WWE Fastlane 2019 match times stats breakdown

WWE’s Fastlane 2019 lasted for 3 hours 41 minutes and 25 seconds (3h 41m 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.

Match Times

The nine matches combined for a total time of 1h 46m 58s. This means that 48.3% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 75th highest percentage in this category out of the 86 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 Fastlane 2019. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 636 matches in my data set.

• 24m 53s: The Shield vs. Corbin & Lashley & McIntyre (54th longest out of 636 matches)
• 18m 41s: Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali (149th)
• 14m 10s: The Usos vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz (252nd)
• 10m 49s: Samoa Joe vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade (380th)
• 10m 48s: The Revival vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Gable & Roode (382nd)
• 8m 44s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (468th)
• 7m 01s: Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina (537th)
• 6m 41s: Asuka vs. Mandy Rose (546th)
• 5m 11s: Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar (591st)

Elias sometimes struggles to get his name on this list of PPV matches, but he still found a way to get his time. His three separate segments at Fastlane combined to last 8m 15s, which looks pretty good for him when compared to some of the times listed above.

Pre-match Segments

The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 59m 46s, which is 27.0% of the show. This is the 20th highest percentage in this category out of the 86 events in my data set.

Here is the sorted list of pre-match segment time for all nine matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median pre-match segment time in my data set is 6m 02s and the average time is 6m 27s.

• 11m 43s: The Shield vs. Corbin & Lashley & McIntyre
• 9m 22s: Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali
• 7m 51s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
• 7m 14s: The Revival vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Gable & Roode
• 6m 11s: Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar
• 6m 00s: Samoa Joe vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade
• 4m 14s: Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina
• 3m 45s: The Usos vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
• 3m 26s: Asuka vs. Mandy Rose

I counted the New Day’s backstage talk with Vince McMahon as part of the pre-match segment for Kofi’s match, because it led right into his match. Therefore the pre-match segment (6m 11s) was actually longer than the match time (5m 11s) in that specific case.

Three matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. These three video packages combined to take up 10m 08s of the pre-match segment time. Here is the sorted list of the times for those video packages.

• 3m 42s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
• 3m 19s: The Shield vs. Corbin, Lashley, McIntyre
• 3m 07s: Bryan vs. Owens vs. Ali

Post-match Segments

The post-match segments combined for a total time of 27m 09s, which is 12.3% of the show. This is the 9th highest percentage in this category out of the 86 events in my data set.

Here is the sorted list of the post-match segment time for all nine matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median post-match segment time in my data set is 2m 00s and the average time is 2m 28s.

• 7m 39s: The Usos vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
• 4m 45s: Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina
• 3m 00s: The Shield vs. Corbin & Lashley & McIntyre
• 2m 51s: The Revival vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Gable & Roode
• 2m 26s: Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali
• 2m 19s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
• 1m 47s: Samoa Joe vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade
• 1m 29s: Asuka vs. Mandy Rose
• 0m 53s: Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar

Miscellaneous Segments

That leaves about 12.4% (27m 32s) of the show for everything else. This is the 36th highest percentage in this category out of the 86 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. Fastlane 2019 included eight different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:

• Block 1: 3m 36s (Then Now Forever; Video hyping Fastlane)
• Block 2: 6m 25s (Hype for Raw & WrestleMania 35; Elias segment; Corbin trio promo; Kickoff recap)
• Block 3: 6m 06s (Backstage w/ Sasha-Bayley; Ads for Yamaha & WWE Shop; Elias segment; Shane/Miz recap)
• Block 4: 1m 26s (Backstage glance at Lynch/Flair; Ad for WWE Photo Shoot)
• Block 5: 0m 56s (Ad for WWE Shop; Plug for PPV theme song)
• Block 6: 1m 01s (Ad for Total Bellas; Filler commentary)
• Block 7: 1m 06s (Hype for WrestleMania 35)
• Block 8: 6m 56s (Hype for Raw & WrestleMania 35; Elias segment)

Summary

The overall run time for Fastlane 2019 was 3h 41m 25s, and this ranks 19th longest out of all 86 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 636 entries in my data set.

• 39m 36s: The Shield vs. Corbin & Lashley & McIntyre (47th longest out of 636 entries)
• 30m 29s: Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali (145th)
• 25m 34s: The Usos vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz (211th)
• 20m 53s: The Revival vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Gable & Roode (308th)
• 18m 54s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (362nd)
• 18m 36s: Samoa Joe vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade (369th)
• 16m 00s: Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina (451st)
• 12m 15s: Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar (546th)
• 11m 36s: Asuka vs. Mandy Rose (565th)

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 61.9%.

(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.)

• 62.8%: The Shield vs. Corbin & Lashley & McIntyre
• 61.3%: Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali
• 58.2%: Samoa Joe vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade
• 57.6%: Asuka vs. Mandy Rose
• 55.4%: The Usos vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
• 51.7%: The Revival vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Gable & Roode
• 46.2%: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
• 43.9%: Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina
• 42.3%: Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar

All but one of these percentages falls below the median value of 61.9%, which indicates that Fastlane 2019 included heavier emphasis on pre and post-match segment time relative to the typical WWE pay-per-view.

In the case of the Raw tag team championship match, the United States championship match, and Corbin’s match, plenty of time was needed to get through all of the entrances. In other matches like Shane’s or Sasha’s, there was a major post-match angle planned to set something up for a future event.

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Final Results for Fastlane 2019

Match - 48.3% - 1h 46m 58s

Pre-match - 27.0% - 59m 46s

Post-match - 12.3% - 27m 09s

Miscellaneous - 12.4% - 27m 32s