25 Greatest WWE WrestleMania Matches Ever

22. Shawn Michaels Vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX)

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Michaels was only performing on a semi-regular basis at the time, still wading into the waters of a full-on return to the ring. After a mediocre match with Triple H at Armageddon, and a very brief Royal Rumble appearance, it stood to reason that expectations shouldn't be so elevated for the WrestleMania match. However, a highly-motivated Jericho had captivated Michaels with his ideas for a storyline, and it only escalated from there.

Thus was the rebirth of Mr. WrestleMania, the exhumation of a performer that routinely put his peers to shame at one time out of insecurity, but now out of second-nature friendly competition. Michaels and Jericho wove a wonderful story of envy and ego, indicating that Michaels may well be a Dorian Gray that painted over the smeared portrait of his troubled youth.

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