10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 18 Facts
2. The Undertaker Went Out Of His Way To Boost Chris Jericho's Spirits
No one would intelligently claim that Jericho's Undisputed Championship run was anything special. Not only was Y2J treated like an undeserving titleholder (not too uncommon for a heel, admittedly), but he was cuckolded by Stephanie McMahon, and turned into her glorified dog-walker.
Triple H even put Jericho down in an out-of-character interview on the talk show Off the Record, basically writing off Jericho (the champion, mind you) as a disappointment. Jericho even admits that he was surprised he had any heat going into WrestleMania at all, after so much counter-productivity.
Jericho knew he and Triple H had no shot at topping Hogan/Rock, and resigned himself to putting Triple H over in a decent, serviceable match. When Jericho staggered back through the curtain, he was surprised to find Undertaker hanging by the Gorilla position.
According to Jericho, 'Taker made a ten-minute walk from the massive SkyDome's locker room to the arena entrance way, just to praise him for all of his hard work as champion. According to Jericho, it was a gracious gesture that he needed in a time of self-doubt.