Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels: The 2008 Feud of The Year

[@Mr1152451]

I think we can all agree that these two are among the most talented performers of their generation and we are privileged to witness them cross paths.

[@williamwolfxrivera2418]

Raw 08 Feud of the year: HBK/Y2J Smackdown 08 Feud of The Year: Edge/Taker

[@nathanielduncan4692]

yeah i have to agree with that.

[@Keith_McDaniel]

Agreed 😎

[@inuenndo_]

Edge V Undertaker gets overshadowed, for good reason. It’s hard to compete with Shawn against anyone, let alone Shawn Michaels Jr.

[@williamwolfxrivera2418]

@@inuenndo_ I was talking about the best feuds of that year on EACH OF THE Brands not as a whole and that feud was definitely wasn't overshadowed but it was on par with the Raw one

[@jasperyoung2466]

Xavier Tela It’s hard to compete with shawn against shawn?

[@rchopra535]

Jericho was born to be a heel,.. He's amazing

[@Thor-Orion]

I agree, but he can be a hell of a good face too, he’s had some fun runs as a baby face.

[@jamalwalker04]

@@Thor-Orion jericho is top 3 all time

[@jamalwalker04]

@ShadowAngel Jericho was mega hot back in his debut in 1999 and his feuds with hhh in 2000-2002 were hot as hell he's a big draw in every promotion he's in and always a maineventer except for modern wwe (even though he's on the list of people who can still get big pops from the usally dead silent audience)

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

2008 for me was the last great year of long storytelling and extended feuds. As much as I loved Undertaker and Edge's feud on Smackdown which produced 5 back to back great matches, I found the Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels story on Raw to be a lot more emotional and personal than their 2003 feud. Chris Jericho went from being a cocky fan who wanted to be better than his hero into a real devious villain with the short hair and dark suit, he wanted to completely destroy HBK and show everyone that he's nothing more than a liar. From April 08 - Oct 08, these two delivered their best work both in the ring and out of the ring. I still say this was one of the last great classic feuds in wrestling and proof that extended programs can still work in the modern era.

[@adrenalineunlimited3376]

I think those are just two of the three greatest rivalries ever and they set the bar really really high. Hard to beat

[@PresbianTier]

yep Undertaker vs Edge was definitely the second best feud of 2008.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

2008 was fire

[@Toblehrone]

3:52 Shawn Michaels and Batista time travelling to 2003 to fight at Backlash was honestly the best match of that entire show

[@GregHuffman1987]

haha i noticed that. speaking of 2003 and prolonged feuds... test vs scott steiner

[@MashalKhanBaltiVlogs]

Finally someone said it 😄 ❤️

[@BlackStarGabusGaben]

Still one of the greatest feuds of all time. It will never get old just how great it was.

[@HandsomeFlackoJodye]

This KZbin channel is by far putting out the best wrestling content. No rubbish for click bait. Just 100% knowledge.

[@emirlsanchos6302]

The most intriguing aspect of this feud was that every gripe directed towards Shawn from Chris (in character) carried an element of truth. Shawn was, behind the scenes, a Prima Donna concerned more about his ego than anything else, willing to do anything to stroke it. Chris had a legitimate point when he called him a backstabber and how the fans still sided with him while booing Chris's criticisms. The animosity felt real despite the fact these two were friends outside of their roles.

[@1223steffen]

Jericho should have lied too. I would have suggested it

[@rcangelanddemon8815]

Yeah agreed

[@RuanAntunes7]

But also the funny thing is Shawn & Chris worked together very closely backstage to plan everything out ahead of time

[@1223steffen]

Why didn’t hbk act like one

[@adrenalineunlimited]

I couldn't believe the crowd sided with Shawn

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

I couldn't stand Jericho at first when he was in WCW but the more and more I watched his matches and listened to his mic skills he grew on me.

[@chrissayeranderson5710]

I think the WWE missed an opportunity with a great documentary on the WWE network on this feud. Now you beat them to it. This was supposed to be a one and done match and turned Jericho into an awesome heel champion and helped cement Michaels as the best wrestler of 2008.

