The top guys are paranoid and always protective of their spots but they’ve “learned to work like a top guy”. That means they’ve sold their soul to the company while learning to successfully navigate the waters of the fishbowl. Scott Steiner never sold his soul and ran against the current of the company’s waters but was criticized from within the WWE for his work. Give me a break… Top guys usually watch out for each other but occasionally will eat each other to survive, especially if they sense disloyalty and an opportunity to further deepen their hooks into their top spot.
Chris Jericho has been one guy who’s never been afraid to walk to his own beat. His push out of the box in 1999 peeved many within the company, who felt he was a glorified mid-carder, too small to ever be a top guy. Over a decade later and he’s now the best wrestler in the company. Solid, reliable and never injured, Chris Jericho is a model WWE employee independent contractor.
Until he took the “Downfall” gig… apparently some within the WWE were torked off that Chris would look outside the company for opportunity and perhaps look to leave, again. Remember Chris walked away once and it wouldn’t shock me to see him do it again. ABC is owned by Disney and they control ESPN too… probably lots of other media outlets as well. With tons of opportunity awaiting him, Chris Jericho did a great job as a host on “Downfall” and makes Ryan Seacrest look like a big steaming bowl of estrogen. Regis is like 100 and Drew Carey is a ham sandwich away from joining Fred Sanford on the “Elizabeth… I’m coming!” list.
The point is Chris Jericho can bring his dedication, professionalism and self-confidence to non-WWE television or he can go back to being the best wrestler in the world. But will the “group think” suddenly doubt Jericho? Will the upper echelon believe him disloyal and sharpen the fangs?
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