Rating The Champ: Rey Mysterio

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 & WWE Champion, Rey Mysterio.

2002

  • Vs. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam) ****
  • W/ Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
  • Elimination: W/ Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4

2003

  • Vs. Matt Hardy – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ***1/4
  • Vs. Big Show (Backlash) *
  • W/ Billy Kidman vs. The World’s Greatest Tag Team – WWE Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. Tajiri – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (No Mercy) ***1/2

2004

  • Vs. Jamie Noble – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **
  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Cruiserweight Open – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) **
  • W/ Rob Van Dam vs. The Dudley Boyz (Judgment Day) ***
  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (The Great American Bash) ***3/4
  • W/ Billy Kidman & Paul London vs. The Dudley Boyz (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ Rob Van Dam vs. René Duprée & Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
  • Vs. Spike Dudley vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • W/ Rob Van Dam vs. René Duprée vs. Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) ***

2005

  • W/ Eddie Guerrero vs. The Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **3/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (WrestleMania 21) ***1/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Psicosis (One Night Stand) **3/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Eddie Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Vs. JBL (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Matt Hardy vs. Chris Masters & Snitsky (Taboo Tuesday) **1/2
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • W/ Batista vs. Kane & Big Show (Armageddon) **

2006

  • Vs. Randy Orton (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***1/2
  • Vs. JBL – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4
  • Vs. Sabu – World Heavyweight Championship (One Night Stand) **3/4
  • Vs. King Booker – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) ***
  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Chavo Guerrero (No Mercy) ***1/2

2007

  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***
  • Vs. The Great Khali vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **
  • Vs. Finlay (No Mercy) **3/4
  • Stretcher: Vs. Finlay (Cyber Sunday) ***
  • W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Umaga (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. MVP – WWE United States Championship (Armageddon) ***

2008

  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • Vs. Kane (No Mercy) **1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Kane (Cyber Sunday) **1/4
  • W/ Team HBK vs. Team JBL (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. CM Punk (Armageddon) ***1/2

2009

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
  • Vs. JBL – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XXV) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ***3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Extreme Rules) ****
  • Mask vs. Title: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (The Bash) ****1/2
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****
  • W/ Batista vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Batista vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • Vs. Batista (Survivor Series) **3/4

2010

  • Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
  • SES Pledge: Vs. CM Punk (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/4
  • Hair: Vs. CM Punk (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
  • Hair vs. SES Pledge: Vs. CM Punk (Over the Limit) ****
  • Vs. Jack Swagger vs. CM Punk vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Fatal 4 Way) **1/2
  • Vs. Jack Swagger – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/4
  • W/ Team Mysterio vs. Team Del Rio (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • TLC: Vs. Kane vs. Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ****1/4

2011

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4
  • Vs. Cody Rhodes (WrestleMania XXVII) ***
  • Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Cody Rhodes (Extreme Rules) ***1/4
  • Vs. R-Truth (Over the Limit) **3/4
  • Vs. CM Punk (Capitol Punishment) ***1/2
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • W/ Kofi & Morrison vs. Del Rio, Miz & Truth (SummerSlam) ***

2012

  • Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Vs. The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • W/ Sin Cara vs. The Prime Time Players (Hell in a Cell) **1/2
  • W/ Team Brodus Clay vs. Team Tensai (Survivor Series) ***
  • Tables: W/ Sin Cara vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (TLC) ***

2013

  • W/ Cody, Goldust & The Usos vs. The Shield & The Real Americans (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • Elimination: W/ Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Real Americans vs. RybAxel – WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/2

2018

  • Vs. Randy Orton (Crown Jewel) *1/2
  • Vs. The Miz (Crown Jewel) ***
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • Chairs: Vs. Randy Orton (TLC) **1/2

2019

  • Vs. Samoa Joe vs. Andrade vs. R-Truth – WWE United States Championship (Fastlane) ***3/4
  • Vs. Samoa Joe – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 35) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Samoa Joe – WWE United States Championship (Money in the Bank) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4

TOP FIVE

5. Elimination Chamber (Elimination Chamber 2011)

4. Elimination Chamber (No Way Out 2009)

3. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam 2002)

2. Chris Jericho (The Bash 2009)

1. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit (No Mercy 2002)

Average rating per year
  • 2002 – 4.25
  • 2003 – 2.94
  • 2004 – 2.92
  • 2005 – 3
  • 2006 – 3.07
  • 2007 – 2.79
  • 2008 – 2.96
  • 2009 – 3.67
  • 2010 – 3.39
  • 2011 – 3.36
  • 2012 – 2.9
  • 2013 – 3.5
  • 2018 – 2.63
  • 2019 – 3.75
Overall average rating

3.22/5

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Edge.

Rating The Champ: Christian

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, Christian.

1998

  • Vs. Taka Michinoku – WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ****
  • W/ Gangrel & Edge vs. JOB Squad (Rock Bottom) *1/2

1999

  • W/ The Brood vs. Ministry of Darkness (Backlash) *
  • Tag Team Turmoil Match (SummerSlam) **
  • W/ Edge vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Unforgiven) **1/2
  • Ladder: W/ Edge vs. The Hardy Boyz (No Mercy) ****
  • W/ Edge & The Hardy Boyz vs. The Holly’s & Too Cool (Survivor Series) ***

2000

  • W/ Edge vs. The Hardy Boyz (No Way Out) ***
  • Triangle Ladder: W/ Edge vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 2000) ****
  • W/ Edge vs. DX – WWF Tag Team Championship (Backlash) ***
  • W/ Team ECK vs. Rikishi & Too Cool (Judgment Day) **1/2
  • Elimination: W/ Edge vs. Too Cool vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. T&A – WWF Tag Team Championship (King of the Ring) **1/2
  • W/ Edge vs. APA – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) *
  • TLC: W/ Edge vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) *****
  • Steel Cage: W/ Edge vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • W/ “Conquistador Uno” vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *
  • W/ Edge & RTC vs. The Hardyz & The Dudleyz (Survivor Series) ***
  • W/ Edge vs. Right to Censor vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Road Dogg & K-Kwik – WWF Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **1/2

