10 Reasons Why Chris Jericho’s Last Run Was His Best Ever
5. The List
As evidenced in the star-laden Attitude Era, an genuinely popular performer can get just about anything over. There are scant few with such high levels of credit on the present WWE roster, but Chris Jericho reminded everybody exactly what fans thought of him when he gained remarkable traction with a simple list.
It first came to life as part of an ongoing protest 'Y2J' had against then-Raw General Manager Mick Foley. Designed to pay homage to his famous 'Man of 1,004 holds' promo during his feud with wrestling machine Dean Malenko, the segment looked set to see him boring fans in attendance with a breakdown of all his individual grievances.
To Jericho's chagrin, he was interrupted by Enzo and Big Cass, who earned themselves a spot on the dreaded list after subjecting him to their usual brand of quick wit and degradation.
Deciding he'd convert the list to include 'all the stupid idiots', he added Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, The New Day and The Shining Stars following their own interjections during the promo.
It was an immediate hit, and became an integral part of his act right up until his final promo on SmackDown Live! where he added a tearful Aiden English and Renee Young just before dropping the United States Title to Kevin Owens.