Also age does matter. Let's not pretend it doesn't. When competing at the highest levels of any physical event it usually tends to be age that causes people to start dropping off in skill/strength/speed at an ever increasing rate. There is a huge difference between Jericho now at 50, and Jericho 10 years ago or 20 years ago. I wouldn't have an issue at all with a 40-42 (give or take here, but not much older) y/o Jericho being in this spot at the onset of AEW. But he's 50 now. He's not the same guy he was. 50 is.....pushing it to be acting like he's the best you've got when you have a bunch of physically superior guys that are 10-25 years younger.
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