2001

  • W/ Edge vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Tables: W/ Edge vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Undertaker & Kane – WWF Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **
  • TLC: W/ Edge vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) *****
  • Vs. Matt Hardy vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWF European Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring) ***
  • W/ Edge vs. Lance Storm & Mike Awesome (InVasion) **3/4
  • Vs. Edge – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Edge – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • Vs. Al Snow – WWF European Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • W/ Test vs. Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty (Vengeance) *

2002

  • Tag Team Turmoil (No Way Out) *1/4
  • Vs. DDP – WWF European Championship (WrestleMania X8) *1/2
  • W/ Lance Storm vs. ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan & Edge – World Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) **1/4
  • W/ Lance Storm vs. Booker T & Goldust – World Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ The Un-Americans vs. Kane, Booker T, Goldust & Bubba Ray Dudley (Unforgiven) ***
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. Booker T & Goldust – World Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **3/4
  • Elimination: W/ Chris Jericho vs. Booker T & Goldust vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. William Regal & Lance Storm – World Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) ***1/4

2003

  • Vs. Booker T – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Bad Blood) *1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • W/ Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. Lita & Trish Stratus (Armageddon) ***

2004

  • Vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XX) ****
  • Handicap: W/ Trish Stratus vs. Chris Jericho (Backlash) ***
  • Ladder: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Vs. Shelton Benjamin – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Survivor Series) ****

2005

  • W/ Tyson Tomko vs. William Regal & Eugene – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) **1/2
  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 21) ****3/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. Booker T (The Great American Bash) **3/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Booker T vs. Orlando Jordan – WWE United States Championship (No Mercy) ***1/4

2009

  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
  • Vs. Jack Swagger – ECW Championship (Backlash) ***1/2
  • Vs. Jack Swagger – ECW Championship (Judgment Day) **3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Jack Swagger – ECW Championship (Extreme Rules) **1/2
  • Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (The Bash) **1/2
  • Vs. Tommy Dreamer – ECW Championship (Night of Champions) **1/4
  • Vs. William Regal – ECW Championship (SummerSlam) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. William Regal – ECW Championship (Breaking Point) ***1/2
  • W/ Team Kofi vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • Ladder: Vs. Shelton Benjamin – ECW Championship (TLC) ****

2010

  • Vs. Ezekiel Jackson – ECW Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/2
  • SmackDown’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****

2011

  • Ladder: Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ****1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Capitol Punishment) ***3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • Street Fight: Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****3/4
  • Vs. Sheamus (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • Vs. Sheamus (Vengeance) ***

2012

  • Vs. Cody Rhodes – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Over the Limit) ***
  • Vs. Cody Rhodes – WWE Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ****
  • SmackDown’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****

2013

  • RAW’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****

2014

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Randy Orton (Over the Limit 2011)

4. Alberto Del Rio (Extreme Rules 2011)

3. Randy Orton (SummerSlam 2011)

2. The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boyz (WrestleMania X-Seven)

1. The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boyz (SummerSlam 2000)

Average rating per year
  • 1998 – 2.75
  • 1999 – 2.5
  • 2000 – 2.80
  • 2001 – 3.11
  • 2002 – 2.43
  • 2003 – 2.94
  • 2004 – 3.63
  • 2005 – 3.45
  • 2009 – 3.08
  • 2010 – 3.58
  • 2011 – 3.89
  • 2012 – 3.67
  • 2013 – 4.25
  • 2014 – 3.5
Overall average rating

3.26/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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

Rating The Champ: Mark Henry

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, Mark Henry.

1996

  • Vs. Jerry Lawler (IYH 10: Mind Games) *1/2

1998

  • W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson, Chainz, Skull & 8-Ball (No Way Out of Texas) **1/2
  • W/ The Nation vs. Faarooq, Shamrock & Blackman (Unforgiven) *
  • Vs. Vader (Fully Loaded) 3/4*
  • Vs. The Rock (Judgment Day) *
  • Vs. New Age Outlaws vs. The Headbangers – WWF Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) *1/4
  • W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Val Venis & The Godfather (Rock Bottom) 1/2*

1999

  • W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett – WWF Tag Team Championship (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) *
  • W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Kane & X-Pac – WWF Tag Team Championship (Over the Edge) **3/4
  • Vs. D’Lo Brown – WWF European Championship (Unforgiven) *
  • W/ Gangrel, Venis & Blackman vs. Bulldog & Mean Street Posse (Survivor Series) 1/2*

2000

  • Vs. Viscera (No Way Out) DUD

2003

  • W/ Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Booker T (Armageddon) *

2006

  • Vs. Kurt Angle – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Casket: Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 22) *1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Judgment Day) **3/4

2007

  • Lumberjack: Vs. Kane (One Night Stand) 1/2*
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Unforgiven) DUD
  • W/ Big Daddy V vs. CM Punk & Kane (Armageddon) *1/2

2008

  • Vs. Kane vs. Big Show – ECW Championship (Night of Champions) *1/2
  • Vs. Tommy Dreamer – ECW Championship (The Great American Bash) 1/2*
  • Vs. Matt Hardy – ECW Championship (SummerSlam) DUD
  • Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Vs. Matt Hardy – ECW Championship (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Team Orton vs. Team Batista (Survivor Series) ***
  • Belfast Brawl: Vs. Finlay (Armageddon) *

2009

  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
  • Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (The Bash) **1/2
  • W/ MVP vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Breaking Point) **1/4
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Kofi vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***1/2

2010

  • Tag Team Gauntlet Match (Extreme Rules) DUD
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • Tag Team Turmoil – WWE Tag Team Championship (Night of Champions) **

2011

  • Vs. Big Show (Money in the Bank) **
  • Vs. Sheamus (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2
  • Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*
  • Chairs: Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) 1/2*

2012

  • Steel Cage: Vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) *1/2
  • W/ Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy (WrestleMania XXVIII) **

