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Rating The Champ: Chris Jericho

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, Chris Jericho.

1999

  • Vs. Road Dogg (Unforgiven) **
  • Vs. Chyna – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Survivor Series) *
  • Vs. Chyna – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Armageddon) **

2000

  • Vs. Chyna vs. Hardcore Holly – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) *
  • Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit – WWF European & Intercontinental Championships (WrestleMania 2000) ***1/4
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
  • Submission: Vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ****
  • Vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring) ***
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Triple H (Fully Loaded) ****3/4
  • 2/3 Falls: Vs. Chris Benoit (SummerSlam) ***1/2
  • Vs. X-Pac (Unforgiven) ***1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. X-Pac (No Mercy) ***1/2
  • Vs. Kane (Survivor Series**
  • Last Man Standing: Vs. Kane (Armageddon**1/4

2001

  • Ladder: Vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
  • Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. X-Pac – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) **1/2
  • Duchess of Queensbury: Vs. William Regal (Backlash) ***
  • Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • Vs. Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) ***3/4
  • Inaugural Brawl: W/ Team WWF vs. Team WCW & ECW (InVasion***1/2
  • Vs. Rhyno (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Hardcore: Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWF Hardcore Championship (Unforgiven) ****
  • Vs. The Rock – WCW Championship (No Mercy) ****1/2
  • W/ Team WWF vs. The Alliance (Survivor Series****1/4
  • Vs. The Rock – World Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF & World Championships (Vengeance) ***1/4

2002

  • Vs. The Rock – WWF Undisputed Championship (Royal Rumble) ****1/4
  • Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Undisputed Championship (No Way Out) ***
  • Vs. Triple H – WWF Undisputed Championship (WrestleMania X8) ***1/2
  • HIAC: Vs. Triple H (Judgment Day) ***
  • Vs. Rob Van Dam (King of the Ring) ***1/2
  • Vs. John Cena (Vengeance) **
  • Vs. Ric Flair (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Vs. Ric Flair – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) **1/2
  • W/ Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust – World Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **3/4
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****
  • Elimination: W/ Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. William Regal & Lance Storm – World Tag Team Championship (Armageddon***1/4

2003

  • Vs. Jeff Hardy (No Way Out) ***1/4
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XIX) ****1/2
  • W/ Triple H & Flair vs. HBK, Booker & Nash (Backlash**3/4
  • Vs. Goldberg (Bad Blood) ***1/2
  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam***1/4
  • Vs. Christian vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven***
  • W/ Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (Survivor Series) ****1/4
  • W/ Christian vs. Lita & Trish Stratus (Armageddon) ***

2004

  • Vs. Christian (WrestleMania XX) ****
  • Handicap: Vs. Christian & Trish Stratus (Backlash) ***
  • Vs. Tyson Tomko (Bad Blood) **
  • Vs. Batista (Vengeance) *1/4
  • Vs. Edge vs. Batista – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam**1/2
  • Ladder: Vs. Christian – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven***1/2
  • Vs. Shelton Benjamin – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***1/4
  • 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
  • Vs. Shelton Benjamin – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ****
  • Vs. Lance Storm (One Night Stand) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena vs. Christian – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ****
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/2

2007

  • Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Armageddon***

2008

  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out***1/2
  • MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXIV***3/4
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (Judgment Day) ****1/4
  • Vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Intercontinental Chapionship (Night of Champions**1/4
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (The Great American Bash) ***3/4
  • Unsactioned: Vs. Shawn Michaels (Unfogiven) ****
  • Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven**3/4
  • Ladder: Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (No Mercy) *****
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***1/4
  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ***
  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) ***1/4

2009

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out****1/4
  • Elimination Handicap: Vs. Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper & Jimmy Snuka (WrestleMania XXV) **1/2
  • Vs. Ricky Steamboat (Backlash) ***1/2
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day***3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Extreme Rules****
  • Mask vs. Title: Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (The Bash) ****1/2
  • W/ Edge vs. Carlito & Primo vs. The Legacy – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (The Bash**
  • W/ Big Show vs. The Legacy – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Night of Champions*1/2
  • W/ Big Show vs. Cryme Tyme – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam**1/2
  • W/ Big Show vs. MVP & Mark Henry – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Breaking Point**1/4
  • W/ Big Show vs. Batista & Rey Mysterio – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights***1/4
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series***
  • TLC: W/ Big Show vs. DX – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC***1/4

2010

  • Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
  • Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXVI) ****
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Edge (Extreme Rules) ***3/4
  • W/ The Miz vs. The Hart Dynasty – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2
  • Vs. Evan Bourne (Fatal 4 Way) ****
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
  • W/ Team Cena vs. Team Nexus (SummerSlam***1/2
  • Six Pack Challenge – WWE Championship (Night of Champions***1/4

2012

  • Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber***1/2
  • Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXVIII***1/2
  • Chicago Street Fight: Vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship (Extreme Rules****
  • Vs. Sheamus vs. Orton vs. Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2
  • RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank***1/2
  • Vs. Dolph Ziggler (SummerSlam***3/4

2013

  • Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber****
  • Vs. Fandango (WrestleMania 29) ***
  • Vs. Fandango (Extreme Rules) ***1/4
  • Vs. CM Punk (Payback) ****1/4
  • Vs. Ryback (Money in the Bank) **

2014

  • Vs. Bray Wyatt (Battleground***
  • Vs. Bray Wyatt (SummerSlam***1/4
  • Vs. Randy Orton (Night of Champions) ****

2015

  • Vs. Neville (Beast in the East) ***3/4
  • W/ Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. The Wyatt Family (Night of Champions) ***3/4

2016

  • Vs. AJ Styles (Fastlane****
  • Vs. AJ Styles (WrestleMania 32***1/2
  • Vs. Dean Ambrose (Payback****
  • Asylum: Vs. Dean Ambrose (Extreme Rules**
  • MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank****1/4
  • W/ Kevin Owens vs. Enzo & Cass (SummerSlam**1/2
  • Vs. Sami Zayn (Clash of Champions) ****
  • W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series****1/2
  • Vs. Seth Rollins (Roadblock: End of the Line***

2017

  • Vs. Kevin Owens – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 33) **3/4
  • Vs. Kevin Owens – WWE United States Championship (Payback) ***1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XIX)

4. The Rock (No Mercy 2001)

3. Triple H (Fully Loaded 2000)

2. Chris Benoit (Royal Rumble 2001)

1. Shawn Michaels (No Mercy 2008)

Average rating per year
  • 1999 – 1.67
  • 2000 – 3.13
  • 2001 – 3.65
  • 2002 – 3.14
  • 2003 – 3.44
  • 2004 – 2.81
  • 2005 – 3.88
  • 2007 – 3
  • 2008 – 3.52
  • 2009 – 3.11
  • 2010 – 3.69
  • 2012 – 3.63
  • 2013 – 3.3
  • 2014 – 3.42
  • 2015 – 3.75
  • 2016 – 3.53
  • 2017 – 3.13
Overall average rating

3.28/5

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, looking back at former World Heavyweight & WWE Champion, Batista.