10 Things You Totally Forgot About Chris Jericho
7. He Almost Faced Ryback At WrestleMania 29
Chris Jericho's rivalry with Ryback from the summer of 2013 was one of the more forgotten parts of his run with the company that year, and rightfully so. Their storyline was nothing special and their match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view was average at best.
Imagine if it took place at WrestleMania 29 instead.
Jericho returned to WWE TV at the 2013 Royal Rumble after a five-month absence under the impression that he'd be turning heel ahead of WrestleMania for a feud with Ryback. Somewhere along the way, WWE changed plans and put Ryback in a rivalry with Mark Henry, leaving Jericho without a dance partner for the biggest show of the year.
Ultimately, a dance partner is exactly what he got at 'Mania in the form of Fandango, who had just debuted on Raw but had yet to wrestle a single match. Jericho putting over Fandango was not the same thing as putting over Ryback, who had actual upside and could have benefited huge from a win over the inaugural Undisputed champion at the time.
Had the Ryback-Jericho storyline come to fruition when it did as opposed to the summer, Ryback would have never turned heel and flushed the rest of his "Feed Me More" momentum down the toilet.
Jericho also wouldn't have to live with a loss to Fandango on his WrestleMania record forever...