Every Chris Jericho Reinvention Ranked From Worst To Best

11. Undisputed Champion

Reinvention Of Chris Jericho
WWE

In which Chris Jericho held two belts aloft, but never felt worthy of carrying one.

Jericho wasn't the Undisputed Champion; he was the transitional Champion who kept the belt warm ahead of Triple H's big 2002 return, which would be absolutely fine, this is how babyfaces overcome, but the problem is that Trips was essentially feuding with his "ex"-wife Stephanie McMahon. Really, the WWF tied Jericho to the limousine, and not Lucy, his dog.

The matter Lucy defecated was more appealing than this storyline, which fate helpfully intervened to bury at its WrestleMania X8 climax.

The Rock Vs. Hollywood Hogan's legendary electricity brought into focus how piss-poor this early Creative Writing bullsh*t was: lame and bereft of drama, everybody knew Triple H was going to win, because every last Jericho win was disputed, and nobody much cared. Jericho in the years since was scripted to brag that he beat Steve Austin and The Rock in the same night, relentlessly, but all it did was further remind fans of the transparency of the push. This damaging run convinced many that Jericho wasn't true World Champion material. That he didn't have...it.

He made stupid idiots of these ass clowns in the end...

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