7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 18)

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7. Jericho Reaches Back

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Little things. It€™s the little things that can make you smile when you watch a show like Raw, especially if you€™ve been a wrestling fan for a long time. In this case, it was Chris Jericho going back into the vault and some rarely used heel tactics that reminded fans exactly why he€™s the best in the world at what he does.

During his match against Sami Zayn, Y2J took Zayn down and went for a pin, employing a personal favorite, the arrogant cover €“ standing on his opponent€™s chest and flexing while yelling, €œC€™mon baby!€ That€™s never scored a pinfall victory, but it€™s the perfect way to disrespect your opponent. Later, Jericho locked Sami down and yelled repeated to the ref, €œAsk him!€ That€™s another Lionheart favorite that he doesn€™t use too often.

Jericho has displayed several nuanced versions of a heel, but bringing back those little mannerisms was a fun moment.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.