Rating The Champ: Mick Foley

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF Champion, Mick Foley.

1996

  • Vs. The Undertaker (King of the Ring) ***1/4
  • Vs. Henry O. Godwinn (IYH 9: International Incident) 1/2*
  • Boiler Room Brawl: Vs. The Undertaker (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels – WWF Championship (IYH 10: Mind Games) ****3/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) **1/2

1997

  • W/ Vader vs. Owen Hart & The British Bulldog – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 13) **1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (IYH 14: Revenge of the ‘Taker) ***3/4
  • Vs. Rocky Maivia (IYH 15: A Cold Day In Hell) *1/2.
  • Vs. Jerry Lawler (King of the Ring) **
  • Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (King of the Ring) ***1/4
  • Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (IYH 16: Canadian Stampede) ***
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Vs. Triple H (One Night Only) ****
  • Vs. Kane (Survivor Series) ***

1998

  • W/ Austin, Owen & Chainsaw vs. DX (No Way Out of Texas) ***1/4
  • Dumpster: W/ Chainsaw Charlie vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XIV) ***
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ****
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Over the Edge) ****1/2
  • HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (King of the Ring) ****1/4
  • W/ Kane vs. Steve Austin & The Undertaker – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) **1/2
  • Handicap: Vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) *
  • Steel Cage: Vs. The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock (Breakdown) ****
  • Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Duane Gill (Survivor Series) N/R (no rating)
  • Vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Rock Bottom) ***

1999

  • I Quit: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***1/4
  • Vs. Big Show (WrestleMania XV) 1/2*
  • Boiler Room Brawl: Vs. Big Show (Backlash) ***1/4
  • W/ The Union vs. The Corporate Ministry (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Vs. Val Venis (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Al Snow vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) *1/2
  • W/ The Rock vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **1/2

2000

  • Street Fight: Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • HIAC Retirement: Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****1/2
  • Elimination: Vs. HHH vs. Rock vs. Show – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4

2004

  • Handicap: W/ The Rock vs. Evolution (WrestleMania XX) ****
  • Hardcore: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) *****

2005

  • Vs. Carlito (Taboo Tuesday) **1/2

2006

  • Hardcore: Vs. Edge (WrestleMania 22) ****1/4
  • W/ Edge & Lita vs. The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty (ECW One Night Stand) ***
  • 2 Out Of 3 Falls: Vs. Ric Flair (Vengeance) *1/2
  • I Quit: Vs. Ric Flair (SummerSlam) ***1/2

2007

  • Vs. Cena vs. Lashley vs. Orton vs. Booker – WWE Championship (Vengeance: Night of Champions) ***1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Triple H (No Way Out 2000)

4. Steve Austin (Over the Edge 1998)

3. Shawn Michaels (Mind Games 1996)

2. Randy Orton (Backlash 2004)

1. Triple H (Royal Rumble 2000)

Average rating per year

  • 1996 – 2.9
  • 1997 – 2.86
  • 1998 – 3.23
  • 1999 – 2.58
  • 2000 – 4.08
  • 2004 – 4.5
  • 2005 – 2.5
  • 2006 – 3.06
  • 2007 – 3.5

Overall average rating

3.25/5

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF Champion, Bret Hart.

Rating The Champ: Vince McMahon

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF Champion, Vince McMahon.

1999

  • Steel Cage: Vs. Steve Austin (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***
  • Handicap Ladder: W/ Shane vs. Steve Austin (King of the Ring) **1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Triple H (Armageddon) *

2000

  • W/ Triple H & Shane vs. Rock, Undertaker & Kane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) **

2001

Street Fight: Vs. Shane McMahon (WrestleMania X-Seven) ***1/4

2002

  • Street Fight: Vs. Ric Flair (Royal Rumble) ***1/4

2003

  • Street Fight: Vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania XIX) ***1/2
  • Vs. Zach Gowen (Vengeance) DUD
  • I Quit: Vs. Stephanie McMahon (No Mercy) *
  • Buried Alive: Vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) *

2006

  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 22) ***1/4
  • W/ Shane McMahon vs. Shawn Michaels & “God” (Backlash) **3/4
  • W/ Shane McMahon vs. DX (SummerSlam) ***
  • Handicap HIAC: W/ Big Show & Shane vs. DX (Unforgiven) **3/4

