Chris Jericho's Return to WWE: Why Jeri-Show Should Reunite

Chris Jericho is expected to make his return this coming Monday night on RAW.

Prior to his controversial 30-day suspension, Jericho’s rivalry with CM Punk had already run its course.

The seeds were planted for a feud with Randy Orton; however, the master of the RKO also landed himself a wellness-policy violation and a suspension until late July.

What, then, is there for Jericho to do upon his return?

Without a doubt, Jericho is extremely versatile and can very literally fit into any scenario. Anywhere from jobbing to Heath Slater on NXT—yes, it happened—to carrying the company as a world champion.

It just so happens that the Big Show currently finds himself as a heel drawing significant heat for the first time since 2010.

Although the Big Show is an excellent wrestler when you consider his size and the limited repertoires of other big wrestlers such as Andre the Giant or the Great Khali, he is seldom notably entertaining.

However, the Big Show was most entertaining during his time in Jeri-Show.

There’s a certain charm and amusement to a team comprised of a cowardly mastermind in Chris Jericho, who hides behind a destructive giant in the Big Show.

It’s entertaining to see such a mismatch because the two close-friends outside of the ring work well together within the ring.

Jericho is great on the microphone, and when he has all that brawn of the Big Show to hide behind, he can be even better.

Regardless of Big Show claiming that he’s finally the destructive giant he was always meant to be, the Big Show has never been more dangerous than when Jericho was pulling the strings.

As of this past week’s episode of RAW, the Big Show has separated himself from John Laurinaitis and has yet to be assigned another storyline.

With the tag team division potentially on the rise after No Way Out, what better time is there than now to reunite the world’s largest athlete and the first ever undisputed champion?

While Jericho and Big Show are known chiefly as singles competitors, having these two big names work with younger teams like the Usos, the Colons, the Prime Time Players, or Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd can only be good.

Whether winning or losing, Jeri-Show could help revive the tag team division—and even more importantly—bring credibility to the careers of many younger teams.

Jeri-Show’s initial time together ended in a right-hand knockout from the Big Show and the forming of ShoMiz, but it has been almost three years since.

If there’s one thing that remains constant in WWE’s programming, it’s that in time, all animosity will dissipate.

Jeri-Show is good enough to deserve another final run together, and if it’s ever going to happen again, the time is now.

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