Thread: Cena/Jericho Discussion
View Single Post
Old 07-30-2005, 10:03 PM   #7
Mr. Nerfect
 
Posts: 61,634
Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)Mr. Nerfect makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)
Oh yeah, I agree 100% it's more of a face promo, but I think they could do something like that, THEN restore some heel heat to Jericho. Maybe have Cena offer Jericho's his hand, which Jericho accepts, then he attacks Cena from behind. Or you can have Cena just calmly tell Jericho he respects him, and he's scared about facing him at Summerslam, but he is WWE Champion. He is real, and he's not going to lose to Jericho because just because Y2J's feeling lucky. He can then point to the WWE Title and say "This means I'm too good for that.".

Jericho has made an excellent top heel in Triple H's absence, but am I the only one who feels like Jericho is only role-playing a top heel? He never actually turned apart from when he attacked Cena from behind, but that was just so he could get a shot at the WWE Title, and the next time we saw Jericho and Cena together, there was tension, but it was more of a "I understand why you did what you did, but I beat you so now you're done." tension. Jericho's worked as a heel since, he's helped heels win matches, but I still feel like he's likely to just snap out of his current persona as soon as Triple H comes back, or as soon as he loses to Cena.

Maybe if Jericho airs everything out, THEN gets us to hate him, he will seem more fitted to the role.

Besides, at Summerslam, I have a feeling Jericho may get cheered anyway. I'm sur ethere will be Cena fans in attendence, but this is Batista capital, and there may be a lot of people who are of the "Batista>>>>>Cena" mindset, so he might get a bit of heat. Then there's the rumours he may be leaving. He's set them straight, but that might just be to protect the outcome of the match, and to stop any of those "this is his last match" pops. Some of the fans may have already had the illusion shattered, and may still cheer Jericho, though.

I'm not sure if that came out right, but basically I think there is more chance of a pro-Jericho crowd here than there was at Vengeance, with multiple justifications for such behaviour, rather than the usual "let's boo the face and cheer the heel" mentality.

I don't know why that means Jericho should almost turn face, but I think there should be more depth added to the feud before Summerslam, just so the people are lost in the match and storytelling these two will put out. Besides, commentary could save this match from the crowd reaction. Jonathan Coachman is smart enough to mention how Jericho's done some brainwashing in recent weeks, and he can make Jericho really seem like a vicious heel on commentary. And besides, getting the crowd back on his side will be a real test of character for Cena, and a real test for Jericho as a heel. It could produce some A+ work from the two.
Mr. Nerfect is offline   Reply With Quote