This part of Jericho's debut promo was strangely prophetic

[MartyMcFly]

Hands down, the greatest debut. Shyt still gives me chills when that pop hits

Also, he was very very very prophetic. Sad at how accurate he was

 

[HipHopStan]

People were pointing this out as early as 2003 (it only took WWE five years to start fukking things up), and yes, it still resonates in 2016 as well.

 

[Mr. Jiggy Fly]

What's funny is that at the time he said it, the WWE wasn't anywhere near mediocre....that promo happened pretty much at the height of the Attitude era, when wrestling's mainstream appeal was at an all-time high thanks to Austin, Rock, DX, nWo and others

He needs to do that promo today

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

What's so weird is that at the time he said it, the WWE wasn't anywhere near mediocre....that promo happened pretty much at the height of the Attitude era, when wrestling's mainstream appeal was at an all-time high thanks to Austin, Rock, DX, nWo and others

He needs to do that promo today

Vince would just fire someone for that promo now

 

[mrken12]

What's funny is that at the time he said it, the WWE wasn't anywhere near mediocre....that promo happened pretty much at the height of the Attitude era, when wrestling's mainstream appeal was at an all-time high thanks to Austin, Rock, DX, nWo and others

He needs to do that promo today

He was trying to get heat so he was saying the exact opposite of how things were going at the time. But sadly now it's all come true.

 

[TL15]

Nah, this was pretty scripted. It was the Taker promo that got him heat. He would just randomly shoot promos on folks. Taker didn't know his was coming. Think they also stopped it after that one too.

I when King says "what" at about 3:30-3:32...

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

He was trying to get heat so he was saying the exact opposite of how things were going at the time. But sadly now it's all come true.

The funniest part of the promo against Taker is that he was getting cheers. Because he was right.

 

[JoogJoint]

This is why making fun of Jericho now is all in god fun because dude has earned his HOF place someday by a landslide. Jericho is one of the GOAT's. Top 10 easy overall.

Oh yeah and Attitude Era had the most live crowds of all time.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

Oh yeah and Attitude Era had the most live crowds of all time.

ANY HEELS GETTING SHOT AND STABBED IN THE LATE 90'S, BROTHER? THE COKE AND 'ROIDS ERA HAD THE BEASTLIEST CROWDS EVER, DUDE!

WHEN MARKS WERE MARKS AND SMARKS GOT SHOT ON, MEAN GENE!

 

[BlackAchilles]

Nah, this was pretty scripted. It was the Taker promo that got him heat. He would just randomly shoot promos on folks. Taker didn't know his was coming. Think they also stopped it after that one too.

Taker's story was mad random, yet did way more to establish a character than 95% of promos today

 

[YakSpiller]

That Undertaker promo always gets me rollin

 

[The Entity]

That Undertaker promo always gets me rollin

I think a lot of it is how stupid big show tried to act out what biker taker was saying. It was a great mixture of confusion, bad acting and doofusness

 

[Leonard Washington]

A prophet he was.......a father he is not