BACKUP CONE OF SHAME

In May 2026, there were a total of 14 women’s matches, the same amount as the previous month. There were 6 singles matches, 6 tag matches, 1 trios match, and 1 eight-women tag match.

This month marked the first time this year that a woman’s match has gone past 15 minutes of in-ring time.

The shortest match this month was on the May 27th Dynamite. This was a tag team match between Tay Melo and Anna Jay against Ava Everett and Allie Katch. It was 1 minute and 12 seconds.

The longest match this month was on the May 27th Dynamite/Collision. This was a singles match where Hikaru Shida faced off against Kris Statlander. It lasted 15 minutes and 55 seconds.

Out of 8 shows this month, 6 of them had two matches. For the fifth month in a row, we have not yet seen three matches on one show card. This is an issue we see every month. Until something changes, I will continue to point it out.

This month there were 23 promo segments. This includes backstage promos, live promos, and video packages. If men were featured, the segment was not counted.

The shortest segment was on the May 30th Collision at 15 seconds. The longest segment was on the May 20th Dynamite at 2 minutes and 32 seconds.

Wrestling is in constant motion, so there is a chance I may have missed someone.

According to my data, the May 6th Dynamite had the least amount of women’s wrestlers at 5 total. The May 20th Dynamite had the most women’s appearances with 16 total.

This month, Marina Shafir was the only woman who appeared on every show. As I’ve stated before, I believe this is a result of her position in a male-centered faction that appears on every show. Marina herself did not have any TV matches this month.

AEW shows usually run two hours, unless there is an overrun or special runtime. There were multiple special runtimes this month. Thank you to @impossiblekittydelusion for gathering the accurate runtimes.

The total runtime for AEW TV this month was 19 hours 30 minutes and 7 seconds. Out of that time, the women only received 2 hours 6 minutes and 11 seconds. That time is further thinned out to 1 hour 44 minutes and 31 seconds of in-ring action.

The least amount of time the women had in-ring was on the May 13th Dynamite at 10 minutes. The most amount of in-ring time the women had was on the May 27th Dynamite at 17 minutes and 7 seconds.

The least amount of total TV time the women had was on the May 13th Dynamite at 11 minutes and 57 seconds. The most was on the May 27th Dynamite at 17 minutes and 53 seconds.

As always, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who takes the time to read these posts. This project continues to be something I love working on and sharing with all of you. Every tag, comment, and note means the world to me.

When I watch and see people speaking out about how the women’s division is mistreated, I feel encouraged. As fans, we must continue to use our voices to make our concerns known and show that we will not stand for this. Hopefully, we will all see the future we are pushing for come to fruition.