Thank you Y2J!-Chris Jericho's 3rd run thread

[The ShIT Factor]

Thanks Y2J! IMO he did a good job in his 3rd run in the WWE, people may say he just lost every ppv match (except Summerslam) and that this run sucked but he did accomplish something: putting over younger talent. He did a geat service to all the up and coming stars by putting them over, for example CM Punk at Wrestlemania and Extreme Rules and Dolph on RAW. Some people really don't know how much good that does for a superstars career and unintelligently call this a crappy run, but he help build the WWE's new stars and I give him props for that. Also, he put on some great promo's and matches, such as him vs Kofi on RAW, Y2J vs Ziggler 1 and 2, his attacks on CM Punk, and his hilarious (albiet mute) beginning promos. For that I thank Y2J for a fun run and helping new stars in the long run.

Please give your opinion!

My old Chris Jericho sig(made it my self!):

 

[Trance Metaphor]

Chris Jericho has been putting over talent from time to time since 2002. The difference is that back then he was still winning matches and Championships from time to time. His character was like I said tons of times before unpredictable. I was pleased with his SummerSlam win, because the outcome was unpredictable. That's what made me a Jericho fan in the first place. When he became the first Undisputed Champion, I never saw it coming. This was the same guy that was a Cruiserweight Champion in WCW. Crazy. But enough about that. Jericho's current third run was mediocre at best. He put on great matches, but that's a given. He has always put on great matches. When you think about it, he hasn't done anything we haven't seen him do before in his third run except lose on a consecutive basis. I did enjoy his pinfall victory over Sheamus in a Tag match though. But like they say, it is true that he's done everything there is to do which is why he doesn't need to. It's just that I as a fan would like to see him do what he used to one more time and that's win the WWE Championship (even if it's a one-month reign) and beat a top guy (even if he doesn't need to). That's why I loved his 2008 return so much. Anyway, I can't wait to see Y2J return to the WWE and see how his fourth run will be like. I hope he does return.

 

[realityera1987]

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Watch the whole thing. It even makes King laugh :.

Highlight is 0:31 - the funniest thing I've seen this year, as is Daniel Bryan's reaction, which was pretty much exactly the same as mine at the time. It became funny as hell on second viewing, but this is the power that Y2J has - to be so damn random with what he does (think back to the trolling when he first arrived including the video above), but also entertaining and funny as hell.

The guy's entrance this year was also probably the best I've ever seen. Just breathtaking. I'm also super stoked they've recreated it to a tee in WWE13 - gonna have lots of fun with that.

He closed out the run with a nice face turn which was awesome to be a part of. I think we can safely now call him one of the absolute greats. He can get the crowd to completely hate him (ripping on Punk's family and background), or completely love him.. All within the space of just a couple weeks. Totally top top guy, and he will be missed greatly.

P.S On a side note, does anyone know just what the hell Jericho says in the above video at the 10 second mark?

 

[asslber]

Chris Jericho is one of my all-time favorites so I'm happy to see him back, whether he's winning every match or losing every match. Chris Jericho is the type of guy that every wrestling promotion needs to have. He's a top sell and SHOULD be at the top of the company, but he refuses to bury people and he would rather put other youngin' over.

However, I think the disappointment comes from the promos before his return. Nothing from his gimmick and run warranted the "End of the world as you know it" promos that were running weekly. I think THAT is where the disappointment roots, because that's where MY disappointment roots.

 

[Agent J]

chris jerichos latest run was perfect for what it was meant to do, put over newer talent. his feuds with punk and ziggler increases their star power while his stays as high as ever. thank u for keeping me watching.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

I didn't miss him the first time he left. I didn't miss him the second time he left. I'm not going to miss him now. I don't think Punk's star power increased any after he beat Jericho. He wasn't exactly main eventing PPV's after those bouts. Ziggler has lost so much lately that I find it hard to see his star power increase after beating a guy who loses pretty much every time. I would have had Ziggler beat Jericho at Summerslam and Jericho ask him for one more chance and then lose again. It probably wouldn't have meant much but it'd probably be better than what happened last night.

Do what you do, Jericho. Have fun making music.

 

[Unknown]

U never relize how good jerhico is untill he leaves. The guys a LEGEND and has been putting over talented superstars for many years now. But trust me.. Last Raw is not the last time we will see him wrestle... He Will Be Back.

 

[Desyar]

Jericho's probably one of the few WWE superstars that actually entertained me. His mic skills are flawless. It's sad that during those past 9 months they never actually gave him a chance to cut more promos like he usually does except for the ones when he was feuding with Punk.

I'm not blaming Jericho for his poor run. It's the creative team's, I'm not saying he needs a championship run. But they could have made the feud with Jericho and Punk a little more interesting. Best in the world vs best in the world... yeah right.

