Chris Jericho ups his troll game on Raw, fans come up with brilliant idea for the Royal Rumble
by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 4:05 PM EST
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Last night (Jan. 16, 2012) on WWE Monday Night Raw, Chris Jericho once again upped the ante and raised his trolling game to the next level.
This time, he actually participated in a match that saw him receive a hot tag from CM Punk, which was great because Jericho was going insane trying to get the tag, only for good old Y2J to get inside the ring, do his thing popping the crowd and quickly tagging back out and walking up the ramp to the back again.
With his character in its current progression, that leaves us to wonder where they can go from here. Cageside commenter mountaineers101 came up with an idea in the Raw live blog thread that everyone agreed was brilliant:
Follow me here: Jericho is number one at the Rumble ... but spends the entire time just doing laps and (messing) with the audience. He leaves. The last man left thinks he has won. Jericho comes in again and eliminates him.
What do you think?
I think that's an awesome idea, even if it does harken back to Vince McMahon's Rumble win in 1999 and the way that was booked. This time, though, it makes sense. Complete sense, actually. It makes so much sense that anything else will be a major disappointment.
Can you imagine Jericho coming back, tossing the guy over the top rope and then screaming, "YEAH, BAY-BAY" for 15 minutes while pandering to the crowd as the pay-per-view fades to black?
Everyone would either finally get the point and hate his guts or he would become the biggest cult hero in over a decade. Actually, both things could happen. That's why WWE needs to pull the trigger on this. We need a Twitter hashtag and everyone to get in on it to give this a chance. Get on it, Cagesiders.
In the meantime, video of Jericho on Raw last night after the jump.
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Foley looks like shit
What was all the talk of him getting in shape for one last mania match?
He needs a bra.
You have been banned from Bloody Elbow.
I don’t know what you said, but I don’t like you.
12/22/11
"You actually got banned 3 times in 2 minutes by 3 different people"
by *Californication* on Jan 17, 2012 4:19 PM EST reply actions
Yeah
he looked a little tubby for wanting to come back for another match. The Rumble, of course, can mask his deficiencies but if he wants to do something at Mania, he’ll have to bust his ass the next couple months.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
He should have been working for the past 6 months in preparation if he's serious.
Entrant into the rumble and eliminated after a guy or two would be acceptable in this state, but no last Mania run.
He needs to be back as Mankind.
You have been banned from Bloody Elbow.
I don’t know what you said, but I don’t like you.
12/22/11
"You actually got banned 3 times in 2 minutes by 3 different people"
by *Californication* on Jan 17, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
When I was a teen
I HATED everything about that character. Despised it with channel switching passion!
The hair pulling, the ugly mask and costume, the entrance music, the piano music, the God awful mandible claw (why oh why was he putting his fingers in another man’s mouth and why was it so deadly…), the whimpering, the crying, the screaming, the squealing…ugh. My thinking was “I get it!! He’s disturbed! Okay.Why are they torturing ME with this guy on TV”. It really was torture.Took me a LONG time to warm up to Foley. Very few characters would irritate me to the point of tuning out.
I probably would have skipped all of Mankind’s segments had I not been a huge Undertaker mark at the time. Foley played the character brilliantly but it wasn’t anything I was interested in seeing when tuning in for wrestling.
by Mr. Sunny Days on Jan 17, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
So, you're saying when Mankind came on
you’re day wasn’t so Sunny? (;
You have been banned from Bloody Elbow.
I don’t know what you said, but I don’t like you.
12/22/11
"You actually got banned 3 times in 2 minutes by 3 different people"
by *Californication* on Jan 17, 2012 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Mankind was also on during the most sunshiny days on Raw....
So, at most, he was just a grey cloud passing over.
by Mr. Sunny Days on Jan 17, 2012 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
It'll only work...
…if Randy Orton is the guy he eliminates to win.
Imagine, the hometown boy, Orton, eliminates someone like Henry or Miz. Some heel the fans love to boo.
He stands tall, and then Jericho sneaks in and dumps him over. The crowd would be fuming.
by BIGPALE on Jan 17, 2012 4:31 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
You, sir, are dead wrong.
If the crystal ball is any indication, Santino will clearly win the Rumble. :)
by horsewithnoname on Jan 17, 2012 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
I know I'm probably in the minority....
…but I think it’d be great if Beth entered the Rumble.
They did say that EVERY WRESTLER is eligible…so why not her?
Because they already did that bit
It wouldn’t have the same impact if they do it again
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Another idea I've seen going around...
Rumble gets down to 2 guys left with #30 yet to enter the match. Both guys end up eliminating each other and then Jericho comes down as #30 and wins without ever having to do anything except mug for the camera.
Would be anticlimactic, but hilarious.
by Rogo on Jan 17, 2012 7:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yes
I suggested something similar in the Raw thread. I think the late entrance would work better than early. People would naturally mark if his music hit late, Jericho does his schtick at ringside, picks up the cheapest of cheap wins. Eliminating a returning Orton in his hometown would add even mire, however.
by King Oskar on Jan 17, 2012 11:29 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I agree
And just to make sure that the crowd “GETS IT” and boos him, I say, have the scenario play out like you said, then have Randy Orton hometown boy be the last man standing, have everybody think he won, then have Jericho saunter down and toss him. Go off the air with “YEAH!” And Jericho having eliminated the number 2 face in his hometown.
Torn on the idea
I think it’s definitely a clever idea, but I personally always hated the hiding under the ring/entering late loopholes they exploit. I wish they’d have countouts (e.g. have to be in the ring before the next guy is announced; 10 seconds to get back into the ring if you didn’t go over the top rope). I also hate the Wrestlemania main event guarantee for the winner (title shot i could live with). I would love if some jobber/midlevel guy like Santino won a Rumble and shocked the world at some point. With the Wrestlemania guarantee, it’ll never happen.
I feel like the Rumble is the one event/match that can stand on its own with little extra story lines going in (save for a couple surprise entrants), with it’s chaotic anybody can win nature. Just keep everybody guessing as to who will win, and let the match speak for itself. Let the match develop its own storylines & create new rivalries stemming from a Rumble fallout.
by TheNetsFan on Jan 18, 2012 2:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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