2007

  • Handicap: W/ Umaga & Shane vs. Bobby Lashley – ECW Championship (Backlash) **
  • Handicap: W/ Umaga & Shane vs. Bobby Lashley – ECW Championship (Judgment Day) N/R (no rating)
  • Street Fight: Vs. Bobby Lashley (One Night Stand) **1/2

2010

  • No DQ Lumberjack: Vs. Bret Hart (WrestleMania XXVI) N/R (no rating)

TOP FIVE

5. Vs. Steve Austin (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 1999)

4. Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 22)

3. Vs. Shane McMahon (WrestleMania X-Seven)

2. Vs. Ric Flair (Royal Rumble 2002)

1. Vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania XIX)

Average rating per year

  • 1999 – 2.17
  • 2000 – 2
  • 2001 – 3.25
  • 2002 – 3.25
  • 2003 – 1.38
  • 2006 – 2.94
  • 2007 – 2.25

Overall average rating

2.46/5

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, looking back at former WWF Champion, Mick Foley.

Rating The Champ: Steve Austin

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF Champion, Steve Austin.

1996

  • Vs. Savio Vega (WrestleMania XII) ***1/2
  • Strap: Vs. Savio Vega (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) ****
  • Vs. Marc Mero (King of the Ring) ****
  • Vs. Jake Roberts (King of the Ring) *
  • Vs. Marc Mero (IYH 9: International Incident) ***3/4
  • Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (IYH 11: Buried Alive) ***1/4
  • Vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series) *****

1997

  • Final Four: Vs. Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker vs. Vader – WWF Championship (IYH 13: Final Four) ****1/4
  • Submission: Vs. Bret Hart (WrestleMania 13) *****
  • Vs. Bret Hart (IYH 14: Revenge of the ‘Taker) ***3/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (IYH 15: A Cold Day In Hell) ***1/2
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (King of the Ring) ****
  • W/ Team USA vs. Team Canada (IYH 16: Canadian Stampede) *****
  • Vs. Owen Hart – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Owen Hart – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (D-Generation X) **3/4

1998

  • W/ Owen, Cactus & Chainsaw vs. DX (No Way Out of Texas) ***1/4
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XIV) **3/4
  • Vs. Dude Love – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ****
  • Vs. Dude Love – WWF Championship (Over the Edge) ****1/2
  • First Blood: Vs. Kane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) ***1/4
  • W/ The Undertaker vs. Kane & Mankind – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) **1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) **1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Kane – WWF Championship (Breakdown) **
  • Vs. The Big Boss Man (Survivor Series) 1/2*
  • Vs. Mankind (Survivor Series) ***
  • Buried Alive: Vs. The Undertaker (Rock Bottom) 1/2*

1999

  • Steel Cage: Vs. Vince McMahon (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XV) ***3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Over the Edge) **3/4
  • Handicap Ladder: Vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (King of the Ring) **1/2
  • First Blood: Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Fully Loaded) ****1/4
  • Vs. Triple H vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Triple H (No Mercy) ****

2000

  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Rikishi (No Mercy) **1/2
  • No DQ: Vs. Triple H (Survivor Series) ***
  • HIAC: Vs. Angle vs. Rock vs. HHH vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

  • 3 Stages of Hell: Vs Triple H (No Way Out) *****
  • No DQ: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) *****
  • W/ Triple H vs. The Undertaker & Kane – WWF Tag Team, IC & World Championships (Backlash) **3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. The Undertaker (Judgment Day) ***
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) ***3/4
  • Inaugural Brawl: W/ Team WWF vs. Team WCW & ECW (InVasion) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) *****
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ****1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rob Van Dam – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • W/ The Alliance vs. Team WWF (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF & World Championships (Vengeance) ***1/4

2002

  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Undisputed Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Scott Hall (WrestleMania X8) **1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Backlash) **
  • Handicap: Vs. Ric Flair & Big Show (Judgment Day) ***

2003

  • Vs. Eric Bischoff (No Way Out) N/R (no rating)
  • Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania XIX) ****

TOP FIVE

5. Vs. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam 2001)

4. Vs. The Hart Foundation (Canadian Stampede 1997)

3. Vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series 1996)

2. Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X-Seven)

1. Vs. Bret Hart (WrestleMania 13)

Average rating per year

  • 1996 – 3.5
  • 1997 – 3.75
  • 1998 – 2.59
  • 1999 – 3.38
  • 2000 – 3.25
  • 2001 – 3.92
  • 2002 – 2.63
  • 2003 – 4

Overall average rating

3.38/5

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF Champion, Vince McMahon.

Rating The Champ: Hulk Hogan

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan.

