2m 06s |
| 1h 46m 29s | 1h 50m 37s | Pre-match: Styles vs. Carrillo | 4m 08s |
| 1h 50m 37s | 2h 03m 12s | Styles vs. Carrillo | 12m 35s |
| 2h 03m 12s | 2h 05m 01s | Post-match: Styles vs. Carrillo | 1m 49s |
| 2h 05m 01s | 2h 05m 22s | Ad for WWE Shop | 0m 21s |
| 2h 05m 22s | 2h 06m 54s | Backstage Hogan interview | 1m 32s |
| 2h 06m 54s | 2h 11m 01s | Pre-match: Natalya vs. Evans | 4m 07s |
| 2h 11m 01s | 2h 18m 22s | Natalya vs. Evans | 7m 21s |
| 2h 18m 22s | 2h 21m 09s | Post-match: Natalya vs. Evans | 2m 47s |
| 2h 21m 09s | 2h 22m 07s | Ad for SmackDown | 0m 58s |
| 2h 22m 07s | 2h 22m 39s | Cole talks about Riyadh | 0m 32s |
| 2h 22m 39s | 2h 35m 18s | Pre-match: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair | 12m 39s |
| 2h 35m 18s | 2h 55m 09s | Team Hogan vs. Team Flair | 19m 51s |
| 2h 55m 09s | 2h 57m 22s | Post-match: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair | 2m 13s |
| 2h 57m 22s | 2h 58m 04s | Ad for WrestleMania 36 | 0m 42s |
| 2h 58m 04s | 2h 59m 10s | Hype for Survivor Series 2019 | 1m 06s |
| 2h 59m 10s | 3h 08m 25s | Pre-match: Rollins vs. The Fiend | 9m 15s |
| 3h 08m 25s | 3h 29m 50s | Rollins vs. The Fiend | 21m 25s |
| 3h 29m 50s | 3h 32m 47s | Post-match: Rollins vs. The Fiend | 2m 57s |
| 3h 32m 47s | 3h 35m 53s | Crown Jewel highlights | 3m 06s |
Match Times
The eight matches combined for a total time of 1h 50m 54s. This means that 51.4% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 65th highest percentage in this category out of the 95 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 Crown Jewel 2019. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 721 matches in my data set.
- 26m 56s: Tag Team Turmoil (40th longest out of 721 matches)
- 21m 25s: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend (115th)
- 19m 51s: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair (147th)
- 12m 40s: Mansoor vs. Cesaro (338th)
- 12m 35s: AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo (341st)
- 8m 01s: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury (567th)
- 7m 21s: Natalya vs. Lacey Evans (595th)
- 2m 05s: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez (695th)
The tag team turmoil match was a pain in the ass to deal with for the purposes of this exercise. I ended up breaking it down into eight separate match times, with several pre-match segments included between falls (when the next team made their entrance), and an additional post-match segment for The Revival’s beatdown of the New Day, before The O.C. made their entrance. This is how I handled a smaller turmoil match at Elimination Chamber 2017, so I applied the same method here. The big table at the top of this post contains all of those timing details for that match.
Pre-match Segments
The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 54m 52s, which is 25.4% of the show. This is the 38th highest percentage in this category out of the 95 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of pre-match segment time for all eight matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median pre-match segment time in my data set is 6m 08s and the average time is 6m 28s.
- 12m 39s: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair
- 9m 15s: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend
- 7m 53s: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
- 7m 02s: Tag Team Turmoil
- 6m 26s: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
- 4m 08s: AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo
- 4m 07s: Natalya vs. Lacey Evans
- 3m 22s: Mansoor vs. Cesaro
Two matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. These two video packages combined to take up 4m 55s of the pre-match segment time. Here is the sorted list of the times for those video packages.
- 2m 50s: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend
- 2m 05s: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
Post-match Segments
The post-match segments combined for a total time of 23m 14s, which is 10.8% of the show. This is the 31st highest percentage in this category out of the 95 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of the post-match segment time for all eight matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median post-match segment time in my data set is 2m 01s and the average time is 2m 29s.
- 5m 11s: Mansoor vs. Cesaro
- 4m 22s: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
- 2m 57s: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend
- 2m 47s: Natalya vs. Lacey Evans
- 2m 13s: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair
- 2m 01s: Tag Team Turmoil
- 1m 54s: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
- 1m 49s: AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo
Miscellaneous Segments
That leaves about 12.5% (26m 53s) of the show for everything else. This is the 37th highest percentage in this category out of the 95 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. Crown Jewel 2019 included nine different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:
- Block 1: 4m 55s (Then Now Forever; Opening video & pyro)
- Block 2: 3m 06s (Tag turmoil promos; Ad for WWE Network; Cole hypes Riyadh)
- Block 3: 3m 26s (Ad for WWE Shop; Hype for SmackDown; Mysterio interview)
- Block 4: 3m 03s (Rollins promo; Ad for Survivor Series; Cole hypes Riyadh)
- Block 5: 4m 06s (Ads for WWE 2K20 & SmackDown; 24/7 title ongoings)
- Block 6: 1m 53s (Ad for WWE Shop; Hogan promo)
- Block 7: 1m 30s (Ad for SmackDown; Cole hypes Riyadh)
- Block 8: 1m 48s (Ad for WrestleMania 36; Hype for Survivor Series)
- Block 9: 3m 06s (Crown Jewel highlights)
Summary
The overall run time for Crown Jewel 2019 was 3h 35m 53s, and this ranks 27th longest out of all 95 events in my data set. This is the shortest run time out of all four Saudi Arabia shows thus far.
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 721 entries in my data set.
- 35m 59s: Tag Team Turmoil (81st longest out of 721 entries)
- 34m 43s: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair (101st)
- 33m 37s: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend (114th)
- 21m 13s: Mansoor vs. Cesaro (331st)
- 18m 32s: AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo (420th)
- 17m 48s: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury (447th)
- 14m 15s: Natalya vs. Lacey Evans (564th)
- 12m 53s: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez (604th)
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 61.4%.
(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.)
- 74.8%: Tag Team Turmoil
- 67.9%: AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo
- 63.7%: Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend
- 59.7%: Mansoor vs. Cesaro
- 57.2%: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair
- 51.6%: Natalya vs. Lacey Evans
- 45.0%: Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
- 16.2%: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
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Final Results for Crown Jewel 2019
Match - 51.4% - 1h 50m 54s
Pre-match - 25.4% - 54m 52s
Post-match - 10.8% - 23m 14s
Miscellaneous - 12.5% - 26m 53s