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3. Jericho Vs. Omega Was Inspired By Mayweather Vs. McGregor

Look at the face-to-face picture Chris Jericho put on Instagram to promote his upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 12 match with Kenny Omega for a moment. Seem familiar? It should, because it's almost identical to promotional images used to hype Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor this past August. That's not a coincidence.

Dave Meltzer reported on an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that Jericho drew inspiration from the lucrative boxing tie for his first match outside WWE since 1999. According to Meltzer, Y2J contacted mutual friend Don Callis (who works as an English-speaking announcer for New Japan World) to see if Omega would be interested.

When it became clear the IWGP United States Champ was game, Jericho met with NJPW officials and laid out his plans. In Meltzer's words, this is a "one shot" deal for Jericho with the Japanese promotion and it won't lead to a longer run.