He's So Excited To Be Back!

Well, it was different. I will give that much to the WWE and Chris Jericho. Those weird promos over the last few weeks were indeed to hype Chris Jericho's return. When he did return, all he did was act all excited to be back. No talking about why he returned or anything else. It was funny to see, but where will it go?

You have Chris Jericho return to the style of promos you might expect from The Undertaker. A boy and a girl were featured. If the boy represents Jericho, who will the girl be? She definitely played a more prominent role in the promo before Jericho returned. Too late for it to be Stephanie McMahon? And how about how Jericho was acting? Childish? Connection to him being depicted as a boy in the promos? No, that would probably be stupid. How about if Jericho returns next week to the serious heel character he had before he left? He can say that he acted like that to mock the parasitic fans. No, I think that would be a dull, simple continuation of all this. There has to be more to it than that. I am interested in seeing where it will go.

This is the part where I usually say that the WWE doing this will get people wondering what is going on and tuning in. I have seen the WWE dance this tango before. You have heard me sing this ballad before. Considering the failure of the CM Punk storyline last year to raise ratings, I would take a moment to really consider whether or not this will be one of those things that will get the regulars excited, yet fail to draw any major boost in the ratings. The reason why I have more faith in angles like they are running with Kane right now is because it is exciting to see some of the things that might happen. Kane coming through the ring? The explosion? This kind of thing can draw the kind of attention that a regular match between two solid workers may not be able to get. I do not think the WWE will push this storyline with Jericho in a good enough way to get the job done beyond pleasing the core fanbase. There is still explanations and more to be revealed, but how well will Jericho's return compare to the return of The Rock? Of course, unfair comparison right there.