Chris Jericho is one interesting wrestler as he was not always known to be one of the best in the ring but when it mattered the most he always brought it in the big Matches and he had some bangers in his career. He has always reinvented himself when it was seeming that he would not be able to carry forward his career and even though he is not in AEW and he has wrestled for NJPW as well and having excellent matches against so many different opponents and we will focus on his Best WWE Matches.
Chris Jericho was with WWE for many decades and as a result he has had a lot of memorable matches and against some excellent wrestlers as well who helped him put on absolutely classics and he got better and better as he gained more experience and he gave wisdom to the younger wrestlers guidance and it is his legacy that even after being over 50 years old he is one of the best wrestlers in the world and if just goes to show that he is special. So, let’s look at the Top 5 Best WWE Matches of Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio (The Bash 2008)
The best WWE match in the career of Chris Jericho came against Rey Mysterio in the year 2009 and this match established Jericho as one of the greatest ever. This match had Jericho as the heel and Rey Mysterio as the face of the people and the stipulation was that if Rey Mysterio lost he would have to lose the Mask. These two put on a show as to how a good heel and a good face can work off each other and have a classic and have the fans get so invested. Rey Mysterio won the match and the Intercontinental Championship.
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Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 19)
Chris Jericho had his coming of age moment at WrestleMania 19 against his hero Shawn Michaels and it was the chance for Chris Jericho and put in a show he did. He had a great dance partner in Shawn Michaels who was guiding him throughout the match and it seems that with every Top 5 list we do a Shawn Michaels has to be part of the list as the man never had a bad match and he allowed Chris Jericho to shine in this match and the fans thought that Jericho was at a shot of beating Shawn but in the end Shawn Michaels rolled up Jericho for the win. The fans at that WrestleMania saw a classic in front of them.
Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit (Royal Rumble 2001)
Notwithstanding the fact that Chris Benoit did some things in his life that are criminal and we should not be talking about him but there’s no option as this list of the best WWE matches of Chris Jericho will be incomplete without the mention of Chris Benoit. These two had incredible in ring chemistry and they two had great Matches always but the crowning jewel in their rivalry came at a big stage which was the Royal Rumble event in 2001. This match was also for the intercontinental championship and it was a ladder match and these two went all out and took insane bumps for the fans and put on an absolute classic and in the end it was Chris Jericho who won the Intercontinental Championship.
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Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit vs Steve Austin and Triple H (Raw)
In an episode of Raw on May 2001, we saw a tag team match featuring four of the biggest stars in WWE at that time and a lot of hopes were pinned on this match to be great and it was even better than anticipated because all the four wrestlers were at their A game and especially Chris Jericho was on a different level in this match as he was dominating both of his high profile opponents and he even got the win over Stone Cold Steve Austin and it was a huge moment in the young career of Chris Jericho at the time.
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Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels (No Mercy 2008)
It is rare that a match featuring the two sane wrestlers would be on this list but we are talking about Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels and this was the crowning jewel in their historic rivalry and this was a ladder match and both of them were experts at this stipulation so the fans were in wait of this match and they got much more than what they could have asked for aa these two greats went out there and bled for the fans and put on a show that no one will ever forget and this was the Match of the Year in 2008 and no I e was close to this classic.
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