While WWE is focusing a lot on Rock vs. Cena and Triple H vs. Undertaker, the major heavyweight championships seem to be lost in the shuffle. One feud in particular that is sadly getting little attention is CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho, self-proclaimed Best in the World vs. self-proclaimed Best in the World. Things started out a bit rocky between Punk and Jericho, but they have consistently put on the best segments on Raw for the last month. Their segments rival those between Shawn Michaels, Undertaker and Triple H and sure as hell beat Cena and Rock’s segments on Raw each week. Today, we will be looking at both CM Punk and Chris Jericho and which one is the Best in the World.
He has been wrestling for 20 years, has won over 30 championships and achieved many things few wrestlers even dream of such as beating the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night to become the first WWE Undisputed Champion or winning the Intercontinental Championship a record nine times. He has reinvented himself time and time again. Going from Y2J to an egotistical hypocrite-hating heel to now a cocky veteran wrestler who believes everyone from the wrestlers in the back to the people in the crowd want to be him (Jericlones as he calls them). He is a trend setter in the WWE and all of wrestling. Just look at all the clean-dressed suit wearing heels in the WWE and other promotions since he made it popular back in 2008. From the world of wrestling to music to television to even dancing, he has been the best at anything he does in and outside of the ring. He is the challenger to the WWE Championship and the title of “Best in the World” in a couple weeks at WrestleMania. His name is Chris Jericho and he is the best in the world at whatever he sets his mind.
He is the Voice of the Voiceless, the Cult of Personality and the current WWE Champion. He has been considered upon one of the elite wrestlers in the world from his days in the Indies all the way to being a squandered talent in the WWE. He has enough personality and charisma to play any character from a crazed cult leader to an outspoken punk. He even turned his career in the WWE around with a microphone. Now he is the new top dog in the WWE and he is not afraid to speak his mind about whomever. He has lead two factions, the Straight-Edge Society and the New Nexus. He is the fastest wrestler to become a Triple Crown Champion. He is the only wrestler to win tow Money in the Bank Ladder matches and two in a row no less. His name is CM Punk, the WWE Champion and currently the top dog in the WWE.
Considering that I am a big fan of both CM Punk and Chris Jericho, deciding which one is the Best in the World. Chris Jericho has had a much longer career than CM Punk and has proved that he can do anything he sets his mind to and be the best at it. CM Punk has been wrestling just over a decade and is now at the top of his game. While Punk might not a multimedia superstar, this debate is about the Best Wrestler in World, not who is the Best Superstar of the World. By a slim margin, it has to go to CM Punk. He is the current WWE Champion, the top dog in the WWE and clearly puts on the best match and/or promo every time he is in the ring. Also with CM Punk being much younger than Jericho, he has more potential to get better. While Chris Jericho is a bone-fide first ballot WWE Hall of Famer right here, right now, CM Punk is in my opinion the Best in the World.
This week saw Jericho make things personal as he attacked Punk and his alcoholic father. While some think it was not needed, I personally think it added a great new dynamic to this feud in the last couple weeks leading to WrestleMania. If you have not been paying attention to this feud, you better start now because you will be in for a surprise come WrestleMania when Punk and Jericho steal the show. Make sure to come back next weekend for the next installment in The Road to WrestleMania 28 series. Next week will be my personal Top 10 WrestleMania Moments.
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