A rivalry from Chris Jericho‘s WWE past is being brought back into focus, with Y2J believing it never received the recognition it deserved.
Speaking to GamesHub, Chris Jericho reflected on his 2001 feud with The Rock during the WCW invasion storyline, describing it as one of the most overlooked programmes of his career.
“A really great one that I think deserves more recognition is Jericho versus the Rock,” Jericho said. “We could go toe to toe in the ring, and Rock was a great wrestler. Rock liked to talk things through in promos first, which I can do too, but there were very few people who could genuinely stand up to him on the mic.”
Jericho pointed to their chemistry both in-ring and on the microphone as a key reason the rivalry stood out, comparing their dynamic to a classic hero versus villain pairing.
“To have a great dragon slayer, you need a great dragon, and I think we were very good from that aspect,” he added.
The feud notably centred around The Rock questioning Jericho’s ability to win a world title, a narrative that culminated in Jericho proving him wrong.
“There was a whole run where he accused me of not being able to win the big one, and then I went ahead and beat him for the Undisputed Championship,” Jericho said.
Jericho also recalled an often-forgotten detail from their time together, revealing the two briefly held tag team gold.
“We were even tag team champions together at one point, for about two weeks. I actually forgot about that until I saw a photo from Madison Square Garden recently, and I thought, we were never tag champs, but there it is.”
Chris Jericho Believes Their Feud Has Been Overshadowed By The Rock’s Other More Famous Feuds
Despite the quality of their work, Chris Jericho believes the rivalry has been overshadowed over time.
“Every time we were in the ring together or did a promo or a backstage segment, it was excellent,” he said. “I think Rock’s been gone from wrestling for so long, and people associate him so strongly with Austin and Triple H, that the Jericho-Rock rivalry kind of gets forgotten. But go back and watch it, it’s very top-level stuff.”
