8 WWE WrestleMania Main Events With Terrible Builds
5. Triple H Vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania X8)
WWE like to trot out that Chris Jericho was the first-ever Undisputed Champion ad nauseum (especially Jericho), particularly the fact that he defeated both Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night to achieve that accolade. However, not much is said beyond that.
Keep in mind, it's a huge achievement for Jericho that he was bestowed that honor, and it's nothing to sniff at that he got to go into the main event of WrestleMania as the champion. However, little effort was made into making Jericho a credible part of the WrestleMania X8 main event in his match against Triple H.
Instead focusing on the marital drama between Hunter and Stephanie (Y2J's manager), WWE made Jericho The Miz before The Miz was The Miz. Jericho was made to look like a scrub to both Hunter and Stephanie, and nobody took him seriously as champion. Thus, by the time the big event rolled around, the match between Hunter and Jericho was more a formality than any kind of climax to a heated feud.
Jericho would get his due later in his career, but it's a shame his one 'Mania main event was built as it was.