He may only win with the lionsault on rare occasions but he does win with it. Jericho in his prime didnt have the codebreaker, he is still in his prime he hasnt missed a beat since his return. Austin doesnt have to tap to lose he can pass out from pain and this still results in a loss. Austin used the million dollar dream less than jericho uses the lionsault to win matchs. And i was saying jericho has no fear of losing this match because all he has to do is out smart the rattlesnake and avoid the stunner. Austin has to avoid all of jerichos finishers and try not to get outsmarted by jericho the odds are stacked in jerichos favour.
And as far as in ring ability goes austin and jericho are not on the same level. Jericho is one of the best in the world in the ring where Austin is mediocre at his best
Oh yes, the Lionsault, what a feared finisher! He mostly beat cruiserweights with that move, not Steve Austin. You actually think a Lionsault could keep Austin down for a three count? If so, you need to find your meds, and begin taking them again..quick.
"....all he has to do is out smart the rattlesnake and avoid the stunner." Right, because that was so easy for so many wrestlers to do between 1997 and..now. How can you outsmart getting a stunner for an entire match? Who has done that with great success. Sure, you might be able to avoid it a few times in one match, but even that's a stretch. People have kicked out of the Stunner before, but I guarantee you would be hard pressed to find any match between 1998 and 2001 where a person avoided a stunner for an entire match, and beat Austin clean without getting dropped on their neck at least once.
The move has been kicked out of, several times. But so has every other finisher, known to man, over the last 10-15 years. I hate it, I think it's stupid. It should be saved for rare occassions. But it happens..to everyone..including Jericho.
Jericho is more clever than Austin, I'll give you that. But we're talking about Steve Austin, one of the (kayfabe) toughest bastards in the history of pro wrestling. I don't think any one of Jericho's finishers could put Austin down for a three count, maybe the code breaker, but probably not even that. So while I believe Austin could kick out of any one of Jericho's finishers, I find it highly unlikely that Jericho could hit the code breaker, then the lionsault, and then slap on the walls. If that happened, maybe I could buy into Austin passing out. But how often has Jericho stringed those moves together?..Never. And, I really don't think Jericho is kicking out of the stunner. If he kicks out of one, he sure isn't kicking out of a second. And I could easily see Austin kicking out of two or three codebreakers.
I can't believe Jericho is winning, are you F****** kidding me?
EDIT: Also, Jericho just lost clean to R-Truth....yeah.