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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