1985

  • W/ Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (WrestleMania) **
  • Vs. Roddy Piper – WWF Championship (The Wrestling Classic) ***1/4

1986

  • Steel Cage: Vs. King Kong Bundy – WWF Championship (WrestleMania II) **3/4
  • Vs. Paul Orndorff – WWF Championship (The Wrestling Classic) ***

1987

  • Vs. Andre the Giant – WWF Championship (WrestleMania III) ***1/2
  • W/ Team Hogan vs. Team Andre (Survivor Series) ***

1988

  • Vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania IV) 1/4*
  • W/ Randy Savage vs. The Mega Bucks (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • W/ Team Mega Powers vs. Team Mega Bucks (Survivor Series) ***

1989

  • Vs. Randy Savage – WWF Championship (WrestleMania V) ****
  • W/ Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage & Zeus (SummerSlam) **1/4
  • W/ Team Hogan vs. The Million Dollar Team (Survivor Series) **1/2

1990

  • Vs. The Ultimate Warrior – WWF IC & World Championships (WrestleMania VI) ***3/4
  • Vs. Earthquake (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • W/ The Hulkamaniacs vs. The Natural Disasters (Survivor Series) **
  • The Ultimate Survivor Match (Survivor Series) *

1991

  • Vs. Sgt. Slaughter – WWF Championship (WrestleMania VII) ***
  • W/ The Ultimate Warrior vs. Slaughter, Adnan & Mustafa (SummerSlam) **
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (This Tuesday in Texas) *

1992

  • Vs. Sid Justice (WrestleMania VIII) DUD

1993

  • W/ Brutus Beefcake vs. Money Inc. – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania IX) **1/4
  • Vs. Yokozuna – WWF Championship (WrestleMania IX) DUD
  • Vs. Yokozuna – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) *1/4

2002

  • Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X8) ****
  • Vs. Triple H – WWF Undisputed Championship (Backlash) *
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Undisputed Championship (Judgment Day) 1/2*
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring) **1/2
  • W/ Edge vs. The Un-Americans – World Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) **1/4

2003

  • Vs. The Rock (No Way Out) *1/2
  • Street Fight: Vs. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania XIX) ***1/2
  • Vs. Roddy Piper (Judgment Day) DUD

2005

  • W/ Shawn Michaels vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari (Backlash) **
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) **1/2

2006

  • Vs. Randy Orton (SummerSlam) **

TOP FIVE

5. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania XIX)

4. Vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania III)

3. Vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania VI)

2. Vs. Randy Savage (WrestleMania V)

Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X8)

Average rating per year

  • 1985 – 2.63
  • 1986 – 2.88
  • 1987 – 3.25
  • 1988 – 2
  • 1989 – 2.92
  • 1990 – 2.31
  • 1991 – 1.69
  • 1992 – 0
  • 1993 – 1.17
  • 2002 – 2.05
  • 2003 – 1.67
  • 2005 – 2.25
  • 2006 – 2

Overall average rating

2.06/5

Rating: 2 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF Champion, Steve Austin.

Rating The Champ: Shawn Michaels

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF & World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels.

1988

  • Twenty Men Survivor Series Elimination Match (Survivor Series) ***1/2

1989

  • W/ Marty Jannetty vs. The Twin Towers (WrestleMania V) **
  • W/ Jannetty & Tito vs. Rick Martel & Rougeau Brothers (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ The Warriors vs. The Heenan Family (Survivor Series) ***

1990

  • W/ Marty Jannetty vs. The Orient Express (WrestleMania VI) ***
  • W/ Marty Jannetty vs. Power and Glory (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ The Vipers vs. The Visionaries (Survivor Series) ***1/4

1991

  • W/ Marty Jannetty vs. The Orient Express (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • W/ Marty Jannetty vs. Haku & The Barbarian (WrestleMania VII) ***1/2
  • W/ Marty & Bushwhackers vs. Nasty Boys & Beverly Brothers (Survivor Series) ***1/4

1992

  • Vs. ‘El Matador’ Tito Santana (WrestleMania VIII) **1/2
  • “No Hitting In The Face”: Vs. Rick Martel (SummerSlam) 1/2*
  • Vs. Bret Hart – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) ****1/2

1993

  • Vs. Marty Jannetty – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) ****
  • Vs. Tatanka – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania IX) ***
  • Vs. Crush – WWF Intercontinental Championship (King of the Ring) *3/4
  • Vs. Mr. Perfect – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ The Knights vs. The Hart Family (Survivor Series) **1/2