 

[Milkyway!]

Watching Jericho in there ring is spectacular, he's got great mic skills as both a heel and a face. While he didn't bring out the best we've seen out of CM Punk, he did bring out one of the best matches we've seen from Dolph Ziggler to date. Hopefully Ziggler succeeds in taking something from his little time with Jericho.

It was a lackluster run compared to the other runs in terms of milestones, feuds, etc. He had good matches, but that's always to be expected out of Jericho, he had a good entrance, and he gave some talents a decent rub; but I think it's safe to say he can no longer legitimately claim to be the Best in the World. Which is a real shame.

 

[JWGunslinger]

I'm sad he's taking off again but at the same time it's the end of a really dissapointing run. Ofcourse his matches were still great but the fact that creative originally planned him winning the Royal Rumble, then were gonna have him win the title in the chamber an pulled it out from under him was shitty. It would have been nice to see him get at least one quick title run or do something like win the RR or MITB. The bright side of it is he put over some young guys and made things more interesting as he always does. On top of that he's back to Y2J and that's giving me something to look forward to when he returns after this Fozzy tour. I'll see him with Fozzy in a month and then when his ass is back in the WWE as a face I'll be excited to see him live as good ol Y2J once again.

 

[barclayteo]

While I was dissapointed in his current run, i wasn't dissapointed because of him, i blame creative. I understand he likes to put over younger talent, but he dosen't need to lose every pay per view to do so.

I mean i wouldn't have been surprised to see him lose to doink they way creative handled him, i will always be a chris jericho fan and like someone else said atleast he ended this run by going back to y2j, and he didn't become the first ever person to lose money in the bank.

 

[Aquaman6686]

I wasn't a big fan of this run from Jericho. His ring work was as good as ever and I have no problem with him putting people over, but I felt his promos were bland and uninspired, and he just didn't seem to give a crap. His 2007-2010 run was far better in my book.

 

[akrassikauda]

I loved his third run simply because it was 100% unselfish. Jericho showed the new guys this is what you do when you're a veteran of his caliber. In WCW Jericho and others were not afforded this, the old guard wanted to hold on to their spot and screw the younger guys because they make the most money. At his age Jericho kept himself in ring shape and put on a good show, giving the fans their monies worth.

If you want to see a professional worker in pro wrestling Chris Jericho is one of them.

And he's from Winnipeg you idiot.

 

[roethlisberger78]

totally throw it on creative and not for not knowing how to use him but for having way to much on their plate while he was there. they had to work with rock vs cena and then work with brock lesner the whole time while Jericho was there and even though he is a huge star he got pushed behind the bigger names which just made this could have been huge return into a lackluster return almost made jericho seem like a normal worker who gets looked over very sad to think about. I think we all think he will be back and he should be but who knows with all these big names still around it might be more of this horrible writting for him.

 

[jeff_hardy_heel_is_awesom]

Thanks Y2J! IMO he did a good job in his 3rd run in the WWE, people may say he just lost every ppv match (except Summerslam) and that this run sucked but he did accomplish something: putting over younger talent. He did a geat service to all the up and coming stars by putting them over, for example CM Punk at Wrestlemania and Extreme Rules and Dolph on RAW. Some people really don't know how much good that does for a superstars career and unintelligently call this a crappy run, but he help build the WWE's new stars and I give him props for that. Also, he put on some great promo's and matches, such as him vs Kofi on RAW, Y2J vs Ziggler 1 and 2, his attacks on CM Punk, and his hilarious (albiet mute) beginning promos. For that I thank Y2J for a fun run and helping new stars in the long run.

Please give your opinion!

sorry to burst your bubble and all, but hes only gonna be gone a couple of months. the way the wwe handled the whole situation, was so stupid . If chris jericho won that match on raw, it would not have mattered, because he can easily be away for 2-3 months, and come back at tlc, and suddenly cash in. But WWE always do the stupid thing, and always make it a wwe contract match. In reality there didn't need to be a match, he could have jus said "i'm gonna go on tour with fozzy". This situation is the same as when jeff hardy left wwe, he was only gonna take time off, to heal from some of his injuries he had. And of course WWE blow it right over the top and make it a 'loser leaves wwe match'. In the end WWE lost 1 of their biggest faces in the industry, to a much smaller company . All i'm trying to say is that you seem to be taking this a lil over the top.

