[Heyman]

Originally Posted by Jeritron You know, if you really wanted to get into it you could go back to 2001 and talk about how if Jericho was pushed the right way then and allowed to reach top star status and become successor to The Rock/Austin instead of HHH.....then perhaps this return would have more impact, or the promotion wouldn't need saving. just a thought.

And in my opinion, a very good thought....a thought of which I agree with.

The ONE thing that Jericho had (has?) going for him (similar to Austin, The Rock, and Undertaker), is that Jericho can be over HUGELY as a heel AND a face.

Very very few people nowadays have the ability to be wildly successful as faces.

Triple H, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, and numerous others are all wrestlers who simply cannot deliver as faces (atleast if their past is of any indication). Jericho however, CAN. I also agree that if Jericho was pushed the right way in 2001, then yes - he WOULD have been the next heir apparent to The Rock. No question.

If things were up to me, I would have had Jericho, not Angle, feud with Austin at Summerslam 2001....and beyond. If it was up to me, I would have had Jericho feud with The Rock......both as faces.....and let the fans naturally gravitate towards Jericho (it was around this time the fans were slowly starting to get tired of The Rock).

If it was up to me, Jericho's title victory over Triple H actually would have happened. The Rock and Triple H were wildly over enough as it was....and didn't need the title. Jericho carrying the strap at that time (especially in the manner that he went over Triple H) would have been perfect.