WWE WrestleMania 28: Big Update on Feud Between Chris Jericho and CM Punk

Chris Jericho will face CM Punk at WrestleMania 28, and on the line are the WWE Championship and the right to be called the best in the world. 

The WrestleMania encounter between the two is seen by many as the be-all, end-all of this feud. Whoever wins will have established himself as the best wrestler on the planet, and that’s it. 

While many of us may be thinking that a Mania win is the end to the “Who is the best in the world debate?,” that doesn’t appear to be the case. 

From the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via WrestleNewz.com): 

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The idea behind CM Punk and Chris Jericho’s WrestleMania 28 match for the WWE Title is to keep the feud going, no matter who wins. 

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No surprise here. 

While I think that the WrestleMania match will be the most pivotal one in this feud (because it is the grandest stage, after all), I don’t think anyone really expected this feud to end at Mania, regardless of the result. 

The feud that just about everyone wanted to see when Jericho returned was Y2J vs. Punk, and the WWE is going to milk what’s been a fantastic feud so far for everything it’s worth—as they should. 

The Punk/Jericho rivalry has gotten incredibly personal over the last few weeks, and feuds like that don’t just end after one match. They last several months, usually until the baby face triumphs over the heel. 

The only thing that makes me nervous about the likelihood that this feud will extend past WrestleMania is that it may lead to some sort of shady finish on the grandest stage of them all.

If you think about it, there’s no real reason why Jericho should get a rematch if he loses to Punk, and I also think the WWE is leaning toward keeping the title on Punk to extend what’s already been a lengthy run. 

That means it’s a very real possibility that Jericho/Punk ends with a shady finish at WrestleMania. I sure hope not, though, because this bout, if booked correctly, could certainly be a match of the year candidate.

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