A lousy response from ROH COO Joe Koff about Domestic Violence

On yesterday's edition of Live Audio Wrestling, hosts Dan Lovranski and Jason Agnew interviewed WWE performer Damien Sandow, wrestling and MMA writer Dave Meltzer and Ring of Honor COO Jeff Koff.

You can listen to the entire episode on the Fight Network website or download the MP3 directly.

What has been noteworthy, was a two minutes section where ROH COO Koff discussed the the TMZ story that Matt Hardy and wife Reby Sky were arrested for assault and battery on New Year's Eve.

The section of the interview being discussed starts at 1 hour 17 minutes in and last about two minutes.

Here is my transcription from the conversation:

LAW: "Recently, there was a very public story involving Matt Hardy and his wife. What, is there any reaction from Ring of Honor's point? I mean, what do you do in this situation where there technically isn't any charges filed but it does become a public story when it shows up on TMZ?" 

Koff: "Yeah, you know what, it did appear on TMZ and did happen. Of course it happened so much earlier than when it was finally reported."

LAW: "Right." 

Koff: "Umm.. You know, I gotta tell you something John, there's really not a lot about it. I mean I saw the stuff on TMZ and I saw a couple of facebook, you know, comments about Matt wrestling, in, you know, Philadelphia. Um, I think it's really not a big deal. Um, I don't have a position on that and I mean, I think that charges were dropped, um. You never want to get involved in domestic stuff, in domestic relationships, and domestic disputes. But if the court of law, or the judicial system could find no fault with it, um, you know, I don't feel that's something we necessarily have to take a stance." 

LAW: "Alright. Fair enough." 

Koff: "I'm not shirking that, I'm just saying that it wasn't as big as... I think the fact that CM Punk said that he's wasn't going to wrestle for WWE, or when that story came out around that same time, I think it kind of overshadowed it." 

LAW: "Well, I think.. you know, when it comes to domestic violence, it's obviously a very sensitive topic for many people. And it's obviously one that's very different to react to-" 

Koff: "I mean had the outcome to been different, you know, from a judicial standpoint or, you know, a charge standpoint, I can accept that. but really it was just a domestic battle. You know they're two wrestlers, they're probably very physical people." 

LAW: "OK. Interesting.... analogy there... so..."

I do agree with Todd Martin (who first brought up the interview on the F4W board) that Koff's response on the matter is completely inadequate, especially the CM Punk analogy and the really ridiculous comments at the end about "physical people".

Koff had an opportunity to address the situation and did a terrible job representing his organization.  

He didn't need to talk about the specific incident, but he should have sent a strong message about the subject.  He just had to say something like, "We obviously have no tolerance for domestic abuse and we will always take that subject seriously. We have discussed this incident with both Matt & Reby and while no charges were ultimately filed, we made it clear that we were alarmed about this situation and the health and safety of both of them."

What he ended up saying was both embarrassing and came across as quite flippant when dealing with an incident that displayed some dangerous and alarming behavior.

I would encourage you listen to the interview (1:17:00 - 1:19:00) as the text may or may not fully capture the conversation.

Some 1994-2013 WWE Statsunk

Five Year Period

1994-1998

Owen Hart: 856 matches (505 singles, 348 tag) = 42% win (206 TV and 42 PPV)
Billy Gunn: 716 matches (151 singles, 563 tag) = 66% win (161 TV and 30 PPV)
The Undertaker: 698 matches (585 singles, 111 tag) = 84% win (85 TV and 47 PPV)
Savio Vega: 667 matches (508 singles, 157 tag) = 48% win (152 TV and 24 PPV)
Triple H: 571 matches (522 singles, 48 tag) = 48% win (125 TV and 31 PPV)
Davey Boy Smith: 523 matches (265 singles, 256 tag) = 51% win (129 TV and 30 PPV)
Bret Hart: 510 matches (421 singles, 88 tag) = 83% win (56 TV and 31 PPV)
Dustin Rhodes: 508 matches (454 singles, 52 tag) = 40% win (107 TV and 31 PPV)
Jeff Jarrett: 475 matches (415 singles, 59 tag) = 50% win (145 TV and 19 PPV)
Mark Canterbury: 474 matches (146 singles, 328 tag) = 56% win (121 TV and 22 PPV)
Mick Foley: 467 matches (350 singles, 113 tag) = 44% win (106 TV and 32 PPV)
Bart Gunn: 456 matches (59 singles, 397 tag) = 66% win (112 TV and 17 PPV)
Hardcore Holly: 453 matches (361 singles, 92 tag) = 41% win (135 TV and 9 PPV)
Sean Waltman: 429 matches (333 singles, 95 tag) = 53% win (127 TV and 18 PPV)
Steve Austin: 428 matches (316 singles, 107 tag) = 78% win (77 TV and 34 PPV)
Shawn Michaels: 428 matches (305 singles, 120 tag) = 80% win (67 TV and 30 PPV)
Rikishi: 383 matches (202 singles, 181 tag) = 59% win (91 TV and 8 PPV)
Vader: 376 matches (345 singles, 30 tag) = 38% win (86 TV and 23 PPV)
Scott Hall: 376 matches (305 singles, 70 tag) = 78% win (83 TV and 20 PPV)
Dennis Knight: 364 matches (37 singles, 327 tag) = 52% win (76 TV and 17 PPV)
Bradshaw: 357 matches (227 singles, 127 tag) = 58% win (83 TV and 13 PPV)
The Rock: 352 matches (238 singles, 111 tag) = 44% win (77 TV and 28 PPV)
Yokozuna: 341 matches (204 singles, 132 tag) = 45% win (61 TV and 18 PPV)
Kevin Nash: 341 matches (254 singles, 87 tag) = 76% win (55 TV and 16 PPV)
Marc Mero: 339 matches (300 singles, 39 tag) = 58% win (88 TV and 20 PPV)
Glen Jacobs: 327 matches (237 singles, 85 tag) = 38% win (56 TV and 16 PPV)
The Road Dogg: 324 matches (108 singles, 212 tag) = 58% win (90 TV and 23 PPV)
Don Harris: 316 matches (19 singles, 297 tag) = 53% win (71 TV and 11 PPV)
Ron Harris: 307 matches (9 singles, 298 tag) = 53% win (71 TV and 11 PPV)
Ron Simmons: 306 matches (168 singles, 137 tag) = 51% win (76 TV and 13 PPV)
Tatanka: 299 matches (248 singles, 51 tag) = 42% win (82 TV and 7 PPV)
Charles Wright: 286 matches (155 singles, 130 tag) = 36% win (66 TV and 7 PPV)
Ken Shamrock: 273 matches (214 singles, 57 tag) = 81% win (72 TV and 20 PPV)
Viscera: 272 matches (151 singles, 120 tag) = 54% win (77 TV and 12 PPV)
Bam Bam Bigelow: 268 matches (228 singles, 40 tag) = 53% win (67 TV and 11 PPV)
Sid Vicious: 265 matches (218 singles, 47 tag) = 58% win (39 TV and 15 PPV)
Justin Credible: 265 matches (239 singles, 26 tag) = 29% win (71 TV and 1 PPV)
Lex Luger: 264 matches (164 singles, 99 tag) = 81% win (62 TV and 6 PPV)
Brian Adams: 261 matches (174 singles, 84 tag) = 55% win (65 TV and 11 PPV)
Ahmed Johnson: 258 matches (212 singles, 43 tag) = 83% win (55 TV and 13 PPV)
Pierre Ouellet: 257 matches (138 singles, 119 tag) = 47% win (59 TV and 4 PPV)
Mosh: 247 matches (18 singles, 227 tag) = 54% win (94 TV and 12 PPV)
Thrasher: 244 matches (14 singles, 228 tag) = 55% win (90 TV and 12 PPV)
Tom Prichard: 240 matches (31 singles, 209 tag) = 38% win (58 TV and 8 PPV)
D-Lo Brown: 237 matches (104 singles, 131 tag) = 29% win (65 TV and 13 PPV)
Scorpio: 236 matches (182 singles, 53 tag) = 41% win (73 TV and 9 PPV)
Bryan Clark: 225 matches (209 singles, 16 tag) = 65% win (57 TV and 3 PPV)
Doink the Clown: 216 matches (198 singles, 18 tag) = 47% win (55 TV and 2 PPV)
Animal: 215 matches (1 singles, 212 tag) = 60% win (55 TV and 18 PPV)
Duke Droese: 213 matches (203 singles, 10 tag) = 60% win (51 TV and 2 PPV)
Barry Horowitz: 208 matches (144 singles, 64 tag) = 20% win (74 TV and 2 PPV)
Al Snow: 201 matches (104 singles, 97 tag) = 26% win (50 TV and 13 PPV)
Chris Candido: 200 matches (90 singles, 110 tag) = 52% win (43 TV and 8 PPV)
Hawk: 199 matches (7 singles, 190 tag) = 65% win (50 TV and 17 PPV)
Mike Rotundo: 190 matches (173 singles, 17 tag) = 58% win (49 TV and 6 PPV)
Alundra Blayze: 174 matches (166 singles, 8 tag) = 76% win (7 TV and 4 PPV)
Brian Christopher: 170 matches (88 singles, 82 tag) = 40% win (64 TV and 4 PPV)
Bob Backlund: 166 matches (156 singles, 10 tag) = 43% win (29 TV and 2 PPV)
Scott Taylor: 165 matches (84 singles, 80 tag) = 27% win (79 TV and 2 PPV)
Hakushi: 162 matches (139 singles, 23 tag) = 57% win (39 TV and 3 PPV)
Barry Windham: 158 matches (67 singles, 91 tag) = 48% win (39 TV and 5 PPV)
Marty Jannetty: 151 matches (75 singles, 74 tag) = 25% win (32 TV and 7 PPV)
Luke Williams: 148 matches (1 singles, 147 tag) = 79% win (30 TV)
Steve Lombardi: 142 matches (120 singles, 21 tag) = 11% win (52 TV)
Butch Miller: 142 matches (1 singles, 141 tag) = 79% win (30 TV)
Jim Neidhart: 135 matches (95 singles, 40 tag) = 29% win (39 TV and 4 PPV)
Mark Henry: 131 matches (78 singles, 52 tag) = 44% win (39 TV and 8 PPV)
Mo: 129 matches (20 singles, 109 tag) = 50% win (43 TV and 2 PPV)
Brian Lee: 121 matches (55 singles, 66 tag) = 44% win (29 TV and 5 PPV)
Jacques Rougeau: 119 matches (3 singles, 116 tag) = 38% win (31 TV and 3 PPV)
Samu: 118 matches (4 singles, 114 tag) = 73% win (27 TV and 2 PPV)
Taka Michinoku: 111 matches (80 singles, 28 tag) = 69% win (51 TV and 8 PPV)
King Kong Bundy: 111 matches (95 singles, 15 tag) = 56% win (30 TV and 2 PPV)
Steve Blackman: 110 matches (87 singles, 23 tag) = 56% win (41 TV and 5 PPV)
Jimmy del Ray: 108 matches (3 singles, 105 tag) = 35% win (33 TV and 1 PPV)
Jake Roberts: 107 matches (85 singles, 22 tag) = 56% win (18 TV and 9 PPV)
Jerry Lawler: 102 matches (72 singles, 29 tag) = 50% win (29 TV and 10 PPV)
Tom Brandi: 100 matches (91 singles, 9 tag) = 25% win (35 TV and 2 PPV)

