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WWE’s Money in the Bank 2019 lasted for 3 hours 38 minutes and 24 seconds (3h 38m 24s). 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 2019
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Description | Duration |
| 0m 00s | 0m 14s | In memory of Ashley Massaro | 0m 14s |
| 0m 14s | 0m 36s | Then, Now, Forever | 0m 22s |
| 0m 36s | 2m 52s | Opening hype video | 2m 16s |
| 2m 52s | 3m 16s | Welcome to Money in the Bank 2019 | 0m 24s |
| 3m 16s | 9m 43s | Pre-match: Women's ladder match | 6m 27s |
| 9m 43s | 23m 34s | Women's ladder match | 13m 51s |
| 23m 34s | 26m 45s | Post-match: Women's ladder match | 3m 11s |
| 26m 45s | 27m 52s | Recap of Zayn/Strowman story | 1m 07s |
| 27m 52s | 29m 51s | HHH and Zayn backstage | 1m 59s |
| 29m 51s | 30m 06s | Rey and Dominick backstage | 0m 15s |
| 30m 06s | 30m 26s | Ad for WWE Shop | 0m 20s |
| 30m 26s | 30m 43s | Ad for Papa John's | 0m 17s |
| 30m 43s | 33m 13s | Pre-match: Joe vs. Mysterio | 2m 30s |
| 33m 13s | 34m 53s | Joe vs. Mysterio | 1m 40s |
| 34m 53s | 39m 55s | Post-match: Joe vs. Mysterio | 5m 02s |
| 39m 55s | 40m 20s | Strowman backstage | 0m 25s |
| 40m 20s | 46m 44s | Pre-match: Miz vs. McMahon | 6m 24s |
| 46m 44s | 59m 52s | Miz vs. McMahon | 13m 08s |
| 59m 52s | 1h 01m 06s | Post-match: Miz vs. McMahon | 1m 14s |
| 1h 01m 06s | 1h 01m 36s | Foley will unveil new title on Raw | 0m 30s |
| 1h 01m 36s | 1h 02m 00s | Zayn found incapacitated backstage | 0m 24s |
| 1h 02m 00s | 1h 02m 16s | Ad for Gold Bond | 0m 16s |
| 1h 02m 16s | 1h 02m 47s | Ad for NXT | 0m 31s |
| 1h 02m 47s | 1h 03m 01s | Filler commentary | 0m 14s |
| 1h 03m 01s | 1h 07m 10s | Pre-match: Nese vs. Daivari | 4m 09s |
| 1h 07m 10s | 1h 16m 33s | Nese vs. Daivari | 9m 23s |
| 1h 16m 33s | 1h 17m 15s | Post-match: Nese vs. Daivari | 0m 42s |
| 1h 17m 15s | 1h 18m 21s | HHH and Strowman backstage | 1m 06s |
| 1h 18m 21s | 1h 19m 15s | Hype for Super ShowDown | 0m 54s |
| 1h 19m 15s | 1h 20m 03s | Zayn taken to local medical facility | 0m 48s |
| 1h 20m 03s | 1h 27m 15s | Pre-match: Lynch vs. Evans | 7m 12s |
| 1h 27m 15s | 1h 35m 54s | Lynch vs. Evans | 8m 39s |
| 1h 35m 54s | 1h 37m 02s | Post-match: Lynch vs. Evans | 1m 08s |
| 1h 37m 02s | 1h 38m 51s | Pre-match: Lynch vs. Flair | 1m 49s |
| 1h 38m 51s | 1h 45m 03s | Lynch vs. Flair | 6m 12s |
| 1h 45m 03s | 1h 47m 27s | Post-match: Lynch vs. Flair | 2m 24s |
| 1h 47m 27s | 1h 49m 39s | Pre-match: Flair vs. Bayley | 2m 12s |
| 1h 49m 39s | 1h 50m 00s | Flair vs. Bayley | 0m 21s |
| 1h 50m 00s | 1h 53m 31s | Post-match: Flair vs. Bayley | 3m 31s |
| 1h 53m 31s | 1h 53m 48s | Ad for Papa John's | 0m 17s |
| 1h 53m 48s | 1h 54m 04s | Ad for Miz & Mrs | 0m 16s |
| 1h 54m 04s | 2h 01m 01s | Pre-match: Reigns vs. Elias | 6m 57s |
| 2h 01m 01s | 2h 01m 12s | Reigns vs. Elias | 0m 11s |
| 2h 01m 12s | 2h 02m 35s | Post-match: Reigns vs. Elias | 1m 23s |
| 2h 02m 35s | 2h 02m 56s | Ad for WWE Shop | 0m 21s |
