Rating The Champ: Randy Orton

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, Randy Orton.

2003

Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Shawn Michaels (Unforgiven) ***1/4
W/ Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (Survivor Series) ****1/4
Vs. Rob Van Dam – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Armageddon) ***

2004

W/ Evolution vs. The Rock & Mick Foley (WrestleMania XX) ****
Hardcore: Vs. Cactus Jack – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) *****
Vs. Shelton Benjamin – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Bad Blood) ***1/2
Vs. Edge – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Vengeance) ****1/4
Vs. Chris Benoit – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/2
Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
Steel Cage: Vs. Ric Flair (Taboo Tuesday) ***3/4
W/ Team Orton vs. Team Triple H (Survivor Series) ***

2005

Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***3/4
Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 21) ****
Vs. The Undertaker (SummerSlam) ***
Handicap Casket: W/ Bob Orton Jr vs. The Undertaker (No Mercy) **3/4
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/4
HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (Armageddon) ****1/4

2006

Vs. Rey Mysterio (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***1/2
Vs. Kurt Angle (ECW One Night Stand) ***1/4
Vs. Kurt Angle (Vengeance) ***1/2
Vs. Hulk Hogan (SummerSlam) **
Vs. Carlito (Unforgiven) **1/2
W/ Edge vs. DX (Cyber Sunday) ***
W/ Team Rated-RKO vs. Team DX (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2007

W/ Edge vs. DX – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***1/2
Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WrestleMania 23) ****1/4
Vs. Shawn Michaels (Judgment Day) **
Stretcher: Vs. Rob Van Dam (One Night Stand) ***
Vs. Cena vs. Lashley vs. Booker vs. Foley – WWE Championship (Vengeance: Night of Champions) ***1/2
Texas Bullrope: Vs. Dusty Rhodes (The Great American Bash) **1/2
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) *
Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
Last Man Standing: Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (No Mercy) ****
Vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***
Vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ****1/2
Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ***

2008

Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (No Way Out) **
Vs. Triple H vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXIV) ***1/4
Elimination: Vs. Triple H vs. John Cena vs. JBL – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
Steel Cage: Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
Last Man Standing: Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (One Night Stand) **
W/ Team Orton vs. Team Batista (Survivor Series) ***
Vs. Batista (Armageddon) **3/4

2009

No Holds Barred: Vs. Shane McMahon (No Way Out) ***1/2
Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXV) **
W/ Legacy vs. Triple H, Batista & Shane McMahon – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
Vs. Batista – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***
Steel Cage: Vs. Batista – WWE Championship (Extreme Rules) *1/2
3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Triple H – WWE Championship (The Bash) ***
Vs. Triple H vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) **
I Quit: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Breaking Point) ***1/2
HIAC: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
Iron Man: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Bragging Rights) ****
W/ Team Orton vs. Team Kofi (Survivor Series) ***1/2
Vs. Kofi Kingston (TLC) ***1/4

2010

Vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
Vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase (WrestleMania XXVI) ***
Extreme Rules: Vs. Jack Swagger – World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ***
Vs. Edge (Over the Limit) *1/2
Vs. Cena vs. Edge vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (Fatal 4 Way) ***
RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
Vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) **
Six Pack Challenge – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
HIAC: Vs. Sheamus – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
Vs. Wade Barrett – WWE Championship (Bragging Rights) *
Vs. Wade Barrett – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) **
Tables: Vs. The Miz – WWE Championship (TLC) ***

2011

Vs. The Miz – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) **3/4
RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
Vs. CM Punk (WrestleMania XXVII) ***1/4
Last Man Standing: Vs. CM Punk (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ****1/2
Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (Capitol Punishment) ***3/4
Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
No Holds Barred: Vs. Christian – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ****3/4
Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
HIAC: Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Hell in a Cell) **3/4
Vs. Cody Rhodes (Vengeance) **3/4
W/ Team Orton vs. Team Barrett (Survivor Series) ***
Tables: Vs. Wade Barrett (TLC) ***1/2

2012

Vs. Kane (WrestleMania XXVIII) **
Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Kane (Extreme Rules) ***
Vs. Sheamus vs. Jericho vs. Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Over the Limit) ***1/2
Vs. Dolph Ziggler (Night of Champions) ****
Vs. Alberto Del Rio (Hell in a Cell) ***1/2
W/ Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler (Survivor Series) ***1/2

2013

Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber) ****
W/ Sheamus & Big Show vs. The Shield (WrestleMania 29) ***
Exreme Rules: Vs. Big Show (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
W/ Daniel Bryan vs. The Shield – WWE Tag Team Championship (Payback) ***1/4
RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2
Vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
Vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship (Battleground) *1/2
HIAC: Vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
Vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) *
TLC: Vs. John Cena – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ***

2014

Vs. John Cena – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
Elimination Chamber Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/2
Vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XXX) ****1/4
W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
No Holds Barred Elimination: W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Payback) ****
Ladder Match – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
Vs. Cena vs. Reigns vs. Kane – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Battleground) ***1/4
Vs. Roman Reigns (SummerSlam) ***1/2
Vs. Chris Jericho (Night of Champions) ****
HIAC: Vs. John Cena (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4

2015

Vs. Seth Rollins (WrestleMania 31) ***1/2
Steel Cage: Vs. Seth Rollins – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Extreme Rules) ***
Vs. Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Payback) ***3/4
Money in he Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***1/2
Vs. Sheamus (Battleground) ***1/4
Vs. Sheamus (SummerSlam) ***

2016

Vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam) ***
Vs. Bray Wyatt (Backlash) N/R (not rated)
Vs. Bray Wyatt (No Mercy) **3/4
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ****1/2
W/ Bray Wyatt vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno – WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (TLC) **

2017

Vs. Luke Harper (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
Vs. Bray Wyatt – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 33) DUD
House of Horrors: Vs. Bray Wyatt (Payback) DUD
Vs. Jinder Mahal – WWE Championship (Backlash) **1/2
Vs. Jinder Mahal – WWE Championship (Money in the Bank) ***1/4
Punjabi Prison: Vs. Jinder Mahal – WWE Championship (Battleground) DUD
Vs. Rusev (SummerSlam) DUD
Vs. Rusev (Hell in a Cell) ***
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) **1/4
W/ Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (Clash of Champions) **3/4

2018

Vs. Bobby Roode – WWE United States Championship (Fastlane) ***1/4
Vs. Mahal vs. Rusev vs. Roode – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 34) **1/4
Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE United States Championship (Backlash) **
HIAC: Vs. Jeff Hardy (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
Vs. Rey Mysterio (Crown Jewel) *1/2
Chairs: Vs. Rey Mysterio (TLC) **1/2