WWE Championship: Rating Every PPV Match (1980s & 1990s)
- Umar Usman
- Nov 17, 2019
- 4 min read
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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)
I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for reading, I’ll see you next time!
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