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

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