Rating The Champ: Rob Van Dam

May 11, 2020
3 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 WWE Champion, Rob Van Dam.

2001

Hardcore: Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWF Hardcore Championship (InVasion) ****
Ladder: Vs. Jeff Hardy – WWF Hardcore Championship (SummerSlam) ***3/4
Hardcore: Vs. Chris Jericho – WWF Hardcore Championship (Unforgiven) ****
Vs. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle – WWF Championship (No Mercy) ***3/4
W/ The Alliance vs. Team WWF (Survivor Series) ****1/4
Hardcore: Vs. The Undertaker – WWF Hardcore Championship (Vengeance) ***

2002

Vs. Goldust (No Way Out) **
Vs. William Regal – WWF Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania X8) **1/2
Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWF Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
Vs. Eddie Guerrero – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Judgment Day) ****
Vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring) ***3/4
Vs. Brock Lesnar (King of the Ring) *1/2
Vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Vengeance) **
Vs. Chris Benoit – WWE Intercontinental Championship (SummerSlam) ***1/4
Vs. Triple H – World Heavyweight Championship (Unforgiven) ***
Vs. Ric Flair (No Mercy) **
Elimination Chamber Match – World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series) ****

2003

W/ Kane vs. William Regal & Lance Storm – World Tag Team Championship (No Way Out) **1/4
W/ Kane vs. The Dudley Boyz – World Tag Team Championship (Backlash) **
W/ Kane vs. La Résistance – World Tag Team Championship (Bad Blood) 3/4*
No Holds Barred: Vs. Kane (SummerSlam) **1/2
Vs. Christian vs. Chris Jericho – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Unforgiven) ***
W/ Team Austin vs. Team Bischoff (Survivor Series) ****1/4
Vs. Randy Orton – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Armageddon) ***

2004

W/ Booker T vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. La Résistance vs. Jindrak & Cade – World Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania XX) *1/4
W/ Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz (Judgment Day) ***
Elimination: Vs. Cena vs. Booker vs. Duprée – WWE United States Championship (The Great American Bash) **
W/ Rey Mysterio vs. René Duprée & Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (No Mercy) **1/2
W/ Team Eddie vs. Team Angle (Survivor Series) **
W/ Rey Mysterio vs. René Duprée vs. Kenzo Suzuki – WWE Tag Team Championship (Armageddon) ***

2006

MITB Ladder Match (WrestleMania 22) ***3/4
Vs. Shelton Benjamin – MITB & WWE Intercontinental Championship (Backlash) ***3/4
Hardcore: Vs. John Cena – WWE Championship (ECW One Night Stand) ****
Vs. Edge – WWE Championship (Vengeance) ***3/4
W/ Team Cena vs. Team Show (Survivor Series) **1/2
Extreme Elimination Chamber Match – ECW Championship (December to Dismember) **

2007

W/ ECW Originals vs. The New Breed (WrestleMania 23) **
Stretcher: Vs. Randy Orton (One Night Stand) ***

2013

RAW’s MITB Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****1/2
Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Night of Champions) **3/4
Hardcore: Vs. Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Championship (Battleground) ***1/4

2014

Elimination: Vs. Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger (Extreme Rules) **1/2
Vs. Bad News Barrett – WWE Intercontinental Championship (Payback) ***
Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Money in the Bank) ****