10 Terrifying Wrestling Attacks That Came From The Crowd
1. Chris Jericho Surprises Rey Mysterio (WWE SmackDown, May 29th 2009)
Chris Jericho's creativity goes persistently underrated due to occasional issues of quantity over quality.
As this is being written, the wrestling world is still celebrating a contemporary classic between the first AEW World Champion and the man that originally dethroned him. Moxley/Jericho II was an unqualified success story, expertly enhanced by the veteran instincts of Jericho operating at an ingenious level.
Weeks earlier, he was being cursed for the derailing of an absorbing feud with Eddie Kingston, and weeks from now he might be accidentally sabotaging the progression of his own Appreciation Society. With Jericho, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. And all those NBA fans on Twitter just said he was a big pair of t*ts.
A 2009 feud with Rey Mysterio was a perfect example of the genius at work. The pair made the Intercontinental Championship briefly matter, had killer evocative contests, and dwelled on Mysterio's mask as both his biggest weakness and greatest strength. Playing on the former before he ripped from his face in their best encounter, Jericho put his own hood on to disguise himself as an audience member and get a free shot. Mysterio's horror at getting jumped sold the moment magnificently.