8 Wrestlers Who Put Insane Details Into Things You Didn't Notice

8. Chris Jericho Rejects Merch

You can't notice something which doesn't exist, which perhaps makes this little detail courtesy of pro-wrestling classicist Chris Jericho amongst the most stupendously smart.

Y2J has been a veritable production line for immediately repeatable catchphrases down the years, from his breakthrough 'Jericaholics' quip way back in WCW, right up to his effortless quotable French fancies as AEW's 'Le Champion' in 2019. Yet, unlike several of his main event contemporaries, the Canadian - 'Monday Night Jericho' notwithstanding - has rarely troubled the merchandise charts. In fact, few of his best lines have made cotton in the same way as, say, The Rock's.

Turns out, it's quite by design. Speaking with Fansided back in 2016, the 'Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rollah' revealed that he specifically requests his slogans not be pasted on shirts when playing heel. "I don’t want someone in the crowd wearing a shirt with that phrase and thinking it’s funny when it’s supposed to be an insult," he said. "I still have enough old school in me that I don’t want people wearing my slogans or phrases that are supposed to be booing me."

Guess he's not old school enough to know the true purpose of wrestling isn't art, but filling your bank balance...