Jericho: It ends at No Mercy

**Mr. Nerfect** · 09-29-2008, 01:07 AM

I've loved this feud, and the ending, even if it is HBK winning, will be the destination at the end of a fantastic journey. I think Jericho might be setting our expectations low, because I cannot imagine him and HBK having a bad match.

This is the first time that I think a Ladder Match has been based so much around hurting your opponent so badly. I mean, the goal of a Ladder Match is to "incapacitate your opponent long enough so you can climb the ladder and retrieve the prize at the top of said ladder," but I cannot for the life of me remember a Ladder Match that really stemmed from issues that went so far beyond what they were climbing for.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio comes close, but at the end of the day, getting those child custody papers (groan) was the goal of the evening. While winning might be important for Jericho, I can see HBK more concerned with trying to hurt Jericho with the ladder, and end his career, possibly missing several opportunities to climb.

09-29-2008, 01:07 AM	#7
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	I've loved this feud, and the ending, even if it is HBK winning, will be the destination at the end of a fantastic journey. I think Jericho might be setting our expectations low, because I cannot imagine him and HBK having a bad match. This is the first time that I think a Ladder Match has been based so much around hurting your opponent so badly. I mean, the goal of a Ladder Match is to "incapacitate your opponent long enough so you can climb the ladder and retrieve the prize at the top of said ladder," but I cannot for the life of me remember a Ladder Match that really stemmed from issues that went so far beyond what they were climbing for. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio comes close, but at the end of the day, getting those child custody papers (groan) was the goal of the evening. While winning might be important for Jericho, I can see HBK more concerned with trying to hurt Jericho with the ladder, and end his career, possibly missing several opportunities to climb.