This is why Chris Jericho is AJ Styles first feud in WWE. This is also why when AJ lost to Jericho last week, this writer didnt complain about 50/50 booking. Y2J sat in on commentary during the Styles/Miz match, constantly putting the Phenomenal One over, saying multiple times that he respects him as a competitor, but he just doesnt like him that much. Jericho played up AJs offensive arsenal, giving the newcomer a ton of credit for his pre-WWE accomplishments. But when it came down to it, he didnt hold back on saying that he felt he still was the better wrestler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpDn9KeTKo Jerichos win last week helped bolster Jerichos case, and it provided the fodder for the rubber match that appears to be a go for Sunday. And by talking him up rather than just belittling a new guy who a segment of the viewing audience might not know, Jericho has built his opponent up so if and when Styles wins their rematch, well know it means something.
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.
