Rating The Champ: Kurt Angle

May 11, 2020
4 min read

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 & World Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle.

1999

Vs. Shawn Stasiak (Survivor Series) *1/4
Vs. Steve Blackman (Armageddon) *

2000

Vs. Tazz (Royal Rumble) **1/2
Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Intercontinental Championship (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho – WWF European & Intercontinental Championships (WrestleMania 2000) ***1/4
Vs. Big Show (Backlash) N/R (not rated)
W/ Team ECK vs. Rikishi & Too Cool (Judgment Day) **1/2
Vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring) ***
Vs. Crash Holly (King of the Ring) **
Vs. Rikishi (King of the Ring) **
Vs. The Undertaker (Fully Loaded) 1/2*
Vs. The Rock vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Triple H (Unforgiven) ***1/4
No DQ: Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ****1/4
Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Championship (Survivor Series) **3/4
HIAC: Vs. Austin vs. Rock vs. HHH vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi – WWF Championship (Armageddon) ****1/4

2001

Vs. Triple H – WWF Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
Vs. The Rock – WWF Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
Vs. Chris Benoit (WrestleMania X-Seven) ****1/4
Ultimate Submission: Vs. Chris Benoit (Backlash) ****
2/3 Falls: Vs. Chris Benoit (Judgment Day) ****
Vs. Christian (King of the Ring) ***
Vs. Edge (King of the Ring) ***1/4
Street Fight: Vs. Shane McMahon (King of the Ring) ****1/4
Inaugural Brawl: W/ Team WWF vs. Team WCW & ECW (InVasion) ***1/2
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (SummerSlam) *****
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Unforgiven) ****1/4
Vs. Steve Austin vs. Rob Van Dam – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
W/ The Alliance vs. Team WWF (Survivor Series) ****1/4
Vs. Steve Austin – WWF Championship (Vengeance) ***1/2

2002

Vs. Triple H (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Kane (WrestleMania X8) **1/2
Vs. Edge (Backlash) ****1/4
Hair vs. Hair: Vs. Edge (Judgment Day) ****1/2
Vs. ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan (King of the Ring) ***
Vs. The Undertaker vs. The Rock – WWE Undisputed Championship (Vengeance) ****1/2
Vs. Rey Mysterio (SummerSlam) ****
Vs. Chris Benoit (Unforgiven) ****1/2
W/ Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
Elimination: W/ Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4
Vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Armageddon) **1/4

2003

Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) *****
Handicap: W/ Team Angle vs. Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit (No Way Out) ****
Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ****3/4
Vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (SummerSlam) ****1/4
Vs. John Cena (No Mercy) ****1/4
W/ Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar (Survivor Series) ***

2004

Vs. John Cena vs. Big Show (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Championship (WrestleMania XX) ****1/2
Vs. Eddie Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***1/2
Vs. Big Show (No Mercy) ***
W/ Team Angle vs. Team Show (Survivor Series) **
Vs. Santa Claus (Armageddon) N/R (not rated)
Handicap: W/ Jindrak & Reigns vs. Big Show (Armageddon) *

2005

Vs. JBL vs. Big Show – WWE Championship (Royal Rumble) ***1/2
Vs. John Cena (No Way Out) ****
Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 21) *****
Vs. Booker T (Judgment Day) ***1/4
Vs. Shawn Michaels (Vengeance) ****1/2
Vs. Eugene (SummerSlam) **1/2
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Unforgiven) ***1/4
Vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship (Taboo Tuesday) ***
Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/4

2006

Elimination Chamber Match – WWE Championship (New Year’s Revolution) ***
Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) 1/2*
Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ****3/4
Vs. Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***1/2
Vs. Mark Henry (Judgment Day) **3/4
Vs. Randy Orton (ECW One Night Stand) ***1/4
Vs. Randy Orton (Vengeance) ***1/2