10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2018

4. 2018 Had The Longest WWE TV Match Ever

Braun Strowman The Miz Longest WWE TV Match Ever
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Fans are comparatively spoiled in the modern era compared to what WWE served up on weekly TV in-ring before. Raw's early years were squash match heavy, and the 'Attitude Era' wasn't exactly known for bell-to-bell epics on free TV either. Nowadays, people witness lengthy scorchers every single week, and it was the same in 2018.

The 19 February 2018 Raw opened with an epic seven-man Gauntlet Match starring Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Elias, Finn Bálor, The Miz and Braun Strowman. Get this: It went 1:13:26 without commercial breaks, and a whopping 1:46:55 with ad breaks included.

Yes, that is 1 hour 46 minutes and 55 seconds.

Special praise must be reserved for Seth Rollins -  he worked the longest stretch at the start vs. Roman, Cena and Elias before bowing out, and that served the workhorse vibes Seth was giving off at the time. This is still the longest single free TV match in company history.

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