That's why using the "who would be booked to win" argument is so fickle and doesn't really work.
Alas still a fairly logical thought process. Certainly less fickle than 'A-B-C' arguments or the 'favorites' game. Although at least if someone votes by personal choice its completely honest even if it is void of facts\logic.
The 'bigger star' argument can also be somewhat subjective due to factors like region or age. For instance: Big Daddy is a bigger star across the pond than say Mr. Perfect, yet more American fans vote against Big Daddy because, to them, Perfect is a bigger star & vice versa. Same thing applies to kids who would vote Cena over Sammartino. To them Cena is a bigger star no matter how much they learn of Bruno. So outside of perception & choice, the only sure fire way to go is use factors of history that apply to said match, (ex: w\l record against opponent, previous booking, similar situations previous outcome, etc..)
All said and done, we all have our criteria & none of which is necessarily wrong, but some of them just seem to hold a bit more weight than others. Here I am going with a pretty damn solid & likely scenario based on Jericho's heelish 'King of the World' attitude & the fact he has been booked to win something oddly similar to this, despite what the popular choice would have been.
Perhaps Goldberg would be the ideal candidate than.
Unless he faces Bret, a cattle prod armed opponent or, you know, Chris Jericho.
It is both of those things exactly. My lawn is so overgrown it has been deemed a forest and I've found North Vietnamese soldiers trying to dig bunkers into it now. Give me back my fucking lawnmower.
Well the way I see it, you have a new home security system. So you're welcome.
And we were having such a nice time at the Rothchild's when you had to ruin it with your gastric expulsions. You sullied my new moccasins and embarrassed me in front of the entire 1992 Denver Broncos. I will never forget that night.
That wasnt my fault. No-one told me that there was vodka in the punch. I was so thirsty from carrying you across the yard so you wouldnt get those damn moccasins muddy, I chugged 3 glasses without knowing any better. Besides, you embarrassed yourself enough already by showing up to the party in orange body paint & moccassins. Told you to put a shirt on because the media will be there, but noooo.
Dislike the "oh it's a No DQ match so Mr. Blankedy Blank can just come down, interfere, and give Blank the win." And a satellite could fall from orbit and crush Jericho in the middle of this match as well. Doesn't mean it's going to happen.
Im not rolling with the outside interference thing because neither of those 2 would be in Jericho's corner here for any reason. Although heel tactics in a No DQ match can mean a number of things: low blows, uninterrupted chair shots to the leg, etc. The stipulation tends to favor the heel in most cases because they can play dirty without risk of loss.
Misawa's dealt with sneaky heels before. Jericho would probably shit himself after the first Tiger Driver. Emerald Flowsion would spell his demise.
Yeah & Japanese people are mesmerized by flashing lights. Jericho's light up rock-star jacket may well be the demise of Misawa before the match even starts. Hell if Chris started playing the theme to Sailor Moon, Misawa might even start an impromptu dance party giving Jericho enough distraction for a low blow & a roll-up victory.
Well I'm sorry but I happen to judge my champions on ratio of taco meat they manage to get into their mouth against how many counter clockwise cartwheels they can do simultaneously. And in that department, Misawa is the Grand Wizard Space Champion
Since when did the KKK start letting in Japanese people & how the hell did they get in space? Has racism become profitable enough to fund space travel? I sure am behind on current world events then, huh?
No but seriously, even as a 12 year old Austin and Rock mark, seeing Jericho beat my idols and parade around with the title as Steph's dog-walking, coffee-fetching bitch was not impressive. Even at that age I was like "When the fuck is this asshole going to drop the belt? He doesn't deserve it." I watched a lot of South Park and horror films as a youth like any other all American boy so even my thoughts were filled with curses.
Even as a Jericho fan I was disappointed with the way things started to go with that storyline. Still, I was fucking jazzed he managed to pull off the win. Never would have thought he would be the one holding the belts at the end of the night. Just goes to show you that a heel is very capable of pulling off a huge upset over a big name opponent. Hell, did anyone actually think WWE would crush their audience by having Taker lose to Brock? Crazy shit happens & I love Brock but damn- never thought that would happen.
At the end of the day it is very possible for Jericho to take this match. I think he gets it done here & revels in the jeers as he struts back to the locker room.
