10 Bizarro Commercials Featuring Wrestlers
10. Chris Jericho – Taco Bell
Chris Jericho for Taco Bell is admittedly a great advertisement, both because of and in spite of its oddity. It begins like the cliche charity advertisements that pull at our heartstrings like a slot machine lever, expecting cash to be forthcoming.
Jericho for his part is perfect in the satire. Dressed in Mr. Rogers mundanity and accompanied by slightly stirring string music, 'The Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rolla' addresses an “epidemic “that is affecting young Canadians, known as “the munchies.” Along with Taco Bell, Jericho is said to be committed to fighting "this hunger."
When we get right down to it, the whole enterprise is simply to hawk a $3.99 taco meal deal. It admittedly came with a Taco Bell exclusive large WWF poster, meaning wrestling fanatics were more likely to support the fight against the munchies than any real charity.
Poking fun at charities could've went wrong for both Jericho and Taco Bell, yet, the bizarreness pushed the satirical humour to a point of parody that is hard to get mad at. To take inspiration from Jericho's own words, the partnership was an novel idea from good creative.