By RJ Marceau When I became a fan of the WWE, Chris Jericho was the Undisputed WWE Champion but he didn’t seem like he was a big deal to a new casual fan. The Rock, Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold stood out as the stars of the company to me. Jericho would have a few good years but by the mid to late 2000s he was just in the mid card doing mediocre work besides his World Heavyweight Championship run in 2010. I have been a fan of Jericho’s since 2004 but I can admit he hadn’t done much after that point. Jericho returned in 2012 as an over the top babyface but he didn’t say anything. Eventually he turned heel and went on to feud with CM Punk. I enjoyed their feud but Jericho didn’t make me want to hate him. He did trash CM Punks family and their skeletons but it wasn’t like he was lying about it in storyline. After losing to Punk, Jericho didn’t do much and left after SummerSlam.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson def. Zack Ryder and Fandango It was cool to see Gallows and Anderson back in action so soon after their in-ring debut on Raw. Ryder and Fandango scored some measure of offense, but Gallows and Anderson were mostly dominant throughout. Similar to their match against The Usos on Monday night, this definitely should have been shorter in order to establish the duo as threats straight from the get-go. Also, poor Ryder. When you're teaming with Fandango, that's the ultimate kiss of death. I thought his short-lived Intercontinental Championship reign would at least lead to more television time for the guy, but apparently not. Dolph Ziggler def. Viktor What a random, random match. At least Viktor is still being utilized despite his tag team partner Konnor getting suspended for 60 days. I figured he would be kept off programming until he returns. And we learned here that Viktor is equally as boring as a singles competitor as he is as a tag team competitor. If nothing else, Ziggler remains popular with fans (shockingly enough) and he kept the crowd's interest in this match to an extent before the abrupt ending. Plus, it was a nice win for him before he presumably loses to Baron Corbin at Payback. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Stephanie McMahon Returned to Confront Shane McMahon There have been rumblings for weeks that The Authority was on their way back to WWE TV, but I hoped it wouldn't be this soon despite the show emanating from Connecticut, the home state of the McMahons. Granted, Triple H was nowhere to be seen, but you have to know he isn't far behind and we could see him on Sunday at Payback. Is the reveal of Raw's official authority figure really a hook at this point? I'd rather see no one in charge at all, or at least what we've had in recent weeks with Shane. At any rate, he and Stephanie have good chemistry together (obviously because they're siblings), so they made this segment somewhat entertaining with their back-and-forth on the mic. AJ Styles def. Sheamus Just imagine how much more this match would have meant a few years ago when Sheamus was still relevant. But hey, I can't complain about fresh matchups. They actually contested a well-wrestled match, but the crowd didn't buy into any of Sheamus' offense and it's hard to blame them because he hasn't been a legitimate threat in some time. Nevertheless, good work from these two and another nice win for Styles en route to his upcoming WWE World Heavyweight Championship match. By Graham "GSM" Matthews #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews, answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
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