1999-2003

Christian: 764 matches (281 singles, 462 tag) = 51% win (303 TV and 47 PPV)
Matt Hardy: 755 matches (262 singles, 484 tag) = 53% win (314 TV and 34 PPV)
Test: 720 matches (459 singles, 237 tag) = 43% win (304 TV and 26 PPV)
Glen Jacobs: 691 matches (357 singles, 308 tag) = 62% win (268 TV and 46 PPV)
D-Von Dudley: 672 matches (78 singles, 569 tag) = 52% win (270 TV and 38 PPV)
Bubba Ray Dudley: 668 matches (79 singles, 564 tag) = 50% win (282 TV and 40 PPV)
Edge: 663 matches (239 singles, 405 tag) = 54% win (284 TV and 47 PPV)
Matt Bloom: 658 matches (340 singles, 298 tag) = 41% win (280 TV and 17 PPV)
Kurt Angle: 657 matches (470 singles, 162 tag) = 54% win (277 TV and 53 PPV)
Chris Jericho: 655 matches (439 singles, 194 tag) = 51% win (323 TV and 53 PPV)
Jeff Hardy: 621 matches (143 singles, 470 tag) = 50% win (292 TV and 36 PPV)
The Big Show: 595 matches (370 singles, 174 tag) = 52% win (254 TV and 37 PPV)
Val Venis: 584 matches (369 singles, 209 tag) = 48% win (227 TV and 17 PPV)
Triple H: 560 matches (348 singles, 188 tag) = 48% win (231 TV and 53 PPV)
Bradshaw: 543 matches (127 singles, 397 tag) = 58% win (209 TV and 28 PPV)
Billy Gunn: 541 matches (258 singles, 274 tag) = 58% win (235 TV and 27 PPV)
Crash Holly: 493 matches (322 singles, 163 tag) = 36% win (237 TV and 14 PPV)
Chris Benoit: 486 matches (288 singles, 177 tag) = 56% win (223 TV and 36 PPV)
Rikishi: 473 matches (292 singles, 169 tag) = 59% win (207 TV and 19 PPV)
Ron Simmons: 472 matches (51 singles, 407 tag) = 57% win (181 TV and 23 PPV)
The Rock: 467 matches (266 singles, 174 tag) = 65% win (254 TV and 42 PPV)
The Undertaker: 444 matches (248 singles, 172 tag) = 69% win (184 TV and 39 PPV)
D-Lo Brown: 442 matches (241 singles, 196 tag) = 53% win (187 TV and 10 PPV)
Sean Waltman: 435 matches (199 singles, 216 tag) = 54% win (208 TV and 31 PPV)
Eddie Guerrero: 427 matches (225 singles, 199 tag) = 55% win (176 TV and 32 PPV)
Hardcore Holly: 418 matches (250 singles, 161 tag) = 46% win (171 TV and 17 PPV)
Rob Van Dam: 413 matches (299 singles, 108 tag) = 71% win (156 TV and 26 PPV)
Sho Funaki: 399 matches (216 singles, 176 tag) = 28% win (216 TV and 2 PPV)
Scott Taylor: 386 matches (96 singles, 281 tag) = 49% win (189 TV and 11 PPV)
Charles Wright: 382 matches (178 singles, 199 tag) = 58% win (174 TV and 11 PPV)
Lance Storm: 373 matches (159 singles, 210 tag) = 48% win (132 TV and 11 PPV)
Al Snow: 366 matches (259 singles, 106 tag) = 47% win (166 TV and 14 PPV)
Tajiri: 365 matches (250 singles, 115 tag) = 50% win (143 TV and 12 PPV)
Spike Dudley: 346 matches (184 singles, 159 tag) = 49% win (143 TV and 10 PPV)
The Big Bossman: 339 matches (241 singles, 86 tag) = 29% win (136 TV and 11 PPV)
Chuck Palumbo: 338 matches (72 singles, 258 tag) = 57% win (114 TV and 8 PPV)
Hurricane Helms: 338 matches (172 singles, 164 tag) = 58% win (120 TV and 4 PPV)
Booker T: 337 matches (197 singles, 132 tag) = 57% win (143 TV and 20 PPV)
Stevie Richards: 330 matches (218 singles, 105 tag) = 28% win (135 TV and 5 PPV)
Trish Stratus: 313 matches (166 singles, 145 tag) = 53% win (129 TV and 25 PPV)
Steve Blackman: 313 matches (235 singles, 77 tag) = 59% win (143 TV and 11 PPV)
Brock Lesnar: 308 matches (231 singles, 51 tag) = 73% win (55 TV and 19 PPV)
Molly Holly: 291 matches (166 singles, 121 tag) = 37% win (96 TV and 11 PPV)
William Regal: 284 matches (173 singles, 107 tag) = 49% win (112 TV and 21 PPV)
Billy Kidman: 279 matches (193 singles, 86 tag) = 56% win (86 TV and 7 PPV)
The Road Dogg: 277 matches (108 singles, 153 tag) = 55% win (146 TV and 21 PPV)
Jacqueline: 276 matches (169 singles, 105 tag) = 43% win (94 TV and 8 PPV)
Steve Austin: 273 matches (161 singles, 99 tag) = 72% win (96 TV and 32 PPV)
Raven: 273 matches (220 singles, 52 tag) = 37% win (121 TV and 5 PPV)
Perry Saturn: 269 matches (182 singles, 82 tag) = 48% win (146 TV and 13 PPV)
Tommy Dreamer: 260 matches (182 singles, 75 tag) = 34% win (83 TV)
Ivory: 258 matches (152 singles, 103 tag) = 45% win (101 TV and 13 PPV)
Brian Christopher: 253 matches (36 singles, 208 tag) = 48% win (134 TV and 8 PPV)
Jamie Noble: 243 matches (190 singles, 53 tag) = 40% win (69 TV and 6 PPV)
Chavo Guerrero Jr: 239 matches (95 singles, 143 tag) = 46% win (79 TV and 5 PPV)
Dustin Rhodes: 238 matches (152 singles, 86 tag) = 42% win (83 TV and 10 PPV)
John Cena: 232 matches (160 singles, 67 tag) = 45% win (63 TV and 7 PPV)
Shelton Benjamin: 230 matches (56 singles, 163 tag) = 58% win (51 TV and 4 PPV)
Rico Costantino: 229 matches (160 singles, 64 tag) = 33% win (55 TV and 3 PPV)
Bull Buchanan: 226 matches (57 singles, 160 tag) = 40% win (91 TV and 10 PPV)
Justin Credible: 225 matches (114 singles, 109 tag) = 27% win (83 TV and 3 PPV)
Mark Henry: 216 matches (97 singles, 115 tag) = 54% win (76 TV and 8 PPV)
Rey Mysterio: 215 matches (141 singles, 72 tag) = 62% win (65 TV and 8 PPV)
Randy Orton: 213 matches (115 singles, 93 tag) = 43% win (47 TV and 4 PPV)
Rhyno: 212 matches (144 singles, 63 tag) = 48% win (91 TV and 9 PPV)
Lita: 207 matches (87 singles, 116 tag) = 65% win (85 TV and 13 PPV)
Charlie Haas: 200 matches (24 singles, 165 tag) = 60% win (47 TV and 4 PPV)
David Heath: 194 matches (125 singles, 69 tag) = 39% win (89 TV and 5 PPV)
Maven: 183 matches (107 singles, 75 tag) = 46% win (74 TV and 2 PPV)
Mosh: 178 matches (51 singles, 123 tag) = 38% win (112 TV and 1 PPV)
Hugh Morrus: 173 matches (90 singles, 80 tag) = 43% win (59 TV and 1 PPV)
Dean Malenko: 170 matches (99 singles, 67 tag) = 58% win (100 TV and 10 PPV)
Shawn Stasiak: 169 matches (114 singles, 55 tag) = 27% win (72 TV and 3 PPV)
Dennis Knight: 169 matches (109 singles, 54 tag) = 28% win (68 TV and 7 PPV)
Essa Rios: 165 matches (130 singles, 35 tag) = 40% win (115 TV and 1 PPV)
Tazz: 163 matches (112 singles, 48 tag) = 50% win (103 TV and 10 PPV)
Sean O'Haire: 162 matches (95 singles, 65 tag) = 61% win (32 TV and 2 PPV)
Taka Michinoku: 153 matches (46 singles, 101 tag) = 30% win (112 TV)
Victoria: 151 matches (85 singles, 64 tag) = 42% win (50 TV and 5 PPV)
Mick Foley: 151 matches (82 singles, 65 tag) = 70% win (62 TV and 14 PPV)
Shannon Moore: 151 matches (73 singles, 77 tag) = 34% win (67 TV)
Jeff Jarrett: 148 matches (76 singles, 69 tag) = 68% win (46 TV and 10 PPV)
Johnny Stamboli: 144 matches (48 singles, 88 tag) = 37% win (49 TV and 1 PPV)
Rosey: 138 matches (21 singles, 109 tag) = 46% win (47 TV and 2 PPV)
Brian Kendrick: 131 matches (47 singles, 84 tag) = 43% win (33 TV and 1 PPV)
Batista: 126 matches (66 singles, 53 tag) = 58% win (27 TV and 2 PPV)
Nunzio: 125 matches (61 singles, 57 tag) = 35% win (40 TV)
Ken Shamrock: 124 matches (95 singles, 26 tag) = 48% win (41 TV and 8 PPV)
Torrie Wilson: 119 matches (80 singles, 37 tag) = 75% win (36 TV and 6 PPV)
Rodney Mack: 119 matches (57 singles, 61 tag) = 46% win (31 TV and 2 PPV)
Christopher Nowinski: 119 matches (67 singles, 51 tag) = 45% win (40 TV and 2 PPV)
Doug Basham: 118 matches (13 singles, 103 tag) = 53% win (30 TV and 2 PPV)
Jazz: 116 matches (87 singles, 27 tag) = 53% win (35 TV and 9 PPV)
Viscera: 115 matches (70 singles, 38 tag) = 33% win (72 TV and 5 PPV)
Chris Kanyon: 114 matches (75 singles, 39 tag) = 36% win (43 TV and 2 PPV)
Scott Steiner: 111 matches (71 singles, 38 tag) = 66% win (37 TV and 7 PPV)
Mark Jindrak: 108 matches (26 singles, 81 tag) = 63% win (29 TV)
Rene Dupree: 101 matches (8 singles, 91 tag) = 46% win (29 TV and 4 PPV)
Ric Flair: 100 matches (51 singles, 41 tag) = 27% win (39 TV and 8 PPV)

