**MERGED** Chris Jericho At The Royal Rumble- KEEP IT ALL IN HERE!

[jobesukulele]

Whatever the hell their planning, I cant wait to see it! Which is a good thing to be feeling for a change

Yeah same here. It's a testament to how good Jericho is. I've been with Pro Wrestling my entire life like literally before I was even consciously aware of what I was watching my cousins sat me down in front of it, my whole life, and my interest occasionally drops off. It had dropped off a bit but Jericho's return has got me back in again and he hasn't even done anything...

I had one more idea, probably a more likely one to be honest. Where Jericho just wins the Rumble, picks Punk as his opponent, and then announces that he intends to win the WHC before Wrestlemania.

My theory up there seemed to stand out to me because it's the first one I've seen that explains all of it, from the cryptic videos through to Jericho's odd behaviour since he returned.

There's just so many ways the WWE could decide to go with it at this point.

 

[mb47]

I'm still going to keep my personal hopes on it being Punk vs. Jericho vs. Undertaker at WM.

My main reason is I'll probably mark out a little during that match, but I think all 3 could put on a great match together.

But the reasons to me that's a very viable option is the following:

Jericho vs. Taker has never happened at WM yet both are two huge stars and great workers.

Taker is unlikely to be able to handle a highly competitive match one on one. I hate to say it but it's true, he's getting on and can't work in ring as well as he could.

If Jericho doesn't have a proper match until WM then a lot of people won't see Jericho losing in his first match. I'm not including the RR match as a proper match because as people have said Jericho may not NEED to wrestle in order to win or whatever. This adds some feeling that Taker may not win.

Throw CM Punk in to the mix and suddenly Taker can work a little lighter in the match saving himself for the big spots and it adds even more to the feeling Taker might not win as he doesn't have to be involved in the finish.

Now with Taker not being involved in the finish, does the streak really end? He will have lost at WM but he will not have been pinned or submitted. This would keep Taker from losing anything, it would allow Punk and Jericho to heat up a feud in to the summer and it will get everyone over.

I see them making a big deal over Taker's last match. I wouldn't be surprised to see them use something like that and have Jericho or Punk bragging how they stopped the streak only for Taker to point out he was never beaten directly and a similar thing with Rock/Cena have a year long build to Takers final outing in the ring.

To me it's a logical choice, it's entertaining, it's a constantly unraveling story even after the WM match and imagine the shock when Taker doesn't walk out of WM with a victory.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Everything Jericho did in that clip was as a HEEL. Did anyone else notice that?

Oh sorry...thats the wrong answer.

When the video clip started it was the millennium countdown clock, the same countdown clock that was used when he first debuted...AS A FACE. There was also his second debut against Orton shown which, again he debuted as a face. There was other footage of him as a face in there, but MAJORITY of it was heel Jericho.

 

[vampirek]

Oh sorry...thats the wrong answer.

When the video clip started it was the millennium countdown clock, the same countdown clock that was used when he first debuted...AS A FACE. There was also his second debut against Orton shown which, again he debuted as a face. There was other footage of him as a face in there, but MAJORITY of it was heel Jericho.

Erm I sorry but Jericho first came to the WWF/E as a heel, The Rock was a face and therefore Jericho was the heel. Yes he got one heck of a cheer but it was made clear he was a heel when he debuted. Where you got the idea Jericho started as a face I really don't know because it isn't true.

Also before this thread is deleted/locked/moved for being similar to the other Jericho threads, the idea of Jericho merging the World titles has been mentioned time and time again over the last few days that the more I see it the more I think what a rubbish idea it is. Why would a World Champion want to enter the Rumble in the first place, after defending or winning their title prior to the Rumble match.

End of the World as you know it, could mean anything. It could be the end of Punk's world as he knows it, the fans world, the WWE's world and so on

 

[mlp420]

I actually think Jericho's going to find his way into the World title match at the Rumble, win that, and then win the Royal Rumble and Challenge Punk title for title.

 

[lazeric]

I didnt read everybody's post so sorry if this isnt an original thought. 1st something has to happen at Royal Rumble becuz thats where Jericho said the end of the world would happen. 2nd unless Taker returns at Rumble it makes no sense for Jericho to want to waste a chance to be champion again just to face Taker at WM (I think its far more likely we get a rematch of HHH/Taker this year). So here's what I would like to see happen. Jericho wins Royal Rumble and as they play his music Punk and Bryan come out and say they dnt want to wait they wanna know now who he wants at Mania. After a few seconds of talking about he came back he says he wants them both. This could set up a triple threat match for both of the titles where who ever wins becomes the new undisputed champion.

