Rating The Champ: Triple H – 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 WWE & World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H.

1995

Vs. Bob Holly (SummerSlam) *1/4
Vs. Fatu (IYH 4: Great White North) **
W/ The Royals vs. The Darkside (Survivor Series) *1/2
Hog Pen: Vs. Henry O. Godwinn (IYH 5: Season’s Beatings) 1/4*

1996

Vs. Duke Droese (IYH 6: Rage in the Cage) *
Vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania XII) DUD
Vs. Marc Mero (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) ***
Vs. Steve Austin (IYH 11: Buried Alive) ***1/4
W/ Lawler, Goldust & Crush vs. Roberts, Rocky, Mero & Stalker (Survivor Series) **
Vs. Marc Mero – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 12: It’s Time) ***

1997

Vs. Rocky Maivia – WWF Intercontinental Championship (IYH 13: Final Four) *1/4
Vs. Goldust (WrestleMania 13) **
Vs. Flash Funk (IYH 15: A Cold Day in Hell) *
Vs. Ahmed Johnson (King of the Ring) 1/2*
Vs. Mankind (King of the Ring) ***1/4
Vs. Mankind (IYH 16: Canadian Stampede) ***
Steel Cage: Vs. Mankind (SummerSlam) **3/4
Vs. Dude Love (One Night Only) ****
Boot Camp: Vs. Sgt. Slaughter (D-Generation X) DUD

1998

W/ DX vs. Austin, Owen, Jack & Charlie (No Way Out of Texas) ***1/4
Vs. Owen Hart – WWF European Championship (WrestleMania XIV) ***1/2
Vs. Owen Hart – WWF European Championship (Unforgiven) ***
W/ DX vs. Owen, Brown & Godfather (Over the Edge) *
2/3 Falls: Vs. The Rock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Fully Loaded) ***1/4
Ladder: Vs. The Rock – WWF Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4

1999

W/ X-Pac vs. Kane & Chyna (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) **1/2
Vs. Kane (WrestleMania XV) *
Vs. X-Pac (Backlash) ***
Vs. The Rock (Over the Edge) **3/4
Strap: Vs. The Rock (Fully Loaded) ***
Vs. Steve Austin vs. Mankind – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
Six Pack Challenge – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
No Holds Barred: Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****
Vs. The Rock vs. Big Show – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **1/2
No Holds Barred: Vs. Vince McMahon (Armageddon) *

2000

Street Fight: Vs. Cactus Jack – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
HIAC Retirement: Vs. Cactus Jack – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****1/2
Elimination: Vs. Rock vs. Foley vs. Show – WWF Championship (WrestleMania 2000) **3/4
Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Backlash) ****
Iron Man: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (Judgment Day) ****1/2
W/ Vince & Shane vs. Rock, Undertaker & Kane – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) **
Last Man Standing: Vs. Chris Jericho (Fully Loaded) ****3/4
Vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Kurt Angle (Unforgiven) ***1/4
Vs. Chris Benoit (No Mercy) ****1/4
No DQ: Vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series) ***
HIAC: Vs. Angle vs. Rock vs. Austin vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

Vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Steve Austin (No Way Out) *****
Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania X-Seven) ***1/2
W/ Austin vs. The Undertaker & Kane – WWF Tag Team, IC & World Championships (Backlash) **3/4
Chain: Vs. Kane – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ***

2002

Vs. Kurt Angle (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Undisputed Championship (WrestleMania X8) ***1/2
Vs. Hollywood Hogan – WWF Undisputed Championship (Backlash) *
HIAC: Vs. Chris Jericho (Judgment Day) ***
Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Undisputed Championship (King of the Ring) 3/4*
Unsactioned: Vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) *****
Vs. Rob Van Dam – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
Vs. Kane – WWE IC & World Championships (No Mercy) **1/2
Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****
3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) **

2003

Vs. Scott Steiner – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) DUD
Vs. Scott Steiner – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) 1/2*
Vs. Booker T – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XIX) **1/2
W/ Flair & Jericho vs. HBK, Booker & Nash (Backlash) **3/4
Vs. Kevin Nash – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) DUD
HIAC: Vs. Kevin Nash – World Heavyweight Championship (Bad Blood) **3/4
Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Goldberg – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **
Vs. Goldberg – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
Vs. Goldberg vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (Armageddon) *1/2

2004

Last Man Standing: Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) *****
Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) ****3/4
HIAC: Vs. Shawn Michaels (Bad Blood) ***1/4
Vs. Chris Benoit – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
Vs. Eugene (SummerSlam) **1/4
Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
Vs. Shawn Michaels – World Heavyweight Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***
W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Orton (Survivor Series) ***

2005

Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***3/4
Vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **1/2
Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 21) **1/2
Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash) **1/4
HIAC: Vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
Steel Cage: Vs. Ric Flair – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***3/4
Last Man Standing: Vs. Ric Flair (Survivor Series) ****1/2

2006

Vs. Big Show (New Year’s Revolution) *1/2
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***3/4
Vs. John Cena vs. Edge – WWE Championship (Backlash) ****1/2
Handicap: W/ HBK vs. The Spirit Squad (Vengeance) **1/2
W/ HBK vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (SummerSlam) ***
Handicap HIAC: W/ HBK vs. Big Show, Vince & Shane (Unforgiven) **3/4
W/ HBK vs. Rated-RKO (Cyber Sunday) ***
W/ Team DX vs. Team Rated-RKO (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2007

W/ HBK vs. Rated-RKO – World Tag Team Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***1/2
Vs. King Booker (SummerSlam) **
Vs. Carlito (Unforgiven) **
Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
Vs. Umaga – WWE Championship (No Mercy) **
Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (No Mercy) ****
Street Fight: Vs. Umaga (Cyber Sunday) ***1/2
W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Umaga (Survivor Series) ***
Vs. Jeff Hardy (Armageddon) ***1/2

2008

RAW’s Elimination Chamber Match (No Way Out) ***1/2
Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXIV) ***1/4
Elimination: Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. JBL – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
Steel Cage: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/2
Last Man Standing: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (One Night Stand) **
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/2
Vs. Edge – WWE Championship (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
Vs. The Great Khali – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) **
Championship Scramble – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (No Mercy) ****
Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Cyber Sunday) ***1/2
Vs. Edge vs. Vladimir Kozlov – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) 1/4*
Vs. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship (Armageddon) ****

2009

Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XXV) **
W/ Batista & Shane McMahon vs. The Legacy – WWE Championship (Backlash) ***
3 Stages of Hell: Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship (The Bash) ***
Vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (SummerSlam) ****
Submissions Count Anywhere: W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (Breaking Point) ***
HIAC: W/ HBK vs. The Legacy (Hell in a Cell) ***1/2
W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
Vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
TLC: W/ HBK vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/4

2010

Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***1/4
Vs. Sheamus (WrestleMania XXVI) ***
Street Fight: Vs. Sheamus (Extreme Rules) ***1/4

2011

Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVII) ****1/4
No DQ: Vs. CM Punk (Night of Champions) ***1/4
W/ CM Punk vs. The Awesome Truth (Vengeance) ***
Sledgehammer Ladder: Vs. Kevin Nash (TLC) 1/2*

2012

HIAC: Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVIII) *****
Vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam) ***1/2

2013

No Holds Barred: Vs. Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 29) **1/2
Steel Cage: Vs. Brock Lesnar (Extreme Rules) ****

2014

Vs. Daniel Bryan (WrestleMania XXX) ****3/4
W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Extreme Rules) ****1/2
No Holds Barred Elimination: W/ Evolution vs. The Shield (Payback) ****

2015

No DQ: Vs. Sting (WrestleMania 31) **3/4

2016

Vs. Dean Ambrose – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Roadblock) ****1/4
Vs. Roman Reigns – WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 32) **

2017

Unsactioned: Vs. Seth Rollins (WrestleMania 33) ***1/4
W/ Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown (Survivor Series) **1/4

2018

W/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey (WrestleMania 34) ****1/4
Vs. John Cena (Greatest Royal Rumble) ***1/4
No DQ: Vs. The Undertaker (Super ShowDown) **
W/ HBK vs. The Undertaker & Kane (Crown Jewel) **3/4

2019

No Holds Barred: Vs. Batista (WrestleMania 35) ***1/4
Vs. Randy Orton (Super ShowDown) *1/2

TOP FIVE

5. Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XX)

4. Steve Austin (No Way Out 2001)

3. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2002)

2. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXVIII)

1. Cactus Jack (Royal Rumble 2000)

Average rating per year

1995 – 1.25
1996 – 2.04
1997 – 1.97
1998 – 3.04
1999 – 2.58
2000 – 3.79
2001 – 3.55
2002 – 2.78
2003 – 1.8
2004 – 3.5
2005 – 3.04
2006 – 3.03
2007 – 2.89
2008 – 3
2009 – 3.3
2010 – 3.17
2011 – 2.75
2012 – 4.25
2013 – 3.25
2014 – 4.42
2015 – 2.75
2016 – 3.13
2017 – 2.75
2018 – 3.06
2019 – 2.38

Overall average rating

2.94/5

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