How Long Should a Wrestling Event Truly Be?

[jerniebert]

This was like watching football all day. I didn't mind it. I don't know if I would have felt the same if it started later.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I didn't mind the length of All In since it started in the afternoon and was on a Saturday. I do get annoyed if a PPV is 3+ hours and starts at 8pm on a Sunday though.

 

[CM_Burns]

3 hrs, but if its a special PPV like Royal Rumble or Mania, 4 is OK. 6 is stupid, especially when half of that is thrown together battle royals and tag matches

 

[jadillac]

AEW prob with yesterday is some of those matches have no business being longer than 8-10 mins.

That show could have been about 30-45 mins shorter and the length wouldn't have been a discussion

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Imagine sitting in those chairs for 7 hours

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

AEW prob with yesterday is some of those matches have no business being longer than 8-10 mins.

That show could have been about 30-45 mins shorter and the length wouldn't have been a discussion

Reminds me of how rap albums used to be back in the late 90s and mid 2000s. That whole "No Limit" 70 minutes of filler and collab tracks, while the real meat and potatoes are like a few solo tracks.

That's why All In and All Out III will always be the Dubs magnum opus because it was cohesive. I could sit through both of them jawns without going for a piss break.

Meanwhile, last night suffered from matches that either went too long, should have been on zero hour, or should have been on Dynamite.

I get it, payday and everybody happy, but breh the final 3 was a event in itself

 

[Heelish]

3-4 hours, tops. Always hated how long AEW PPVs would go.
Did All In really hit 7 hours?

I’m looking at the results… yo this has to be a troll job. No f*cking way they had 9 multi-man matches in a row

 

[Reality Check]

If it's starting at night, 3-4 hours max. Someone else brought it up, but actually didn't mind the length of All In with it being during the day time since it felt like watching football, more than needing to drink 3 Monsters in order to watch the entire show.

 

[Mr. Negative]

Regular TV=2 Hours
Regular PLE/PPV=3 Hours
Major/Flagship PPV/PLE=4 Hours

No wrestling event should go past 4 hours

I was about to say this almost verbatim

 

[Dipsey Doo]

I can’t imagine spending more than 3 hours watching anything these days. Tony Khan books for his audience so I guess a 6 hour show is great for them.

2 hour television, 3-4 hour PPVs/PLEs are the sweet spot

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

If you can sit in front of a TV from all day and evening to watch college football, the NFL, or March Madness or to binge watch a TV show then you can sit in front of a tv for 4+ hours to watch a PPV.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

AEW prob with yesterday is some of those matches have no business being longer than 8-10 mins.

That show could have been about 30-45 mins shorter and the length wouldn't have been a discussion

People bytch about it when they go 4 hours. If they would have only cut 30-45 minutes it still would have been 5+ hours

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

3-4 hours, tops. Always hated how long AEW PPVs would go.
Did All In really hit 7 hours?

I’m looking at the results… yo this has to be a troll job. No f*cking way they had 9 multi-man matches in a row

It went 6. 8 if you count the preshow. But they haven't done anything meaningful on the preshow in a long time.

There were only 9 matches on the card, what the fukk are you talking about?

 

[Rell84shots]

3hrs max anything after that is fukking ridiculous, I don't care how amazing the event was.

 

[jadillac]

People bytch about it when they go 4 hours. If they would have only cut 30-45 minutes it still would have been 5+ hours

Well most ppl don't cares if they are consistently entertained