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Rating The Champ: Batista

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, Batista.

2002

  • Vs. Kane (Armageddon) DUD

2003

  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (Armageddon) **3/4
  • Tag Team Turmoil Match – World Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **

2004

  • Tables: W/ Ric Flair vs. The Dudley Boyz – World Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Handicap: W/ Evolution vs. The Rock & Mick Foley (WrestleMania XX) ****
  • Vs. Chris Jericho (Vengeance*1/4
  • Vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam**1/2
  • W/ Ric Flair vs. Chris Benoit & William Regal (Unforgiven) ***
  • W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series***

2005

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (New Year’s Revolution***3/4
  • Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 21**1/2
  • Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash**1/4
  • HIAC: Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance****1/2
  • Vs. JBL – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) **
  • Street Fight: Vs. JBL – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
  • Street Fight: Vs. Jonathan Coachman (Taboo Tuesday) DUD
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series***1/4
  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. Kane & Big Show (Armageddon**

2006

  • Vs. Mr. Kennedy (The Great American Bash) **3/4
  • Vs. King Booker – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) 1/2*
  • Vs. King Booker vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Finlay – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) ****
  • Vs. King Booker – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **
  • W/ John Cena vs. King Booker & Finlay (Armageddon**

2007

  • Vs. Mr. Kennedy – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
  • W/ The Undertaker vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 23) ****1/4
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day**1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (One Night Stand**1/4
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance: Night of Champions***
  • Vs. The Great Khali vs. Finlay – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) 1/2*
  • Vs. The Great Khali – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) DUD
  • Vs. The Great Khali vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **
  • Punjabi Prison: Vs. The Great Khali – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) **3/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***3/4
  • HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) ***

2008

  • SmackDown’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Umaga (WrestleMania XXIV) *
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (Backlash) ***1/4
  • Stretcher: Vs. Shawn Michaels (One Night Stand) ***1/2
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions***
  • Vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash**3/4
  • Vs. John Cena (SummerSlam) ****
  • Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven**3/4
  • Vs. JBL (No Mercy) *1/2
  • Vs. Chris Jericho – World Heavyweight Championship (Cyber Sunday***1/4
  • W/ Team Batista vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series***
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Armageddon) **3/4

2009

  • W/ Triple H & Shane McMahon vs. Legacy – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Judgment Day***
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Extreme Rules*1/2
  • W/ Rey Mysterio vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (Bragging Rights***1/4
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (Survivor Series**3/4
  • Chairs: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) **3/4

2010

  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXVI) ****
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Extreme Rules) ****1/4
  • I Quit: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2

2014

  • Vs. Alberto Del Rio (Elimination Chamber*
  • Vs. Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXX) ****1/4
  • W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
  • No Holds Barred Elimination: W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Payback) ****

2019

  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Triple H (WrestleMania 35***1/4

TOP FIVE

5. Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan (WrestleMania XXX)

4. The Shield (Extreme Rules 2014)

3. The Undertaker (Survivor Series 2007)

2. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 23)

1. Triple H (Vengeance 2005)

Avrage rating per year
  • 2002 – 0
  • 2003 – 2.38
  • 2004 – 2.38
  • 2005 – 2.7
  • 2006 – 2.25
  • 2007 – 2.73
  • 2008 – 2.81
  • 2009 – 2.79
  • 2010 – 3.92
  • 2014 – 3.44
  • 2019 – 3.25
Overall average rating

2.60/5

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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