1994

  • Ladder: Vs. Razor Ramon – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania X) ****3/4
  • W/ The Teamsters vs. The Bad Guys (Survivor Series) **

1995

  • Vs. Diesel – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XI) ***1/4
  • Vs. Kama (King of the Ring) **1/4
  • Vs. Jeff Jarrett – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 2: The Lumberjacks) ****1/2
  • Ladder: Vs. Razor Ramon – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) *****
  • Winners Take All: W/ Diesel vs. Yokozuna & The British Bulldog – WWF Tag Team, WWF IC & WWF World Championships (IYH 3: Triple Header) **3/4
  • W/ Bulldog, Sid & Ahmed vs. Razor, Owen, Yokozuna & Douglas (Survivor Series) ***

1996

  • Vs. Owen Hart (IYH 6: Rage in the Cage) ****
  • Iron Man: Vs. Bret Hart – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XII) ****1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Diesel – WWF Championship (IYH 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies) ****3/4
  • Vs. The British Bulldog – WWF Championship (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) **1/2
  • Vs. The British Bulldog – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) ****
  • W/ Sid & Ahmed vs. Vader, Bulldog & Owen (IYH 9: International Incident) ***1/4
  • Vs. Vader – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (IYH 10: Mind Games) ****3/4
  • Vs. Sycho Sid – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2

1997

  • Vs. Sycho Sid – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) **
  • Vs. Steve Austin (King of the Ring) ****
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Ground Zero) ***3/4
  • Vs. The British Bulldog – WWF European Championship (One Night Only) ****
  • HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (Badd Blood) *****
  • Vs. Bret Hart – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Championship (D-Generation X) **

1998

  • Casket: Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XIV) **3/4

2002

  • Unsactioned: Vs. Triple H (SummerSlam) *****
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****
  • Three Stages of Hell: Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) **

2003

  • Vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX) ****1/2
  • W/ Booker & Nash vs. HHH, Flair & Jericho (Backlash) **3/4
  • Vs. Ric Flair (Bad Blood) ***1/4
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Ausin vs. Team Bischoff (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Batista (Armageddon) **3/4

2004

  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. Triple H vs. Chris Benoit – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) *****
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****3/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Triple H (Bad Blood) ***1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. Kane (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***1/4

2005

  • Vs. Edge (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 21) *****
  • W/ Hulk Hogan vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari (Backlash) **
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Vengeance) ****1/2
  • Vs. Hulk Hogan (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Vs. Chris Masters (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***1/4
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2006

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania 22) ***1/4
  • W/ “God” Vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (Backlash) **3/4
  • W/ Triple H vs. The Spirit Squad (Vengeance) **1/2
  • W/ Triple H vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (SummerSlam) ***
  • Handicap HIAC: W/ HHH vs. Big Show, Vince & Shane (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • W/ Triple H vs. Rated-RKO (Cyber Sunday) ***
  • W/ Team DX vs. Team Rated-RKO (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2007

  • W/ Triple H vs. Rated-RKO – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***1/2
  • W/ John Cena vs. Batista & The Undertaker (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 23) ****1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Judgment Day) **
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ****1/2
  • Vs. Mr. Kennedy (Armageddon) ***1/2

2008

  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Career Threatening: Vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania XXIV) ****1/2
  • Vs. Batista (Backlash) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (Judgment Day) ****1/4
  • Stretcher: Vs. Batista (One Night Stand) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (The Great American Bash) ***3/4
  • Unsactioned: Vs. Chris Jericho (Unfogiven) ****
  • Ladder: Vs. Chris Jericho – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) *****
  • W/ Team HBK vs. Team JBL (Survivor Series) ***

2009

  • Vs. JBL (No Way Out) **
  • Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXV) *****
  • W/ Triple H vs. The Legacy (SummerSlam) ****
  • Submissions Count Anywhere: W/ Triple H vs. The Legacy (Breaking Point) ***
  • HIAC: W/ Triple H vs. The Legacy (Hell in a Cell) ***1/2
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • TLC: W/ Triple H vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/4

2010

  • Career vs. Streak: Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVI) *****

2018

  • W/ Triple H vs. The Undertaker & Kane (Crown Jewel) **3/4

TOP FIVE

5. Triple H (SummerSlam 2002)

4. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 21)

3. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXV)

2. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVI)

