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CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho - Road to WrestleMania XXVIII: photos
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After weeks of mysterious vignettes, Chris Jericho returned to Raw on Jan. 2 to a thunderous ovation.( ~6 ~: [$ F* ?' H, z
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But in spite of a cheering crowd awaiting his first words back, Jericho instead reveled in the attention and refused to speak to the WWE Universe.
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: ?8 O- H5 K# i: ]% K% vOn the Jan. 16 edition of Raw SuperShow, Jericho continued to rejoice in the attention prior to participating in a Six-Man Tag Match on the same side as CM Punk.
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The action was short-lived for Jericho, who walked out on his partners after he was tagged into the match.
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Meanwhile, CM Punk was left stranded as he tried to fight off Dolph Ziggler and company.
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The following week on Raw SuperShow, Jericho brought back his signature talk show "Highlight Reel," but offered no explanation for leaving his partners high and dry.$ ^' e% g2 c$ O, Z
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b! I6 x0 M, IInstead, he issued a warning for the Royal Rumble: "It's gonna be the end of the world as you know it" ...6 Q" `' _8 t6 Q& B4 E
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: q$ L! q* E9 X& }8 \; f. ]... and teased members of the WWE Universe with a big T-shirt cannon.
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7 u- K% L0 H+ Z/ j1 t0 FJericho entered the Royal Rumble Match at No. 29 and eliminated both Randy Orton and David Otunga.
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7 D2 n! {4 @" N% C1 m+ cAt one point, it even seemed that Jericho was about to win after he weakened the mighty Sheamus ...
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* Q. z! r" T# s) Y( \5 B+ v; @... but The Great White prevailed and sent Jericho flying with a crushing Brogue Kick.. n e& B" O9 A1 s
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+ p) y! V) [2 i, KThe next night on Raw, right when Punk was set to defeat Daniel Bryan in a battle of champions .... U) W) ^# Y0 a- \0 q/ Y3 p( V
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, t1 V) k: B8 W8 t) hJericho finally spoke at length about his feelings on the Feb. 6 Raw SuperShow, calling Punk a Jericho "wannabe" that didn't deserve to call himself the "Best in the World."
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: o e% ?6 _ G) w' x1 rUnfazed by Jericho's rip, Punk confronted him face to face in the ring.
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3 Z! {4 `8 Q" V, }# }The WWE Champion wouldn't dignify him with a response, however, and simply held up his title -- an action that spoke much louder than any words.5 S P( @9 H0 l" n
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7 W+ x& _% f7 I9 ~Later on Raw, both Punk and Jericho exchanged blows in a Six-Pack Challenge, with the winner getting the right to be the last man to enter the Raw Elimination Chamber Match.# ~: A! ?: J( Q+ c
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3 Y H0 V1 e2 ~Jericho capitalized on Punk's best efforts, pulling him out of the ring before he could get a three-count.
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Punk was viciously thrown across the announce table ...
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+ v, G+ K3 }/ @... while Jericho slid into the ring for the sneaky victory., n5 f, y" x. H5 c' V2 O9 ]
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8 `0 G3 a, B' v1 EIn the first-ever Elimination Chamber debate on Raw, Jericho took every opportunity to personally attack The Straight Edge Superstar, calling Punk "boy" and referring to himself as the "master.", z f) J1 K1 I' D0 B
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After their heated face-off in the debate, Jericho made a statement with a convincing win over Kofi Kingston, one of the other competitors in the Raw Elimination Chamber Match.
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Jericho didn't let a little thing like the Chamber pod get in the way of trying to get under Punk's skin during the chaotic Raw Elimination Chamber Match.
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4 r8 ]8 S( M/ I# SPunk found a way to shut Jericho up without having to eliminate him, knocking his rival out cold.
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% B6 O9 a1 ^& \4 _Despite an impressive showing in the Chamber, Jericho was rendered unable to continue.
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Punk went on to retain his WWE Championship in the grueling six-man war.
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X1 F* Y* c- Q; b) |0 DThe very next night on Raw SuperShow, Jericho took part in a No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal, with a chance to square off against Punk at WrestleMania XXVIII on the line.! W* m5 w. K- w1 W+ H/ b! L) Y
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Jericho outlasted nine other Superstars in the 10-Man Battle Royal and earned the opportunity he had been pining for - a one-one-one match against Punk at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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) P- Z( A* U6 ^Their WrestleMania match made, Jericho opened the Feb. 27 edition of Raw SuperShow by trashing the WWE Champion with a string of insults, again claiming that Punk is just a "wannabe."
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5 U0 U. p. W7 e2 b0 J9 V1 w9 [Punk went right back at Jericho with some harsh words and said April 1 will be the day everyone finds out who really deserves the title of "Best in the World." `9 F2 f' j1 D8 e* j
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& ?- Z) R. n7 X( R$ EIn a familiar scene, Jericho attacked Punk by surprise following the WWE Champion's match on Raw ..." n' V& h& h8 R# m2 K. f& ~
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On March 5, Jericho arguably made his biggest statement yet when he teamed with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to defeat Punk and Sheamus.
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... who, live via satellite, took the rivalry to a whole new level with a crude verbal assault on Punk's father's alleged alcohol abuse., U! `% f. M- @, w x
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J; Z3 ]# S/ |& D( T3 _2 iJericho, appearing live via satellite again, apologized to The Straight Edge Superstar and vowed to never speak of Punk's father on Raw.
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* ~$ T' Z2 [+ V9 _0 F3 x# QThe apology was all for naught, however, as Jericho then took aim at Punk with another personal attack. This time, Jericho made a wild allegation that Punk's sister has dealt with drug problems.
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