WWE Beast In The East: 10 Awesome Moments

8. Chris Jericho's Old School Moves

Jericho Neville
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It simply had to happen, and it did. If Chris Jericho was going to pay tribute to his past performances in Japan - and his old career in general - he had to use the moves which fans most closely associate with a young 'Lionheart' Chris Jericho.

Not only did the man break out an extremely rare Lionsault, which had the Japanese crowd on their feet, but he also used an old friend to finish off Neville. Earlier in the bout, Jericho had used the WWE-style 'Walls Of Jericho' on his opponent, a move which is effectively just a Bostom Crab, but for the finish, he had something more traditional in mind.

Yes, Y2J used the Liontamer, a move which involves way more contortion of his foe's spine than his regular WWE submission move. This was a nice touch, and the audience in attendance responded in kind. Once again, this made the match feel unique to this event, because Jericho has very rarely used the move on WWE television.

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