2004-2008

Batista: 638 matches (368 singles, 235 tag) = 71% win (187 TV and 48 PPV)
Shelton Benjamin: 629 matches (475 singles, 143 tag) = 53% win (210 TV and 23 PPV)
Glen Jacobs: 617 matches (447 singles, 136 tag) = 69% win (194 TV and 39 PPV)
John Cena: 609 matches (463 singles, 105 tag) = 86% win (180 TV and 50 PPV)
Randy Orton: 553 matches (369 singles, 161 tag) = 45% win (168 TV and 45 PPV)
Edge: 538 matches (387 singles, 131 tag) = 34% win (150 TV and 42 PPV)
Triple H: 528 matches (301 singles, 160 tag) = 58% win (138 TV and 46 PPV)
John Morrison: 513 matches (176 singles, 324 tag) = 51% win (189 TV and 25 PPV)
Rey Mysterio: 499 matches (295 singles, 197 tag) = 73% win (169 TV and 40 PPV)
Carlito: 488 matches (356 singles, 124 tag) = 45% win (140 TV and 18 PPV)
Matt Hardy: 481 matches (335 singles, 143 tag) = 65% win (176 TV and 31 PPV)
Chavo Guerrero Jr: 472 matches (390 singles, 74 tag) = 42% win (151 TV and 23 PPV)
Chris Benoit: 470 matches (366 singles, 92 tag) = 79% win (153 TV and 29 PPV)
Paul London: 425 matches (142 singles, 271 tag) = 54% win (151 TV and 13 PPV)
Lance Cade: 425 matches (110 singles, 297 tag) = 43% win (123 TV and 12 PPV)
Victoria: 425 matches (254 singles, 164 tag) = 37% win (138 TV and 12 PPV)
The Big Show: 415 matches (243 singles, 129 tag) = 70% win (117 TV and 29 PPV)
Charlie Haas: 406 matches (189 singles, 200 tag) = 33% win (142 TV and 10 PPV)
Booker T: 404 matches (307 singles, 86 tag) = 45% win (141 TV and 26 PPV)
Gene Snitsky: 400 matches (299 singles, 95 tag) = 45% win (127 TV and 5 PPV)
Bradshaw: 393 matches (269 singles, 102 tag) = 34% win (113 TV and 32 PPV)
William Regal: 390 matches (179 singles, 197 tag) = 42% win (111 TV and 7 PPV)
Fit Finlay: 388 matches (263 singles, 116 tag) = 44% win (142 TV and 19 PPV)
Val Venis: 382 matches (300 singles, 81 tag) = 33% win (143 TV)
Hardcore Holly: 372 matches (204 singles, 166 tag) = 50% win (125 TV and 10 PPV)
CM Punk: 369 matches (296 singles, 66 tag) = 77% win (148 TV and 21 PPV)
Hurricane Helms: 367 matches (215 singles, 147 tag) = 48% win (116 TV and 11 PPV)
Shawn Michaels: 366 matches (184 singles, 144 tag) = 79% win (127 TV and 39 PPV)
Chris Jericho: 359 matches (260 singles, 88 tag) = 59% win (109 TV and 27 PPV)
The Undertaker: 347 matches (220 singles, 108 tag) = 90% win (84 TV and 38 PPV)
Brian Kendrick: 340 matches (106 singles, 230 tag) = 51% win (122 TV and 9 PPV)
Trevor Murdoch: 331 matches (54 singles, 261 tag) = 38% win (98 TV and 10 PPV)
Jeff Hardy: 330 matches (226 singles, 96 tag) = 68% win (119 TV and 27 PPV)
Sho Funaki: 323 matches (247 singles, 70 tag) = 28% win (90 TV and 7 PPV)
Rob Conway: 323 matches (151 singles, 167 tag) = 38% win (116 TV and 7 PPV)
Rob Van Dam: 322 matches (204 singles, 110 tag) = 66% win (115 TV and 14 PPV)
Mickie James: 314 matches (177 singles, 128 tag) = 60% win (106 TV and 16 PPV)
Nunzio: 310 matches (168 singles, 132 tag) = 35% win (111 TV and 8 PPV)
MVP: 304 matches (183 singles, 110 tag) = 25% win (103 TV and 21 PPV)
Ric Flair: 302 matches (151 singles, 116 tag) = 58% win (100 TV and 22 PPV)
Jamie Noble: 299 matches (223 singles, 74 tag) = 33% win (91 TV and 7 PPV)
Mark Henry: 293 matches (196 singles, 79 tag) = 39% win (88 TV and 13 PPV)
Chris Masters: 290 matches (242 singles, 45 tag) = 46% win (78 TV and 7 PPV)
Umaga: 286 matches (211 singles, 52 tag) = 43% win (89 TV and 19 PPV)
Super Crazy: 283 matches (175 singles, 99 tag) = 52% win (103 TV and 7 PPV)
Mr Kennedy: 282 matches (212 singles, 55 tag) = 46% win (105 TV and 15 PPV)
Nick Dinsmore: 282 matches (197 singles, 80 tag) = 45% win (85 TV and 8 PPV)
Kurt Angle: 281 matches (225 singles, 41 tag) = 38% win (85 TV and 22 PPV)
Viscera: 276 matches (166 singles, 71 tag) = 45% win (106 TV and 7 PPV)
Sylvain Grenier: 272 matches (112 singles, 155 tag) = 36% win (77 TV and 5 PPV)
Jimmy Yang: 267 matches (161 singles, 102 tag) = 31% win (112 TV and 6 PPV)
Bobby Lashley: 258 matches (209 singles, 28 tag) = 87% win (93 TV and 17 PPV)
Tommy Dreamer: 257 matches (166 singles, 88 tag) = 44% win (82 TV and 7 PPV)
The Miz: 252 matches (82 singles, 163 tag) = 55% win (114 TV and 10 PPV)
Rene Dupree: 239 matches (168 singles, 69 tag) = 32% win (72 TV and 5 PPV)
Kenny Dykstra: 236 matches (115 singles, 88 tag) = 28% win (70 TV and 5 PPV)
Tajiri: 235 matches (128 singles, 105 tag) = 47% win (73 TV and 6 PPV)
Eddie Guerrero: 226 matches (142 singles, 79 tag) = 53% win (65 TV and 16 PPV)
Orlando Jordan: 224 matches (163 singles, 46 tag) = 32% win (69 TV and 4 PPV)
The Great Khali: 220 matches (148 singles, 53 tag) = 49% win (68 TV and 14 PPV)
Christian: 214 matches (163 singles, 46 tag) = 19% win (57 TV and 9 PPV)
Chuck Palumbo: 208 matches (172 singles, 36 tag) = 46% win (54 TV)
Cody Rhodes: 201 matches (69 singles, 123 tag) = 70% win (62 TV and 4 PPV)
Scott Taylor: 197 matches (120 singles, 76 tag) = 34% win (77 TV and 5 PPV)
Trish Stratus: 187 matches (107 singles, 73 tag) = 70% win (55 TV and 14 PPV)
Tyson Tomko: 186 matches (110 singles, 70 tag) = 25% win (56 TV and 4 PPV)
Mark Jindrak: 181 matches (103 singles, 66 tag) = 53% win (60 TV and 3 PPV)
Stevie Richards: 179 matches (153 singles, 23 tag) = 31% win (73 TV and 2 PPV)
Santino Marella: 176 matches (132 singles, 43 tag) = 44% win (58 TV and 3 PPV)
Joey Mercury: 171 matches (13 singles, 154 tag) = 56% win (58 TV and 10 PPV)
Doug Basham: 170 matches (20 singles, 144 tag) = 37% win (59 TV and 4 PPV)
Jon Heidenreich: 169 matches (107 singles, 61 tag) = 65% win (37 TV and 6 PPV)
Beth Phoenix: 169 matches (103 singles, 65 tag) = 55% win (47 TV and 12 PPV)
Rhyno: 168 matches (100 singles, 66 tag) = 39% win (55 TV and 4 PPV)
Danny Basham: 168 matches (18 singles, 144 tag) = 37% win (54 TV and 4 PPV)
Rosey: 166 matches (37 singles, 126 tag) = 58% win (63 TV and 2 PPV)
Michelle McCool: 165 matches (92 singles, 71 tag) = 74% win (53 TV and 7 PPV)
Melina: 163 matches (91 singles, 70 tag) = 45% win (75 TV and 14 PPV)
Robbie McAllister: 161 matches (12 singles, 142 tag) = 51% win (68 TV and 3 PPV)
Spike Dudley: 161 matches (133 singles, 28 tag) = 41% win (56 TV and 5 PPV)
Shannon Moore: 160 matches (99 singles, 56 tag) = 19% win (77 TV and 4 PPV)
Kevin Thorn: 159 matches (122 singles, 35 tag) = 42% win (41 TV and 4 PPV)
Matt Striker: 152 matches (98 singles, 46 tag) = 33% win (59 TV and 3 PPV)
Simon Dean: 149 matches (122 singles, 26 tag) = 29% win (58 TV and 2 PPV)
Rory McAllister: 146 matches (3 singles, 137 tag) = 57% win (57 TV and 3 PPV)
Kofi Kingston: 146 matches (103 singles, 42 tag) = 71% win (47 TV and 3 PPV)
Billy Kidman: 146 matches (88 singles, 58 tag) = 48% win (48 TV and 4 PPV)
Molly Holly: 145 matches (97 singles, 48 tag) = 19% win (39 TV and 2 PPV)
Candice Michelle: 145 matches (58 singles, 81 tag) = 57% win (54 TV and 8 PPV)
JTG: 145 matches (5 singles, 139 tag) = 65% win (44 TV and 5 PPV)
Shad: 143 matches (3 singles, 139 tag) = 65% win (42 TV and 5 PPV)
Torrie Wilson: 141 matches (71 singles, 65 tag) = 59% win (46 TV and 7 PPV)
Jim Duggan: 138 matches (106 singles, 30 tag) = 56% win (61 TV and 1 PPV)
Paul Burchill: 136 matches (65 singles, 60 tag) = 42% win (47 TV and 1 PPV)
Maria: 131 matches (39 singles, 91 tag) = 61% win (62 TV and 5 PPV)
Elijah Burke: 131 matches (73 singles, 56 tag) = 37% win (56 TV and 5 PPV)
Luther Reigns: 128 matches (72 singles, 44 tag) = 29% win (34 TV and 5 PPV)
Mike Knox: 124 matches (93 singles, 27 tag) = 30% win (42 TV and 2 PPV)
Vladimir Kozlov: 123 matches (116 singles, 4 tag) = 73% win (26 TV and 2 PPV)
Maven: 123 matches (94 singles, 27 tag) = 41% win (51 TV and 3 PPV)
Sim Snuka: 122 matches (21 singles, 98 tag) = 40% win (49 TV and 3 PPV)
Jillian Hall: 120 matches (70 singles, 50 tag) = 30% win (55 TV and 6 PPV)
D-Von Dudley: 117 matches (10 singles, 102 tag) = 33% win (32 TV and 7 PPV)
Luke Gallows: 116 matches (23 singles, 93 tag) = 58% win (41 TV and 1 PPV)
Domino: 116 matches (14 singles, 99 tag) = 40% win (48 TV and 3 PPV)
Dolph Ziggler: 115 matches (31 singles, 50 tag) = 35% win (25 TV and 2 PPV)
Bubba Ray Dudley: 114 matches (9 singles, 100 tag) = 36% win (31 TV and 7 PPV)
Lita: 113 matches (74 singles, 38 tag) = 55% win (36 TV and 8 PPV)
Mike Mondo: 112 matches (9 singles, 69 tag) = 34% win (26 TV and 4 PPV)
Johnny Jeter: 110 matches (24 singles, 51 tag) = 39% win (22 TV and 2 PPV)
Test: 108 matches (78 singles, 28 tag) = 37% win (30 TV and 3 PPV)
Zack Ryder: 106 matches (7 singles, 88 tag) = 36% win (37 TV and 1 PPV)
Ray Gordy: 105 matches (5 singles, 100 tag) = 60% win (31 TV and 1 PPV)
Sabu: 103 matches (68 singles, 34 tag) = 52% win (29 TV and 6 PPV)
Curt Hawkins: 103 matches (4 singles, 88 tag) = 36% win (36 TV and 1 PPV)

