Top 10 Shawn Michaels matches of all time 

Shawn Michaels announced he was returning to the ring on this week's Raw
Shawn Michaels announced he was returning to the ring on this week's Raw

#8 Shawn Michaels Vs Chris Jericho- No Mercy 2008

Jericho and Michaels put on a classic encounter in 2008
Jericho and Michaels put on a classic encounter in 2008

In 2008, Shawn Michaels was just two years away from hanging up his boots and walking away from the wrestling industry. He had been back in the WWE for six years by this point and had produced some of the greatest matches the company had ever seen.

All of this, however, didn't stop him from engaging in one of the hottest feuds of the decade with Chris Jericho during mid-2008. The two men had met previously, putting on a match of the year contender at WrestleMania XIX back in 2003 but the two icons took things up a notch for their rivalry five years later.

After an intense feud, which famously saw Chris Jericho punch Shawn Michaels's wife, the two men met in a ladder match at No Mercy 2008 with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.

After setting the gold standard for ladder matches 14 years earlier, Michaels showed that he was still as capable and as innovative as ever, putting on a classic encounter with Jericho that has lived long in the hearts of wrestling fans ever since.

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