#2 2001 – Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit
Before they earned notoriety facing the likes of The Rock and Kurt Angle, the dueling Chrises came together to show that Canadian wrestlers rule! This grueling ladder match was for the Intercontinental championship.
Any ladder match comes with some form of trepidation on the part of both the viewers and the performers, as one wrong step could mean that wrestler may never be able to compete again.
At the time Benoit was holding the championship, so one would anticipate that a hungry Jericho would be clamouring to walk away with the title.
The ladder match, despite all the fear attached to it, can limit a wrestler's moves and creativity. But this match didn't disappoint as it once again demonstrated innovation in various spots throughout, including the often recalled Walls of Jericho applied on the top of the ladder.
These types of moves made the match as memorable as it was. Many were well aware of how good Benoit was, but his dives from the top of the ladder are also remembered by many fans to this day.
Jericho eventually walked away the winner with Benoit once again coming up short, but that didn't diminish the quality of the match.