2009-2013

Kofi Kingston: 885 matches (574 singles, 286 tag) = 62% win (308 TV and 45 PPV)
Randy Orton: 884 matches (592 singles, 246 tag) = 64% win (280 TV and 57 PPV)
John Cena: 867 matches (543 singles, 267 tag) = 90% win (185 TV and 58 PPV)
Dolph Ziggler: 839 matches (664 singles, 152 tag) = 34% win (299 TV and 41 PPV)
The Miz: 806 matches (577 singles, 224 tag) = 43% win (239 TV and 47 PPV)
The Big Show: 797 matches (490 singles, 230 tag) = 55% win (234 TV and 45 PPV)
Jack Swagger: 789 matches (616 singles, 163 tag) = 34% win (254 TV and 40 PPV)
Sheamus: 784 matches (591 singles, 177 tag) = 68% win (251 TV and 38 PPV)
Cody Rhodes: 771 matches (361 singles, 361 tag) = 35% win (268 TV and 39 PPV)
CM Punk: 760 matches (560 singles, 173 tag) = 54% win (204 TV and 55 PPV)
Glen Jacobs: 679 matches (412 singles, 254 tag) = 58% win (207 TV and 39 PPV)
Daniel Bryan: 673 matches (432 singles, 228 tag) = 67% win (246 TV and 33 PPV)
Alberto Del Rio: 660 matches (536 singles, 113 tag) = 45% win (202 TV and 34 PPV)
Ron Killings: 623 matches (403 singles, 211 tag) = 60% win (203 TV and 27 PPV)
Zack Ryder: 623 matches (499 singles, 117 tag) = 40% win (215 TV and 7 PPV)
Santino Marella: 579 matches (354 singles, 217 tag) = 66% win (194 TV and 17 PPV)
Primo Colon: 558 matches (207 singles, 342 tag) = 39% win (152 TV and 8 PPV)
Drew McIntyre: 531 matches (358 singles, 155 tag) = 35% win (187 TV and 16 PPV)
Mark Henry: 526 matches (349 singles, 153 tag) = 51% win (179 TV and 21 PPV)
Ted DiBiase Jr: 502 matches (309 singles, 149 tag) = 32% win (120 TV and 14 PPV)
Tyson Kidd: 492 matches (233 singles, 250 tag) = 40% win (165 TV and 9 PPV)
Christian: 487 matches (352 singles, 125 tag) = 60% win (166 TV and 26 PPV)
Wade Barrett: 477 matches (384 singles, 78 tag) = 37% win (157 TV and 21 PPV)
Natalya: 457 matches (251 singles, 202 tag) = 49% win (147 TV and 14 PPV)
Rey Mysterio: 434 matches (260 singles, 168 tag) = 78% win (153 TV and 36 PPV)
John Morrison: 419 matches (309 singles, 103 tag) = 60% win (137 TV and 20 PPV)
Heath Slater: 407 matches (194 singles, 181 tag) = 16% win (174 TV and 9 PPV)
Alicia Fox: 403 matches (168 singles, 232 tag) = 33% win (142 TV and 8 PPV)
Chris Jericho: 400 matches (267 singles, 124 tag) = 38% win (162 TV and 33 PPV)
Beth Phoenix: 400 matches (204 singles, 189 tag) = 54% win (111 TV and 19 PPV)
Justin Gabriel: 398 matches (228 singles, 148 tag) = 48% win (144 TV and 11 PPV)
Evan Bourne: 389 matches (258 singles, 129 tag) = 68% win (114 TV and 11 PPV)
Layla: 388 matches (220 singles, 161 tag) = 48% win (125 TV and 16 PPV)
Eve Torres: 372 matches (187 singles, 181 tag) = 65% win (112 TV and 15 PPV)
Curtis Axel: 354 matches (216 singles, 125 tag) = 38% win (116 TV and 7 PPV)
Brodus Clay: 347 matches (197 singles, 148 tag) = 81% win (110 TV and 8 PPV)
Ryback: 339 matches (241 singles, 72 tag) = 73% win (108 TV and 17 PPV)
The Great Khali: 336 matches (243 singles, 76 tag) = 76% win (124 TV and 7 PPV)
Jey Uso: 329 matches (9 singles, 307 tag) = 50% win (144 TV and 9 PPV)
Alex Riley: 326 matches (273 singles, 51 tag) = 35% win (58 TV and 3 PPV)
Jimmy Uso: 326 matches (6 singles, 307 tag) = 50% win (142 TV and 9 PPV)
Brie Bella: 313 matches (85 singles, 225 tag) = 53% win (100 TV and 8 PPV)
Kelly Kelly: 303 matches (143 singles, 158 tag) = 62% win (118 TV and 12 PPV)
MVP: 299 matches (234 singles, 60 tag) = 47% win (93 TV and 10 PPV)
Damien Sandow: 296 matches (185 singles, 109 tag) = 31% win (134 TV and 12 PPV)
William Regal: 295 matches (240 singles, 54 tag) = 20% win (74 TV and 4 PPV)
Antonio Cesaro: 293 matches (220 singles, 72 tag) = 50% win (123 TV and 13 PPV)
Jinder Mahal: 291 matches (178 singles, 100 tag) = 26% win (112 TV and 2 PPV)
Edge: 278 matches (163 singles, 104 tag) = 65% win (84 TV and 23 PPV)
Ezekiel Jackson: 276 matches (184 singles, 80 tag) = 53% win (75 TV and 6 PPV)
Chavo Guerrero Jr: 271 matches (236 singles, 31 tag) = 16% win (72 TV and 2 PPV)
Vladimir Kozlov: 264 matches (90 singles, 167 tag) = 64% win (80 TV and 5 PPV)
JTG: 263 matches (135 singles, 123 tag) = 35% win (109 TV and 2 PPV)
Dean Ambrose: 260 matches (111 singles, 132 tag) = 37% win (66 TV and 11 PPV)
Matt Bloom: 250 matches (114 singles, 116 tag) = 53% win (85 TV and 4 PPV)
David Otunga: 249 matches (112 singles, 117 tag) = 28% win (81 TV and 5 PPV)
Darren Young: 248 matches (34 singles, 209 tag) = 26% win (120 TV and 8 PPV)
Dustin Rhodes: 246 matches (159 singles, 85 tag) = 60% win (76 TV and 5 PPV)
Yoshi Tatsu: 245 matches (181 singles, 60 tag) = 53% win (91 TV)
Chris Masters: 243 matches (215 singles, 24 tag) = 50% win (65 TV and 1 PPV)
Titus O'Neil: 241 matches (32 singles, 206 tag) = 25% win (105 TV and 7 PPV)
Epico: 238 matches (10 singles, 219 tag) = 33% win (76 TV and 6 PPV)
Nikki Bella: 237 matches (31 singles, 204 tag) = 55% win (85 TV and 3 PPV)
Seth Rollins: 231 matches (24 singles, 188 tag) = 27% win (65 TV and 11 PPV)
Maryse: 230 matches (72 singles, 155 tag) = 26% win (70 TV and 5 PPV)
DH Smith: 223 matches (25 singles, 192 tag) = 55% win (75 TV and 5 PPV)
Kaitlyn: 218 matches (138 singles, 79 tag) = 62% win (75 TV and 8 PPV)
Melina: 213 matches (82 singles, 130 tag) = 69% win (74 TV and 7 PPV)
Mistico: 213 matches (148 singles, 65 tag) = 77% win (84 TV and 10 PPV)
Roman Reigns: 212 matches (10 singles, 183 tag) = 26% win (59 TV and 11 PPV)
AJ Lee: 198 matches (103 singles, 92 tag) = 51% win (70 TV and 8 PPV)
Fandango: 192 matches (166 singles, 26 tag) = 39% win (59 TV and 6 PPV)
Matt Hardy: 188 matches (147 singles, 39 tag) = 43% win (64 TV and 8 PPV)
Tamina Snuka: 188 matches (86 singles, 102 tag) = 22% win (70 TV and 6 PPV)
Gail Kim: 186 matches (33 singles, 152 tag) = 76% win (72 TV and 5 PPV)
Triple H: 184 matches (71 singles, 90 tag) = 84% win (49 TV and 22 PPV)
Carlito: 170 matches (79 singles, 91 tag) = 44% win (45 TV and 2 PPV)
Michelle McCool: 168 matches (67 singles, 93 tag) = 44% win (78 TV and 16 PPV)
Hunico: 161 matches (112 singles, 48 tag) = 42% win (45 TV and 4 PPV)
Tyler Reks: 157 matches (113 singles, 41 tag) = 24% win (47 TV and 3 PPV)
The Undertaker: 143 matches (93 singles, 39 tag) = 88% win (31 TV and 16 PPV)
Curt Hawkins: 141 matches (91 singles, 47 tag) = 14% win (54 TV and 1 PPV)
Fit Finlay: 139 matches (123 singles, 15 tag) = 59% win (46 TV and 5 PPV)
Mickie James: 133 matches (56 singles, 73 tag) = 75% win (43 TV and 6 PPV)
Mason Ryan: 133 matches (87 singles, 46 tag) = 64% win (21 TV and 2 PPV)
Shelton Benjamin: 130 matches (108 singles, 21 tag) = 41% win (52 TV and 5 PPV)
Big E Langston: 128 matches (90 singles, 37 tag) = 45% win (47 TV and 5 PPV)
Rosa Mendes: 126 matches (27 singles, 99 tag) = 10% win (44 TV and 1 PPV)
Batista: 125 matches (73 singles, 48 tag) = 38% win (38 TV and 11 PPV)
Shad: 124 matches (21 singles, 103 tag) = 54% win (43 TV and 2 PPV)
Aksana: 113 matches (69 singles, 44 tag) = 5% win (43 TV and 1 PPV)
Trent Barreta: 108 matches (62 singles, 43 tag) = 29% win (57 TV)
Mike Knox: 107 matches (76 singles, 30 tag) = 15% win (37 TV and 1 PPV)
Jeff Hardy: 102 matches (80 singles, 20 tag) = 50% win (30 TV and 10 PPV)

