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, Jack Swagger.
2009
- Vs. Matt Hardy – ECW Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
- Vs. Finlay – ECW Championship (No Way Out) *1/4
- Vs. Christian – ECW Championship (Backlash) ***1/2
- Vs. Christian – ECW Championship (Judgment Day) **3/4
- Hardcore: Vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Christian – ECW Championship (Extreme Rules) **1/2
- Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (The Bash) **1/2
- Six Pack Challenge – WWE United States Championship (Night of Champions) **3/4
- Vs. MVP (SummerSlam) **
- Vs. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE United States Championship (Hell in a Cell) **1/4
- W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
- W/ Team Miz vs. Team Morrison (Survivor Series) ***
2010
- Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/2
- Extreme Rules: Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ***
- Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) DUD
- Vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Fatal 4 Way) **1/2
- Vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ****
- Vs. Edge (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
- W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/4
- W/ Team Del Rio vs. Team Mysterio (Survivor Series) ***1/4
- Ladder: Vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston – WWE Intercontinental Championship (TLC) **1/2
2011
- Country Whippin’: W/ Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross (Extreme Rules) *
- Vs. Evan Bourne (Capitol Punishment) **1/4
- RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
- Vs. Ziggler vs. Morrison vs. Riley – WWE United States Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
- W/ Dolph Ziggler vs. Air Boom – WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
- W/ Dolph Ziggler vs. Air Boom – WWE Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) ***1/4
- W/ Team Barrett vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) **1/2
- Vs. Sheamus (TLC) *3/4
2012
- Vs. Justin Gabriel – WWE United States Championship (Elimination Chamber) *
- W/ Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy (WrestleMania XXVIII) **
- W/ Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth – WWE Tag Team Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/4
2013
- Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ****
- Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 29) **1/2
- I Quit: Vs. Alberto Del Rio (Extreme Rules) **1/2
- SmackDown’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
- W/ Antonio Cesaro vs. The Great Khali & Santino Marella (Battleground) DUD
- W/ Antonio Cesaro vs. Los Matadores (Hell in a Cell) *3/4
- W/ Cesaro & The Shield vs. Cody, Goldust, Rey & Usos (Survivor Series) ***1/2
- Elimination: W/ Cesaro vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Big Show & Rey Mysterio vs. RybAxel – WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/2
2014
- Vs. Big E – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
- Elimination: W/ Cesaro vs. The Usos vs. RybAxel vs. Los Matadores – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XXX) ***1/2
- Elimination: Vs. Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam (Extreme Rules) **1/2
- Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****
- Vs. Rusev (Battleground) **
- Flag: Vs. Rusev (SummerSlam) ***1/2
- Vs. Rusev – WWE United States Championship (TLC) **
2015
- Chairs: Vs. Alberto Del Rio – WWE United States Championship (TLC) ***
2016
- Vs. Baron Corbin (No Mercy) **1/2
TOP FIVE
5. Money in the Bank (WrestleMania XXVI)
4. Rusev (SummerSlam 2014)
3. Christian (Backlash 2009)
2. Elimination Chamber 2013
1. Rey Mysterio (Money in the Bank 2010)
Average rating per year
- 2009 – 2.57
- 2010 – 2.64
- 2011 – 2.63
- 2012 – 2.08
- 2013 – 2.72
- 2014 – 2.96
- 2015 – 3
- 2016 – 2.5
Overall average rating
2.64/5
Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF, WCW & World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho.