Volume IV of the Forgotten Classics series was inspired by the recent encounter between these two top stars of this generation and led me down memory lane where I relived this bout between Captain Charisma and Y2J that was fuelled by blood-lust, anger and a woman.
I present to you all Christian Vs. Chris Jericho at the grandest stage of them all, Wrestlemania XX . Enjoy, my B/R Peeps!
March 14th 2004 , Madison Square Gardens , Wrestlemania 20: Christian Vs. Chris Jericho (with Trish Stratus)
Christian and Chris Jericho were the perfect tag-team in 2003; both were as arrogant as each other, both were as cocky as each other and both were as talented as each other. They fitted together like a hand to a glove.
They earned success as a tag-team, winning the World Tag Team Championships, and provided endless entertainment. I mean who can ever forget the infamous "ass cream" segment. However, the downfall of Vitamin C all started with what seemed like a harmless bet.
The bet was for the princely sum of one Canadian Dollar and it was who could bed a WWE Diva first; Chris Jericho (who's Diva was Trish Stratus) and Christian (who's Diva was Lita). Unexpectedly, Y2J developed real feelings for Trish and tried to convince her that his feelings were real when she found out about the bet.
Captain Charisma was having none of it and was on his way to convincing Jericho that Trish indeed did not reciprocate his feelings. At that time, he was doing the same to Trish; making her think that Chris had no feelings for her but instead it was Christian who was trying to get Trish to be with him
After consulting, and dare I say manipulating, Eric Bischoff, Christian was put in an inter-gender match against Trish Stratus in which he had promised Trish that he would lay down for her backstage before the bout occurred.
The plan was going perfectly, Trish had Christian pinned; however, Captain Charisma kicked out at the two count. He then proceeded to clothesline Trish and make her tap-out to the Walls of Jericho, the finishing move of one Chris Jericho showing why he was an awesome heel.
The following week Christian again showed why he was an excellent heel by hosting the Highlight Reel, Chris Jericho's own show, and stating that he did what he did for Y2J, his best friend because Trish not only ruined Jericho's life but also their friendship.
"It's called tough love, Chris."
But Chris was having none of it and proceeded to beat down Christian, with Captian Charisma escaping by the skin of his teeth.
The stage was set for an epic encounter at the grandest stage of them all; it would be Christian Vs. Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania XX!
The Match
The ending to the match.
The Verdict
The match was what you would expect from wrestlers as talented as these two; technically sound with counters and reversals from both men that got the crowd involved into the matchup.
Combining a blend of technical and high-flying moves with the storytelling made this one of the best matches on a card that was stacked from top to bottom.
That being said, what is both fondly remembered has to be the ending. After Jericho had delivered a superplex to Christian, Trish Stratus came running to ringside and climbed the ring apron. Christian brings Trish into the ring but Jericho throws him away. He goes to check on her but she "accidentally" hits him with an elbow which allows Captain Charisma to sneak the win via a roll-up.
Trish then apologizes to Chris, but SWERVE! She smacks the bejesus out of him. CC runs in and delivers the Killswitch (then known as the Unprettier). Christian and Trish Stratus seal the deal with a kiss on the ramp, rubbing more salt into the wound.
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