2013

  • Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ****
  • Vs. Ryback (WrestleMania 29) DUD
  • Strap: Vs. Mark Henry (Extreme Rules) *1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/4
  • Vs. Ryback (Survivor Series) 1/2*

2014

  • Vs. Rusev (Night of Champions) *1/2
  • W/ Team Authority vs. Team Cena (Survivor Series) ****1/4

2015

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Elimination Chamber) **1/4

TOP FIVE

5. Randy Orton (Night of Champions 2011)

4. John Cena (Money in the Bank 2013)

3. Sheamus (SummerSlam 2011)

2. Championship Scramble (Unforgiven 2008)

1. Big Show (Vengeance 2011)

Average rating per year
  • 1996 – 1.5
  • 1998 – 1.25
  • 1999 – 1.31
  • 2000 – 0
  • 2003 – 2.63
  • 2006 – 1.5
  • 2007 – 0.67
  • 2008 – 1.79
  • 2009 – 2.95
  • 2010 – 1.92
  • 2011 – 2.29
  • 2012 – 1.75
  • 2013 – 1.85
  • 2014 – 2.88
  • 2015 – 2.25
Overall average rating

1.77/5

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, Christian.

Rating The Champ: CM Punk

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.

2006

  • W/ Team DX vs. Team Rated-RKO (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Extreme Elimination Chamber Match – ECW Championship (December to Dismember) **

2007

  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WrestleMania 23) ****1/4
  • Vs. Elijah Burke (Judgment Day) **3/4
  • Tables: W/ Sandman & Dreamer vs. The New Breed (One Night Stand) **
  • Vs. Johnny Nitro – ECW Championship (Vengeance: Night of Champions) **1/2
  • Vs. John Morrison – ECW Championship (The Great American Bash) **1/2
  • Vs. John Morrison – ECW Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Vs. Elijah Burke – ECW Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • Vs. Big Daddy V – ECW Championship (No Mercy) DUD
  • Vs. The Miz – ECW Championship (Cyber Sunday) **
  • Vs. John Morrison vs. The Miz – ECW Championship (Survivor Series) ***
  • W/ Kane vs. Mark Henry & Big Daddy V (Armageddon) *1/2

2008

  • Vs. Chavo Guerrero – ECW Championship (No Way Out) **3/4
  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXIV) ***3/4
  • W/ Kane vs. John Morrison & The Miz – WWE Tag Team Championship (Judgment Day) **1/2
  • Singapore Cane: Vs. Show vs. Morrison vs. Chavo vs. Dreamer (One Night Stand) **1/2
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) **3/4
  • Vs. JBL – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ Team Batista vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (Armageddon) ***1/2

2009

  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
  • Vs. Kane (Backlash) **1/2
  • Vs. Umaga (Judgment Day) ***
  • Samoan Strap: Vs. Umaga (Extreme Rules) **3/4
  • Vs. Jeff Hardy – World Heavyweight Championship (The Bash) **1/2
  • Vs. Jeff Hardy – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/2
  • TLC: Vs. Jeff Hardy – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/2
  • Submission: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Breaking Point) **
  • HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Orton vs. Team Kofi (Survivor Series) ***1/2

2010

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
  • SES Pledge: Vs. Rey Mysterio (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/4
  • Hair: Vs. Rey Mysterio (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
  • Hair vs. SES Pledge: Vs. Rey Mysterio (Over the Limit) ****
  • Vs. Swagger vs. Rey vs. Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Fatal 4 Way) **1/2
  • Handicap: W/ The Straight Edge Society vs. Big Show (SummerSlam) *1/2
  • Vs. Big Show (Night of Champions) *
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) **1/4

2011

  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton (WrestleMania XXVII) ***1/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
  • W/ Mason Ryan vs. Kane & Big Show – WWE Tag Team Championship (Over the Limit) **
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (Capitol Punishment) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) *****
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • No DQ: Vs. Triple H (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • HIAC: Vs. John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • W/ Triple H vs. The Awesome Truth (Vengeance) ***
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • TLC: Vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz – WWE Championship (TLC) ****1/4

2012

  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXVIII) ***1/2
  • Chicago Street Fight: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Championship (Extreme Rules) ****
  • Vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship (Over the Limit) ****3/4
  • Vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ***1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) ****1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ****3/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Ryback – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Ryback – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***

2013

  • Vs. The Rock – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Rock – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 29) ****1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (Payback) ****1/4
  • RAW’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2
  • No DQ: Vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam) *****
  • Handicap No DQ: Vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman (Night of Champions) ***
  • Vs. Ryback (Battleground) **
  • Handicap HIAC: Vs. Ryback & Paul Heyman (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • Handicap: W/ Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • Handicap: Vs. The Shield (TLC) ***

TOP FIVE

5. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 29)

4. John Cena (Night of Champions 2012)

3. Daniel Bryan (Over the Limit 2012)

2. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam 2013)

1. John Cena (Money in the Bank 2011)

Average rating per year
  • 2006 – 2.63
  • 2007 – 2.39
  • 2008 – 2.97
  • 2009 – 3.05
  • 2010 – 2.72
  • 2011 – 3.46
  • 2012 – 3.68
  • 2013 – 3.66
Overall average rating

3.07/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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

Rating The Champ: Big Show

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, The Big Show.