1994-2013

Glen Jacobs: 2,314 matches (1453 singles, 783 tag) = 59% win (725 TV and 139 PPV)
Triple H: 1,843 matches (1242 singles, 486 tag) = 55% win (543 TV and 149 PPV)
The Big Show: 1,806 matches (1103 singles, 533 tag) = 58% win (605 TV and 108 PPV)
John Cena: 1,708 matches (1166 singles, 439 tag) = 82% win (427 TV and 115 PPV)
Randy Orton: 1,650 matches (1076 singles, 500 tag) = 55% win (494 TV and 104 PPV)
The Undertaker: 1,632 matches (1146 singles, 430 tag) = 82% win (384 TV and 138 PPV)
Edge: 1,549 matches (837 singles, 662 tag) = 50% win (545 TV and 116 PPV)
Matt Hardy: 1,493 matches (770 singles, 707 tag) = 54% win (600 TV and 73 PPV)
Christian: 1,492 matches (807 singles, 649 tag) = 49% win (536 TV and 84 PPV)
Chris Jericho: 1,414 matches (966 singles, 406 tag) = 49% win (594 TV and 111 PPV)
Billy Gunn: 1,353 matches (450 singles, 891 tag) = 62% win (419 TV and 58 PPV)
Bradshaw: 1,301 matches (630 singles, 627 tag) = 50% win (410 TV and 75 PPV)
Hardcore Holly: 1,243 matches (815 singles, 419 tag) = 45% win (431 TV and 35 PPV)
Mark Henry: 1,165 matches (720 singles, 399 tag) = 47% win (380 TV and 50 PPV)
Rey Mysterio: 1,148 matches (696 singles, 437 tag) = 73% win (387 TV and 83 PPV)
CM Punk: 1,130 matches (857 singles, 239 tag) = 62% win (351 TV and 72 PPV)
Jeff Hardy: 1,110 matches (463 singles, 627 tag) = 54% win (477 TV and 72 PPV)
Val Venis: 1,058 matches (742 singles, 309 tag) = 45% win (407 TV and 23 PPV)
The Miz: 1,057 matches (659 singles, 387 tag) = 46% win (353 TV and 57 PPV)
Dustin Rhodes: 1,036 matches (781 singles, 251 tag) = 46% win (283 TV and 46 PPV)
Kofi Kingston: 1,031 matches (677 singles, 328 tag) = 63% win (354 TV and 48 PPV)
Shelton Benjamin: 989 matches (639 singles, 327 tag) = 52% win (313 TV and 32 PPV)
William Regal: 983 matches (607 singles, 358 tag) = 38% win (303 TV and 32 PPV)
Chavo Guerrero Jr: 982 matches (721 singles, 248 tag) = 36% win (302 TV and 29 PPV)
Cody Rhodes: 972 matches (430 singles, 484 tag) = 42% win (330 TV and 42 PPV)
Chris Benoit: 959 matches (657 singles, 269 tag) = 67% win (376 TV and 65 PPV)
Dolph Ziggler: 954 matches (695 singles, 202 tag) = 34% win (323 TV and 42 PPV)
Matt Bloom: 943 matches (483 singles, 420 tag) = 43% win (376 TV and 21 PPV)
John Morrison: 939 matches (487 singles, 433 tag) = 55% win (327 TV and 45 PPV)
Kurt Angle: 938 matches (695 singles, 203 tag) = 50% win (362 TV and 74 PPV)
Owen Hart: 935 matches (519 singles, 410 tag) = 45% win (228 TV and 45 PPV)
Shawn Michaels: 919 matches (525 singles, 349 tag) = 80% win (241 TV and 85 PPV)
Rikishi: 898 matches (497 singles, 388 tag) = 60% win (310 TV and 28 PPV)
Batista: 888 matches (507 singles, 336 tag) = 65% win (252 TV and 60 PPV)
Sean Waltman: 864 matches (532 singles, 311 tag) = 53% win (335 TV and 49 PPV)
Test: 834 matches (543 singles, 266 tag) = 42% win (337 TV and 29 PPV)
Jack Swagger: 829 matches (653 singles, 166 tag) = 34% win (263 TV and 40 PPV)
The Rock: 825 matches (508 singles, 286 tag) = 56% win (331 TV and 74 PPV)
Ron Simmons: 797 matches (226 singles, 557 tag) = 55% win (265 TV and 39 PPV)
Rob Van Dam: 794 matches (548 singles, 228 tag) = 69% win (296 TV and 44 PPV)
D-Von Dudley: 788 matches (89 singles, 671 tag) = 49% win (303 TV and 44 PPV)
Sheamus: 786 matches (593 singles, 177 tag) = 68% win (251 TV and 38 PPV)
Bubba Ray Dudley: 780 matches (88 singles, 664 tag) = 48% win (313 TV and 46 PPV)
Ron Killings: 767 matches (524 singles, 235 tag) = 58% win (260 TV and 31 PPV)
Booker T: 761 matches (519 singles, 223 tag) = 51% win (287 TV and 47 PPV)
Sho Funaki: 758 matches (481 singles, 259 tag) = 29% win (325 TV and 10 PPV)
Hurricane Helms: 756 matches (426 singles, 325 tag) = 51% win (246 TV and 15 PPV)
Santino Marella: 755 matches (486 singles, 260 tag) = 61% win (251 TV and 19 PPV)
Scott Taylor: 747 matches (300 singles, 437 tag) = 40% win (345 TV and 17 PPV)
Zack Ryder: 729 matches (506 singles, 205 tag) = 39% win (252 TV and 8 PPV)
D-Lo Brown: 728 matches (393 singles, 329 tag) = 44% win (257 TV and 22 PPV)
Steve Austin: 701 matches (477 singles, 206 tag) = 76% win (173 TV and 66 PPV)
Daniel Bryan: 683 matches (441 singles, 229 tag) = 66% win (249 TV and 32 PPV)
Savio Vega: 667 matches (509 singles, 157 tag) = 48% win (152 TV and 24 PPV)
Charles Wright: 667 matches (333 singles, 329 tag) = 49% win (240 TV and 17 PPV)
Viscera: 663 matches (387 singles, 229 tag) = 47% win (255 TV and 23 PPV)
Carlito: 663 matches (438 singles, 217 tag) = 45% win (185 TV and 20 PPV)
Alberto Del Rio: 660 matches (536 singles, 113 tag) = 45% win (202 TV and 34 PPV)
Eddie Guerrero: 653 matches (367 singles, 278 tag) = 54% win (241 TV and 48 PPV)
Charlie Haas: 642 matches (231 singles, 383 tag) = 41% win (205 TV and 14 PPV)
Mick Foley: 633 matches (443 singles, 181 tag) = 51% win (174 TV and 52 PPV)
The Road Dogg: 623 matches (216 singles, 387 tag) = 58% win (238 TV and 42 PPV)
Jeff Jarrett: 623 matches (491 singles, 128 tag) = 54% win (191 TV and 28 PPV)
Tommy Dreamer: 615 matches (417 singles, 191 tag) = 39% win (200 TV and 10 PPV)
Tajiri: 605 matches (382 singles, 222 tag) = 49% win (221 TV and 18 PPV)
MVP: 602 matches (417 singles, 170 tag) = 36% win (196 TV and 30 PPV)
Primo Colon: 603 matches (219 singles, 375 tag) = 42% win (163 TV and 8 PPV)
Jamie Noble: 594 matches (462 singles, 130 tag) = 35% win (170 TV and 13 PPV)
Victoria: 576 matches (340 singles, 228 tag) = 38% win (189 TV and 17 PPV)
Davey Boy Smith: 576 matches (311 singles, 262 tag) = 52% win (158 TV and 36 PPV)
Al Snow: 576 matches (372 singles, 203 tag) = 40% win (219 TV and 27 PPV)
Ted DiBiase Jr: 572 matches (327 singles, 195 tag) = 36% win (137 TV and 15 PPV)
Beth Phoenix: 569 matches (307 singles, 254 tag) = 54% win (158 TV and 31 PPV)
The Great Khali: 556 matches (391 singles, 129 tag) = 65% win (191 TV and 21 PPV)
Drew McIntyre: 553 matches (376 singles, 159 tag) = 35% win (190 TV and 16 PPV)
Chuck Palumbo: 546 matches (244 singles, 294 tag) = 53% win (168 TV and 8 PPV)
Dennis Knight: 535 matches (147 singles, 382 tag) = 45% win (144 TV and 24 PPV)
Chris Masters: 533 matches (457 singles, 69 tag) = 48% win (143 TV and 8 PPV)
Brian Kendrick: 533 matches (184 singles, 345 tag) = 44% win (171 TV and 10 PPV)
Fit Finlay: 527 matches (386 singles, 131 tag) = 48% win (188 TV and 23 PPV)
Natalya: 525 matches (271 singles, 250 tag) = 47% win (171 TV and 17 PPV)
Bret Hart: 522 matches (424 singles, 97 tag) = 83% win (60 TV and 33 PPV)
Stevie Richards: 510 matches (372 singles, 128 tag) = 29% win (209 TV and 7 PPV)
Spike Dudley: 507 matches (317 singles, 187 tag) = 46% win (199 TV and 15 PPV)
Trish Stratus: 506 matches (274 singles, 222 tag) = 59% win (189 TV and 39 PPV)
Lance Cade: 504 matches (124 singles, 362 tag) = 44% win (149 TV and 12 PPV)
Justin Credible: 501 matches (364 singles, 135 tag) = 28% win (159 TV and 4 PPV)
Crash Holly: 494 matches (323 singles, 163 tag) = 35% win (237 TV and 14 PPV)
Tyson Kidd: 492 matches (233 singles, 251 tag) = 40% win (165 TV and 9 PPV)
Mark Canterbury: 482 matches (148 singles, 334 tag) = 57% win (121 TV and 22 PPV)
Wade Barrett: 477 matches (384 singles, 78 tag) = 37% win (156 TV and 21 PPV)
Paul London: 465 matches (151 singles, 302 tag) = 52% win (164 TV and 13 PPV)
Bart Gunn: 458 matches (61 singles, 397 tag) = 65% win (113 TV and 18 PPV)
Mickie James: 447 matches (233 singles, 201 tag) = 64% win (149 TV and 22 PPV)
Layla: 442 matches (232 singles, 202 tag) = 45% win (154 TV and 17 PPV)
Molly Holly: 438 matches (265 singles, 169 tag) = 31% win (137 TV and 13 PPV)
Nunzio: 436 matches (230 singles, 189 tag) = 35% win (152 TV and 8 PPV)
Brian Christopher: 428 matches (130 singles, 290 tag) = 45% win (202 TV and 12 PPV)
Evan Bourne: 428 matches (288 singles, 138 tag) = 67% win (136 TV and 12 PPV)
Mosh: 424 matches (69 singles, 350 tag) = 47% win (206 TV and 13 PPV)
Billy Kidman: 425 matches (281 singles, 144 tag) = 53% win (134 TV and 11 PPV)
Steve Blackman: 423 matches (322 singles, 100 tag) = 58% win (184 TV and 16 PPV)
Umaga: 411 matches (246 singles, 135 tag) = 46% win (122 TV and 20 PPV)
JTG: 408 matches (140 singles, 262 tag) = 46% win (152 TV and 7 PPV)
Heath Slater: 407 matches (194 singles, 181 tag) = 16% win (173 TV and 9 PPV)
Rob Conway: 404 matches (175 singles, 224 tag) = 34% win (138 TV and 7 PPV)
Scott Hall: 403 matches (322 singles, 76 tag) = 76% win (95 TV and 21 PPV)
Alicia Fox: 403 matches (168 singles, 232 tag) = 33% win (142 TV and 8 PPV)
Ric Flair: 401 matches (202 singles, 157 tag) = 50% win (139 TV and 29 PPV)
Lance Storm: 400 matches (175 singles, 222 tag) = 49% win (142 TV and 12 PPV)
Gene Snitsky: 401 matches (300 singles, 95 tag) = 45% win (127 TV and 5 PPV)
Justin Gabriel: 398 matches (228 singles, 148 tag) = 48% win (142 TV and 11 PPV)
Ken Shamrock: 397 matches (309 singles, 83 tag) = 71% win (113 TV and 28 PPV)
Kevin Nash: 388 matches (276 singles, 109 tag) = 70% win (69 TV and 22 PPV)
Vladimir Kozlov: 387 matches (206 singles, 171 tag) = 67% win (106 TV and 7 PPV)
Kelly Kelly: 387 matches (165 singles, 218 tag) = 63% win (163 TV and 17 PPV)
Rhyno: 383 matches (246 singles, 130 tag) = 44% win (148 TV and 13 PPV)
Vader: 377 matches (346 singles, 30 tag) = 38% win (87 TV and 23 PPV)
Melina: 376 matches (173 singles, 200 tag) = 58% win (149 TV and 21 PPV)
Eve Torres: 376 matches (188 singles, 184 tag) = 65% win (113 TV and 15 PPV)
Tatanka: 375 matches (308 singles, 67 tag) = 42% win (109 TV and 8 PPV)
Jimmy Yang: 369 matches (231 singles, 133 tag) = 28% win (129 TV and 6 PPV)
The Big Bossman: 359 matches (251 singles, 96 tag) = 29% win (150 TV and 14 PPV)
Don Harris: 359 matches (20 singles, 339 tag) = 50% win (80 TV and 11 PPV)
Damien Sandow: 357 matches (208 singles, 147 tag) = 29% win (146 TV and 13 PPV)
Curtis Axel: 355 matches (216 singles, 126 tag) = 38% win (117 TV and 6 PPV)
Brodus Clay: 351 matches (199 singles, 148 tag) = 81% win (110 TV and 8 PPV)
Ron Harris: 350 matches (10 singles, 340 tag) = 50% win (80 TV and 11 PPV)
Yokozuna: 341 matches (204 singles, 132 tag) = 45% win (61 TV and 18 PPV)
Rene Dupree: 339 matches (176 singles, 160 tag) = 36% win (101 TV and 9 PPV)
Ryback: 339 matches (241 singles, 72 tag) = 73% win (108 TV and 13 PPV)
