Night of Champions 2015 & 2023 wait times... from WaitTimes
Ahead of this years Night of Champions, we look at the numbers from 2015 and 2023
Throughout the month of June, Wrestling Wait Times will be providing analysis of the time between matches on major WWE shows–beginning with Money in the Bank.
A look back into the past often provides a new perspective on the future.
Thanks to our friends at WaitTimes, that’s exactly what we can do with the upcoming Night of Champions pay per view event.
It certainly feels like the wait time between matches has increased over the past decade, so they looked back at Night of Champions from 2015–as well as the most recent Night of Champions from 2023. As always, we’ll see what the numbers tell us.
Here are the wait times from Night of Champions 2015, which was headlined by Seth Rollins defeating Sting:
Wait time before the Kevin Owens vs. Ryback opening match = 6:16
Wait time before the Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev match = 6:38
Wait time before the Dudley Boyz vs. New Day match = 8:20
Wait time before the Charlotte Flair vs. Nikki Bella match = 9:45
Wait time before the Wyatt Family vs. Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose/Chris Jericho six-man tag = 17:37
Wait time before the John Cena vs. Seth Rollins match = 13:41
Wait time before the Rollins vs. Sting main event = 4:22
Total wait time = 1:06:39
Average wait time = 9:31
Total wrestling time = 1:30:01
Full show = 2:42:21
That is a total of 41 percent waiting and 55 percent wrestling.1
And here are the wait times from the most recent Night of Champions, which took place in 2023–and was headlined by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeating Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa:
Wait time before the Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles opener = 12:31
Wait time before the Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch match = 12:07
Wait time before the Gunther vs. Mustafa Ali match = 9:22
Wait time before the Asuka vs. Bianca Belair match = 11:32
Wait time before the Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya Neidhart match = 7:59
Wait time before the Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes match = 13:12
Wait time before the Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn vs. The Bloodline match = 22:47
Total wait time = 1:29:30
Average wait time = 12:47
Total wrestling time = 1:36:05
Full show = 3:12:26
That is a total of 46 percent waiting and 50 percent wrestling.
While the percentage of wrestling is similar, the data from older events shows that we spent less time waiting. It will be fascinating to compare these wait times with what we see at Night of Champions on June 28. Those numbers will be posted on Sunday, June 29.
Until then, we leave you… waiting.
It comes out to 96 percent, as the additional four percent equates to the last post-match celebration and closing video package.
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