7. Chris Jericho Vs. John Cena – World Heavyweight Championship (2008)
John Cena dominated the WWE Title picture for over two years, but his major push slowed down a bit in 2008 due to some serious injuries. During Cena’s hiatus, a spectacular personal feud between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels carried Monday Night Raw. Chris Jericho was having arguably the greatest year of his career, and he walked out of that story as the reigning World Heavyweight Champion.
After a brief rivalry with Batista that for some reason saw the two men trade the title back and forth, it was announced that John Cena would be granted a title shot against Jericho in the main event of WWE Survivor Series 2008, which took place in Cena’s hometown of Boston that year.
Jericho smartly targeted Cena’s surgically repaired neck throughout the match. Cena eventually made the comeback and won his first World Heavyweight Championship with the FU (shortly before it became known as the Attitude Adjustment). While not an all-time classic by any means, this was a nice feel-good win for John Cena in his return from injury.
- Match Rating: 6/10
