Rating The Champ: Hulk Hogan

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 Champion, Hulk Hogan.

1985

• W/ Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (WrestleMania) **

• Vs. Roddy Piper – WWF Championship (The Wrestling Classic) ***1/4

1986

• Steel Cage: Vs. King Kong Bundy – WWF Championship (WrestleMania II) **3/4

• Vs. Paul Orndorff – WWF Championship (The Wrestling Classic) ***

1987

• Vs. Andre the Giant – WWF Championship (WrestleMania III) ***1/2

• W/ Team Hogan vs. Team Andre (Survivor Series) ***

1988

• Vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania IV) 1/4*

• W/ Randy Savage vs. The Mega Bucks (SummerSlam) **3/4

• W/ Team Mega Powers vs. Team Mega Bucks (Survivor Series) ***

1989

• Vs. Randy Savage – WWF Championship (WrestleMania V) ****

• W/ Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage & Zeus (SummerSlam) **1/4

• W/ Team Hogan vs. The Million Dollar Team (Survivor Series) **1/2

1990

• Vs. The Ultimate Warrior – WWF IC & World Championships (WrestleMania VI) ***3/4

• Vs. Earthquake (SummerSlam) **1/2

• W/ The Hulkamaniacs vs. The Natural Disasters (Survivor Series) **

• The Ultimate Survivor Match (Survivor Series) *

1991

• Vs. Sgt. Slaughter – WWF Championship (WrestleMania VII) ***

• W/ The Ultimate Warrior vs. Slaughter, Adnan & Mustafa (SummerSlam) **

• Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) 3/4*

• Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (This Tuesday in Texas) *

1992

• Vs. Sid Justice (WrestleMania VIII) DUD

1993

• W/ Brutus Beefcake vs. Money Inc. – WWF Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania IX) **1/4

• Vs. Yokozuna – WWF Championship (WrestleMania IX) DUD

• Vs. Yokozuna – WWF Championship (King of the Ring) *1/4

2002

• Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X8) ****

• Vs. Triple H – WWF Undisputed Championship (Backlash) *

• Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Undisputed Championship (Judgment Day) 1/2*

• Vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring) **1/2

• W/ Edge vs. The Un-Americans – World Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) **1/4

2003

• Vs. The Rock (No Way Out) *1/2

• Street Fight: Vs. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania XIX) ***1/2

• Vs. Roddy Piper (Judgment Day) DUD

2005

• W/ Shawn Michaels vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari (Backlash) **

• Vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) **1/2

2006

• Vs. Randy Orton (SummerSlam) **

TOP FIVE

5. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania XIX)

4. Vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania III)

3. Vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania VI)

2. Vs. Randy Savage (WrestleMania V)

Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X8)

Average rating per year

• 1985 – 2.63

• 1986 – 2.88

• 1987 – 3.25

• 1988 – 2

• 1989 – 2.92

• 1990 – 2.31

• 1991 – 1.69

• 1992 – 0

• 1993 – 1.17

• 2002 – 2.05

• 2003 – 1.67

• 2005 – 2.25

• 2006 – 2

Overall average rating

2.06/5

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

Don’t miss the next article here on Rating The Champ, where we’ll be looking back at former WWF Champion, Steve Austin.