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I know my 2 cents count for jack around here but it does really seem that BDC (who is without doubt one of the best posters around here) is just going out of his way to rile people up. Seems you're going the KK route of just trying to get a rise out of people.
As for the topic at hand...I think we need to bare in mind that, having been back a mere 4 months, that Jericho is probably only now hitting his stride. He was gone for a long time, regardless of training you don't just step back out into the ring (or on to the pitch / rink / field / court, etc) and pick up where you left off.
In those 4 months he's had 2 singles matches on PPV. His opponents were Orton and JBL. How many 4 - 5 star matches have those 2 guys ever put on?
Personally I think it takes 2 (or however many guys are in the match) of the very top talents in the game to step into the ring on the right night to get anywhere near 5 stars.
My list in Clox's '5 Star Matches' thread consists of the likes of Michaels, Jericho, Benoit, Angle and Lesnar and pretty much combinations of those guys mixing it up. You've taken 5 technically gifted guys and put any 2 of them in the ring and given them time on PPV. Even then I've stated that I'm not sure I'd give those matches the full 5 stars.
Basically, given the points above, I wouldn't have expected more than we have gotten from Jericho since his return. Once we've seen him in there with the likes of HHH, HBK, Benjamin, Edge, Punk or any of the other highly regarded workers and he's come up short I'm gonna reserve judgement.
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