Rating The Champ: Rey Mysterio

May 3, 2020
5 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 World Heavyweight & WWE Champion, Rey Mysterio.

2002

Vs. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam) ****
W/ Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) *****
Elimination: W/ Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. Los Guerreros – WWE Tag Team Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4

2003

Vs. Matt Hardy – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (WrestleMania XIX) ***1/4
Vs. Big Show (Backlash) *
W/ Billy Kidman vs. The World’s Greatest Tag Team – WWE Tag Team Championship (Vengeance) ****
Vs. Tajiri – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (No Mercy) ***1/2

2004

Vs. Jamie Noble – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Royal Rumble) **
Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (No Way Out) ***1/2
Cruiserweight Open – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (WrestleMania XX) **
W/ Rob Van Dam vs. The Dudley Boyz (Judgment Day) ***
Vs. Chavo Guerrero – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (The Great American Bash) ***3/4
W/ Billy Kidman & Paul London vs. The Dudley Boyz (SummerSlam) ***
W/ Rob Van Dam vs. René Duprée & Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
Vs. Spike Dudley vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Survivor Series) ***1/2
W/ Rob Van Dam vs. René Duprée vs. Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) ***

2005

W/ Eddie Guerrero vs. The Basham Brothers – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **3/4
Vs. Eddie Guerrero (WrestleMania 21) ***1/4
Vs. Eddie Guerrero (Judgment Day) ***1/2
Vs. Psicosis (One Night Stand) **3/4
Vs. Eddie Guerrero (The Great American Bash) ***1/4
Ladder: Vs. Eddie Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***3/4
Vs. JBL (No Mercy) ***
W/ Matt Hardy vs. Chris Masters & Snitsky (Taboo Tuesday) **1/2
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/4
W/ Batista vs. Kane & Big Show (Armageddon) **

2006

Vs. Randy Orton (No Way Out) ***
Vs. Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton – World Heavyweight Championship (WrestleMania 22) ***1/2
Vs. JBL – World Heavyweight Championship (Judgment Day) ***1/4
Vs. Sabu – World Heavyweight Championship (One Night Stand) **3/4
Vs. King Booker – World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash) ***
Vs. Chavo Guerrero (SummerSlam) **1/2
Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Chavo Guerrero (No Mercy) ***1/2

2007

Vs. Chavo Guerrero (SummerSlam) ***
Vs. The Great Khali vs. Batista – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **
Vs. Finlay (No Mercy) **3/4
Stretcher: Vs. Finlay (Cyber Sunday) ***
W/ Team Triple H vs. Team Umaga (Survivor Series) ***
Vs. MVP – WWE United States Championship (Armageddon) ***

2008

Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
Vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ***
Championship Scramble – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) **3/4
Vs. Kane (No Mercy) **1/2
No Holds Barred: Vs. Kane (Cyber Sunday) **1/4
W/ Team HBK vs. Team JBL (Survivor Series) ***
Vs. CM Punk (Armageddon) ***1/2

2009

Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out) ****1/4
Vs. JBL – WWE Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania XXV) N/R (not rated)
Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ***3/4
No Holds Barred: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Extreme Rules) ****
Mask vs. Title: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (The Bash) ****1/2
Vs. Dolph Ziggler – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
Vs. Dolph Ziggler – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ****
W/ Batista vs. JeriShow – Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (Hell in a Cell) ***1/4
Vs. The Undertaker vs. Batista vs. CM Punk – World Heavyweight Championship (Bragging Rights) ***1/4
Vs. Batista (Survivor Series) **3/4

2010

Vs. The Undertaker – World Heavyweight Championship (Royal Rumble) ***3/4
Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ***3/4
SES Pledge: Vs. CM Punk (WrestleMania XXVI) ***1/4
Hair: Vs. CM Punk (Extreme Rules) ***1/2
Hair vs. SES Pledge: Vs. CM Punk (Over the Limit) ****
Vs. Jack Swagger vs. CM Punk vs. Big Show – World Heavyweight Championship (Fatal 4 Way) **1/2
Vs. Jack Swagger – World Heavyweight Championship (Money in the Bank) ****
Vs. Kane – World Heavyweight Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Bragging Rights) **1/4
W/ Team Mysterio vs. Team Del Rio (Survivor Series) ***1/4
TLC: Vs. Kane vs. Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (TLC) ****1/4

2011

Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4
Vs. Cody Rhodes (WrestleMania XXVII) ***
Falls Count Anywhere: Vs. Cody Rhodes (Extreme Rules) ***1/4
Vs. R-Truth (Over the Limit) **3/4
Vs. CM Punk (Capitol Punishment) ***1/2
RAW’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ***3/4
W/ Kofi & Morrison vs. Del Rio, Miz & Truth (SummerSlam) ***

2012

Vs. The Miz – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) **3/4
Vs. The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Night of Champions) ***1/4
W/ Sin Cara vs. The Prime Time Players (Hell in a Cell) **1/2
W/ Team Brodus Clay vs. TeamTensai (Survivor Series) ***
Tables: W/ Sin Cara vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (TLC) ***

2013

W/ Cody, Goldust & The Usos vs. The Shield & The Real Americans (Survivor Series) ***1/2
Elimination: W/ Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Real Americans vs. RybAxel – WWE Tag Team Championship (TLC) ***1/2

2018

Vs. Randy Orton (Crown Jewel) *1/2
Vs. The Miz (Crown Jewel) ***
W/ Team SmackDown vs. Team RAW (Survivor Series) ***1/2
Chairs: Vs. Randy Orton (TLC) **1/2

2019

Vs. Samoa Joe vs. Andrade vs. R-Truth – WWE United States Championship (Fastlane) ***3/4
Vs. Samoa Joe – WWE United States Championship (WrestleMania 35) N/R (not rated)
Vs. Samoa Joe – WWE United States Championship (Money in the Bank) N/R (not rated)
Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship (Survivor Series) ***3/4