4) The Rock (c) vs Chris Jericho – No Mercy 2001 – WCW World Championship
This match may not be in many people’s top 5 in terms of best No Mercy matches but this has a big significance in one man’s career. If you ask Chris Jericho which feud catapulted him into the status of a main eventer in the WWE, his response would be his 2001 rivalry with The Great One.
Both men had very good chemistry both in the ring and the on the mic and they produced one of the most underrated matches since the turn of the millenium.
It involved numerous counter moves and false finishes. At one point, Jericho was heavily engrossed in getting into the head of the People’s Champion by trying to unleash some of his moves; even hitting the Brahma Bull with the patented Rock Bottom.
The finish of the match came when Alliance co-leader and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon slid a chair into the ring which was used by Jericho to hit his Break-Down finisher and ultimately winning the WCW World title.
By the end of this match, Jericho was a made man and a bonafide main event superstar. This was evident a couple of months later when the Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla defeated both Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night to win the Undisputed Championship.
