Chris Jericho made his much anticipated return to Raw two weeks ago, where he took out the Miz before the Wyatt Family promptly disposed of the Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla. Since then, Jericho has entered into a program with Bray Wyatt, with both superstars cutting promos on one another in recent weeks in order to build up their match at Battleground.
It is no secret that Jericho is one of the sport’s all-time greats. He was the first Undisputed WWE Champion and has headlined pay-per-views for well over a decade.
Despite his past accomplishments, Jericho has not had much success in the ring in recent years. Y2J notched a 1-5 record during pay-per-views last year, with his only victory coming against Fandango at Extreme Rules. However, despite his recent failures, his latest run with the company has solidified his spot at one of the best of all time.
Whereas other superstars are weary of putting over younger talent, especially when it means diminishing their own legacy, Jericho has shown that he is more than willing to lose clean in order to put over the next generation.
Jericho’s willingness to put over young talent will work well during his feud with Bray Wyatt. While feuding with John Cena, Wyatt lost two of the three matches, and needed a ton of assistance during his only victory. Some argue that Wyatt came out of the program stronger than he went in – an assertion that is certainly debatable.
While the jury is still out on whether Wyatt benefitted from his feud with Cena, it seems hard to imagine that he will not come out stronger after feuding with Jericho. There are a few reasons why Wyatt will benefit from working with Jericho.