Sylvain Grenier: 338 matches (116 singles, 217 tag) = 42% win (93 TV and 9 PPV)
Marc Mero: 339 matches (300 singles, 39 tag) = 58% win (88 TV and 20 PPV)
Trevor Murdoch: 333 matches (56 singles, 261 tag) = 38% win (98 TV and 10 PPV)
Michelle McCool: 333 matches (159 singles, 164 tag) = 59% win (131 TV and 22 PPV)
Brock Lesnar: 331 matches (250 singles, 54 tag) = 73% win (60 TV and 27 PPV)
Brie Bella: 331 matches (90 singles, 238 tag) = 54% win (113 TV and 8 PPV)
Jey Uso: 329 matches (9 singles, 307 tag) = 50% win (143 TV and 9 PPV)
Jimmy Uso: 326 matches (6 singles, 307 tag) = 50% win (141 TV and 9 PPV)
Alex Riley: 326 matches (273 singles, 51 tag) = 35% win (58 TV and 3 PPV)
Thrasher: 321 matches (26 singles, 291 tag) = 50% win (138 TV and 13 PPV)
Lita: 321 matches (162 singles, 154 tag) = 62% win (122 TV and 21 PPV)
Jacqueline: 315 matches (186 singles, 127 tag) = 41% win (102 TV and 12 PPV)
Shannon Moore: 311 matches (172 singles, 133 tag) = 26% win (144 TV and 4 PPV)
Nick Dinsmore: 311 matches (218 singles, 88 tag) = 43% win (89 TV and 8 PPV)
Maven: 305 matches (201 singles, 102 tag) = 44% win (125 TV and 5 PPV)
DH Smith: 304 matches (94 singles, 204 tag) = 56% win (91 TV and 5 PPV)
Rosey: 302 matches (58 singles, 235 tag) = 52% win (110 TV and 4 PPV)
Rico Costantino: 303 matches (199 singles, 99 tag) = 43% win (78 TV and 5 PPV)
Animal: 301 matches (19 singles, 280 tag) = 61% win (80 TV and 19 PPV)
Maryse: 296 matches (100 singles, 193 tag) = 27% win (95 TV and 8 PPV)
Orlando Jordan: 295 matches (224 singles, 56 tag) = 35% win (95 TV and 4 PPV)
Super Crazy: 294 matches (185 singles, 100 tag) = 50% win (112 TV and 7 PPV)
Ezekiel Jackson: 294 matches (194 singles, 88 tag) = 53% win (81 TV and 6 PPV)
Antonio Cesaro: 293 matches (220 singles, 72 tag) = 50% win (123 TV and 13 PPV)
Jinder Mahal: 291 matches (178 singles, 100 tag) = 26% win (112 TV and 2 PPV)
Mark Jindrak: 288 matches (129 singles, 147 tag) = 57% win (89 TV and 2 PPV)
Mr Kennedy: 289 matches (215 singles, 59 tag) = 45% win (111 TV and 14 PPV)
Doug Basham: 288 matches (33 singles, 247 tag) = 43% win (89 TV and 5 PPV)
Raven: 284 matches (228 singles, 56 tag) = 36% win (122 TV and 5 PPV)
David Heath: 280 matches (183 singles, 96 tag) = 38% win (143 TV and 8 PPV)
Gail Kim: 277 matches (78 singles, 196 tag) = 64% win (105 TV and 7 PPV)
Perry Saturn: 270 matches (182 singles, 83 tag) = 48% win (146 TV and 13 PPV)
Shad: 268 matches (25 singles, 242 tag) = 59% win (86 TV and 7 PPV)
Bam Bam Bigelow: 268 matches (228 singles, 40 tag) = 53% win (67 TV and 11 PPV)
Sid Vicious: 266 matches (219 singles, 47 tag) = 58% win (40 TV and 15 PPV)
Taka Michinoku: 264 matches (126 singles, 129 tag) = 46% win (163 TV and 6 PPV)
Lex Luger: 264 matches (164 singles, 99 tag) = 81% win (62 TV and 6 PPV)
Brian Adams: 263 matches (174 singles, 87 tag) = 55% win (66 TV and 12 PPV)
Torrie Wilson: 259 matches (151 singles, 102 tag) = 67% win (82 TV and 13 PPV)
Pierre Ouellet: 260 matches (141 singles, 119 tag) = 47% win (59 TV and 4 PPV)
Dean Ambrose: 260 matches (111 singles, 132 tag) = 37% win (65 TV and 10 PPV)
Ivory: 258 matches (152 singles, 103 tag) = 45% win (101 TV and 13 PPV)
Bull Buchanan: 257 matches (61 singles, 188 tag) = 42% win (114 TV and 11 PPV)
Ahmed Johnson: 257 matches (212 singles, 43 tag) = 83% win (55 TV and 13 PPV)
Bobby Lashley: 258 matches (209 singles, 28 tag) = 87% win (93 TV and 14 PPV)
Darren Young: 255 matches (37 singles, 213 tag) = 26% win (126 TV and 8 PPV)
Danny Basham: 255 matches (21 singles, 226 tag) = 46% win (76 TV and 5 PPV)
Scorpio: 254 matches (188 singles, 65 tag) = 40% win (78 TV and 9 PPV)
David Otunga: 249 matches (112 singles, 117 tag) = 28% win (80 TV and 5 PPV)
Nikki Bella: 246 matches (31 singles, 213 tag) = 55% win (89 TV and 3 PPV)
Yoshi Tatsu: 245 matches (181 singles, 60 tag) = 53% win (90 TV)
Curt Hawkins: 244 matches (95 singles, 135 tag) = 23% win (90 TV and 1 PPV)
Titus O'Neil: 241 matches (32 singles, 206 tag) = 25% win (105 TV and 7 PPV)
Tom Prichard: 241 matches (31 singles, 210 tag) = 38% win (59 TV and 8 PPV)
Kenny Dykstra: 239 matches (118 singles, 88 tag) = 28% win (72 TV and 4 PPV)
Epico: 238 matches (10 singles, 219 tag) = 33% win (76 TV and 6 PPV)
Mike Knox: 236 matches (173 singles, 58 tag) = 23% win (81 TV and 3 PPV)
Seth Rollins: 231 matches (24 singles, 188 tag) = 27% win (64 TV and 10 PPV)
Bryan Clark: 228 matches (209 singles, 19 tag) = 65% win (58 TV and 4 PPV)
Johnny Stamboli: 226 matches (78 singles, 137 tag) = 41% win (76 TV and 1 PPV)
Doink the Clown: 221 matches (201 singles, 20 tag) = 46% win (60 TV and 2 PPV)
Kaitlyn: 218 matches (138 singles, 79 tag) = 62% win (75 TV and 8 PPV)
Mistico: 213 matches (148 singles, 65 tag) = 77% win (84 TV and 10 PPV)
Duke Droese: 213 matches (203 singles, 10 tag) = 60% win (51 TV and 2 PPV)
Roman Reigns: 212 matches (10 singles, 183 tag) = 26% win (58 TV and 10 PPV)
Luke Gallows: 212 matches (65 singles, 138 tag) = 40% win (76 TV and 1 PPV)
Barry Horowitz: 208 matches (144 singles, 64 tag) = 20% win (74 TV and 2 PPV)
Jillian Hall: 206 matches (86 singles, 120 tag) = 22% win (97 TV and 7 PPV)
Jerry Lawler: 204 matches (140 singles, 62 tag) = 59% win (80 TV and 21 PPV)
Hawk: 203 matches (7 singles, 194 tag) = 65% win (52 TV and 16 PPV)
Tyson Tomko: 202 matches (114 singles, 82 tag) = 26% win (56 TV and 4 PPV)
Chris Candido: 200 matches (90 singles, 110 tag) = 52% win (43 TV and 8 PPV)
Fandango: 198 matches (172 singles, 26 tag) = 41% win (59 TV and 6 PPV)
AJ Lee: 198 matches (103 singles, 92 tag) = 51% win (70 TV and 8 PPV)
Essa Rios: 197 matches (147 singles, 50 tag) = 41% win (133 TV and 2 PPV)
Joey Mercury: 195 matches (15 singles, 171 tag) = 50% win (60 TV and 10 PPV)
Steve Lombardi: 193 matches (165 singles, 26 tag) = 12% win (65 TV and 1 PPV)
Paul Burchill: 193 matches (118 singles, 64 tag) = 38% win (74 TV)
Mike Rotundo: 190 matches (173 singles, 17 tag) = 58% win (49 TV and 6 PPV)
Jon Heidenreich: 189 matches (120 singles, 68 tag) = 66% win (46 TV and 6 PPV)
Tamina Snuka: 188 matches (86 singles, 102 tag) = 22% win (70 TV and 6 PPV)
Shawn Stasiak: 176 matches (120 singles, 56 tag) = 26% win (72 TV and 3 PPV)
Maria: 174 matches (45 singles, 129 tag) = 64% win (80 TV and 5 PPV)
Hugh Morrus: 175 matches (92 singles, 80 tag) = 43% win (59 TV and 1 PPV)
Alundra Blayze: 174 matches (166 singles, 8 tag) = 76% win (7 TV and 4 PPV)
Dean Malenko: 171 matches (100 singles, 67 tag) = 58% win (101 TV and 10 PPV)
Kevin Thorn: 170 matches (123 singles, 45 tag) = 42% win (41 TV and 4 PPV)
Sean O'Haire: 167 matches (99 singles, 66 tag) = 60% win (32 TV and 2 PPV)
Bob Backlund: 167 matches (156 singles, 11 tag) = 43% win (30 TV and 2 PPV)
Jazz: 166 matches (118 singles, 44 tag) = 43% win (54 TV and 9 PPV)
Tazz: 164 matches (114 singles, 48 tag) = 51% win (104 TV and 11 PPV)
Rodney Mack: 165 matches (97 singles, 67 tag) = 44% win (44 TV and 2 PPV)
Simon Dean: 163 matches (127 singles, 36 tag) = 30% win (63 TV and 2 PPV)
Hakushi: 162 matches (139 singles, 23 tag) = 57% win (39 TV and 3 PPV)
Robbie McAllister: 161 matches (12 singles, 142 tag) = 51% win (68 TV and 3 PPV)
Hunico: 161 matches (112 singles, 48 tag) = 42% win (45 TV and 4 PPV)
Barry Windham: 158 matches (67 singles, 91 tag) = 48% win (39 TV and 5 PPV)
Tyler Reks: 157 matches (113 singles, 41 tag) = 24% win (47 TV and 2 PPV)
Marty Jannetty: 155 matches (78 singles, 75 tag) = 25% win (36 TV and 7 PPV)
Matt Striker: 153 matches (99 singles, 46 tag) = 33% win (60 TV and 3 PPV)
Candice Michelle: 148 matches (61 singles, 82 tag) = 56% win (55 TV and 8 PPV)
Luke Williams: 148 matches (1 singles, 147 tag) = 79% win (30 TV)
Luther Reigns: 148 matches (84 singles, 52 tag) = 29% win (34 TV and 4 PPV)
Rory McAllister: 146 matches (3 singles, 137 tag) = 57% win (57 TV and 3 PPV)
Jim Duggan: 142 matches (108 singles, 32 tag) = 56% win (65 TV and 1 PPV)
Butch Miller: 142 matches (1 singles, 141 tag) = 79% win (30 TV)
Dawn Marie: 139 matches (111 singles, 25 tag) = 18% win (15 TV and 6 PPV)
Scott Steiner: 137 matches (74 singles, 61 tag) = 67% win (43 TV and 7 PPV)
Jim Neidhart: 135 matches (95 singles, 40 tag) = 29% win (39 TV and 4 PPV)
Mason Ryan: 133 matches (87 singles, 46 tag) = 64% win (21 TV and 2 PPV)
Ray Gordy: 133 matches (9 singles, 123 tag) = 50% win (38 TV and 1 PPV)
Elijah Burke: 131 matches (73 singles, 56 tag) = 37% win (56 TV and 5 PPV)
Mo: 129 matches (20 singles, 109 tag) = 50% win (43 TV and 2 PPV)
Big E Langston: 128 matches (90 singles, 37 tag) = 45% win (47 TV and 5 PPV)
Rosa Mendes: 126 matches (27 singles, 99 tag) = 10% win (44 TV and 1 PPV)
Chris Kanyon: 126 matches (84 singles, 42 tag) = 33% win (55 TV and 2 PPV)
Sim Snuka: 124 matches (22 singles, 99 tag) = 40% win (50 TV and 3 PPV)
Brian Lee: 121 matches (55 singles, 66 tag) = 44% win (29 TV and 5 PPV)
Jacques Rougeau: 119 matches (3 singles, 116 tag) = 38% win (31 TV and 3 PPV)
Christopher Nowinski: 119 matches (67 singles, 51 tag) = 45% win (40 TV and 2 PPV)
Samu: 118 matches (4 singles, 114 tag) = 73% win (27 TV and 2 PPV)
Miguel Perez: 117 matches (29 singles, 87 tag) = 33% win (39 TV and 4 PPV)
Joey Abs: 117 matches (72 singles, 32 tag) = 23% win (66 TV and 1 PPV)
Darren Drozdov: 117 matches (67 singles, 50 tag) = 34% win (67 TV and 5 PPV)
Domino: 116 matches (14 singles, 99 tag) = 40% win (48 TV and 3 PPV)
Johnny Jeter: 114 matches (26 singles, 53 tag) = 40% win (24 TV and 1 PPV)
Aksana: 113 matches (69 singles, 44 tag) = 5% win (43 TV and 1 PPV)
Mike Mondo: 112 matches (9 singles, 69 tag) = 34% win (26 TV and 3 PPV)
King Kong Bundy: 111 matches (95 singles, 15 tag) = 56% win (30 TV and 2 PPV)
Nidia: 110 matches (72 singles, 34 tag) = 41% win (40 TV and 1 PPV)
Trent Barreta: 108 matches (62 singles, 43 tag) = 29% win (57 TV)
Jimmy del Ray: 108 matches (3 singles, 105 tag) = 35% win (33 TV and 1 PPV)
Jake Roberts: 107 matches (85 singles, 22 tag) = 56% win (18 TV and 9 PPV)
Sabu: 104 matches (69 singles, 34 tag) = 52% win (30 TV and 6 PPV)
Shane McMahon: 103 matches (58 singles, 28 tag) = 57% win (61 TV and 17 PPV)
Tom Brandi: 100 matches (91 singles, 9 tag) = 25% win (35 TV and 2 PPV)

