10 HUGE Wrestling Moments That Must Happen By 2022
9. The Judas Effect Is Kicked Out Of
Though not quite on the same epic scale, Chris Jericho has preserved the full power of his Judas Effect finisher.
This is a quintessentially Chris Jericho development. The man has faced scorn from detractors throughout almost every phase of his career; even when he ignited the industry as WCW's charismatic breakout, some muttered that he was too sloppy and inclined to believe his own hype. They said in 2019 that the Judas Effect was a laughable finish. It has since become a universally accepted and convincing finisher that there is no kicking out of.
He's 50, he's more over than he's ever been, and he's just done the business for MJF after an epic, year-long chess game in a white-hot and beautifully-told Dynamite main event.
There is more business to be done. One glorious sub-detail to that story of succession is that MJF never kicked out of the Judas Effect. His manipulative character forbade it from being used.
Jericho exists now to put stars over. He has done a phenomenal job of building the prestige of the AEW World Title, Sammy Guevara, MJF...even Jake Hager is far more over and useful than the fashionable may care to admit.
Jericho Vs. Guevara - mentor versus protégé - is a story that tells itself because the first few chapters have already been penned.
Guevara kicking out of the Judas Effect might just be the clue that lets the audience know that the 'Spanish God' should be taken seriously as a legit main event talent.