1. The Undertaker (Badd Blood 1997)

Average rating per year

  • 1988 – 3.5
  • 1989 – 2.67
  • 1990 – 3.08
  • 1991 – 3.5
  • 1992 – 2.5
  • 1993 – 2.85
  • 1994 – 3.38
  • 1995 – 3.46
  • 1996 – 3.89
  • 1997 – 3.5
  • 1998 – 3.13
  • 2002 – 3.67
  • 2003 – 3.43
  • 2004 – 3.88
  • 2005 – 3.31
  • 2006 – 2.94
  • 2007 – 3.56
  • 2008 – 3.86
  • 2009 – 3.47
  • 2010 – 5
  • 2018 – 2.75

Overall average rating

3.40/5

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, looking back at former WWF/E Undisputed Champion, Hulk Hogan.

Rating The Champ: Eddie Guerrero

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWE Champion, Eddie Guerrero.

2000

  • W/ The Radicalz vs. Too Cool & Chyna (WrestleMania 2000) **1/4
  • Vs. Essa Rios – WWF European Championship (Backlash) **3/4
  • Vs. Dean Malenko vs. Perry Saturn – WWF European Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4
  • Vs. Val Venis (King of the Ring) **3/4
  • Vs. Perry Saturn – WWF European Championship (Fully Loaded) **1/2
  • W/ Chyna vs. Val Venis & Trish Stratus – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **
  • Vs. Rikishi – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) 1/2*
  • W/ The Radicalz vs. DX (Survivor Series) **
  • Elimination: W/ The Radicalz vs. Team Xtreme (Armageddon) **1/2

2001

  • Vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. X-Pac – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. Test – WWF European Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) ***
  • Vs. Matt Hardy vs. Christian – WWF European Championship (Backlash) ***

2002

  • Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
  • Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ****
  • Vs. Ric Flair (King of the Ring) **1/2
  • Tables: W/ Chris Benoit vs. The Dudley Boyz (Vengeance) **1/2
  • Vs. Edge (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Vs. Edge (Unforgiven) ***3/4
  • Elimination: W/ Chavo Guerrero vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit (Armageddon) ****

2003

  • W/ Chavo Guerrero vs. Team Angle vs. Chris Benoit & Rhyno – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ***
  • W/ Chavo Guerrero vs. Team Angle – WWE Tag Team Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Ladder: W/ Tajiri vs. Team Angle – WWE Tag Team Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE United States Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Rhyno vs. Tajiri – WWE United States Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Big Show – WWE United States Championship (No Mercy) **3/4
  • W/ Chavo Guerrero vs. Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2

2004

  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero (Royal Rumble) **1/2
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ****1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XX) ****1/4
  • Vs. JBL – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***3/4
  • Texas Bullrope: Vs. JBL – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Luther Reigns (No Mercy) *3/4
  • W/ Team Eddie vs. Team Angle (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. JBL vs. The Undertaker vs. Booker T – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ***1/2

2005

  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. The Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **3/4
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (WrestleMania 21) ***1/4
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Benoit (One Night Stand) ***1/4
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Rey Mysterio (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) ***1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Rob Van Dam (Judgment Day 2002)

4. Chris Benoit (Armageddon 2002)

3. Chris Benoit (Vengeance 2003)

2. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania XX)

1. Brock Lesnar (No Way Out 2004)

Average rating per year

  • 2000 – 2.28
  • 2001 – 3.17
  • 2002 – 3.5
  • 2003 – 3.14
  • 2004 – 3.25
  • 2005 – 3.32

Overall average rating

3.11/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF & World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels.

Rating The Champ: Chris Benoit

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Benoit.

2000

  • W/ The Radicalz vs. Rikishi & Too Cool (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho – WWF European & Intercontinental Championships (WrestleMania 2000) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
  • Submission: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ****
  • Vs. Rikishi (King of the Ring) 1/4*
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Fully Loaded) ****1/4
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Chris Jericho (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Kane – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Vs. Triple H (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • W/ The Radicalz vs. DX (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. Billy Gunn – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Armageddon) **1/2

2001

  • Ladder: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • Vs. Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. X-Pac – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania X-Seven) ****1/4
  • Ultimate Submission: Vs. Kurt Angle (Backlash) ****
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Kurt Angle (Judgment Day) ****
  • Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) ***3/4

2002

  • Tables: W/ Eddie Guerrero vs. The Dudley Boyz (Vengeance) **1/2
  • Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Unforgiven) ****1/2
  • W/ Kurt Angle vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
  • Elimination: W/ Kurt Angle vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (Armageddon) ****

