Rating The Champ: The Rock – SmarKDown's Blog

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 WWF/E & WCW Champion, The Rock.

1996

W/ Roberts, Mero & Stalker vs. Lawler, HHH, Goldust & Crush (Survivor Series) **

1997

Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 13: Final Four) *1/4
Vs. The Sultan – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 13) *
Vs. Savio Vega – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 14: Revenge Of The ‘Taker) 1/2*
Vs. Mankind (IYH 15: A Cold Day In Hell) *1/2
Handicap: W/ The Nation vs. LOD (Badd Blood) 1/2*
W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson & LOD (Survivor Series) **1/2
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Intercontinental Championship (D-Generation X) **3/4

1998

Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/4
W/ The Nation vs. Shamrock, Johnson, Chainz, Skull & 8-Ball (No Way Out of Texas) **1/2
Vs. Ken Shamrock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XIV) *1/4
W/ The Nation vs. Faarooq, Shamrock & Blackman (Unforgiven) *
Vs. Faarooq – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Over the Edge) 1/4*
Vs. Dan Severn (King of the Ring) 1/4*
Vs. Ken Shamrock (King of the Ring) ***
2/3 Falls: Vs. Triple H – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Fully Loaded) ***1/4
Ladder: Vs. Triple H – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4
Steel Cage: Vs. Mankind vs. Ken Shamrock (Breakdown) ****
Vs. Mark Henry (Judgment Day) *
Vs. Big Boss Man (Survivor Series) N/R (not rated)
Vs. Ken Shamrock (Survivor Series) **1/2
Vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) *
Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Rock Bottom) ***

1999

I Quit: Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
Last Man Standing: Vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***1/4
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (WrestleMania XV) ***3/4
No Holds Barred: Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****1/4
Vs. Triple H (Over the Edge) **3/4
Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) *1/2
Strap: Vs. Triple H (Fully Loaded) ***
Vs. Billy Gunn (SummerSlam) **1/2
Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
Vs. The British Bulldog (No Mercy) *
Vs. Triple H vs. Big Show – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2
W/ Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws – WWF Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) **1/2

2000

Vs. Big Show (No Way Out) *1/2
Elimination: Vs. Triple H vs. Foley vs. Show – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4
Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****
Iron Man: Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/2
W/ Undertaker & Kane vs. Triple H, Vince & Shane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) **
Vs. Chris Benoit – WWF Championship (Fully Loaded) ****1/4
Vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Benoit – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/2
Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****1/4
Vs. Rikishi (Survivor Series) ***
HIAC: Vs. Angle vs. Austin vs. Triple H vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven) *****
Vs. Booker T – WCW Championship (SummerSlam) ****
Handicap: Vs. Booker T & Shane McMahon – WCW Championship (Unforgiven) ***
Vs. Chris Jericho – WCW Championship (No Mercy) ****1/2
W/ Team WWF vs. The Alliance (Survivor Series) ****1/4
Vs. Chris Jericho – World Championship (Vengeance) ****

2002

Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Undisputed Championship (Royal Rumble) ****1/4
Vs. The Undertaker (No Way Out) **1/2
Vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania X8) ****1/4
Vs. The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Undisputed Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Undisputed Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/2