10 Times Chris Jericho Shocked The Wrestling World
5. Inventing A Brand New Repertoire During The Kevin Owens Friendship
Even Chris Jericho's many detractors struggled to find much wrong with a run alongside Kevin Owens that steered both towards unlikely title wins and 'Y2J' to an entire new realm of catchphrases and catcalls years after his old favourites began to grow mould.
The two came together rather accidentally, with a SummerSlam 2016 tag match with Enzo and Big Cass ostensibly the beginning and end of the pairing as any major force - particularly after Kevin Owens unexpectedly won the Universal Title following an unfortunate injury to Finn Bálor on the night he ascended to the summit.
Getting "It" over as a catchphrase, referring to opponents as "Stupid Idiots" and adding them to a now-legendary "List Of Jericho", 'Y2J' began his second life as a sneaky heel that drew such affection from the crowd that it eventually turned him babyface in time for their pre-WrestleMania split.
The feud was nearly good enough to warrant a spot on the 'Show Of Shows' for all the marbles. Owens' Universal Title reign was ultimately sacrificed to satiate the Brock Lesnar/Bill Goldberg programme, but without Big Bill's November 2016 return the two may have gone all the way to the Grandest Stage.