1999

  • Vs. Mankind (WrestleMania XV) 1/2*
  • Boiler Room Brawl: Vs. Mankind (Backlash) ***1/4
  • W/ The Union vs. The Corporate Ministry (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • Vs. Kane (King of the Ring) DUD
  • Vs. Kane (Fully Loaded) DUD
  • W/ The Undertaker vs. Kane & X-Pac – WWF Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Handicap: Vs. Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Viscera & Mideon (Survivor Series) 1/4*
  • Vs. Triple H vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Vs. Big Boss Man – WWF Championship (Armageddon) 1/4*

2000

  • Vs. The Rock (No Way Out) *1/2
  • Elimination: Vs. Triple H vs. Rock vs. Foley – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Backlash) N/R (not rated)
  • Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Shane McMahon (Judgment Day) *

2001

  • Hardcore: Vs. Raven – WWF Hardcore Championship (No Way Out) *1/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Raven vs. Kane – WWF Hardcore Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) ***
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Shane McMahon (Backlash) **
  • Hardcore: Vs. Rhyno vs. Test – WWF Hardcore Championship (Judgment Day) *3/4
  • W/ Gunn & Albert vs. Kanyon, Stasiak & Morrus (InVasion) 1/2*
  • W/ Spike vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Storm & Hurricane – WWF Tag Team Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • W/ Tajiri vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) ***1/4
  • W/ Team WWF vs. The Alliance (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • W/ Kane vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) 1/2*

2002

  • Handicap: W/ Ric Flair vs. Steve Austin (Judgment Day) ***
  • No DQ: Vs. Booker T (Vengeance) 1/2*
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (Armageddon) **1/4

2003

  • Vs. Brock Lesnar (Royal Rumble) *1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker (No Way Out) **
  • Handicap: W/ A-Train vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XIX) *1/2
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (Backlash) *
  • Stretcher: Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE United States Championship (No Mercy) **3/4
  • W/ Team Lesnar vs. Team Angle (Survivor Series) ***

2004

  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. John Cena (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania XX) **
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Team Eddie vs. Team Angle (Survivor Series) **
  • Handicap: Vs. Angle, Reigns & Jindrak (Armageddon) *

2005

  • Vs. JBL vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Steel Cage Barbed Wire: Vs. JBL – WWE Championship (No Way Out) **1/2
  • Sumo: Vs. Akebono (WrestleMania 21) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Carlito (Judgment Day) *1/4
  • Vs. Snitsky (Unforgiven) 1/2*
  • W/ Kane vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch – World Tag Team Championship (Taboo Tuesday) *
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • W/ Kane vs. Batista & Rey Mysterio (Armageddon) **

2006

  • Vs. Triple H (New Year’s Revolution) *1/2
  • W/ Kane vs. Carlito & Chris Masters – World Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 22) *
  • Vs. Kane (Backlash) DUD
  • Punjabi Prison: Vs. The Undertaker (The Great American Bash) DUD
  • Extreme Rules: Vs. Sabu – ECW Championship (SummerSlam) **
  • Handicap HIAC: W/ Vince & Shane vs. DX (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • Vs. King Booker vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***
  • W/ Team Show vs. Team Cena (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Extreme Elimination Chamber Match – ECW Championship (December to Dismember) **

2008

  • No DQ: Vs. Floyd Mayweather (WrestleMania XXIV) ***1/4
  • Vs. The Great Khali (Backlash) DUD
  • Singapore Cane: Vs. Punk vs. Morrison vs. Chavo vs. Dreamer (One Night Stand) **1/2
  • Vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry – ECW Championship (Night of Champions) *1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. The Undertaker (Cyber Sunday) ***1/4
  • Casket: Vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) **

2009

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
  • Vs. Edge vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena (Judgment Day) *1/2
  • Submission: Vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules) **
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. The Legacy – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Night of Champions) *1/2
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. Cryme Tyme – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. MVP & Mark Henry – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Breaking Point) **1/4
  • W/ Chris Jericho vs. Batista & Rey Mysterio – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ***
  • TLC: W/ Chris Jericho vs. DX – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/4

2010

  • W/ The Miz vs. John Morrison & R-Truth – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XXVI) *
  • Tag Team Gauntlet Match (Extreme Rules) DUD
  • Vs. Jack Swagger – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) DUD
  • Vs. Swagger vs. Rey vs. Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (Fatal 4 Way) **1/2
  • SmackDown’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Handicap: Vs. Straight Edge Society (SummerSlam) *1/2
  • Vs. CM Punk (Night of Champions) *
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/4
  • W/ Team Mysterio vs. Team Del Rio (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2011

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4
  • W/ Kane, Kofi & Santino vs. The Corre (WrestleMania XXVII) 1/4*
  • Lumberjack: W/ Kane vs. The Corre – WWE Tag Team Championship (Extreme Rules) 3/4*
  • W/ Kane vs. The New Nexus – WWE Tag Team Championship (Over the Limit) **
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio (Capitol Punishment) *
  • Vs. Mark Henry (Money in the Bank) **
  • Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2
  • Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*
  • Chairs: Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) 1/2*

2012

  • Steel Cage: Vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) *1/2
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***
  • Vs. Cody Rhodes – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XXVIII) **
  • Tables: Vs. Cody Rhodes – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Extreme Rules) *
  • Steel Cage: Vs. John Cena (No Way Out) **1/2
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. CM Punk vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***3/4
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • Chairs: Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ***

2013

  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
  • W/ Orton & Show vs. The Shield (WrestleMania 29) ***
  • Exreme Rules: Vs. Randy Orton (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) *
  • Elimination: W/ Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Real Americans vs. RybAxel – WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/2

2014

  • Vs. Brock Lesnar (Royal Rumble) *
  • Vs. Rusev (Hell in a Cell) **
  • W/ Team Cena vs. Team Authority (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Stairs: Vs. Erick Rowan (TLC) 1/2*

2015

  • W/ The Authority vs. Ziggler, Ryback & Rowan (Fastlane) *1/2
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Roman Reigns (Extreme Rules) ***3/4
  • Vs. Ryback – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Money in the Bank) 1/2*
  • Vs. Ryback vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **

2016

  • W/ Kane & Ryback vs. The Wyatt Family (Fastlane) *1/2

2017

  • Vs. Big Cass (SummerSlam) *

TOP FIVE

5. Brock Lesnar (Judgment Day 2003)

4. The Undertaker (Cyber Sunday 2008)

3. Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle (Vengeance 2003)

2. Roman Reigns (Extreme Rules 2015)

1. Sheamus (Hell in a Cell 2012)

Average rating per year
  • 1999 – 1.48
  • 2000 – 1.75
  • 2001 – 2.19
  • 2002 – 1.94
  • 2003 – 2.38
  • 2004 – 2.2
  • 2005 – 2
  • 2006 – 1.64
  • 2008 – 2.32
  • 2009 – 2.73
  • 2010 – 1.72
  • 2011 – 1.67
  • 2012 – 2.65
  • 2013 – 2.96
  • 2014 – 1.94
  • 2015 – 1.94
  • 2016 – 1.5
  • 2017- 1
Overall average rating

2/5

Rating: 2 out of 5.

