Chris Jericho's WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best

2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Chris Jericho Vs. Chris Benoit Vs. Kane Vs. Shelton Benjamin Vs. Edge - WrestleMania 21

In 2005, it was told to Chris Jericho by WWE Creative that they simply did not have anything for him or several of the brightest stars on Monday Night Raw to do at WrestleMania. So much energy had been put into Batista vs. Triple H, John Cena vs. JBL and Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle that so many incredibly talented individuals had kinda fallen to the wayside.

Y2J was not about to let the narrow mindedness of a few writers prevent him from taking the stage on wrestling's most important night. He pitched an idea for a multi-man match with some sort of stakes, like a future title match. From there, they hashed out a ladder match and gave it the "Money in the Bank" title.

History was made and Jericho had gotten himself a prominent spot on the card.

None of the six men involved in the match let him or the fans down, delivering a wild and chaotic bout that set the standard for the match. To this day, some 11 years after its creation, the bout remains a classic match in WrestleMania lore.

From the breakout performance of Shelton Benjamin to the foresight of Chris Benoit, Edge and Kane to come up with a finish steeped in the psychology set up throughout the bout, it was a beautiful mix of storytelling and destruction.

Edge would win the match, while Jericho was almost an afterthought. He was his typically great self but managed to stay out of the spotlight, while the others around him starred. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that he was taking time off just a few months later.

Maybe he just was not given a great amount to do, especially with the emphasis being on Edge and Benjamin. Whatever the case may be, Jericho did his part in getting them all to that moment and the match itself made the hard work worth it.