 

[jeff_hardy_heel_is_awesom]

Thanks Y2J! IMO he did a good job in his 3rd run in the WWE, people may say he just lost every ppv match (except Summerslam) and that this run sucked but he did accomplish something: putting over younger talent. He did a geat service to all the up and coming stars by putting them over, for example CM Punk at Wrestlemania and Extreme Rules and Dolph on RAW. Some people really don't know how much good that does for a superstars career and unintelligently call this a crappy run, but he help build the WWE's new stars and I give him props for that. Also, he put on some great promo's and matches, such as him vs Kofi on RAW, Y2J vs Ziggler 1 and 2, his attacks on CM Punk, and his hilarious (albiet mute) beginning promos. For that I thank Y2J for a fun run and helping new stars in the long run.

Please give your opinion!

My old Chris Jericho sig(made it my self!):

sorry to burst your bubble and all, but hes only gonna be gone a couple of months. the way the wwe handled the whole situation, was so stupid . If chris jericho won that match on raw, it would not have mattered, because he can easily be away for 2-3 months, and come back at tlc, and suddenly cash in. But WWE always do the stupid thing, and always make it a wwe contract match. In reality there didn't need to be a match, he could have jus said "i'm gonna go on tour with fozzy". This situation is the same as when jeff hardy left wwe, he was only gonna take time off, to heal from some of his injuries he had. And of course WWE blow it right over the top and make it a 'loser leaves wwe match'. In the end WWE lost 1 of their biggest faces in the industry, to a much smaller company . All i'm trying to say is that you seem to be taking this a lil over the top.

 

[sTyLnK]

The WWE handled his run terribly. It was all over the place and there was never really any traction to it. It's not his fault obviously. Jericho is still a great wrestler and still entertaining on the mic. People whine, but I'm going to be legitimately sad when he calls it a career. Just like I was with Edge. All the greats are dwindling down. So instead of whining, how about you shut up and just enjoy the great wrestlers that the WWE has left. Because before you know it, they will be gone.

 

[HBsam31]

This run did what it was meant to do. It put some people over. Like was said before, this run was totally unselfish. He has done everything he wanted to do in wrestling and he gave some back. The matches were good as usual, and his return was unique when he wasn't saying or really doing anything. It was great to see how he can play the fans. He has had better runs as far as accolades, but this run was unique in that it was solely to put people over.

 

[K-Mac]

Like many others, I enjoyed his 2012 return. However, I feel that he should have at least once, won the WWE Championship. He could have won it at Elimination Chamber and dropped it at WrestleMania, or won it at WrestleMania and dropped it at Extreme Rules. Anyway, hope to see him again this year.

 

[enviousdominous]

My opinion is that as a person, Chris Jericho is a seven foot douche in a frame that's five feet eight inches tall. Having met him when he did shows for the military, he's pretty anxious to let people know that he's annoyed by them. A friend of mine stopped to say "I just want to thank you for coming out here." as he was walking by a table where a group of wrestlers were sitting, before anyone could speak Chris says "We don't have time to talk" in an annoyed tone.

My opinion of him as a performer, Chris Jericho is a die hard performer who had already more than deserved his many accolades when he received them. His matches are exciting, he makes the people he wrestles look exciting. He's a huge loss to a show that could put a meth addict into a state of deep sleep.

 

[berlinbrawler]

It is always great to have Jericho on the show.

Obviously this run wasn't as impressive as the last one, what with the last run involving him reinventing himself, having the most epic feud with HBK, several WHC runs and then even doing the impossible: breathing life into the tag titles for a while.

The bar was set pretty high there. And with this recent run it was clear from the very beginning that it would be a short-lived one, so there was just no way that he would be able to top the last one.

Also, Chris Jericho has always been one to recognize the necessity of creating new stars and never one to balk at the task. So that's what he did with this run. He has long since passed the point of having to prove anything and he no longer needs to win championships (Although I do expect him to win the IC title one more time to make it a round 10) or even matches for that matter.

I did not like him going back to being Y2J that much, though. It seemed lackluster and a bit forced. Nevertheless, bottom line is I thoroughly enjoyed this run of his and the matches he had.

So he lost most of them. Bohoo. I remember back in the day, when I was a kid and started watching wrestling I thought Tito Santano was a terrible wrestler because he lost all the time - and I do mean ALL the time (that was when he was the Matador). I was baffled when the announcers mentioned that this loser was a former IC champion. Now that I have a long term perspective I can see what was really going on there. At some point in your career you have done all there is to do for you and the only thing left is help elevate and put over the next generation, which, in a way, is one of the highest honors there is.

 

[The ShIT Factor]

However, I think the disappointment comes from the promos before his return. Nothing from his gimmick and run warranted the "End of the world as you know it" promos that were running weekly. I think THAT is where the disappointment roots, because that's where MY disappointment roots.

Yeah, we never knew what that was about. It was never refrenced he returned. Yet another unfinished story from WWE.