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

Rating The Champ: The Rock

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 Champion, The Rock.

1996

  • W/ Roberts, Mero & Stalker vs. Lawler, HHH, Goldust & Crush (Survivor Series) **

1997

  • Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 13: Final Four) *1/4
  • Vs. The Sultan – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 13) *
  • Vs. Savio Vega – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 14: Revenge Of The ‘Taker) 1/2*
  • Vs. Mankind (IYH 15: A Cold Day In Hell) *1/2
  • Handicap: W/ The Nation vs. LOD (Badd Blood) 1/2*
  • W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson & LOD (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Intercontinental Championship (D-Generation X) **3/4

1998

  • Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/4
  • W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson, Chainz, Skull & 8-Ball (No Way Out of Texas) **1/2
  • Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XIV) *1/4
  • W/ The Nation vs. Faarooq, Shamrock & Blackman (Unforgiven) *
  • Vs. Faarooq – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Over the Edge) 1/4*
  • Vs. Dan Severn (King of the Ring) 1/4*
  • Vs. Ken Shamrock (King of the Ring) ***
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Triple H – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Fully Loaded) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Triple H – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Mankind vs. Ken Shamrock (Breakdown) ****
  • Vs. Mark Henry (Judgment Day) *
  • Vs. Big Boss Man (Survivor Series) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Ken Shamrock (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) *
  • Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Rock Bottom) ***

1999

  • I Quit: Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***1/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XV) ***3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Vs. Triple H (Over the Edge) **3/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) *1/2
  • Strap: Vs. Triple H (Fully Loaded) ***
  • Vs. Billy Gunn (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Vs. The British Bulldog (No Mercy) *
  • Vs. Triple H vs. Big Show – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • W/ Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **1/2

2000

  • Vs. Big Show (No Way Out) *1/2
  • Elimination: Vs. Triple H vs. Foley vs. Show – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4
  • Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****
  • Iron Man: Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/2
  • W/ Undertaker & Kane vs. Triple H, Vince & Shane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) **
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Championship (Fully Loaded) ****1/4
  • Vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Benoit – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • Vs. Rikishi (Survivor Series) ***
  • HIAC: Vs. Angle vs. Austin vs. Triple H vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) *****
  • Vs. Booker T – WCW Championship (SummerSlam) ****
  • Handicap: Vs. Booker T & Shane McMahon – WCW Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WCW Championship (No Mercy) ****1/2
  • W/ Team WWF vs. The Alliance (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – World Championship (Vengeance) ****

2002

  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Undisputed Championship (Royal Rumble) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker (No Way Out) **1/2
  • Vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania X8) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Undisputed Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Undisputed Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/2

2003

  • Vs. Hulk Hogan (No Way Out) *1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin (WrestleMania XIX) ****
  • Vs. Goldberg (Backlash) ***1/4

2004

  • Handicap: W/ Mick Foley vs. Evolution (WrestleMania XX) ****

2011

  • W/ John Cena vs. The Miz & R-Truth (Survivor Series) **1/4

2012

  • Vs. John Cena (WrestleMania XXVIII) ****1/2

2013

  • Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ****1/4
  • Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 29) ***

2016

  • Vs. Erick Rowan (WrestleMania 32) N/R (not rated)

TOP FIVE

5. John Cena (WrestleMania XXVIII)

4. Triple H (Judgment Day 2000)

3. Chris Jericho (No Mercy 2001)

2. Kurt Angle (No Way Out 2001)

1. Steve Austin (WrestleMania X-Seven)

Average rating per year
  • 1996 – 2
  • 1997 – 1.43
  • 1998 – 2.15
  • 1999 – 2.83
  • 2000 – 3.39
  • 2001 – 4.21
  • 2002 – 4
  • 2003 – 2.92
  • 2004 – 4
  • 2011 – 2.75
  • 2012 – 4.5
  • 2013 – 3.58
Overall average rating

3.15/5

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, The Big Show.

Rating The Champ: Dolph Ziggler

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, Dolph Ziggler.

2006

  • Handicap: W/ Spirit Squad vs. DX (Vengeance) **1/2
  • W/ Team Spirit Squad vs. Team Flair (Survivor Series) ***

2009

  • No DQ: Vs. The Great Khali (The Bash) 1/4*
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****
  • Vs. John Morrison – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Miz vs. Team Morrison (Survivor Series) ***

2010

  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/2
  • SmackDown’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) *
  • Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) **3/4
  • Vs. Daniel Bryan (Bragging Rights) ****
  • Vs. Kaval – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swagger – WWE Intercontinental Championship (TLC) **1/2

2011

  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ****
  • W/ LayCool vs. Morrison, Trish & Snooki (WrestleMania XXVII) *
  • Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE United States Championship (Capitol Punishment) ***1/4
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • Vs. Morrison vs. Swagger vs. Riley – WWE United States Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • W/ Jack Swagger vs. Air Boom – WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • W/ Jack Swagger vs. Air Boom – WWE Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) ***1/4
  • Vs. Zack Ryder – WWE United States Championship (Vengeance) **1/2
  • Vs. John Morrison – WWE United States Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Barrett vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Vs. Zack Ryder – WWE United States Championship (TLC) ***1/2

2012

  • Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***
  • W/ Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy (WrestleMania XXVIII) **
  • Vs. Brodus Clay (Extreme Rules) *
  • W/ Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth – WWE Tag Team Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/4
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • SmackDown’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Night of Champions) ****
  • W/ Team Ziggler vs. Team Foley (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • MITB Ladder: Vs. John Cena (TLC) ****