| 2h 02m 56s | 2h 04m 15s | Hype for WWE24: Becky Lynch The Man | 1m 19s |
| 2h 04m 15s | 2h 12m 11s | Pre-match: Rollins vs. Styles | 7m 56s |
| 2h 12m 11s | 2h 32m 02s | Rollins vs. Styles | 19m 51s |
| 2h 32m 02s | 2h 35m 49s | Post-match: Rollins vs. Styles | 3m 47s |
| 2h 35m 49s | 2h 37m 42s | Backstage with Kofi and Woods | 1m 53s |
| 2h 37m 42s | 2h 38m 01s | Foley will unveil new title on Raw | 0m 19s |
| 2h 38m 01s | 2h 42m 09s | Lars destroys Lucha House Party | 4m 08s |
| 2h 42m 09s | 2h 42m 36s | Ad for NXT Takeover XXV | 0m 27s |
| 2h 42m 36s | 2h 42m 58s | Filler commentary | 0m 22s |
| 2h 42m 58s | 2h 50m 23s | Pre-match: Kingston vs. Owens | 7m 25s |
| 2h 50m 23s | 3h 05m 21s | Kingston vs. Owens | 14m 58s |
| 3h 05m 21s | 3h 07m 12s | Post-match: Kingston vs. Owens | 1m 51s |
| 3h 07m 12s | 3h 09m 42s | Hype for Super ShowDown | 2m 30s |
| 3h 09m 42s | 3h 18m 19s | Pre-match: Men's ladder match | 8m 37s |
| 3h 18m 19s | 3h 37m 21s | Men's ladder match | 19m 02s |
| 3h 37m 21s | 3h 38m 24s | Post-match: Men's ladder match | 1m 03s |
Match Times
The 11 matches combined for a total time of 1h 47m 16s. This means that 49.1% of the show was devoted to bell-to-bell action. This is the 73rd highest percentage in this category out of the 88 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 2019. This also includes where each match time ranks out of all 659 matches in my data set.
- 19m 51s: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles (140th longest out of 659 matches)
- 19m 02s: Men’s ladder match (149th)
- 14m 58s: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens (236th)
- 13m 51s: Women’s ladder match (272nd)
- 13m 08s: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon (294th)
- 9m 23s: Tony Nese vs. Ariya Daivari (458th)
- 8m 39s: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans (489th)
- 6m 12s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (579th)
- 1m 40s: Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio (641st)
- 0m 21s: Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley (652nd)
- 0m 11s: Roman Reigns vs. Elias (653rd)
The men’s ladder match lasted 19m 02s. Brock Lesnar’s music hit about 18m 01s after the men’s ladder match began, and he won the match about 1m 01s later.
During the final sequence of the match, Ali’s hand was initially on the briefcase at roughly the timestamp of 17m 59s, and Lesnar didn’t lay a finger on the ladder until somewhere between 18m 12s and 18m 13s. That means Ali had almost 14 seconds to himself on top of that ladder with his hand on the briefcase, with nobody impeding his ability to secure the briefcase, and he failed.
Pre-match Segments
The pre-match segments combined for a total time of 1h 01m 38s, which is 28.2% of the show. This is the 10th highest percentage in this category out of the 88 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of pre-match segment time for all 11 matches. For some context, keep in mind that the median pre-match segment time in my data set is 6m 07s and the average time is 6m 28s.