[@jUAN.T]

Big Show helped Jericho alot

[@kennethallen3843]

WWE are currently missing an opportunity with Mr Bios not producing bios for the network

[@Thor-Orion]

Kenneth Allen they’re also missing a huge opportunity by not having me booking their shows for them. I could save the fans from their horrible writing.

[@brandonselitetv1436]

@Alex Kanyima he reinvented himself

[@brandonselitetv1436]

@Alex Kanyima yes.

[@jmendoza2003]

Their feud in 2008 was more intense then their one in 2003. Jericho was the best heel in WWE in 2008 that everyone wanted to hate. He played the character really well. Not just that, he changed his ring attire, he became the World Heavyweight Champion, his matches not just with HBK, but with Batista, CM Punk and end the year feuding with John Cena. What a year 2008 was for Jericho.

[@1223steffen]

Why didn’t hbk act heelish too

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@1223steffen because you’re a joke

[@1223steffen]

I didn’t

[@VMpastore]

Been looking forward to this one since Monday. I can’t believe you turn these out so quick. Thank you!

[@Thor-Orion]

Same dude! And every friggin Wednesday i have to deal with people telling him to do two reliving the wars a week. Like... no. I like his specific content like this and the wrestler biographies.

[@Lunabjj]

13:00: Jericho hits the Judas Effect! 🐐

[@cal8338]

The GOAT!!!

[@jamalsg44ja]

Great content as always and I loved this rivalry between Chris and Shawn great stuff. Also Rest In Peace Lance Cade 🙏🏾

[@Kas58223]

It got turned up a notch in 2008 between HBK Vs Chris Jericho it was more intense with the punching of HBK wife to Jericho dropping the goofy heel to a more serious an intense heel

[@1223steffen]

Hbk needed to do what Jericho did.

[@1223steffen]

It sucked

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@1223steffen you’re a clown

[@DTB1995]

@@1223steffen Exactly how did it suck?

[@1223steffen]

@@DTB1995because I was hoping hbk would superkick Jerichos dog

[@shanegrifin3740]

Wrestling bios, as i said to you before, your a legend dude!! I literally look forward to all your videos after i finish a long day of work into late at night from the farming and espesicially during the summer season. & and definitely during these hard times with Covid 19.you really know your wrestling man. I have been a fan for nearly 26 years and nearlyI''m going on 30 now and thought i knew my stuff about WWE and other wrestling promotions and I keep learning more about wrestling aswell as being reminded of good moments from the last of the good days from your channel.from a fellow person from the isle of Ireland Keep them coming man ...

[@RuanAntunes7]

This was one of/ if not the best rivalry of all time. The build up, the storytelling and overall booking was top tier wrestling content.

[@jabrycurley3395]

This was my first time watching wrestling as young kid those was the days

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

I think it gets forgotten about how the PG Switch neutered Jericho. He went from a really, really good, legitimate heel to a cartoonish supervillain.

[@acito9037]

Damn.. To begin and end the week. Good stuff!!

[@solascriptura-e7t]

@8:40 The storytelling in this match was spot on. They knew each other so well. It's like "Kobe versus MJ" (if both would've been in their respective primes).

[@BigBoiSeason]

This era of Jericho was awesome, I loved his methodical heel promos. I actually got to see Jericho’s feud with Rey Mysterio over the title at The Bash in 2009. I’d love to see a video speaking about that feud one day since there was great work between the two. I think the most interesting part of that night was seeing Edge and Jericho win the tag titles.

[@SentinelPrimal]

This was the last time I ever hated a heel because that was how good Jericho was as that character, combined with his chemistry with HBK. This was an excellent feud.

[@valleyguns2288]

Edge and Undertaker fued also

[@1223steffen]

I thought it’s sucked

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@1223steffen your comments suck

[@azamat19]

For me it was the opposite. Jericho was right with nearly everything so i loved him as the heel.

[@the_auditor1017]

Don’t get me wrong Jericho was always a legend but it was this heel turn that really cemented his legacy IMO

[@1223steffen]

I thought it sucked

[@gst013]

Great video. Jericho's work in this feud was fantastic. The one thing it would have been great to see you talk about was the top of the ladder promo Jericho did before the ladder match. That was gold 👍

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

WWE sure don't make rivalries like this anymore.