2013

  • Vs. Kofi Kingston (Elimination Chamber) **3/4
  • W/ Big E Langston vs. Team Hell No – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 29) **3/4
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Payback) ***3/4
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • W/ Kaitlyn vs. Big E Langston & AJ Lee (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Vs. Dean Ambrose – WWE United States Championship (Night of Champions) ***

2014

  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) **1/2
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Cesaro – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • W/ Team Cena vs. Team Authority (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Luke Harper – WWE Intercontinental Championship (TLC) ****

2015

  • W/ Ryback & Rowan vs. The Authority (Fastlane) *1/2
  • Ladder Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 31) ****
  • Kiss Me Arse: Vs. Sheamus (Extreme Rules) ***
  • Vs. Sheamus (Payback) ***
  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Elimination Chamber) **1/4
  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. Rusev (SummerSlam) *1/2
  • Vs. Rusev (Night of Champions) **1/2
  • Vs. Tyler Breeze (Survivor Series) **1/2

2016

  • Vs. Kevin Owens – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Fastlane) ***1/4
  • Ladder Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 32) ****
  • Vs. Baron Corbin (Money in the Bank) *1/2
  • Vs. Dean Ambrose – WWE World Championship (SummerSlam) **
  • Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***1/4
  • Retirement: Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (No Mercy) ****1/2
  • Ladder: Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (TLC) ****

2017

  • Handicap: Vs. Apollo Crews & Kalisto (Elimination Chamber) *
  • Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Backlash) ***
  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/4
  • Vs. Bobby Roode (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • Vs. Bobby Roode vs. Baron Corbin – WWE United States Championship (Clash of Champions) ***1/4

2018

  • Six Pack Challenge – WWE Championship (Fastlane) ****1/4
  • Iron Man: Vs. Seth Rollins – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Extreme Rules) ***1/4
  • Vs. Seth Rollins – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • W/ Drew McIntyre vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ****1/2
  • W/ The Dogs of War vs. The Shield (Super ShowDown) ***3/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Crown Jewel) **1/2
  • Vs. Seth Rollins (Crown Jewel) ***
  • Vs. Shane McMahon (Crown Jewel) 1/2*
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) ***1/2

2019

  • Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Championship (Super ShowDown) **3/4
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Championship (Stomping Grounds) **1/4
  • Vs. Kevin Owens (Extreme Rules) N/R (not rated)
  • Vs. Goldberg (SummerSlam) **1/2
  • W/ Robert Roode vs. Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Clash of Champions) **1/2
  • Tag Team Turmoil – “Best in the World” (Crown Jewel) **

2020

  • Vs. Mansoor (Super ShowDown) **3/4
  • Tag Team Elimination Chamber Match – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. Otis (WrestleMania 36) **

TOP FIVE

5. The Miz (TLC 2016)

4. Edge (Royal Rumble 2011)

3. The Authority (Survivor Series 2014)

2. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins (Hell in a Cell 2018)

1. The Miz (No Mercy 2016)

Average rating per year
  • 2006 – 2.75
  • 2009 – 2.75
  • 2010 – 3
  • 2011 – 3.05
  • 2012 – 3.14
  • 2013 – 3.04
  • 2014 – 3.42
  • 2015 – 2.64
  • 2016 – 3.21
  • 2017 – 2.85
  • 2018 – 3.19
  • 2019 – 2.4
  • 2020 – 2.75
Overall average rating

2.94/5

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 & WCW Champion, The Rock.

Rating The Champ: Alberto Del Rio

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Alberto Del Rio.

2010

  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/2
  • W/ Team Del Rio vs. Team Mysterio (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • TLC: Vs. Kane vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ****1/4

2011

  • Vs. Kofi Kingston (Elimination Chamber) ***
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXVII) ***1/2
  • Ladder: Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ****1/4
  • Vs. Big Show (Capitol Punishment) *
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • W/ Miz & Truth vs. Rey, Morrison & Kofi (SummerSlam) ***
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/2
  • HIAC: Vs. John Cena vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • TLC: Vs. CM Punk vs. The Miz – WWE Championship (TLC) ****1/4

2012

  • Vs. Sheamus vs. Orton vs. Jericho – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Sheamus – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Hell in a Cell) ***1/2
  • W/ Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • W/ Miz & Brooklyn Brawler vs. 3MB (TLC) 1/2*

2013

  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. Big Show (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
  • Vs. Jack Swagger – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 29) **1/2
  • I Quit: Vs. Jack Swagger (Extreme Rules) **1/2
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – World Heavyweight Championship (Payback) ***3/4
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****
  • Vs. Rob Van Dam – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) **3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Rob Van Dam – World Heavyweight Championship (Battleground) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4

2014

  • Vs. Batista (Elimination Chamber) *
  • Ladder Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***3/4

2015

  • Vs. John Cena – WWE United States Championship (Hell in a Cell) **
  • Vs. Roman Reigns (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Chairs: Vs. Jack Swagger – WWE United States Championship (TLC) ***

2016

  • Vs. Kalisto – WWE United States Championship (Royal Rumble) ***
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Kalisto – WWE United States Championship (Fastlane) ***1/2
  • W/ The League of Nations vs. The New Day (WrestleMania 32) **
  • MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/4

TOP FIVE

5. John Cena (Vengeance 2011)

4. Christian (SummerSlam 2013)

3. Kane, Edge, Rey Mysterio (TLC 2010)

2. CM Punk, The Miz (TLC 2011)

1. Christian (Extreme Rules 2011)

Average rating per year
  • 2010 – 3.33
  • 2011 – 3.34
  • 2012 – 3
  • 2013 – 3.16
  • 2014 – 2.38
  • 2015 – 2.75
  • 2016 – 3.19
Overall average rating

3.02/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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

Rating The Champ: Sheamus

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus.