- 8m 37s: Men’s ladder match
- 7m 56s: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
- 7m 25s: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens
- 7m 12s: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
- 6m 57s: Roman Reigns vs. Elias
- 6m 27s: Women’s ladder match
- 6m 24s: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
- 4m 09s: Tony Nese vs. Ariya Daivari
- 2m 30s: Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio
- 2m 12s: Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley
- 1m 49s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
Four matches received the special treatment of a dedicated video package right before superstar entrances. These four video packages combined to take up 12m 41s of the pre-match segment time. Here is the sorted list of the times for those video packages.
- 3m 47s: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens
- 3m 28s: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
- 2m 54s: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
- 2m 32s: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
Post-match Segments
The post-match segments combined for a total time of 25m 16s, which is 11.6% of the show. This is the 16th highest percentage in this category out of the 88 events in my data set.
Here is the sorted list of the post-match segment time for all 11 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 28s.
- 5m 02s: Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio
- 3m 47s: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
- 3m 31s: Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley
- 3m 11s: Women’s ladder match
- 2m 24s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
- 1m 51s: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens
- 1m 23s: Roman Reigns vs. Elias
- 1m 14s: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
- 1m 08s: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
- 1m 03s: Men’s ladder match
- 0m 42s: Tony Nese vs. Ariya Daivari
Miscellaneous Segments
That leaves about 11.1% (24m 14s) of the show for everything else. This is the 49th highest percentage in this category out of the 88 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 2019 included nine different blocks of miscellaneous segments. Here is how long each block lasted, in chronological order:
- Block 1: 3m 16s (In memory of Massaro; Then, Now, Forever; Opening hype video)
- Block 2: 3m 58s (Zayn/Braun story recap; HHH/Zayn backstage; Ads for WWE Shop & Papa John’s)
- Block 3: 0m 25s (Strowman backstage)
- Block 4: 1m 55s (Foley on Raw; Zayn attacked; Ad for Gold Bond; Ad for NXT)
- Block 5: 2m 48s (HHH/Braun backstage; Hype for Super ShowDown; Zayn update)
- Block 6: 0m 33s (Ad for Papa John’s; Ad for Miz & Mrs)
- Block 7: 1m 40s (Ad for WWE Shop; Hype for WWE24)
- Block 8: 7m 09s (Kofi/Woods promo; Foley on Raw; Lars destroys LHP, ad for NXT)
- Block 9: 2m 30s (Hype for Super ShowDown)
Summary
The overall run time for Money in the Bank 2019 was 3h 38m 24s, and this ranks 23rd longest out of all 88 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 659 entries in my data set.
- 31m 34s: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles (133rd longest out of 659 entries)
- 28m 42s: Men’s ladder match (172nd)
- 24m 14s: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens (249th)
- 23m 29s: Women’s ladder match (260th)
- 20m 46s: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon (321st)
- 16m 59s: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans (435th)
- 14m 14s: Tony Nese vs. Ariya Daivari (514th)
- 10m 25s: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (604th)
- 9m 12s: Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio (630th)
- 8m 31s: Roman Reigns vs. Elias (639th)
- 6m 04s: Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley (649th)
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 61.8%.
(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.)
- 66.3%: Men’s ladder match
- 65.9%: Tony Nese vs. Ariya Daivari
- 63.2%: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
- 62.9%: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
- 61.8%: Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens
- 59.5%: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
- 59.0%: Women’s ladder match
- 50.9%: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
- 18.1%: Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio
- 5.8%: Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley
- 2.2%: Roman Reigns vs. Elias
Considering that the post-match and pre-match segments surrounding Money in the Bank cash-in angles sometimes overlap with each other, requiring me to pick a subjective boundary point, it can make a lot of sense to treat the three consecutive women’s championship matches as one block of time. If that is done, the overall match time percentage for those three matches as one large segment would be 45.4%.
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Final Results for Money in the Bank 2019
Match - 49.1% - 1h 47m 16s
Pre-match - 28.2% - 1h 01m 38s
Post-match - 11.6% - 25m 16s
Miscellaneous - 11.1% - 24m 14s