[@TheJAFFilms]

What about Roman reigns vs Jey Uso rivarly?

[@valleyguns2288]

@@kidz4p509 bro why everything gotta happen to Rey mysterios family 😂😂 what next Brock Lesnar attack Rey mysterio family 😂😂😂

[@theunknown7441]

Rollins vs moxley

[@notgonnalieitsprettyfunny7884]

That’s true... WWE is failing to create a good story that had been done over and over .

[@aciesactual4066]

@@theunknown7441 That one was great but it ended horribly.

[@christianjohnsjohns8723]

Great job bios you should do the Edge vs Undertaker feud next the fact that those two great feuds happened at the same time was always crazy to me.

[@rodneydavis8275]

You put these vids together like a real pro my guy, i wait for em every week. I never even wanted WWE network til I started watching your content & I’m sure I’m not the only one. Keep em goin... ima big fan.

[@swanyay3304]

"Parasitical troglodyte" is my all time favorite Chris Jericho insult

[@Forkner_SW]

‘Obsequious gelatinous drones’ was my personal favourite.

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

@TheBestFighter you galanatnus tapeworms lol

[@huntercaricofe4003]

Thanks for all the hard work putting these videos together!

[@ValVenusaur]

This is one of those late Ruthless Aggression feuds that elevates the era and makes it all the more memorable

[@danielebowman]

I always find it funny how the best stuff in Ruthless Aggression was done mostly by Attitude era stars.

[@RiGrêmioNetoo]

@@danielebowman nothing funny about it

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

This feud was incredible from start to finish, and you're right, it's one of the last truly memorable feuds.

[@superboy4738]

2008 was Shawn Michaels's best year in his career. 2008 was peak heel Jericho.

[@1223steffen]

I thought it sucked.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@1223steffen no you didn’t you troll

[@1223steffen]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852actually I wanted hbk to be more brutal. He needed to act more like Robert Mitchum in cape fear

[@franklinyi6934]

Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker finished the last half’s of their careers strong!

[@smhgaming3259]

Deff not undertaker his late 8 years sucked

[@SolNaciente13]

INDEED.✨🔥

[@JaskiratSGrewal]

HBK sucks D that’s why

[@noelatcheson4174]

Brilliant feud. Arguably Jericho at his absolute peak.

[@lukebaer6258]

Thank you brother for your awesome video uploads, especially during these hard times.

[@hazardtriplezero]

Absolute banger of a theme for this one.

[@wolfieform9514]

This was a epic feud & once again a great wrestling bio 👍😊👍

[@martian78]

I remember this feud more than the first one. It certainly was a great one!

[@Nu.amplified]

The amount of polish and effort you put into your videos are unmatched! This is why I look forward to every one of your uploads. Keep it up! 👍🏾

[@solascriptura-e7t]

Yep. I just subbed, tonight. Currently binge watching his "career of the Undertaker" videos.

[@reallyretro]

2008 was pretty much Shawn's last full time year in wrestling, and damn did he pull out all the stops in a blood feud with Jericho.

[@koroo2891]

And Jericho arguably doing his best work with this feud

[@Shemzinho]

This is the best Jericho. The way he evolved from a crowd-pleasing guy into a slow-talking, condescending, suit wearing man was sensationally done. I’m glad he was rewarded with some world title runs but I wish they weren’t as short as they were

[@1223steffen]

This version sucked

[@Shemzinho]

@@1223steffen you have PTSD

[@1223steffen]

@@Shemzinho it sucked. Hbk was stupid in the feud. He needed to act more like Tom berenger in platoon in that feud

[@MJ-27]

@Wrestling bios :"Last truly memorable rivalries" your speaking facts.

[@aricbravo2505]

Thank you brother!! Cant get enough of wrestling bios!

[@TheDesertNomad602]

That HBK fall during the contract signing... crazy scary to watch. He nearly snapped his own neck on the ground

[@nyosrevenge7332]

Late Ruthless Aggression Era and Early PG Era Was Simple Time!!

