6 Reasons Chris Jericho's 2014 WWE Run Was A Failure
3. Chris Jericho Needs Re-Positioning As A Performer
The perfect moment in Chris Jericho's return was actually when Bray Wyatt gave him the Sister Abigail into a locker. In all reality, there hasn't been a more violent moment in WWE all year long. Jericho's best use could've been as the guy used to turn Wyatt into a "devil may care" babyface, a guy who literally everyone should fear. Jericho IMMEDIATELY retiring after having his head smashed into a wall would've been perfect. As a trusted babyface performer, Jericho telling the people to get behind Wyatt would've been awesome. Jericho then being turned into a legend called upon to say, work with mid-card talent like the Fandangos and Bo Dallases of the world (to make them important) would have been fantastic. Bo Dallas getting on Jericho's case would've been just as entertaining as Dallas' work has been with Jack Swagger. Jericho is 43-tears old and a part-time wrestler better known in the mainstream for ballroom dancing than the Codebreaker. This guy being taken as a top-of-the-card babyface is a fallacy. Wyatt knocking him out and taking his spot would've been a terrific idea.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.