10 Wrestlers Who Spent The Most Time In The Ring At WWE WrestleMania
9. Chris Jericho: 3 Hours, 16 Minutes, 55 Seconds
Chris Jericho became an undeniable tippy-top main event guy after leaving WWE for NJPW and AEW, in which he worked gruesome brawls and expertly crafted matches alike versus Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Cody Rhodes. The famous Alpha Vs. Omega match was so big-time - and such a raucously entertaining spin on the classic New Japan match - that it changed the very industry. Everybody thought they'd need smoke and mirrors, and in a quite amazing flex, they simply added them to a masterpiece.
His uneven but still very impressive WrestleMania record rather illustrates that point.
Projected cast-iron classics opposite Edge and CM Punk just barely realised their potential by reaching the ***3/4 range, and his early midcard efforts weren't on the level of the 1990s equivalents. Fans expected matches with William Regal and Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle to meet the lofty heights of the old Intercontinental Title classics, and were left wanting. His match with Triple H, at 'Mania X8, was cursed through dire booking and the hubris of his opponent.
His Money In The Bank innovation was a masterclass, and his match with Christian at 'Mania XX is overlooked, but Jericho's true WrestleMania 'Moment' unfolded at WrestleMania XIX.
Jericho worked as the experienced hand to subvert the storyline, and the twist that Michaels still remained one step ahead made for cracking drama throughout one of the very best matches not to headline.