Thread: Should Chris Jericho headline a HOF class or be a "B" level entry?
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Old 09-06-2016, 03:04 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Hanso Amore View Post
I often wonder how his career would be had they not missed him early.
I don't think it's a question of having missed him. The WWE knew what they had in him, but simply fucked up for the following reasons:

1) Back in 2000, they over-estimated as to how long they'd have both Austin and The Rock for, and hence, felt no need to try and elevate other faces to that level.

2) Back in 2000, the WWE tried to use Jericho's popularity to put over Benoit and Angle, as opposed to having Angle and Benoit putting over Jericho. The WWE figured that they could use Jericho's popularity to get Benoit over, but Benoit simply wasn't charismatic enough to be THE guy.

3) Jericho's "phantom" World Title victory over Triple H should have been legit.

4) Jericho's first Undisputed World Title reign from Survivor Series 2001 to Wrestlemania 18 was made to look like a complete fluke and complete joke. Triple H then completely squashed Jericho at Wrestlemania 18, and a few matches after that.

5) The WWE completely pissed away Jericho between 2002 and 2005.

Jericho's run post 2007 was quite impressive (as a heel), but he could have and should have been so much bigger.
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