WWE Elimination Chamber 2012: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz
It's hard to come up with any major highlight moments for this match,
because it really is super forgettable. It's definitely not a bad match
though, as the action is pretty solid from start to finish & it
doesn't go on for too long or anything. **1/2
WWE WrestleMania 28: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho
My favorite things about this was the opening section w/ Punk kicking Jericho's ass in every department, and then the finishing stretch w/ the Anaconda Vice stuff, which was legitimately pretty great. What happened in between was such a bore though, sadly. Jericho isn't interesting at all when on top + the whole DQ-stipulation created for some cringe "drama" w/ Punk contemplating DQing himself and all. They pretty much move into a "workrate-y" section in the last third of the thing too, and it's just not good -- that kind of stuff is something that Jericho was always bad at in the 2010s, and it certainly isn't something CM Punk is the best at, either. Disappointing match. **1/2
WWE Extreme Rules 2012: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho
This starts off hot, but much like at Mania, once Jericho properly takes over, things go dry. He was good at receiving the ass-kicking from Punk early on, but once he was working the heat, it just wasn't interesting at all. They really lost me at about the bit where Jericho starts pouring beer on Punk, and everything after that just drags badly. 25-minutes for a match like this was just completely unnecessary, and it truly felt like they didn't have enough material for that duration. They get me back for a second w/ that awesome Elbow Drop through the table, but everything after that is once again pretty damn uninteresting. I was ready to call this better than their disappointing Mania meeting during the first 10 minutes or so, but like I mentioned, things quickly got very dull & remained dull for a very long time. **
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