2003

  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • Handicap: W/ Brock Lesnar vs. Team Angle (No Way Out) ****
  • W/ Rhyno vs. Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ***
  • W/ Rhyno & Spanky vs. John Cena & FBI (Judgment Day) *1/2
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE United States Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rhyno vs. Tajiri – WWE United States Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. A-Train (No Mercy) **1/2
  • W/ Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar (Survivor Series) ***

2004

  • Vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) *****
  • Vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****3/4
  • W/ Edge vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team Championship (Bad Blood) **1/2
  • Vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (Bad Blood) ****
  • Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/2
  • W/ William Regal vs. Evolution (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • W/ Edge vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team Championship (Taboo Tuesday) **
  • W/ Team Orton vs. Team Triple H (Survivor Series) ***

2005

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***3/4
  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 21) ****3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Edge (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (ECW One Night Stand) ***1/4
  • Vs. Orlando Jordan – WWE United States Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
  • Vs. Orlando Jordan – WWE United States Championship (SummerSlam) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Christian vs. Booker T vs. Orlando Jordan – WWE United States Championship (No Mercy) ***1/4
  • Vs. Booker T (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. Booker T (Armageddon) ****

2006

  • Vs. Booker T – WWE United States Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. JBL – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 22) **1/2
  • Vs. Finlay (Judgment Day) ****1/4
  • Vs. William Regal (No Mercy) ****
  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE United States Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE United States Championship (Armageddon) ***

2007

  • W/ The Hardy Boyz vs. MVP & MNM (No Way Out) ***1/4
  • Vs. MVP – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 23) ***
  • Vs. MVP – WWE United States Championship (Backlash) ***
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. MVP – WWE United States Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4

TOP FIVE

5. Triple H, Shawn Michaels (Backlash 2004)

4. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble 2001)

3. Edge & Rey Mysterio (No Mercy 2002)

2. Kurt Angle (Royal Rumble 2003)

1. Triple H, Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XX)

Averag rating per year
  • 2000 – 3.11
  • 2001 – 4
  • 2002 – 3.83
  • 2003 – 3.28
  • 2004 – 3.64
  • 2005 – 3.69
  • 2006 – 3.42
  • 2007 – 3.13
Overall average rating

3.51/5

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’llbe looking back at former WWE Champion, Eddie Guerrero.

Rating The Champ: JBL

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWE Champion, JBL.

1996

  • Vs. Jake Roberts (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) N/R (not rated)
  • Caribbean Strap: Vs. Savio Vega (IYH 10: Mind Games) *

1997

  • Elimination: W/ Windham vs. The Headbangers vs. The Godwinns vs. Furnas & LaFon (WrestleMania 13) DUD
  • W/ Windham & The Headbangers vs. New Age Outlaws & The Godwinns (Survivor Series) DUD

1998

  • Vs. Jeff Jarrett – NWA North American Championship (No Way Out of Texas) 1/2*
  • Handicap: W/ Taka Michinoku vs. Kaientai (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • W/ Terry Funk vs. Faarooq & Scorpio (Fully Loaded) *
  • Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Vader (Breakdown) **1/2

1999

  • W/ The Ministry of Darkness vs. The Brood (Backlash) *
  • Elimination: W/ The Corporate Ministry vs. The Union (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • Handicap: W/ Faarooq vs. The Hardy Boyz & Michael Hayes – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) **
  • Tag Team Turmoil Match (SummerSlam) **
  • W/ Faarooq vs. The Dudley Boyz (Unforgiven) *
  • Elimination: Vs. X-Pac vs. Kane vs. Faarooq (No Mercy) **
  • W/ Faarooq & The Dudleyz vs. The Headbangers, Godfather & D’Lo Brown (Survivor Series) **

2000

  • W/ Faarooq vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Hardcore “Battle Royal” – WWF Hardcore Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan (Backlash) *1/2
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Edge & Christian – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) *
  • W/ Faarooq & The Dudleyz vs. Right to Censor (Unforgiven) 1/2*

2001

  • W/ Faarooq & Tazz vs. Right to Censor (WrestleMania X-Seven) 1/2*
  • Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire (InVasion) *
  • W/ Faarooq & Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz & Test (SummerSlam) **1/2

2002

  • Tag Team Turmoil (No Way Out) *1/4
  • Elimination: W/ Faarooq vs. Billy & Chuck vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania X8) **
  • Vs. Scott Hall (Backlash) 1/2*

