10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Chris Jericho

8. Constant 'Slut-Shaming' Of Stephanie McMahon

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The word 'ass' is accompanied by ooh-ing and aah-ing from live crowds whenever it's uttered on WWE TV now. That should tell anyone everything they need to know about how the company has changed since Y2J's heyday. Back when he was running riot as a WWE newcomer, 'ass', 'b*tch' and other swear words-lite were everyday.

As was calling one Stephanie McMahon a "filthy trash-bag ho".

Jericho's slut-shaming style outbursts against Vinnie Mac's darling daughter helped him connect with the audience and put him on the map as a renegade babyface to root for; The Rock did the same, don't forget. Around the same time as Chris was at it, Rocky would regularly remark that poor Steph was cheaper to rent than your average VHS tape from Blockbusters.

The phrase, 'it was a different time' comes to mind here. For a corporate organisation that does everything possible to be politically correct (like WWE is now), these promos must be embarrassing reminders of the Attitude era.

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