2009

  • W/ Team Miz vs. Team Morrison (Survivor Series) ***
  • Tables: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (TLC) ***

2010

  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
  • Vs. Triple H (WrestleMania XXVI) ***
  • Street Fight: Vs. Triple H (Extreme Rules) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Fatal 4 Way) ***
  • Steel Cage: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/4
  • Vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) **
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) **1/2
  • Vs. John Morrison (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. John Morrison (TLC) ****

2011

  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Tables: Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE United States Championship (Extreme Rules) **3/4
  • SmackDown’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
  • Vs. Mark Henry (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Christian (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • Vs. Christian (Vengeance) ***
  • W/ Team Orton vs. Team Barrett (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. Jack Swagger (TLC) *3/4

2012

  • Vs. Daniel Bryan – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXVIII) DUD
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Daniel Bryan – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ****1/4
  • Vs. Orton vs. Jericho vs. Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***3/4
  • Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • Chairs: Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ***

2013

  • W/ John Cena & Ryback vs. The Shield (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
  • W/ Ryback & Big Show vs. The Shield (WrestleMania 29) ***
  • Strap: Vs. Mark Henry (Extreme Rules) *1/2
  • MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2

2014

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
  • Vs. Cesaro – WWE United States Championship (Payback) ***1/2
  • Ladder Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • Vs. Cesaro – WWE United States Championship (Night of Champions) ****
  • Vs. The Miz – WWE United States Championship (Hell in a Cell) **1/4

2015

  • Kiss Me Arse: Vs. Dolph Ziggler (Extreme Rules) ***
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler (Payback) ***
  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Elimination Chamber) **1/4
  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Battleground) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (SummerSlam) ***
  • W/ Team Sheamus vs. Team Ryback (Survivor Series) **
  • TLC: Vs. Roman Reigns – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ***1/2

2016

  • W/ The League of Nations vs. The New Day (WrestleMania 32) **
  • Vs. Apollo Crews (Money in the Bank) **1/4
  • Vs. Cesaro (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Cesaro (Clash of Champions) ****
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The New Day – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) ****
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The New Day – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Roadblock: End of the Line) ***1/2

2017

  • Ladder: W/ Cesaro vs. The Club vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Enzo & Cass – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 33) ****
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Payback) ***1/4
  • Steel Cage: W/ Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Extreme Rules) ***
  • Iron Man: W/ Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Great Balls of Fire) ***1/2
  • W/ Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) ****
  • W/ Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • Handicap TLC: W/ Miz, Braun, Kane & Cesaro vs. Angle, Rollins & Ambrose (TLC) ****
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The Usos (Survivor Series) ***1/2

2018

  • W/ Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) *
  • W/ Cesaro vs. Titus Worldwide – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Elimination Chamber) **
  • W/ Cesaro vs. Braun Strowman & Nicholas – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 34) DUD
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The Deleters of Worlds – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (Greatest Royal Rumble) **
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The New Day – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (Super ShowDown) ***
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The New Day – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (Crown Jewel) **3/4
  • W/ Cesaro vs. AOP (Survivor Series) **
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The New Day vs. The Usos – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/4

2019

  • W/ Cesaro vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) ***
  • Handicap: W/ Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston (Fastlane) 1/2*
  • W/ Cesaro vs. The Usos vs. Black & Ricochet vs. Rusev & Nakamura – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 35) ***3/4

TOP FIVE

5. Cesaro (Clash of Champions 2016)

4. Cesaro (Night of Champions 2014)

3. John Morrison (TLC 2010)

2. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins (No Mercy 2017)

1. Daniel Bryan (Extreme Rules 2012)

Average rating per year
  • 2009 – 3
  • 2010 – 3
  • 2011 – 3.03
  • 2012 – 3.03
  • 2013 – 3.19
  • 2014 – 3.4
  • 2015 – 2.94
  • 2016 – 3.14
  • 2017 – 3.69
  • 2018 – 2
  • 2019 – 2.42
Overall average rating

2.99/5

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Alberto Del Rio.

Rating The Champ: Triple H

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H.

1995

  • Vs. Bob Holly (SummerSlam) *1/4
  • Vs. Fatu (IYH 4: Great White North) **
  • W/ The Royals vs. The Darkside (Survivor Series) *1/2
  • Hog Pen: Vs. Henry O. Godwinn (IYH 5: Season’s Beatings) 1/4*

1996

  • Vs. Duke Droese (IYH 6: Rage in the Cage) *
  • Vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania XII) DUD
  • Vs. Marc Mero (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) ***
  • Vs. Steve Austin (IYH 11: Buried Alive) ***1/4
  • W/ Lawler, Goldust & Crush vs. Roberts, Rocky, Mero & Stalker (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. Marc Mero – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 12: It’s Time) ***

1997

  • Vs. Rocky Maivia – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 13: Final Four) *1/4
  • Vs. Goldust (WrestleMania 13) **
  • Vs. Flash Funk (IYH 15: A Cold Day in Hell) *
  • Vs. Ahmed Johnson (King of the Ring) 1/2*
  • Vs. Mankind (King of the Ring) ***1/4
  • Vs. Mankind (IYH 16: Canadian Stampede) ***
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Mankind (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Vs. Dude Love (One Night Only) ****
  • Boot Camp: Vs. Sgt. Slaughter (D-Generation X) DUD

1998

  • W/ DX vs. Austin, Owen, Jack & Charlie (No Way Out of Texas) ***1/4
  • Vs. Owen Hart – WWF European Championship (WrestleMania XIV) ***1/2
  • Vs. Owen Hart – WWF European Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • W/ DX vs. Owen, Brown & Godfather (Over the Edge) *
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. The Rock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Fully Loaded) ***1/4
  • Ladder: Vs. The Rock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4

1999

  • W/ X-Pac vs. Kane & Chyna (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) **1/2
  • Vs. Kane (WrestleMania XV) *
  • Vs. X-Pac (Backlash) ***
  • Vs. The Rock (Over the Edge) **3/4
  • Strap: Vs. The Rock (Fully Loaded) ***
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****
  • Vs. The Rock vs. Big Show – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Vince McMahon (Armageddon) *

