Chris Jericho's WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best

9. Intercontinental Championship Match: Chris Jericho Vs. William Regal - WrestleMania X-Seven

Most may remember the feud between Jericho and William Regal for the moment that the former pissed in the latter's tea, but the two also had a tremendous sprint of a match that kicked off the all-time great WrestleMania X-Seven in grand fashion, with Regal challenging for Y2J's Intercontinental Championship.

Regal, a master of villainy, exposed a turnbuckle pad and rammed Jericho shoulder-first into it, setting up the major heat portion of the bout. The Englishman even trapped Jericho in the Regal Stretch, trying to force a submission out of the brash Canadian. But it was not to be, Jericho mounted a comeback and moments later successfully retained his title with the Lionsault.

It is a testament to the level of performers that both Jericho and Regal are that they could have such a competitive and hard-fought match, yet still have it be considered a 'disappointment' in retrospect. That is the case, though, as the two continued to have outstanding matches but never quite hit the level most critics expected them to.

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