Mr. Nerfect
01-08-2005, 01:38 AM
How does this sound for an idea at NYR. It won't happen, but it's nice to dream.
Anyway, I was just thinknig before "When was the last time Jericho and Benoit were opponents?" and then I thought back, and the most recent I can come ot is February 2001, at No Way Out, in a Fatal Fourway for the WWE Intercontinental Championship (X-Pac and Eddie Guerrero were also in the match). Is this correct, or is there some obvious date I have missed? If it is true, then Benoit vs. Jericho is something quite fresh and could be done well if given the chance.
Basically, I'd mark out if before the Elimination Chamber, in the lockerrom, Jericho approaches Benoit and talks about how Jericho despised Benoit, and when he beat him in that Ladder Match four years ago, he thought he'd earned Benoit's respect, and when be beat Benoit again in that Fatal Fourway at No way Out, he thought there was no way Benoit could deny who the better man was. Then Jericho goes on to talk about how Benoit put himself in front of Jericho to challenge Austin for the WWE Championship, while Jericho was stuck with the IC Title he beat Benoit for in the first place.
Y2J tells Benoit that for the last four years a rage has been swelling up inside him, and at first it came from a rivalry, in which Jericho proved he was the better man, but now it has evolved into something much, much more. Jericho has been seen as Benoit's "lackey" for the last few months, and the last time they were seen together in early-mid 2001 they were in similiar roles. But Jericho was just keeping Benoit in his sights, waiting for that announced match with Benoit vs. Jericho somewhere in its texts. Jericho then vowes to take Benoit to Hell and back.
I can't describe it well, but I have a vision where Benoit and Jericho could really evolve into a Triple H/Michaels type of feud in coming weeks. Jericho could just say that although he's been seen as an ally of Benoit for the last few years, he despises him, and will do everything humanly possible to make sure he doesn't get to leave that Chamber at all.
Do you think it would work? I'm not the biggest Jericho fan in the world (although I hope he wins the Chamber on Monday), so I'm not sure how he would make it sound Jericho-y, but I think its one of those things that doesn't need to be jazzed up, just have Jericho (or Benoit if you want to do it in reverse) rekindle a feud between the two with a simple, yet emotional, backstage promo.
Anyway, I was just thinknig before "When was the last time Jericho and Benoit were opponents?" and then I thought back, and the most recent I can come ot is February 2001, at No Way Out, in a Fatal Fourway for the WWE Intercontinental Championship (X-Pac and Eddie Guerrero were also in the match). Is this correct, or is there some obvious date I have missed? If it is true, then Benoit vs. Jericho is something quite fresh and could be done well if given the chance.
Basically, I'd mark out if before the Elimination Chamber, in the lockerrom, Jericho approaches Benoit and talks about how Jericho despised Benoit, and when he beat him in that Ladder Match four years ago, he thought he'd earned Benoit's respect, and when be beat Benoit again in that Fatal Fourway at No way Out, he thought there was no way Benoit could deny who the better man was. Then Jericho goes on to talk about how Benoit put himself in front of Jericho to challenge Austin for the WWE Championship, while Jericho was stuck with the IC Title he beat Benoit for in the first place.
Y2J tells Benoit that for the last four years a rage has been swelling up inside him, and at first it came from a rivalry, in which Jericho proved he was the better man, but now it has evolved into something much, much more. Jericho has been seen as Benoit's "lackey" for the last few months, and the last time they were seen together in early-mid 2001 they were in similiar roles. But Jericho was just keeping Benoit in his sights, waiting for that announced match with Benoit vs. Jericho somewhere in its texts. Jericho then vowes to take Benoit to Hell and back.
I can't describe it well, but I have a vision where Benoit and Jericho could really evolve into a Triple H/Michaels type of feud in coming weeks. Jericho could just say that although he's been seen as an ally of Benoit for the last few years, he despises him, and will do everything humanly possible to make sure he doesn't get to leave that Chamber at all.
Do you think it would work? I'm not the biggest Jericho fan in the world (although I hope he wins the Chamber on Monday), so I'm not sure how he would make it sound Jericho-y, but I think its one of those things that doesn't need to be jazzed up, just have Jericho (or Benoit if you want to do it in reverse) rekindle a feud between the two with a simple, yet emotional, backstage promo.