2003

  • APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl (Vengeance) DUD
  • W/ Faarooq vs. The Basham Brothers (No Mercy) 1/2*
  • W/ Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar (Survivor Series) ***

2004

  • W/ Faarooq vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team (No Way Out) *
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. The Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XX) *
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***3/4
  • Bullrope: Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) *1/4
  • Last Ride: Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship (No Mercy) *1/2
  • Vs. Booker T – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ***1/2

2005

  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (No Way Out) **1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 21) **
  • I Quit: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/4
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) **
  • Street Fight: Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Vs. Matt Hardy (Armageddon) *1/2

2006

  • Vs. The Boogeyman (Royal Rumble) DUD
  • Vs. Bobby Lashley (No Way Out) *
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 22) **1/2
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4

2008

  • Vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble) **
  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Belfast Brawl: Vs. Finlay (WrestleMania XXIV) **3/4
  • Elimination: Vs. Orton vs. Triple H vs. Cena – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Vs. John Cena (Judgment Day) *3/4
  • First Blood: Vs. John Cena (One Night Stand) **1/2
  • NY Parking Lot Brawl: Vs. John Cena (The Great American Bash) *1/2
  • Vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • Vs. Batista (No Mercy) *1/2
  • W/ Team JBL vs. Team HBK (Survivor Series) ***

2009

  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (No Way Out) **
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XXV) N/R (not rated)

TOP FIVE

5. Undertaker, Eddie, Booker (Armageddon 2004)

4. Kurt Angle, Big Show (Royal Rumble 2005)

3. Eddie Guerrero (The Great American Bash 2004)

2. Eddie Guerrero (Judgment Day 2004)

1. John Cena (Judgment Day 2005)

Average rating per year
  • 1996 – 1
  • 1997 – 0
  • 1998 – 1.56
  • 1999 – 1.75
  • 2000 – 1.1
  • 2001 – 1.88
  • 2002 – 1.25
  • 2003 – 1.17
  • 2004 – 2.19
  • 2005 – 2.78
  • 2006 – 1.69
  • 2008 – 2.48
  • 2009 – 2
Overall average rating

1.6/5

Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Benoit.

Rating The Champ: Kurt Angle

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWF/E, WCW & World Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle.

1999

  • Vs. Shawn Stasiak (Survivor Series) *1/4
  • Vs. Steve Blackman (Armageddon) *

2000

  • Vs. Tazz (Royal Rumble) **1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho – WWF European & Intercontinental Championships (WrestleMania 2000) ***1/4
  • Vs. Big Show (Backlash) N/R (not rated)
  • W/ Team ECK vs. Rikishi & Too Cool (Judgment Day) **1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring) ***
  • Vs. Crash Holly (King of the Ring) **
  • Vs. Rikishi (King of the Ring) **
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Fully Loaded) 1/2*
  • Vs. The Rock vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Triple H (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Austin vs. Rock vs. HHH vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

  • Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit (WrestleMania X-Seven) ****1/4
  • Ultimate Submission: Vs. Chris Benoit (Backlash) ****
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Chris Benoit (Judgment Day) ****
  • Vs. Christian (King of the Ring) ***
  • Vs. Edge (King of the Ring) ***1/4
  • Street Fight: Vs. Shane McMahon (King of the Ring) ****1/4
  • Inaugural Brawl: W/ Team WWF vs. Team WCW & ECW (InVasion) ***1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) *****
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ****1/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Rob Van Dam – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • W/ The Alliance vs. Team WWF (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2

2002

  • Vs. Triple H (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Kane (WrestleMania X8) **1/2
  • Vs. Edge (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Hair vs. Hair: Vs. Edge (Judgment Day) ****1/2
  • Vs. ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan (King of the Ring) ***
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. The Rock – WWE Undisputed Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (SummerSlam) ****
  • Vs. Chris Benoit (Unforgiven) ****1/2
  • W/ Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
  • Elimination: W/ Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • Vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Armageddon) **1/4

2003

  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • Handicap: W/ Team Angle vs. Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit (No Way Out) ****
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ****3/4
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4
  • Vs. John Cena (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • W/ Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar (Survivor Series) ***

2004

  • Vs. John Cena vs. Big Show (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XX) ****1/2
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Big Show (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Team Angle vs. Team Show (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. Santa Claus (Armageddon) N/R (not rated)
  • Handicap: W/ Jindrak & Reigns vs. Big Show (Armageddon) *

2005

  • Vs. JBL vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena (No Way Out) ****
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 21) *****
  • Vs. Booker T (Judgment Day) ***1/4
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (Vengeance) ****1/2
  • Vs. Eugene (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2006