[@lionellofland1818]

This was a really good one

[@Mxyz]

Where or how do you mix the themes. They're all honestly amazing

[@CheapestBigSpender]

Always hit like button before I even watch the video. Wrestling bios is the greatest and love the trip and info of memory lane. Two great showmen

[@cybertenchi82]

Backlash...2003? Other than that, great video.

[@prposalx380]

It gave me a "I don't actually watch wrestling I just do this for money and clout vibes...

[@adielrrosas1980]

@@prposalx380 bro it was just a small mistake tf

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@prposalx380 you’re a clown

[@iamnotanumber100]

Been getting through your videos, seriously great work 👍 well done.

[@Adityasingha9]

Love your recitations ❤️helps to relive the time that we never experienced

[@joeharris9522]

Truly amazing matches and a very well made video to showcase the rivalry 👏👏👏

[@MattClen]

Love the video! Ruthless Agression era is my personal favorite!

[@yousafihsan167]

These 2 had such a great chemisty . Even though they had a good fued but they needed a lengthy feud . They had iconic matches whenever they wrestled

[@dathug8303]

2008 gives me so much nostalgia

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

Both these two Chris/Shawn are two of the very best ever

[@gingerpotter21]

I learned the word hypocrite from this jericho

[@Giumelz]

Awesome video once again

[@HTAD111111]

Amazing vid. Thanx bro!

[@davidhall6211]

Great video! Thanks 😃

[@TheBookOfEphesians]

Thank you for remaning me this awesome rivalry.

[@smithswoodrookie]

This was by far the best work of Chris Jericho’s career 👏🏼

[@animatedCHUG]

Another amazing video

[@KurtAngle89]

I was SO HAPPY when Jericho won this rivalry. It doesn't happen often that the heel wins the rivalry, and Michaels is notoriously not one that does job often. Jericho was able to put such a fantastic display, by highlighting something real (that fans support some wrestlers no matter what they do), that he could be the heel while being entirely right. And using that, he made everything so believable and special

[@1223steffen]

i thought this feud sucked. Hbk needed to be more ruthless

[@chindub6563]

Another amazing video keep up the amazing work much love from a huge fan n love from south Carolina bro

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

this is a well done series

[@kolz4ever1980]

Before Jericho was 100+ pounds overweight lolol

[@nickb4226]

Shawn can wrestle any style and wrestle with guys from nash and sid to jericho and brett and still be the best

[@cameroncampbell8126]

Fantastic rivalry personally loved their wrestlemania 19 match more than any match but their 2008 feud was outstanding,I would love for you to cover mcmhaon vs Austin the greatest rivalry ever.

[@MrSamBerrett1]

Appreciate this video is 3 years old now but I just want to say I HATE the fact they just fed Jericho to Cena after his amazing work in 2008

[@camcamz2128]

This fued that made me a wrestling fan

[@glutton2399]

Can you do the Smackdown 6 era

[@dustingay6739]

13:02 the original judas effect

[@undeadend]

Another great video!

[@damianpriest196]

At this point WWE can hire you to do Network content on your own and save themselves lots of money

[@coryverses]

This one is still fresh in the memory, and summed up perfectly here.

[@rayzaramon6598]

It'd be cool to have a watch along w/ you and the Subscribers/Patreons some time in the futute of their matches or other Big ones. I needed this Today. Thank you!✌

[@gi79304]

I was at No Mercy 2008 and it was a awesome match for sure

[@hutchdaniel2703]

Thanks for the breakdown on the eye injury, I always thought it was legit

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Fantastic feud.

[@bealgates8594]

You get a like even before I watch sincerely your tenth subscriber 🤪

[@rodneylewisjr2917]

Their Unsanctioned match at Unforgiven and Ladder match at No Mercy were my favorites

[@freakinmorons3282]

Shawn Michaels truly lives up to the moniker of the show stopper, there'll never be another like him.

[@freakinmorons3282]

@Starscream91 too boring no charisma

[@money345atherley2]

The way how hbk fell on his head was nasty goddamn

[@douglassnyder9206]

Not only did Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award for Feud of the Year back in 2008, but they also won the Feud of the Decade Award as well.