Comments on 1994-2013

Most of Glen Jacobs' run was as Kane (2,187 matches) but he was also Isaac Yankem DDS (101 matches) and Fake Diesel (31 matches) during this time.  Rockabilly Mr. Ass Billy Gunn is part of the elite more than the ten years club (Kane, HHH, Show, Cena, Orton, Undertaker, Edge, Christian, Matt Hardy, Jericho, JBL, Bob Holly, Mark Henry, Rey Mysterio, Val Venis, Dustin Rhodes, Regal, Chavo, HBK and Funaki). Bombastic Bob had a lot of names - Bob Holly, Hardcore Holly, Thurman Sparky Plugg.  Val Venis too (Sean Morley, Big Valbowski, Chief Morley) plus Dustin Rhodes (Goldust and Dustin Runnels) and John Morrison (John Hennigan and Johnny Nitro) and Rikishi (The Sultan, Fatu) and The Rock (Dwayne Johnson, Rocky Maivia, Flex Kavana) and Ron Killings (K-Krush, K-Kwik and R-Truth) and Charles Wright (Goodfather/Godfather/Kama) and Viscera (Big Daddy V, Mabel) and of course Mick Foley (Dude Love, Cactus Jack, Mankind).  Or there's Al Snow (Avatar, Masked Ninja, Leif Cassidy, Shinobi) or Justin Credible (PJ Walker, Aldo Montoya).

People with the highest winning percentages are John Cena, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Scott Hall, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Nash, Brodus Clay, Ryback, Brock Lesnar, Lex Luger, Ahmed Johnson, Bobby Lashley, Mistico, Alundra Blayze, and the Bushwhackers (Luke Williams Butch Miller).  Meanwhile, your super jobbers were Heath Slater, Barry Horowitz, Steve Lombardi, Dawn Marie, Rosa Mendes and Aksana. Guys that ended up right in the middle were the Canadians (Edge & Christian & Jericho & Lance Storm), JBL and Kurt Angle, D-Von Dudley, Booker T, Shane "Hurricane" Helms, Mick Foley, British Bulldog,Paul London, Ric Flair, the Harris Bros., the Usos, Headbanger Thrasher and Super Crazy. Most tag matches were Kane, Edge & Christian, Hardy Boyz, Bradshaw and Dudleyz.

I only counted rumble wins.  Gauntlet & handicap matches weren't counted as singles/tag.

Bury Points and Match Lengths

During my conversation with Matthew Timmons about his Kayfabermetrics website, one interesting idea involved the bury points metric.  Essentially, the idea is create a differentiation between quick losses and significant battles where the defeated wrestler may actually come out looking better than when they started.

The timeframes selected for points were:

• Under Three minutes
• Three minutes to Eight minutes
• Eight minutes to Fifteen minutes
• Fifteen minutes to Twenty minutes
• Above Twenty minutes

For instance, losing in two minutes (a real squash) would hurts your reputation (gaining negative points) while the break-even point was hanging for fifteen minutes with people lasting twenty minutes or even gaining positive points.

While intuitively these lengths make sense, I wanted to comb through some data, and see what the wrestlenomics might suggest.

Here are the Average, First Quartile, Median and Third Quartiles for two types of matches:

SINGLES MATCHES - which were strictly one wrestler versus one wrestler (no handicap, no multi-man)

TAG MATCHES - which were strictly two wrestlers versus two wrestlers (no multi-teams, no six-man specials)

AVERAGE/MEDIAN/QUARTILE MATCH LENGTH FOR PPV/RAW/SMACKDOWN 1993-2013

Data Source: CageMatch data from 1993-2013.  Shows were classified based on their description and matches were classified based on number of teams/participants.  Only matches that had match time listed were included.  Matches that aired before the PPV (when part of Free for All, Kickoff or Pre-Show) were counted as PPV though matches that were part of Sunday Night Heat did not.

