Ranking the 10 greatest Championship defenses in WrestleMania history

#6 CM Punk (C) Vs. Chris Jericho - No Disqualification match for the WWE Championship, WrestleMania 28

Two of the very best slug it out for greatness

The next bout that makes the list is CM Punk's impressive defense of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 28 against one of the greatest minds to ever grace the professional wrestling business, Chris Jericho.

It took two of the most high-profile in-ring technicians, an interestingly booked personal feud, and the most coveted prize in WWE history up for grabs to give us all one of the best WWE Championship defenses in the company's history.

Considering John Cena's once in a lifetime clash with The Rock and the Undertaker's monumental rivalry with Triple H was overshadowing almost everything placed on the card, Punk and Jericho still managed to push each other to the absolute limits, giving us a convincing high-stakes WWE Championship bout in the process.

Though the match did get affected due to its slow start, Jericho's smartly crafted heel role, Punk's desire to exact revenge on the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla, and an intriguing no-disqualification stipulation kept the fans hooked and settled till the very last move.

The 22-minute slugfest ended with the Second City Saint reversing Jericho's finishing move and coercing the latter to submit to a stunning Anaconda Vise. Despite the fact that the bout did receive the adulation of the hardcore fans, had it opened the show that night, the bout would have surely made the Top 3 of this list.