[@tmage23]

Jericho was never better than he was during this time. The serious, Nick Bockwinkel inspired heel was his best work

[@therealbladepacino07]

When wretlers had some freedom to speak their minds on the mic. Now all we see is wrestlers that are given scripts that have no reason to be. Wwe needs to let talent bring what they got. No all wrestlers want to be movie stars and use the tv time to become actors. Theres a few that just want to be fighters and become true athletes true fighters. Im tire of Wwe trying to build actors instead of fighters.

[@willardmassey2155]

Thing is, they arent fighters. They ARE actors, on a TV show.

[@therealbladepacino07]

@@willardmassey2155 no they arent what bout the ones coming from mma what they are you see not all of them are there to be actors some just want to be recognized as great wrestlers to be an actor just go straight to hollywood you dont think years ago you could feel the intensity of a match now is just a circus

[@therealbladepacino07]

@@willardmassey2155 im watching since 80s the change they did to attitude era was the best time to watch when all ranks had stories even the cruiserweights but now they dont even have that wrestlers get over and then they get buried just like Rusev Zack Ryder and the last one i saw Bray Wyatt WWE is just a parody of what it was but they still have a chance to fix it if Vince take a never come back vacations.

[@willardmassey2155]

@@therealbladepacino07 plenty of mma guys act. As do NFL and NBA players. Wrestling is not a competition or a fight, these guys are very athletic actors folowing a script to draw money. They simulate combat. They get injured, when something goes wrong, like in a show, not like in a fight, where injury to your opponent is the goal.

[@therealbladepacino07]

@@willardmassey2155 i see and understand your point pal. But you get mine?? Not all of them have the skills to be a top movie star like the Rock did. What im saying is let the ones that want to be top of the line wrestlers be wrestlers i hate when fans are getting involved in an intense rivalry for the next day see the one making the role of the heel in a dress or making comedy but stupid one. Like they did with Strownman having him tag with an eleven years old boy. He was flipping cars and went the next day like the Monsters Inc. Characther doing childish stuff. You can ask a talent to get over and the next day buried him like they have with most of the roster. If i was Vince a take one of the shows to be family friendly but i keep Raw exactly like its name raw and go beyond the envelope once in a while. Jesus they have like five shows and none of them differences from the other. WWE is washed up in my opinion but i feel you.

[@ikervega0116]

Can you do the Punk and Cena rivalry of 2011 - 2013

[@rockajabroni5975]

The true last feud of the ruthless agression era.

[@omengaming9391]

14:02 - "You Savages..." oh you know your audience so well :)

[@redacted8645]

Well time to go watch the Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels matches in 2008

[@MarveltheCross316]

I definitely enjoyed this feud. Shawn put Chris over and both men sold their weaknesses. They told a compelling story, something that is missing in today's wrestling.

[@1223steffen]

i thought they were both dumb in this feud.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@1223steffen I think all your comments are dumb

[@MrBeardsley]

I’m kinda surprised Eddie Guerrero vs JBL didn’t get blading banned in WWE back in 2004, that was goddamn horrifying.

[@raphaelmorrata8905]

A bloodbath

[@brado1057]

Omfg! That HBK bump at 12:36/37! Totally forgot ab that!

[@momomiah23]

Great video......maybe a new series pending? Rivalries...... Would love an episode about Savage vs DDP from back in the glory days of dubya see dubya!

[@Yehoshua.Robles]

Intro music for this video 🔥

[@imogenaris1697]

Damn. This was great. I didn't know this 2nd feud existed until you mentioned it last week. All of these moments look intense. That shot to Rebecca. Online, Shawn's rep in fights is that his bark is louder than his bite, but Michaels circa '97 probably would have torn Jericho apart backstage if not in the ring at that moment. Looking forward to catching up on these promos & matches on the Network. Love the Jericho suit look, reminiscent of the original 4 Horsemen

[@DavidPeoplesTV]

I know this isn’t what WWE intended but I totally view Jericho as the face is this feud

[@kpat92]

@wrestlingbios you mean Backlash 2008, not 2003