PPV

PPV	SINGLES MATCHES	SINGLES AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th		TAG MATCHES	TAG AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th
1993	26	10:23	6:47	9:37	14:01		5	13:20	10:44	13:41	14:22
1994	27	11:41	5:53	8:57	14:30		5	9:20	6:45	7:41	9:16
1995	51	11:25	7:17	10:02	14:57		11	11:12	8:08	10:54	14:09
1996	66	12:58	6:30	11:50	16:60		11	9:33	7:42	10:10	11:06
1997	57	12:54	8:46	12:11	16:50		12	11:17	9:04	10:32	12:36
1998	71	10:09	5:45	8:30	13:51		22	9:38	7:29	9:00	10:58
1999	83	9:44	5:39	8:37	12:01		16	10:30	7:08	10:51	14:10
2000	61	10:43	4:59	8:02	13:01		18	8:45	7:06	8:23	10:46
2001	70	12:12	6:30	11:12	16:14		14	9:44	6:49	8:57	10:15
2002	80	11:56	6:31	10:47	15:36		16	8:48	5:18	7:13	9:42
2003	58	12:24	7:06	12:08	16:46		15	9:20	6:58	7:55	11:07
2004	72	12:23	6:22	10:25	16:12		15	9:59	7:05	9:35	13:47
2005	78	12:30	6:25	11:37	17:16		13	9:49	7:37	8:33	12:22
2006	80	11:07	7:24	9:44	14:28		14	11:42	8:14	11:04	13:31
2007	79	11:12	7:14	10:36	15:02		14	12:32	8:29	11:20	15:30
2008	72	12:24	8:42	11:12	16:45		6	8:13	6:16	8:00	9:57
2009	67	13:02	7:20	11:57	16:04		8	15:59	11:38	15:52	20:26
2010	64	11:57	6:34	12:16	15:52		8	6:23	4:48	6:09	7:11
2011	68	12:08	7:15	10:53	14:60		10	10:30	7:13	9:34	12:52
2012	63	11:50	5:46	10:20	16:51		10	9:09	7:12	8:27	11:38
2013	69	12:13	7:02	9:59	16:57		13	8:59	6:17	7:24	12:14

PPV Singles matches a little under twelve minutes and PPV tag matches average right around ten minutes. I'd consider a "short" PPV match anything less then seven minutes (singles) / eight minutes (tag). I'd consider a "long" PPV match to be anything more than fifteen minutes (singles) / twelve minutes (tag).

You'll notice the uptick in average tag match in 2009.  This was completely driven by DX PPV matches which went 18-23 minutes while PPV tag matches without HHH/HBK were back at the normal 10-14 minutes.  You'll also notice that our dataset for PPV two on two tag matches is pretty scarce.

RAW

RAW	SINGLES MATCHES	SINGLES AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th		TAG MATCHES	TAG AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th
1993	83	5:52	2:39	3:51	7:04		17	5:57	3:32	4:14	8:00
1994	55	6:23	2:53	4:37	8:32		8	8:49	4:41	9:04	12:10
1995	53	6:15	2:46	5:46	7:39		10	5:35	3:02	4:46	8:09
1996	66	7:09	3:43	6:11	9:49		12	6:45	4:17	5:57	9:19
1997	144	5:56	3:07	4:23	8:31		45	6:09	3:39	4:55	7:54
1998	186	4:08	2:30	3:27	5:00		68	4:34	2:59	3:56	5:44
1999	239	3:39	1:48	3:00	4:50		82	4:12	2:26	3:46	5:11
2000	210	3:43	2:19	3:14	4:49		123	4:10	2:54	3:50	5:01
2001	221	4:04	2:26	3:23	4:46		75	5:18	3:23	4:35	7:02
2002	213	4:20	2:20	3:21	5:33		82	5:30	3:33	4:43	6:44
2003	172	4:49	2:30	4:04	5:56		85	5:39	3:10	4:35	7:09
2004	169	6:45	2:47	4:05	7:55		50	8:36	4:21	5:41	13:35
2005	192	6:17	2:37	4:00	9:18		38	7:39	4:11	6:11	10:00
2006	204	4:54	2:00	3:31	5:57		41	5:04	3:00	3:52	5:00
2007	187	5:08	2:00	3:35	5:57		58	5:32	2:53	3:52	6:31
2008	196	4:52	2:04	3:20	5:50		69	5:17	2:53	3:48	8:15
2009	194	4:55	2:13	3:25	6:10		53	5:42	2:40	3:40	7:17
2010	202	4:51	1:56	3:18	6:59		60	4:48	2:31	3:19	5:47
2011	195	5:24	2:14	3:48	8:23		61	5:58	2:40	3:53	9:39
2012	254	5:07	2:00	3:10	7:21		68	6:53	3:11	6:45	10:36
2013	287	6:44	2:45	4:35	10:42		66	5:43	3:26	4:28	6:10

Your average singles match on Raw is a little over five minutes long.  Your average tag match on Raw is a little under six minutes long (it's above half-a-minute longer than a singles match).
I'd consider a "short" Raw match to be under three minutes and a "long" Raw match to be over seven minutes (singles) or eight minutes (tag).

I think it's remarkable to see how in the Attitude era (1998-2001) how short the average matches were.  In many ways that statistic reflects on how the era earned the name "crash TV".  It will be interesting to see how 2014 average singles matches compare to 2013; will three-hour Raws result in more long matches or just more matches overall?

SMACKDOWN

SM!	SINGLES MATCHES	SINGLES AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th		TAG MATCHES	TAG  AVERAGE	25th	Median	75th
1999	104	3:12	1:47	2:38	3:57		33	4:34	2:55	4:15	5:37
2000	199	3:42	2:30	3:24	4:37		108	4:14	3:03	4:02	5:09
2001	194	4:20	2:35	3:45	5:23		74	5:17	3:39	4:30	6:03
2002	202	4:41	2:40	3:35	5:44		76	6:16	3:60	5:04	7:53
2003	205	5:36	3:08	4:24	6:03		65	6:50	4:16	5:10	7:06
2004	148	6:17	2:50	4:19	8:00		50	8:31	4:35	6:29	11:55
2005	170	6:25	2:20	4:00	7:24		41	8:22	3:20	7:46	12:53
2006	203	7:02	3:06	4:58	9:11		48	6:56	3:27	5:45	8:23
2007	203	7:01	3:16	5:07	9:42		52	8:27	3:29	6:44	13:49
2008	206	5:56	2:30	4:24	8:19		51	5:31	3:22	4:44	6:32
2009	182	7:04	2:53	4:52	11:23		49	7:38	3:30	6:03	10:43
2010	188	7:10	2:29	6:03	11:30		49	5:55	2:36	3:45	9:48
2011	232	6:11	2:22	4:04	9:52		50	6:09	2:32	3:59	9:13
2012	222	5:18	1:53	3:14	8:47		51	5:02	2:41	3:34	5:56
2013	188	5:41	2:29	3:53	9:12		46	5:44	2:35	3:47	8:02

The average singles match on Smackdown is under 6 minutes and the average tag match  on Smackdown is a little over 6 minutes. Again, a "short" match on Smackdown would be under three minutes for both tag and singles varieties. A "long" match on Smackdown would be over eight minutes (singles) or nine minutes (tag).

Again, you can see how a show born during the attitude era started off with plenty of star power but quite short matches.

Overall, you can see the curve of both singles and tag matches and how they both peak early (three minutes for singles matches, a little under four minutes for tag matches).  More than half of all televised matches across Raw, Smackdown and PPV were less than five minutes long.  (You can almost hear the road agent telling the guys to get out there quick and they've got three minutes to do their stuff.)

Getting back to the original question, what might be five time lengths I'd use for singles bury points (if I was applying them uniformly to Raw/Smackdown/PPV matches?)

Reviewing Original Propositions for Singles Matches matchlength for Bury Points

A. "Under Three minutes" (covers 28.5% of singles matches)
B. "Three minutes to Eight minutes" (covers 42.0% of singles matches) 
C. "Eight minutes to Fifteen minutes" (covers 20.6% of singles matches)
D. "Fifteen minutes to Twenty minutes" (covers 5.83% of singles matches)
E. "Above Twenty minutes" (covers 3.0% of singles matches)

Right now 91% of singles matches land in first three buckets.  That may be a little skewed for me.  If I was recalibrating, here's my take:

I would probably keep bucket A (under three minutes) the same since that's near the first quartile. I might scale back Bucket B a little so it only covered about a third of matches (3 minutes to 6 minutes). Then I'd adjust Bucket C to be (6 minutes to 10 minutes) which is about 16% of the singles matches. Bucket D would be (10 minutes to 15 minutes) about 13% of singles matches and bucket E would just be "above 15 minutes" which is 8% of singles matches.  If you really want to subdivide bucket E, I'd probably put the marker at 18 minutes which not only surpasses a quarter hour (their general unit for marking of live TV shows) but leaves an elite bucket for the less than 5% of singles matches that last 18+ minutes.  It's possible that what works for TV Bury Points may need to be adjusted for PPV Bury Points because average matches are so much longer on PPV.

That's just my thoughts.  I think Matthew did a great job with designing the Kayfabermetrics and until he has several year's completed, it will be difficult to judge how well it works or what false positives may arise. Hopefully throwing down all of this data helps paint a broader picture for everyone to start considering what it really means to wrestle a match for so long that even when you lose, you looked competitive throughout.

-Chris Harrington (@mookieghana)

If you haven't already, please do check out Matthew's website: Kayfabermetrics

ADDENDUM:

I realized that I had combined both men's, women's and mixed tag matches in my metrics.  Here's the data broken out by gender.  (There's very few man vs woman singles match - most are either Chyna or strange gimmicks like Kane vs Maria.)

Wrestlenomics Radio: Episode One with Kayfabermetrics

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/02/12/wrestlenomics-radio-kayfabermetrics/
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/voicesofwrestling/001.mp3

Host Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) is joined by Matthew Timmons of Kayfabermetrics for 90 minutes of discussion on the art and artifice of creating pro-wrestling statistics. We cover inspirations, dataset challenges, inventing custom metrics, key learnings, great project names, overcoming hurdles and much more. Matthew explains his novel approach for looking at “velocity” going into a PPV, what it means to be pushed (or buried) based on match length, how to rate opponents’ strength and going far beyond the dull win-loss metrics that don’t really illustrate the full story. Also, we look at the weirdest keywords to gain readers, what tools we use, the mistakes that keep us up at night, the lonely life of making arguments using numbers and future goals.
* You can see Matthew’s work at www.kayfabermetrics.com (@kayfabermetrics) and Juice Make Sugar.
* Mookie’s work is up on his website is at indeedwrestling.com and indeedwrestling.blogspot.com (@mookieghana).

It's my return to podcasting after a long, long break. I thought it would be fun to talk about wrestling statistics with other people who are also working on similar projects. Hopefully it's something that will entertain and enlighten listeners. The audio quality was so-so (my fault) but Rich at Voices of Wrestling did a wonderful job cleaning up my mess and turning this into something presentable.

Push Index Number (which we discuss in depth) is at: http://www.kayfabermetrics.com/835-2/

I didn't tell anyone about this project until I already recorded the first podcast. (I had to approach the fellas at VOW with hat-in-hand this morning basically like, "I recorded a podcast but I don't really have any sort of platform to do anything with it. Please sir, can you help?")

Honestly, I don't know whether it will be interesting to anyone else, but talking with Timmons was both therapeutic (like we say on the podcast, you can feel like you spend a lot of time in a vacuum) and educational (for me). I had seen the Kayfabermetrics Push Index Number (great name) before but I honestly didn't understand it so I really appreciate that he took the time to walk through what it all meant, and what was his basis of thinking while crafting some custom wrestling metrics. If nothing else, I hope others listen and can provide him with feedback on how to improve, use, abuse what he's done. I know I came out of the conversation with some ideas and anxious to apply the methods to some of the datasets that I've already assembled!

In the much greater context, my hope is that if I start these conversations with other people who are working on wrestling stats, perhaps we'll be able to figure out a way to come together and collaborate, or at the very least interact more, on some forum or place of choice.