Feud of the Year: Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels If I was running a wrestling school, I'd make a DVD compillation of the various angles and matches that comprised this rivalry mandatory viewing for students. More than the quality of each match, or the content of each promo, this feud excelled at the most important aspect of a rivalry - It got you excited to see them wrestle each other. The reason you couldn't wait to see their next match was because you knew they couldn't wait to get their hands on one another. After Jericho put Michaels face through a TV screen, it was hard to imagine the feud getting any more intense. But that was just the beginning. In the months that followed Jericho nearly forced Michaels into retirement, punched his wife in the face, and got the ultimate last laugh - he won the world title. Every one of Jericho's antics just got HBK more and more enraged. And, as wel all know, an impassioned Shawn Michaels makes for great television viewing.
Heel of the Year: Chris Jericho Nobody embraced so fully the persona of a true bad guy as Chris Jericho. He traded in his flashy outfits for a stuffy suit, did away with his jubilant personality in favor of self righteous indignation, and, in general, was just a complete jerk. The highlight of his year may have come at the Great American Bash, where he defeated Shawn Michaels by ref stoppage. He interrupted Michelle McCool's Divas' championship celebration later that night to notify fans to save their ticket stubs. They had just witnessed Shawn Michaels' last match, he said. What a piece of garbage. Jericho's act wasn't just entertaining. It accomplished a good heel's single most important duty - getting the babyface over.