#1 Chris Jericho (c) vs Shawn Michaels – No Mercy 2008 – Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship
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This feud between the Best in the World at what he does and the Heart Break Kid from 2008 is considered among the very best in the past in the past 10 years or so. The seeds of this rivalry were planted 6 months earlier when Y2J officiated a match between Michaels and Dave Batista at Backlash.
In the resulting six months, the seeds grew into a very violent and personal feud between the two which involved Jericho committing some memorable and dastardly acts like putting HBK through Jeritron 5000 and punching Michaels’ wife - Rebecca- in the face.
Jericho entered this match as the reigning World Champion having won the prize at Unforgiven in the Championship scramble. This wasn’t your typical ladder match with an emphasis on performing high spots.
Rather this was one of the better ladder matches in terms of appropriate story-telling. Both men looked like they wanted to cause as much pain as they could to the other with every subsequent spot.
We were also graced with the presence of Jericho’s protégé at the time, Lance Cade, who danced to the tune of a little Sweet Chin Music. The closing sequence involved the customary scrapping on the top of the ladder.
In the end, Jericho was able to unhook the belt after an opportune headbutt to his nemesis. It was a fitting climax for one of the best feuds both men were involved and definitely the Feud of the Year. A great end to a great story
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