Every Major Chris Jericho Feud During WWE's Ruthless Aggression Era, Ranked Worst To Best

Chris Jericho has reinvented himself for many years, which is why he continues to remain relevant in the wrestling industry. Jericho had finally become a World Champion in the Attitude Era, and he was still a major player in the Ruthless Aggression Era. Y2J featured in several brilliant feuds in the Ruthless Aggression Era, and championships were involved in some of those feuds.

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Jericho took a break from professional wrestling in the summer of 2005, and he returned to WWE a couple of years later in the fall of 2007. Jericho sported a new look with short hair, and Jericho carried on right where he left off by competing in some excellent matches. As expected, not all of Jericho's feuds in the Ruthless Aggression Era were fantastic, but the majority were superb.

10 John Bradshaw Layfield

Chris Jericho challenged Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Armageddon 2007, but Jericho was attacked by John Bradshaw Layfield, who was a SmackDown commentator. Orton launched Jericho into JBL at the commentary desk, and Layfield was seething.

JBL came out of retirement, and the pair had an underwhelming match at the 2008 Royal Rumble which ended in DQ, but they continued to brawl with Jericho hitting JBL with a sickening chair shot to the head. They had a rematch on the February 11, 2008 edition of Raw with Jericho getting the better of the former WWE Champion.

9 Kevin Nash

Chris Jericho and Kevin Nash feuded briefly in 2003, and the pair were involved in a six-man tag team match at Backlash which Jericho won alongside Triple H and Ric Flair, against Nash, Shawn Michaels, and Booker T. Their rivalry continued into the summer and it culminated in a couple of back-to-back matches on Raw.

Nash defeated Jericho by disqualification in one of their matches, but Jericho got the last laugh as he beat Nash in a Hair vs. Hair match. In reality, Nash shaved his hair for his upcoming role in The Longest Yard. Both competed in the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam and neither man escaped with the title.

8 Goldberg

Chris Jericho had a history with Goldberg in WCW, and they had not lost love for each other, and they continued their rivalry in WWE. Goldberg was in a rich vein of form as he defeated The Rock at Backlash 2003, and he was looking to register another big scalp over Jericho in their match at Bad Blood 2003.

Jericho showcased his greatness by getting Goldberg over in their build-up to the match. Jericho had a lot of offense in their tussle at Bad Blood, but as expected, Goldberg got the victory over Jericho, and he shifted his attention towards Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship afterward.

7 Booker T & Goldust

Chris Jericho and Christian defeated Kane and The Hurricane for the WWE Tag Team Championship in October 2002. That same month, Jericho and Christian defeated Booker T and Goldust to retain the titles at No Mercy 2002.

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That wasn't the end of their feud as they would battle in several Tag Team Championship matches. However, at Armageddon 2002, Jericho and Christian dropped the WWE Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Goldust in a fatal-4-way elimination tag team match. Jericho and Christian failed to regain the titles, but it was a competitive feud against Booker and Goldust.

6 Ric Flair

Chris Jericho moved from SmackDown to Raw in the summer of 2002 and he began a rivalry with Ric Flair. They clashed at SummerSlam, and the Nature Boy picked up a huge win over the first-ever Undisputed WWE Champion.

They had a rematch at Unforgiven, but this time the Intercontinental Championship was on the line, as Jericho won the title on the go-home episode of Raw. Their feud ended with Jericho retaining his title at Unforgiven, denying Flair the chance to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time.

5 Randy Orton

Chris Jericho shocked the world when he made his return to WWE on the November 19, 2007 edition of Raw. Jericho feuded with Randy Orton over the WWE Championship, and he challenged him for the title at Armageddon.

They had a decent championship match, and Jericho was in the ascendency. He was close to recapturing the WWE Championship when he cinched in the Walls of Jericho but JBL got up from the broadcast table, and he booted him in the head, allowing Orton to retain by DQ.

4 Trish Stratus

The relationship between Chris Jericho and Trish Stratus was going smoothly, but that all changed at WrestleMania 20 after Jericho's match with Christian. Trish betrayed him, and she began her relationship with Jericho's former tag team partner Christian.

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This was a brilliant feud, but Jericho avenged his loss at WrestleMania by defeating Trish and Christian in a handicap match at Backlash 2004. Christian's problem solver Tyson Tomko was the bodyguard for Trish and Christian, and he naturally got involved in their feud, but Jericho got the last laugh.

3 Christian

Former World Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and Christian were no longer on the same page with Jericho turning face in early 2004. This set up their mouthwatering match at WrestleMania 20 and Christian scored his first singles win on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

Christian sustained an injury that ruled him out of action for a few months, but Jericho and Christian's rivalry ended in a ladder match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship at Unforgiven. The two ladder match specialists hit a home run in a remarkable ladder match, and Jericho defeated Christian to become a record-setting seven-time Intercontinental Champion.

2 John Cena

The rivalry between Chris Jericho and John Cena dates back to 2002 when Cena made his WWE debut. Cena defeated Jericho in his pay-per-view debut at Vengeance, and Jericho registered his sole singles victory over Cena that summer. Three years later, they feuded once again but this time it was over the WWE Championship.

Jericho turned heel by betraying Cena after their tag team match against Christian and Tyson Tomko. Furthermore, Jericho was desperate to end Cena's WWE Championship reign but that failed in their triple threat match at Vengeance 2005 which included Christian, and he lost at SummerSlam. Jericho's first run in WWE came to a halt, the following night on Raw as he lost a Loser Leaves Town match with Cena retaining the WWE Championship.

1 Shawn Michaels

Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels' rivalry seemed unlikely in 1998 with Michaels on the shelf and Jericho in WCW, but four years later both were active members of Raw. Their feud began in early 2003, and Jericho had an obsession with Michaels as he opted to enter second in the Royal Rumble match with HBK as the number one entrant.

They planted the seeds for their epic WrestleMania 19 match with Chris Jericho eliminating Michaels from the Royal Rumble match and brutally assaulting him. They hit a home run at WrestleMania 19 with Michaels beating Jericho. They reignited their feud in 2008, and it was arguably the feud of the year. Jericho lost their match at Judgment Day, and he turned heel by putting Michaels' face through the Jeritron on the Highlight Reel. Their feud continued into the PG Era with Jericho retaining the World Heavyweight Championship in a superb ladder match at No Mercy.