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Originally Posted by M-A-G
If wrestling nowadays is as you described, I'm glad I'm not part of it anymore. There needs to be a cut-off point because it starts getting sad after a while. Jericho, from what I understand, has become a parody of himself, and he was my favorite wrestler for a time. I'm sure it's different for everyone because not everyone trains the same way or what have you, but when fucking Goldberg is a major part of your show in the God damn 2020s, we've got problems. At the very least I imagine it's not like Mexico where you've got out of shape Mil Mascaras running around the ring, no-selling shit acting like he's still the belle of the ball.
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Jericho's an interesting one. Even into his early 50s he's shown he can still produce bangers when the moment calls for it. At some point in 2021 or so he was looking severely alcohol bloated and slower in the ring, he seemingly took the criticism personally and ended up getting himself into damn good shape for his age and wound up putting on good matches again for a time.
To his credit, after getting a run as the inaugural world champion, which I felt was a sensible move for a new company to put the title on someone lapsed fans would know, he's spent most of the last few years putting people over, which is what he should be doing at this stage of his career. My biggest criticism though is his feuds feel like they drag too long. You know he'll do the right thing and put the other guy over, but not EVERY feud needs to be half a year FFS.
Most recent program he had with Adam Cole was the first time I felt Jericho really laid an egg in a big spot. Dunno why but those guys just didn't gel in the slightest, which is a shame since the program leading in was pretty good as both guys can talk. Another flop like that and I'll be ready to send Jericho to the NJPW-esque "multi man tag" stage of his career.
In EWR land I have no doubt the game will either force him into a non-wrestler role if not outright retire by the fall, so he'll be doing a significant amount of job duty for me
Someone like MJF feels like such an anomaly now because at 27 he's the world champion and top guy in the company. Most guys don't get their first "big break" on a national wrestling promotion until their mid-30s by now, which is roughly the age where EWR decides you must start to suck. I will probably sign fuckloads of early 20-something talent to cheap development deals and see if any gems surface down the line.