On the eve of his next title defense of the AEW World Championship against challenger, Jon Moxley, “Le Champion”, Chris Jericho has another feud on his hands that may lead to yet another match that’s worthy of the list. I ordered this list using the following reasoning. But in honor of the legend’s match, tomorrow night, let’s dive into some of the best matches of his career.

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  • 10 – Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels, Unforgiven 2008

Reason – This was arguably the best rivalry in Pro Wrestling in all of 2008. It began when Michaels faked his retirement which Jericho interrupted (before knowing it was fake) & said Michaels was playing to his ego & should’ve done this moment privately. It all culminated at the “Unforgiven” PPV in a “non-sanctioned” match which Michaels won by doctor stoppage after a brutal beat-down which led to Jericho being knocked “unconscious”. You can find the entire match below.

  • 9 – Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit vs Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H, Monday Night RAW 2001

Reason – The best Monday Night RAW match in WWE history which included the Canadian duo of Jericho & Benoit taking on the newly formed Austin & HHH tandem. Austin & HHH absolutely torched the entire roster for months & Jericho & Benoit was the last line of defense to take down the new powers of the WWE. Jericho & Benoit won the match to finally stop the seemingly unbeatable Austin & HHH duo. Watch the brawl in it’s entirety, down below.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3k332o
  • 8 – Chris Jericho vs Rob Van Dam, Unforgiven 2001

Reason – This one comes from the ECW/WCW vs WWE invasion story-line. RVD’s only been in the WWE for a few months at this point before being put on the map & becoming one of the hottest stars in the company after beating Jeff Hardy for the Hardcore title then he beat the legendary Jericho to retain his title in this Hardcore match, pushing himself even further up the WWE’s hierarchy. Watch the Hardcore match in full, below.

  • 7 – Chris Jericho vs Triple H, Fully Loaded 2000

Reason – Arriving in WWE just months prior, Jericho won the WWF Championship against HHH, but after a fast count by the referee was confirmed, the decision was overruled & the title was returned to HHH. Their rivalry culminated with this terrific Last Man Standing match at Fully Loaded. HHH retained his title after barely beating the referee’s double 10-count. Watch their brutal encounter below.

  • 6 – Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio, The Bash 2009

Reason – Jericho, currently holding the Intercontinental Champion put his title on the line against Rey Mysterio who had to unmask if he were to lose. It wasn’t much of a prolonged rivalry but they put on a match of the year contender. Mysterio would win the Intercontinental Championship in this one. Watch the full match below.

  • 5 – Chris Jericho vs CM Punk, WrestleMania 28

Reason – The clear match of the night at WrestleMania 28 was this WWE Championship match. This rivalry was extremely personal as if Punk would get DQ’d during this match, the title would go to Jericho. Jericho tried to taunt Punk several times during the match by bringing up Punk’s family issues when it comes to drugs & alcohol. But cheap tactics aside, these two put on the best match of the night & one of the best of the year. Punk would retain his WWE Title. Watch the full match below.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xip4o
  • 4 – Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega, Wrestle Kingdom 12

Reason – In 2017, Chris Jericho announced that he’d be heading to New Japan Pro Wrestling & leaving the WWE for the first time in over 18 years. This match was Jericho’s best in a few years & Omega was a big part of that. There were several high-risk, high-flying moves, something Jericho hasn’t done much of for the better part of 5+ years. It was an absolute spectacle of a match. Omega retained his IWGP US Championship after about a half an hour of the most beautiful train-wreck you’ll ever see. Watch the legendary match in full, below.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6epdii
  • 3 – Chris Jericho vs The Rock, No Mercy 2001

Reason – This is the match that put Jericho on the map to the general public in the WWF. Jericho defeated The Rock for the WCW Championship. It proved that Jericho could hang with the biggest star in the WWF. I won’t say much more as you can watch the terrific match below.

  • 2 – Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit, Royal Rumble 2001

Reason – Another match I can’t do justice by typing much. These two had many terrific matches over the years, but this was the best. Benoit would retain his Intercontinental Championship against his fellow-Canadian. Watch the full-length Ladder Match below.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4p9kqw
  • 1 – Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 19

Reason – In my opinion, this was the best WrestleMania in history & this was the best match of the night. Michaels won the match, the pair hugged it out, post-match then Jericho hit Michaels with the junk-shot heard around the world right after. Watch one of the best matches in WWE history, below.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cuvas

Chris Jericho is quite possibly the greatest Professional Wrestler in history & he’s still on-top at the ripe age of 49 as he enters his 30th year in the industry.

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