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***
  • Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***1/2
  • Vs. Mark Henry (Judgment Day) **3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (ECW One Night Stand) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Vengeance) ***1/2

2017

  • Handicap TLC: W/ The Shield vs. Miz, Braun, Kane & The Bar (TLC) ****
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) **1/4

2018

  • W/ Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (WrestleMania 34) ****1/4
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler (Crown Jewel) **1/2

2019

  • Vs. Baron Corbin (WrestleMania 35) *

TOP FIVE

5. The Rock (No Way Out 2001)

4. Edge & Rey Mysterio (No Mercy 2002)

3. Steve Austin (SummerSlam 2001)

2. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 21)

1. Chris Benoit (Royal Rumble 2003)

Average rating per year
  • 1999 – 1.13
  • 2000 – 2.81
  • 2001 – 3.96
  • 2002 – 3.75
  • 2003 – 4.14
  • 2004 – 2.83
  • 2005 – 3.58
  • 2006 – 3.04
  • 2017 – 3.13
  • 2018 – 3.38
  • 2019 – 1
Overall average rating

3/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWE Champion, JBL.

Rating The Champ: Rob Van Dam

Welcome to a new series on the website, called Rating The Champ. This will follow my prior World Title Series, where I reviewed each and every WWE Heavyweight Champion in history from Hulk Hogan’s first title win in 1984 all the way to the current days. Money in the Bank cash-ins will not be included for obvious reasons, unless it was a proper match (ie: Rob Van Dam at One Night Stand 2006). Royal Rumble and battle royales won’t be included as well.

In this new series, I will rate all the PPV matches from each and every WWF/E Heavyweight Champion in history. To be fair, since this is the WWF/E title, I’ll only rate their PPV matches in the WWF/E. In this edition, we’ll be looking back at the PPV career of the one and only, former WWE Champion, Rob Van Dam.

2001

  • Hardcore: Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWF Hardcore Championship (InVasion) ****
  • Ladder: Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWF Hardcore Championship (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Hardcore Championship (Unforgiven) ****
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • W/ The Alliance vs. Team WWF (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Hardcore Championship (Vengeance) ***

2002

  • Vs. Goldust (No Way Out) **
  • Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania X8) **1/2
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ****
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring) ***3/4
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar (King of the Ring) *1/2
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Vengeance) **
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • Vs. Ric Flair (No Mercy) **
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****

2003

  • W/ Kane vs. William Regal & Lance Storm – World Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **1/4
  • W/ Kane vs. The Dudley Boyz – World Tag Team Championship (Backlash) **
  • W/ Kane vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team Championship (Bad Blood) 3/4*
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Kane (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Vs. Christian vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • W/ Team Austin vs. Team Bischoff (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Armageddon) ***

2004

  • W/ Booker T vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. La Résistance vs. Jindrak & Cade – World Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XX) *1/4
  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz (Judgment Day) ***
  • Elimination: Vs. Cena vs. Booker vs. Duprée – WWE United States Championship (The Great American Bash) **
  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. René Duprée & Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
  • W/ Team Eddie vs. Team Angle (Survivor Series) **
  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. René Duprée vs. Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) ***

2006

  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 22) ***3/4
  • Vs. Shelton Benjamin – MITB & WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (ECW One Night Stand) ****
  • Vs. Edge – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
  • W/ Team Cena vs. Team Show (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Extreme Elimination Chamber Match – ECW Championship (December to Dismember) **

2007

  • W/ ECW Originals vs. The New Breed (WrestleMania 23) **
  • Stretcher: Vs. Randy Orton (One Night Stand) ***

2013

  • RAW’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) **3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Battleground) ***1/4

2014

  • Elimination: Vs. Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger (Extreme Rules) **1/2
  • Vs. Bad News Barrett – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Payback) ***
  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****

TOP FIVE

5. Edge (Vengeance 2006)

4. Jeff Hardy (InVasion 2001)

3. Eddie Guerrero (Judgment Day 2002)

2. Chris Jericho (Unforgiven 2001)

1. John Cena (ECW One Night Stand 2006)

Average rating per year
  • 2001 – 3.79
  • 2002 – 2.89
  • 2003 – 2.54
  • 2004 – 2.29
  • 2006 – 3.29
  • 2007 – 2.5
  • 2013 – 3.5
  • 2014 – 3.17
Overall average rating

3/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF/E, WCW & World Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle.