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WWE Championship: Rating Every PPV Match (1980s & 1990s)

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1985

  • Hulk Hogan(c) vs. Roddy Piper (The Wrestling Classic) ***

1986

  • Steel Cage: Hulk Hogan(c) vs. King Kong Bundy (WrestleMania II) **3/4

1987

  • Hulk Hogan(c) vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania III) **1/2

1988

  • Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase (WrestleMania IV) ***

1989

  • Randy Savage(c) vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania V) ***1/2

1990

  • Ultimate Challenge: Hulk Hogan(c) vs. Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania VI) ****
  • Steel Cage: Ultimate Warrior(c) vs. Rick Rude (SummerSlam) **1/2

1991

  • Ultimate Warrior(c) vs. Sgt. Slaughter (Royal Rumble) ***
  • Sgt. Slaughter(c) vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania VII) **1/2
  • Hulk Hogan(c) vs. The Undertaker (Survivor Series) 1/2*
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Hulk Hogan (This Tuesday In Texas) *

1992

  • Royal Rumble Match won by Ric Flair (Royal Rumble) ****
  • Ric Flair(c) vs. Randy Savage (WrestleMania VIII) ****1/2
  • Randy Savage(c) vs. Ultimate Warrior* (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. Shawn Michaels (Survivor Series) ****1/4

1993

  • Bret Hart(c) vs. Razor Ramon (Royal Rumble) ***1/4
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. Yokozuna (WrestleMania IX) ***
  • Yokozuna(c) vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania IX) DUD
  • Hulk Hogan(c) vs. Yokozuna (King of the Ring) *1/2
  • Yokozuna(c) vs. Lex Luger* (SummerSlam) **1/2

1994

  • Casket: Yokozuna(c) vs. The Undertaker (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
  • Yokozuna(c) vs. Lex Luger (WrestleMania X) 1/4*
  • Yokozuna(c) vs. Bret Hart (WrestleMania X) **1/2
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. Diesel* (King of the Ring) ****
  • Steel Cage: Bret Hart(c) vs. Owen Hart (SummerSlam) *****
  • Submission: Bret Hart(c) vs. Bob Backlund (Survivor Series) **3/4

1995

  • Diesel(c) vs. Bret Hart (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Diesel(c) vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XI) ***
  • Diesel(c) vs. Sycho Sid* (In Your House 1) *
  • Lumberjack: Diesel(c) vs. Sycho Sid (IYH 2: The Lumberjacks) 3/4*
  • Diesel(c) vs. King Mabel (SummerSlam) DUD
  • Diesel(c) & Shawn Michaels vs. Yokozuna & The British Bulldog (IYH 3: Triple Header) **1/2
  • Diesel(c) vs. The British Bulldog* (IYH 4: Great White North) *
  • No DQ: Diesel(c) vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series) ****1/2
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. The British Bulldog (IYH 5: Seasons Beatings) ****

1996

  • Bret Hart(c) vs. The Undertaker (Royal Rumble) ***
  • Steel Cage: Bret Hart(c) vs. Diesel (IYH 6: Rage in the Cage) **3/4
  • Iron Man: Bret Hart(c) vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XII) ****1/2
  • No Holds Barred: Shawn Michaels(c) vs. Diesel (IYH 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies) ****3/4
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. The British Bulldog (IYH 8: Beware of Dog) **1/2
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. The British Bulldog (King of the Ring) ****
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. Vader (SummerSlam) ***3/4
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. Mankind* (IYH 10: Mind Games) ****3/4
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. Sycho Sid (Survivor Series) ***1/2
  • Sycho Sid(c) vs. Bret Hart (IYH 12: It’s Time) ***

1997

  • Sycho Sid(c) vs. Shawn Michaels (Royal Rumble) **
  • Final Four: Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Vader vs. Bret Hart (IYH 13: Final Four) ***3/4
  • No DQ: Sycho Sid(c) vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 13) *1/2
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Mankind (IYH 14: Revenge of the ‘Taker) ***3/4
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Steve Austin (IYH 15: A Cold Day in Hell) ***
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Faarooq (King of the Ring) **1/4
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Vader (IYH 16: Canadian Stampede) ***1/2
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. Bret Hart (SummerSlam) ****
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. The Patriot (Ground Zero) ***1/2
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. The Undertaker* (One Night Only) ****3/4
  • Bret Hart(c) vs. Shawn Michaels (Survivor Series) ***3/4
  • Shawn Michaels(c) vs. Ken Shamrock* (D-Generation X) **

1998

  • Casket: Shawn Michaels(c) vs. The Undertaker (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
  • Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin (WrestleMania XIV) **3/4
  • Steve Austin(c) vs. Dude Love (Unforgiven) ****
  • No Holds Barred: Steve Austin(c) vs. Dude Love (Over the Edge) ****1/2
  • First Blood: Steve Austin(c) vs. Kane (King of the Ring) ***
  • Steve Austin(c) vs. The Undertaker (SummerSlam) **1/4
  • Steve Austin(c) vs. The Undertaker vs. Kane (Breakdown) *3/4
  • The Undertaker vs. Kane (Judgment Day) 1/4*
  • Mankind vs. The Rock (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • The Rock(c) vs. Mankind* (Rock Bottom) ***

1999

  • I Quit: Mankind(c) vs. The Rock (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
  • Last Man Standing: Mankind(c) vs. The Rock (St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) ***1/4
  • No DQ: The Rock(c) vs. Steve Austin (WrestleMania XV) ***3/4
  • No Holds Barred: Steve Austin(c) vs. The Rock (Backlash) ****1/4
  • Steve Austin(c) vs. The Undertaker (Over the Edge) **
  • The Undertaker(c) vs. The Rock (King of the Ring) *1/2
  • First Blood: Steve Austin(c) vs. The Undertaker (Fully Loaded) ****
  • Steve Austin(c) vs. Triple H vs. Mankind (SummerSlam) **3/4
  • Six Pack Challenge: The British Bulldog vs. The Rock vs. Kane vs. Triple H vs. Mankind vs. Big Show (Unforgiven) ***1/4
  • No Holds Barred: Triple H(c) vs. Steve Austin (No Mercy) ****
  • Triple H(c) vs. Big Show vs. The Rock (Survivor Series) **1/2
  • Big Show(c) vs. Big Boss Man (Armageddon) 1/4*

My Top 3 Champions

3. Steve Austin

Best match as defending champion: Vs. Dude Love (Over the Edge 1998)

Overall rating: 3.17 (9 matches)

2. Shawn Michaels

Best match as defending champion: Vs. Diesel (IYH 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies 1996) & Vs. Mankind (IYH 10: Mind Games 1996)

Overall rating: 3.50 (9 matches)

1. Bret Hart

Best match as defending champion: Vs, Owen Hart (SummerSlam 1994)

Overall rating: 3.73 (13 matches)

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