 

[mb47]

Can we not just forget about the video clip? It doesn't have relevance to his alignment of heel or face at all.

1. The clip was a "Highlight Reel" of Jericho's achievements on The Highlight Reel.
2. His alignment is becoming more obvious each televised appearance.
3. Remember the PG Rating that WWE has is so more kids will watch, how many kids do you think would pick up that in the clip he's heel more than face? They wouldn't it wasn't meant to highlight his character's alignment.

Please stop mentioning the clip being more heel than face, that's not the point of it. The point was purely to show highlights of what he has accomplished with only a Rumble match win not being achieved. Hence the fact he said "On Sunday" when RR is. It's that simple as to what the clip was meant to portray and it's meant to lead us to believe he will be in the Rumble match to win it, which I am hoping they give us a swerve ball on as Jericho has been doing it since his return so far.

 

[Davi323]

Actually, WWE has made it clear that even the World Champions can be in the Rumble this year

I think you missed what he was trying to say. Even though the champions CAN be in the Royal Rumble, why would they WANT to? The grand prize for winning the Royal Rumble is to be guaranteed a title match at Wrestlemania...well, as champion, they would already be guaranteed to have that title match. Winning the Rumble would be meaningless, unless:

1. The champion declares that they will be wrestling themselves at Wrestlemania, (IE if CM Punk wins the Rumble, he would declare his Wrestlemania opponent to be the WWE Champion, meaning himself, and since he can't wrestle himself, he has the night off and doesn't have to defend his title. This clearly makes no sense, because nobody is going to intentionally refuse to have a match at Wrestlemania...

or

2. The Champion/Winner of the Royal Rumble declares that he is going to challenge the OTHER champion, thereby unifying the two titles. Since the WWE has made absolutely no indications that they are planning on unifying the belts again, this also makes no sense.

Either way, there is little motivation for either CM Punk or Daniel Bryan to even enter the Royal Rumble unless they lost their belts earlier in the evening. But if they lost their titles earlier in the evening, they wouldn't be champions entering the Royal Rumble anymore.

The Royal Rumble is inherently designed around the challengers to the titles, not champions. Reigning champions have no incentive whatsoever to compete in it. They have nothing to gain by it.

 

[Dragon]

I think you missed what he was trying to say. Even though the champions CAN be in the Royal Rumble, why would they WANT to? The grand prize for winning the Royal Rumble is to be guaranteed a title match at Wrestlemania...well, as champion, they would already be guaranteed to have that title match. Winning the Rumble would be meaningless, unless:

1. The champion declares that they will be wrestling themselves at Wrestlemania, (IE if CM Punk wins the Rumble, he would declare his Wrestlemania opponent to be the WWE Champion, meaning himself, and since he can't wrestle himself, he has the night off and doesn't have to defend his title. This clearly makes no sense, because nobody is going to intentionally refuse to have a match at Wrestlemania...

or

2. The Champion/Winner of the Royal Rumble declares that he is going to challenge the OTHER champion, thereby unifying the two titles. Since the WWE has made absolutely no indications that they are planning on unifying the belts again, this also makes no sense.

Either way, there is little motivation for either CM Punk or Daniel Bryan to even enter the Royal Rumble unless they lost their belts earlier in the evening. But if they lost their titles earlier in the evening, they wouldn't be champions entering the Royal Rumble anymore.

The Royal Rumble is inherently designed around the challengers to the titles, not champions. Reigning champions have no incentive whatsoever to compete in it. They have nothing to gain by it.

If a champion wins the Rumble they can ensure themselves a championship shot in the event they lose the title at Eliminstion Chamber......an insurance policy if you will......OR they can choose their opponent for Wrestlemania....there are a few ways they could go about this...hardly pointless.

 

[GodlyTwins]

This is what will happen at RR: Chris Jericho will win and challenge BOTH Daniel Bryan and CM Punk for their respective titles. This will lead to the unification of the titles at WM28. They can make this work because each claim to be the best wrestler in the world.

BOOK IT!

 

[Roskell]

Not that this will happen but this would be my idea of it;

"The End of the World AS YOU KNOW IT"

In simple terms CM Punk calls himself the best in the world, Jericho use to call himself the best in the world at what he does.

