Chris Jericho gets IT
17 years later and RAW is still JERICHO
26 years of wrestling and you’d think a guy has done it all.
The first Undisputed champion, 9-time Intercontinental champion, the lead singer of his rock band, has a podcast, and is still a prominent feature on Monday Night Raw today.
In the so-dubbed New Era, Jericho’s reputation is predicated on his illustrious past that not a lot of WWE wrestlers have had time to build up yet. He is today’s champion of the midcard scene (pushing the next crop of main event guys). Jericho is infamous as the guy who’s trying to put over young talent and doing it moderately successfully. Here’s the how and why.
Putting a guy over doesn’t mean just the 1–2–3 clean victory in the ring. There’s in-ring psychology, creative storytelling, and most importantly that the feud is meaningful.
In the recent brand split, WWE has been putting more emphasis on improving their television product now that their roster is supremely talented.
The WWE is in a better potential spot than it has been in recent years, but they’ve yet to put it all together.
What the WWE is lacking is the entertainment value creatively that Chris Jericho provides on a weekly basis whenever he’s on screen.
