Chris Jericho: Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin is one of the problems with WWE

From Chris Jericho’s Stomping Grounds preview podcast, as transcribed by Wrestling Inc:

“This match, to me, once again is one of the problems with WWE and maybe one of the reasons why tickets haven’t sold well in Tacoma. We just saw this match two weeks ago at Super [Show Down]. The classic thing is my neighbor is a good guy too, [that] doesn’t mean [Corbin] should be headlining pay-per-views over and over again. There’s heat, there’s go-away heat, there’s this guy isn’t ready heat. Corbin [is a] solid worker, solid personality, great guy. I don’t think he’s ready for the main event especially when you got Samoa Joe four or five matches down working for the United States Championship. Flip-flop it. Let Corbin work his way up through the ranks and let a guy who is a legit proven headliner who has drawn money. I know you’re not suppose to say TNA in WWE but let’s be honest, the biggest pay-per-view in TNA history was Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe. Joe can walk the walk and talk the talk. I think Corbin is still learning. I think the difference in this one is that there’s a special guest referee that’s going to be chosen by Corbin.”

That certainly supports those firmly in the camp against WWE’s seemingly neverending push of Corbin. It’s one thing for the unwashed masses to be thinking it, it’s another for his contemporaries to feel the same way.

Then again, Jericho does work for the competition. He has every reason to speak poorly of the product. But this criticism sounds fair to me.

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