Chris Jericho Reveals Original WM33 Opponent
On a recent episode of Inside The Ropes Chris Jericho revealed that he originally pitched the idea of wrestling Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 33 to Vince McMahon.
Vince agreed since it would mean Jericho would be with the company through WrestleMania. Later, Jericho decided that he and Owens would have the more compelling match and decided to have it changed.
You can listen to Jericho’s full comments in the embedded player below:
The Rock Appearing On Post-Super Bowl ‘Tonight Show’
Variety has a new report out revealing that The Rock will be one of the featured guests on the post-Super Bowl edition of The Tonight Show.
The Rock will be joined by Justin Timberlake and the cast of This Is Us, which is airing immediately following the Super Bowl.
Related: The Rock Reacts To Oprah’s Powerful ‘New Day’ Speech
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Bobby Moynihan, Dwayne Johnson during "Enhancement Drugs" on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Becky Vu/NBC)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: Dwayne Johnson during "Enhancement Drugs" on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Becky Vu/NBC)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: Dwane Johnson as King Keef during "Rap Song" -- (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwane Johnson as King Keef, Kenan Thompson as Big Chris during "Rap Song" -- (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, Dwayne Johnson, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 during "Goodnights & Credits" -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Cecily Strong as Gemma, Dwayne Johnson, Kenan Thompson as Gene, Vanessa Bayer as Gene's wife during "Gemma" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hanks during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Alec Baldwin, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hanks during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hanks during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hanks during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: Dwayne Johnson during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Tom Hanks, Dwayne Johnson, Alec Baldwin in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 during "Goodnights & Credits" -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson with Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett as Graduating Seniors during "Senior Video" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as Brock Tenderson, Vanessa Bayer as Janet Charmpagne/Mrs. Carmichael during "RKO Movie Set" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Cecily Strong as Linda, Dwayne Johnson as Steve/Scorpio during "Scorpio" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Dwayne Johnson as Steve/Scorpio, Aidy Bryant during "Scorpio" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Cecily Strong as Linda, Dwayne Johnson as Steve/Scorpio during "Scorpio" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Sasheer Zamata, Dwayne Johnson as Steve/Scorpio, Aidy Bryant during "Scorpio" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as a patron, Beck Bennett as the wingman, Cecily Strong as a patron during "Wingman" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as a patron, Bobby Moynihan as Carlos during "Wingman" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as Koko WatchOut, Beck Bennett as an announcer, Bobby Moynihan as Trashyard Mutt during "WWE Promo" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as Koko WatchOut, Beck Bennett as an announcer, Bobby Moynihan as Trashyard Mutt during "WWE Promo" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as Roy, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett during "Worlds Most Evil Invention" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dwayne Johnson as Koko WatchOut, Beck Bennett as an announcer, Bobby Moynihan as Trashyard Mutt during "WWE Promo" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Dwayne Johnson" Episode 1725 -- Pictured: (l-r) Alec Baldwin, Dwayne Johnson during "Opening Monologue" in Studio 8H on May 20, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
