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, Edge.
1998
- W/ Sable vs. Marc Mero & Jacqueline (SummerSlam) **
- Vs. Owen Hart (Breakdown) ***1/4
- W/ The Brood vs. JOB Squad (Rock Bottom) *1/2
1999
- W/ The Brood vs. Ministry of Darkness (Backlash) *
- W/ Gangrel vs. The Hardy Boyz (King of the Ring) **1/2
- Vs. Jeff Jarrett – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Fully Loaded) ***
- Tag Team Turmoil Match (SummerSlam) **
- W/ Christian vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Unforgiven) **1/2
- Ladder: W/ Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz (No Mercy) ****
- W/ Christian & The Hardy Boyz vs. The Holly’s & Too Cool (Survivor Series) ***
2000
- W/ Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz (No Way Out) ***
- Triangle Ladder: W/ Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 2000) ****
- W/ Christian vs. DX – WWF Tag Team Championship (Backlash) ***
- W/ Team ECK vs. Rikishi & Too Cool (Judgment Day) **1/2
- Elimination: W/ Christian vs. Too Cool vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. T&A – WWF Tag Team Championship (King of the Ring) **1/2
- W/ Christian vs. APA – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) *
- TLC: W/ Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (SummerSlam) *****
- Steel Cage: W/ Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
- W/ “Conquistador Dos” vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *
- W/ Christian & RTC vs. The Hardyz & The Dudleyz (Survivor Series) ***
- W/ Christian vs. Right to Censor vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Road Dogg & K-Kwik – WWF Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **1/2
2001
- W/ Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
- Tables: W/ Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Undertaker & Kane – WWF Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **
- TLC: W/ Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) *****
- Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
- Vs. Rhyno (King of the Ring) **1/2
- Vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring) ***1/4
- W/ Christian vs. Lance Storm & Mike Awesome (InVasion) **3/4
- Vs. Lance Storm – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****
- Vs. Edge – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
- Ladder: Vs. Edge – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
- Vs. Test – WCW United States & WWF Intercontinental Championships (Survivor Series) ***1/2
- Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Vengeance) **3/4
2002
- Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/4
- Brass Knuckles On A Pole: Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) **1/2
- Vs. Booker T (WrestleMania X8) **
- Vs. Kurt Angle (Backlash) ****1/4
- Hair vs. Hair: Vs. Kurt Angle (Judgment Day) ****1/2
- W/ ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan vs. The Un-Americans – World Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) **1/4
- Vs. Eddie Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***3/4
- Vs. Eddie Guerrero (Unforgiven) ***3/4
- W/ Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
- Elimination: W/ Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
- Vs. A-Train (Armageddon) **
2004
- Vs. Kane (Backlash) *
- W/ Chris Benoit vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team Championship (Bad Blood) **1/2
- Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Vengeance) ****1/4
- Vs. Chris Jericho vs. Batista – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **1/2
- W/ Chris Benoit vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team 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. Shawn Michaels (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
- MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 21) ****3/4
- Last Man Standing: Vs. Chris Benoit (Backlash) ****1/4
- Vs. Kane (Vengeance) **1/2
- Vs. Matt Hardy (SummerSlam) **
- Steel Cage: Vs. Matt Hardy (Unforgiven) ****1/4
2006
- Vs. Ric Flair – WWE Intercontinental Championship (New Year’s Revolution) **1/4
- Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) **3/4
- Hardcore: Vs. Mick Foley (WrestleMania 22) ****1/4
- Vs. John Cena vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (Backlash) ****1/2
- W/ Mick Foley & Lita vs. The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty (ECW One Night Stand) ***
- Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2
- Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ***3/4
- TLC: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) ****1/2
- W/ Randy Orton vs. DX (Cyber Sunday) ***
- W/ Team Rated-RKO vs. Team DX (Survivor Series) ***1/4
2007
- W/ Randy Orton vs. DX – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***1/2
- MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 23) ****1/4
- Vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Backlash) ****1/4
- Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) **1/2
- Steel Cage: Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (One Night Stand) **1/4
- Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance: Night of Champions) ***
- Vs. Batista vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) ***
2008
- Vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
- Vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ***
- Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXIV) ****1/2
- Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ***1/2
- Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***
- TLC: Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (One Night Stand) ****
- Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***
- Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
- HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (SummerSlam) ****1/2
- Vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4
2009
- No DQ: Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
- Elimination Chamber – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
- Elimination Chamber – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
- Vs. John Cena vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
- Last Man Standing: Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****1/2
- Vs. Jeff Hardy – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
- Ladder: Vs. Jeff Hardy – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
- W/ Chris Jericho vs. Carlito & Primo vs. The Legacy – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (The Bash) **
2010
- Vs. Chris Jericho – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXVI) ****
- Steel Cage: Vs. Chris Jericho (Extreme Rules) ***3/4
- Vs. Randy Orton (Over the Limit) *1/2
- Vs. Cena vs. Orton vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (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
- Vs. Jack Swagger (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
- W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/4
- Vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*
- TLC: Vs. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ****1/4
2011
- Vs. Dolph Ziggler – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ****
- Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4
- Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXVII) ***1/2
2020
- Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton (WrestleMania 36) ****1/2
TOP FIVE
5. John Cena (Unforgiven 2006)
4. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXIV)
3. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit (No Mercy 2002)
2. The Hardy Boyz & The Dudley Boyz (WrestleMania X-Seven)
1. The Hardy Boyz & The Dudley Boyz (SummerSlam 2000)
Average rating per year
- 1998 – 2.25
- 1999 – 2.57
- 2000 – 2.8
- 2001 – 3.31
- 2002 – 3.27
- 2004 – 2.54
- 2005 – 3.54
- 2006 – 3.48
- 2007 – 3.25
- 2008 – 3.68
- 2009 – 3.72
- 2010 – 2.98
- 2011 – 3.92
- 2020 – 4.5
Overall average rating
3.27/5
Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWE Champion, The Miz.