10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 15)

2. Y2J Flipped Wade Barrett The Bird On His Last Day With WWE

Chris Jericho Wade Barrett
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Some graphic designers will probably be using the same language when seeing this writer's attempt at photoshop, but anyway. That wasn't the only memorable moment Wade Barrett and Chris Jericho shared on Talk Is Jericho.

Two days removed from WrestleMania 32, Barrett left a SmackDown taping enraged after an argument with WWE talent relations. He'd been kicked out of the League Of Nations faction the prior night on Raw and knew he was pretty much done with the company. So, angry and eager to leave, he decided to drive out of the building.

That's when Jericho gave him one last parting shot.

Y2J was on his way into the parking garage, and he stopped to jokingly flip a middle finger at Wade before driving past. Barrett couldn't help but think that Jericho's gesture was fitting; it was he who had mentored Wade on the original NXT show, and now he was flipping him off on his way out the door.

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