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Rating The Champ: JBL

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 Champion, JBL.

1996

  • Vs. Jake Roberts (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) N/R (not rated)
  • Caribbean Strap: Vs. Savio Vega (IYH 10: Mind Games) *

1997

  • Elimination: W/ Windham vs. The Headbangers vs. The Godwinns vs. Furnas & LaFon (WrestleMania 13) DUD
  • W/ Windham & The Headbangers vs. New Age Outlaws & The Godwinns (Survivor Series) DUD

1998

  • Vs. Jeff Jarrett – NWA North American Championship (No Way Out of Texas) 1/2*
  • Handicap: W/ Taka Michinoku vs. Kaientai (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • W/ Terry Funk vs. Faarooq & Scorpio (Fully Loaded) *
  • Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Vader (Breakdown) **1/2

1999

  • W/ The Ministry of Darkness vs. The Brood (Backlash) *
  • Elimination: W/ The Corporate Ministry vs. The Union (Over the Edge) **1/4
  • Handicap: W/ Faarooq vs. The Hardy Boyz & Michael Hayes – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) **
  • Tag Team Turmoil Match (SummerSlam) **
  • W/ Faarooq vs. The Dudley Boyz (Unforgiven) *
  • Elimination: Vs. X-Pac vs. Kane vs. Faarooq (No Mercy) **
  • W/ Faarooq & The Dudleyz vs. The Headbangers, Godfather & D’Lo Brown (Survivor Series) **

2000

  • W/ Faarooq vs. New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Hardcore “Battle Royal” – WWF Hardcore Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan (Backlash) *1/2
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Edge & Christian – WWF Tag Team Championship (Fully Loaded) *
  • W/ Faarooq & The Dudleyz vs. Right to Censor (Unforgiven) 1/2*

2001

  • W/ Faarooq & Tazz vs. Right to Censor (WrestleMania X-Seven) 1/2*
  • Tag Team Turmoil (Judgment Day) ***1/2
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire (InVasion) *
  • W/ Faarooq & Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz & Test (SummerSlam) **1/2

2002

  • Tag Team Turmoil (No Way Out) *1/4
  • Elimination: W/ Faarooq vs. Billy & Chuck vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania X8) **
  • Vs. Scott Hall (Backlash) 1/2*

2003

  • APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl (Vengeance) DUD
  • W/ Faarooq vs. The Basham Brothers (No Mercy) 1/2*
  • W/ Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar (Survivor Series) ***

2004

  • W/ Faarooq vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team (No Way Out) *
  • W/ Faarooq vs. Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. The Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XX) *
  • Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***3/4
  • Bullrope: Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/2
  • Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) *1/4
  • Last Ride: Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship (No Mercy) *1/2
  • Vs. Booker T – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) **
  • Vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ***1/2

2005

  • Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Steel Cage: Vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (No Way Out) **1/2
  • Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 21) **
  • I Quit: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/4
  • Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) **
  • Street Fight: Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio (No Mercy) ***
  • W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/4
  • Vs. Matt Hardy (Armageddon) *1/2

2006

  • Vs. The Boogeyman (Royal Rumble) DUD
  • Vs. Bobby Lashley (No Way Out) *
  • Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 22) **1/2
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4

2008

  • Vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble) **
  • RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***1/2
  • Belfast Brawl: Vs. Finlay (WrestleMania XXIV) **3/4
  • Elimination: Vs. Orton vs. Triple H vs. Cena – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
  • Vs. John Cena (Judgment Day) *3/4
  • First Blood: Vs. John Cena (One Night Stand) **1/2
  • NY Parking Lot Brawl: Vs. John Cena (The Great American Bash) *1/2
  • Vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***
  • Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **3/4
  • Vs. Batista (No Mercy) *1/2
  • W/ Team JBL vs. Team HBK (Survivor Series) ***

2009

  • Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **
  • Vs. Shawn Michaels (No Way Out) **
  • Vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XXV) N/R (not rated)

TOP FIVE

5. Undertaker, Eddie, Booker (Armageddon 2004)

4. Kurt Angle, Big Show (Royal Rumble 2005)

3. Eddie Guerrero (The Great American Bash 2004)

2. Eddie Guerrero (Judgment Day 2004)

1. John Cena (Judgment Day 2005)

Average rating per year
  • 1996 – 1
  • 1997 – 0
  • 1998 – 1.56
  • 1999 – 1.75
  • 2000 – 1.1
  • 2001 – 1.88
  • 2002 – 1.25
  • 2003 – 1.17
  • 2004 – 2.19
  • 2005 – 2.78
  • 2006 – 1.69
  • 2008 – 2.48
  • 2009 – 2
Overall average rating

1.6/5

Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Benoit.