2000

  • Street Fight: Vs. Cactus Jack – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • HIAC Retirement: Vs. Cactus Jack – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****1/2
  • Elimination: Vs. Rock vs. Foley vs. Show – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4
  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****
  • Iron Man: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/2
  • W/ Vince & Shane vs. Rock, Undertaker & Kane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) **
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Chris Jericho (Fully Loaded) ****3/4
  • Vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit (No Mercy) ****1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series) ***
  • HIAC: Vs. Angle vs. Rock vs. Austin vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • 3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Steve Austin (No Way Out) *****
  • Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania X-Seven) ***1/2
  • W/ Austin vs. The Undertaker & Kane – WWF Tag Team, IC & World Championships (Backlash) **3/4
  • Chain: Vs. Kane – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ***

2002

  • Vs. Kurt Angle (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Undisputed Championship (WrestleMania X8) ***1/2
  • Vs. Hollywood Hogan – WWF Undisputed Championship (Backlash) *
  • HIAC: Vs. Chris Jericho (Judgment Day) ***
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Undisputed Championship (King of the Ring) 3/4*
  • Unsactioned: Vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) *****
  • Vs. Rob Van Dam – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • Vs. Kane – WWE IC & World Championships (No Mercy) **1/2
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****
  • 3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) **

2003

  • Vs. Scott Steiner – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) DUD
  • Vs. Scott Steiner – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) 1/2*
  • Vs. Booker T – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XIX) **1/2
  • W/ Flair & Jericho vs. HBK, Booker & Nash (Backlash) **3/4
  • Vs. Kevin Nash – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) DUD
  • HIAC: Vs. Kevin Nash – World Heavyweight Championship (Bad Blood) **3/4
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
  • Vs. Goldberg – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **
  • Vs. Goldberg – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
  • Vs. Goldberg vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) *1/2

2004

  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) *****
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****3/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Shawn Michaels (Bad Blood) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
  • Vs. Eugene (SummerSlam) **1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***
  • W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***

2005

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***3/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 21) **1/2
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) **1/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Ric Flair – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Ric Flair (Survivor Series) ****1/2

2006

  • Vs. Big Show (New Year’s Revolution) *1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***3/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Edge – WWE Championship (Backlash) ****1/2
  • Handicap: W/ HBK vs. The Spirit Squad (Vengeance) **1/2
  • W/ HBK vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (SummerSlam) ***
  • Handicap HIAC: W/ HBK vs. Big Show, Vince & Shane (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • W/ HBK vs. Rated-RKO (Cyber Sunday) ***
  • W/ Team DX vs. Team Rated-RKO (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2007

  • W/ HBK vs. Rated-RKO – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***1/2
  • Vs. King Booker (SummerSlam) **
  • Vs. Carlito (Unforgiven) **
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
  • Vs. Umaga – WWE Championship (No Mercy) **
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (No Mercy) ****
  • Street Fight: Vs. Umaga (Cyber Sunday) ***1/2
  • W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Umaga (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. Jeff Hardy (Armageddon) ***1/2

2008

  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXIV) ***1/4
  • Elimination: Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. JBL – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (One Night Stand) **
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/2
  • Vs. Edge – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
  • Vs. The Great Khali – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) **
  • Championship Scramble – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (No Mercy) ****
  • Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***1/2
  • Vs. Edge vs. Vladimir Kozlov – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) 1/4*
  • Vs. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ****

2009

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXV) **
  • W/ Batista & Shane McMahon vs. The Legacy – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
  • 3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (The Bash) ***
  • Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (SummerSlam) ****
  • Submissions Count Anywhere: W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (Breaking Point) ***
  • HIAC: W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (Hell in a Cell) ***1/2
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • TLC: W/ HBK vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/4

2010

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
  • Vs. Sheamus (WrestleMania XXVI) ***
  • Street Fight: Vs. Sheamus (Extreme Rules) ***1/4

2011

  • Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVII) ****1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. CM Punk (Night of Champions) ***1/4
  • W/ CM Punk vs. The Awesome Truth (Vengeance) ***
  • Sledgehammer Ladder: Vs. Kevin Nash (TLC) 1/2*

2012

  • HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVIII) *****
  • Vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam) ***1/2

2013

  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 29) **1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Brock Lesnar (Extreme Rules) ****

2014

  • Vs. Daniel Bryan (WrestleMania XXX) ****3/4
  • W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
  • No Holds Barred Elimination: W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Payback) ****

2015

  • No DQ: Vs. Sting (WrestleMania 31) **3/4

2016

  • Vs. Dean Ambrose – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Roadblock) ****1/4
  • Vs. Roman Reigns – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 32) **

2017

  • Unsactioned: Vs. Seth Rollins (WrestleMania 33) ***1/4
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) **1/4

2018

  • W/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey (WrestleMania 34) ****1/4
  • Vs. John Cena (Greatest Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • No DQ: Vs. The Undertaker (Super ShowDown) **
  • W/ HBK vs. The Undertaker & Kane (Crown Jewel) **3/4

2019

  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Batista (WrestleMania 35) ***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Super ShowDown) *1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XX)

4. Steve Austin (No Way Out 2001)

3. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2002)

2. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVIII)

1. Cactus Jack (Royal Rumble 2000)

Average rating per year
  • 1995 – 1.25
  • 1996 – 2.04
  • 1997 – 1.97
  • 1998 – 3.04
  • 1999 – 2.58
  • 2000 – 3.79
  • 2001 – 3.55
  • 2002 – 2.78
  • 2003 – 1.8
  • 2004 – 3.5
  • 2005 – 3.04
  • 2006 – 3.03
  • 2007 – 2.89
  • 2008 – 3
  • 2009 – 3.3
  • 2010 – 3.17
  • 2011 – 2.75
  • 2012 – 4.25
  • 2013 – 3.25
  • 2014 – 4.42
  • 2015 – 2.75
  • 2016 – 3.13
  • 2017 – 2.75
  • 2018 – 3.06
  • 2019 – 2.38
Overall average rating

2.94/5

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus.