10 Times Wrestlers Had Incredibly Fragile Egos

2. Chris Jericho Since Crowds Returned From The Pandemic

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Which is still ongoing and very frightening, but you get the idea.

Chris Jericho wouldn't be the talent he is without his skyscraper of an ego. His blustering charisma informs his very character.

His arrogance is more justified than his recent downturn in form suggests. But when the multi-decade entertainment machine of a veteran has a sh*tty couple of months, the fans really let him know that he's had a sh*tty couple of months. It's cruel - who in the scene today has taken as many bumps, who has seared as many memories into your brain? - but Jericho really has had a sh*tty couple of months.

Perhaps it's not just because wrestling fans are an inherently fickle and obnoxious lot, but rather that Jericho invites ridicule so eagerly.

Did Jericho pay the long-term price for the short-term sugar rush of the live pop?

Because as soon as crowds returned, his fragile ego demanded that he was played to the ring with the longest possible version his own, self-penned song. Two choruses, f*ck. Why not throw in a couple of album tracks while you're at it, maybe a live version?

Jericho spent longer in the ring smiling at the singalong than the Undertaker did getting to the bastard.

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