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, Mark Henry.
1996
- Vs. Jerry Lawler (IYH 10: Mind Games) *1/2
1998
- W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson, Chainz, Skull & 8-Ball (No Way Out of Texas) **1/2
- W/ The Nation vs. Faarooq, Shamrock & Blackman (Unforgiven) *
- Vs. Vader (Fully Loaded) 3/4*
- Vs. The Rock (Judgment Day) *
- Vs. New Age Outlaws vs. The Headbangers – WWF Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) *1/4
- W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Val Venis & The Godfather (Rock Bottom) 1/2*
1999
- W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett – WWF Tag Team Championship (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) *
- W/ D’Lo Brown vs. Kane & X-Pac – WWF Tag Team Championship (Over the Edge) **3/4
- Vs. D’Lo Brown – WWF European Championship (Unforgiven) *
- W/ Gangrel, Venis & Blackman vs. Bulldog & Mean Street Posse (Survivor Series) 1/2*
2000
- Vs. Viscera (No Way Out) DUD
2003
- W/ Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (Survivor Series) ****1/4
- Vs. Booker T (Armageddon) *
2006
- Vs. Kurt Angle – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
- Casket: Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 22) *1/4
- Vs. Kurt Angle (Judgment Day) **3/4
2007
- Lumberjack: Vs. Kane (One Night Stand) 1/2*
- Vs. The Undertaker (Unforgiven) DUD
- W/ Big Daddy V vs. CM Punk & Kane (Armageddon) *1/2
2008
- Vs. Kane vs. Big Show – ECW Championship (Night of Champions) *1/2
- Vs. Tommy Dreamer – ECW Championship (The Great American Bash) 1/2*
- Vs. Matt Hardy – ECW Championship (SummerSlam) DUD
- Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
- Vs. Matt Hardy – ECW Championship (No Mercy) ***
- W/ Team Orton vs. Team Batista (Survivor Series) ***
- Belfast Brawl: Vs. Finlay (Armageddon) *
2009
- MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania XXV) ***1/4
- Championship Scramble – ECW Championship (The Bash) **1/2
- W/ MVP vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Breaking Point) **1/4
- W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
- W/ Team Kofi vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***1/2
2010
- Tag Team Gauntlet Match (Extreme Rules) DUD
- RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
- Tag Team Turmoil – WWE Tag Team Championship (Night of Champions) **
2011
- Vs. Big Show (Money in the Bank) **
- Vs. Sheamus (SummerSlam) ***1/4
- Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
- HIAC: Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
- Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2
- Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*
- Chairs: Vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) 1/2*
2012
- Steel Cage: Vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) *1/2
- W/ Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy (WrestleMania XXVIII) **
2013
- Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ****
- Vs. Ryback (WrestleMania 29) DUD
- Strap: Vs. Mark Henry (Extreme Rules) *1/2
- Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/4
- Vs. Ryback (Survivor Series) 1/2*
2014
- Vs. Rusev (Night of Champions) *1/2
- W/ Team Authority vs. Team Cena (Survivor Series) ****1/4
2015
- Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Elimination Chamber) **1/4
TOP FIVE
5. Randy Orton (Night of Champions 2011)
4. John Cena (Money in the Bank 2013)
3. Sheamus (SummerSlam 2011)
2. Championship Scramble (Unforgiven 2008)
1. Big Show (Vengeance 2011)
Average rating per year
- 1996 – 1.5
- 1998 – 1.25
- 1999 – 1.31
- 2000 – 0
- 2003 – 2.63
- 2006 – 1.5
- 2007 – 0.67
- 2008 – 1.79
- 2009 – 2.95
- 2010 – 1.92
- 2011 – 2.29
- 2012 – 1.75
- 2013 – 1.85
- 2014 – 2.88
- 2015 – 2.25
Overall average rating
1.77/5
Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former World Heavyweight Champion, Christian.