OK, so Punk has won the WWE Champion; World Heavyweight Champion; ECW Champion; World Tag Team Champion; Intercontinental Champion; Jericho has won WWE Championship; World Heavyweight Championship; WCW Championship; Intercontinental Championship; European Championship; Hardcore Championship; World Tag Team Championship; ECW TV Championship; WCW TV Championship; WCW Cruiserweight Championship; Unified Tag Team Championship (WWE.com). Main title wise they have won the same, so Jericho has won them a few more times, but the they have both been World Champions, Tag and IC Champs. Jericho goes on to win the RR, defeating CM Punk & Daniel Bryan as the last two to win (WWE is making a big year that anyone can enter even if they have a match etc.). Jericho wining the Royal Rumble would add a "trophy" to his career that CM Punk hasn't achieved, so how can CM Punk call himself the best in the world when Jericho has achieved more. It would change the world in which CM Punk thinks he is the best in....


...Jericho on RAW the following night comes out to explain his actions and his reasons. But as he goes to speak Daniel Bryan interrupts...he goes on at Jericho for beating him at the Royal Rumble and for the weeks of mindless pandering to the crowd which he claims is aimed at insult himself (Daniel Bryan) for trying to be liked by the fans and accepted as a Champion. He claims Jericho cost him the RR and face CM Punk at WM as Punk has been accepted by the fans, and he wants to prove to the fans and be accepted just like him. He demands Jericho face him tonight with his RR winners ticket on the line, Jericho says only if you put your title on the line...

...RAW Mainevent Jericho vs. Daniel Bryan - World Title Vs RR WM Ticket...During the match CM Punk comes out and sits at ring side watching the match as the winner will face him a WM. Jericho wins the World Title...and after the match picks up a microphone looking at Punk. Jericho goes to speak but stops, then points to the titantron. A video is shown, recapping the Jericho Return Videos (It Begins)...after the words " to punish the weak" it shows in then shows clips of CM Punk & Daniel Bryan " A familiar face shall return" a clip is shown showing Jericho return on 02/01/2012 then the boy on the Jericho Returns Video says " a thief in the night" it shows clips of CM Punk calling himself the best in the world and Bryan holding the one of the belts that Jericho help when he was UC. "holds the mystery to my return" clips shown of both world titles (Clips of Punk and Bryan with the titles)..."he will come back to claim what is his"...Shows Jericho as Undisputed Champion in 2002 (2012 Tens Years Since Jericho was UC). Jericho ends RAW saying to Punk "Do you understand?"..

Which would start the feud to WrestleMania 28 Chris Jericho (World Champion) vs CM Punk (WWE Champion).

This is not what I think will happen, it's just how I would do it, I also left the build up to WM left out of this as it writes itself in regards to the feud and story between them Post-Royal Rumble RAW going to WM.

P.S Yes I was bored in work today!

 

[Davi323]

If a champion wins the Rumble they can ensure themselves a championship shot in the event they lose the title at Eliminstion Chamber......an insurance policy if you will......

This would already happen, as they would simply invoke their rematch clause, as is the case EVERY year when something like that happens.

OR they can choose their opponent for Wrestlemania....there are a few ways they could go about this...hardly pointless.

This has never been a stipulation for the Royal Rumble, they can't simply add to the rules after the fact. However, in kayfabe terms, if such a choice were given to the winner, if I were CM Punk or Daniel Bryan, I would hand select a jobber to be my opponent, not a main eventer to guarantee the easiest possible match. Daniel Bryan vs. Yoshi Tatsu for the World Heavyweight title? YAWN.

 

[Trill Co$by]

Can we not just forget about the video clip? It doesn't have relevance to his alignment of heel or face at all.

1. The clip was a "Highlight Reel" of Jericho's achievements on The Highlight Reel.
2. His alignment is becoming more obvious each televised appearance.
3. Remember the PG Rating that WWE has is so more kids will watch, how many kids do you think would pick up that in the clip he's heel more than face? They wouldn't it wasn't meant to highlight his character's alignment.

Please stop mentioning the clip being more heel than face, that's not the point of it. The point was purely to show highlights of what he has accomplished with only a Rumble match win not being achieved. Hence the fact he said "On Sunday" when RR is. It's that simple as to what the clip was meant to portray and it's meant to lead us to believe he will be in the Rumble match to win it, which I am hoping they give us a swerve ball on as Jericho has been doing it since his return so far.

Wrong! Completely wrong!

You really need to go back and reanalyze the situation if you think that's true at all. That promo was there to let you know that everything you know about Y2J is going to change at the Royal Rumble. THAT was the point of the video, to get people to think "What does he mean by change?" and that's what WWE accomplished. Again, if you can't see that, then you really need to reanalyze the entire promo.

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As for what I believe this promo was leading to, I don't know. But I would LOVE to believe that Jericho is going to stay a face for a while because I just can't stand him always being heel. He's got the charisma to be a face, but has only been face in short bursts in his entire WWE career. I personally would rather Jericho stay as a face than for him to turn heel.

Then again, I'm one of the people who thought JBL was a good wrestler.