Best: The Undertaker v The Rock v Kurt Angle (WWE Undisputed Championship Match; Vengeance 2002)
WWE’s roster was stacked in 2002. There were so many big names at the top of the card that WWE played a game of hot potato with the Undisputed Championship. Trading it back and forth produced some interesting matches, with the best taking place between The Rock, Undertaker, and Kurt Angle in Detroit.
With Brock Lesnar waiting, these three men went to war over the WWE Undisputed Championship. It was a tremendous match that saw great chemistry and character work by three top guys. The action was always going to be great, but the fact that each man traded the other finishers made this match epic. It was something that set the blueprint for how triple-threat matches were booked.
Worst: John Cena v The Great Khali (WWE Championship Match; Judgment Day 2007)
There isn’t much that can be said about the program between the Great Khali and John Cena. Following his WrestleMania 23 victory, he needed someone to challenge, and WWE felt it was necessary to put him up against the monster that was Khali. His physical presence was awesome, but that’s where the allure ended. The Great Khali was not a great wrestler, and nothing was going to change that.
Cena and Khali had some fun matches, but all of those included a gimmick. This was a standard match that had no hope of becoming anything great. The Great Khali couldn’t wrestle, and John Cena couldn’t walk him through anything exciting. This was a very boring 8 minutes to end the night.
