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Old 07-01-2017, 12:57 AM   #75
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Originally Posted by Ruien View Post
Dude is amazing at everything he does. Face/heel it does not matter. He reinvented himself more times than I can count. He has the longevity too. He has no cracks in his game. He is basically Flair besides being able to be a face.
I personally enjoyed babyface Jericho from 2000/2001, but I heard that he doesn't really hold up. Plus, his face runs since have been fairly bland and uninspired. It seems like he's just got Y2J gear as a face. His 2008 heel run was brilliant, but his latest return, beyond a few inspired mic performances, was pretty underwhelming. I think he's just about done in the ring, to be honest. He can no longer deliver to the level that people expect.

A great career, but let's not forget how awful his Undisputed Champion push was. Jericho himself admits that he hadn't yet developed the skills to play a heavyweight, top-tier, main event heel.

Flair could also be an amazing babyface who drew money. You also have a lot of other people who can do it both about as well, if not better than Jericho. I'd say Angle was about as good a babyface as Jericho was. Angle actually managed to win the WWE Title as a babyface. Eddie Guerrero was brilliant in both roles. Shawn Michaels may have suffered as a babyface in his initial run, but during his second run, he was seamless in both roles. Austin and Rock can play both characters effectively.

I don't really get why Jericho is being ranked a notch about everyone else here. A great talent, but far from the greatest in any area, far from the most well-rounded, and far from the most effective.
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