Chris Jericho Gives Controversial Opinion On Classic WrestleMania Match

In this Inside The Ropes Live clip, Chris Jericho gives a shocking opinion on the classic Broc‹k Lesnar and Kurt Angle WrestleMania match and compares it to his classic match with Shawn Michaels on the same show. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
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[@InsideTheRopes]

What match do you think was better at WrestleMania 19 - HBK and Y2J or Brock Lesnar & Kurt Angle? Sound off in the comments!

[@FCK.THE.DEEPSTATE.]

Lesnar angle

[@ricosalvaje5802]

Brock - Kurt.

[@jackwells8107]

Defintely HBK and Y2J - Lesnar and Angle was really good, but not near better.

[@johneaston918]

Vince vs Hogan

[@SteelandSouls]

HBK and Y2J was better. The botch is memorable in Lesnar vs Angle and it's largely what makes the match more memorable. But the better overall match was HBK/Y2J

[@ErisRising]

Chris Jericho is up there with Paul Heyman when it comes to people I could listen to talk about wrestling all day long.

[@kenzotenma3570]

Great story tellers and the same goes for many other pro-wrestlers.

[@justlift213]

I cant stand listening to heyman, but that could be cause hes a fellow new yorker like me and we despise each other for no good reasons, its our nature… He has a similar accent and similar bluntness and even tho so many of us speak like that, we hate hearing other ppl tht do too, so maybe thts why

[@yeti4269]

@@justlift213 I love that he openly admits that he's an asshole inside and outside the business. He just sounds like a dick, but he is very entertaining.

[@cawlonised]

@@justlift213 its weird how new york works like that. I'm from england and personally I prefer listening to someone with a british accent to an american accent but thats just because I'm used to it.

[@gtgamesnapz]

I like RVD as well

[@cielinteri5673]

Shawn Micheals voice impression may not be the best but that facial impression is A1 lmaoo

[@dilldell4722]

Agreed. Rvd is the funniest for sure tho.

[@matthewalkman386]

That match was amazing. And the ending where Jericho still got his heat with the kick in the nuts was fantastic.

[@JacksonOwex]

That look that Shawn gives Jericho at the end of that match was SOOO GOOD!!!

[@amrithbharadwaj4945]

Shawn Michaels is far and away the best performer in Mania history and it's not even remotely close. After his comeback from the back injury, he had 8 matches at the show and he put on the best match on the show arguably every year except the one when he worked with Vince and even that was pretty good for what it was meant to be. Every f***ing year, imagine that and at least 5 of those are undisputed. And over his career he's had 10+ match of the year performances at Mania. I don't think anyone else has even half that.

[@omegamark9178]

how were the ticket sales during his reigns again?

[@amrithbharadwaj4945]

@@omegamark9178 That has absolutely nothing to do with what I said. I am not arguing that he was a great draw.

[@alex6mar]

​@@omegamark9178are you dense?

[@horseaphoenix1016]

@@omegamark9178There’s a difference between being the best draw and being the best worker. Bret Hart didn’t draw worth a damn neither, but between the ropes, it is hard to compete with the likes of Bret and Shawn. You need both big draws and great workers, a company with 20 Hulk Hogans or 20 John Cena isn’t going to do shit. You need your Guerreros, your Kurt Angles, your Harts, your Michaels as well to have a complete product.

[@redrick8900]

Michaels is a tag team specialist who only got to the top of the card because WCW bought out the more popular wrestlers.

[@lbdjthethird1240]

8:56 - Jericho does not do a very good Michaels impression but he does do one helluva McMahon impression.

[@DSCris]

I swear every wrestler has an amazing McMahon voice. Never seen someone who worked for him do a bad impression they're always so spot on

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

It's like Vince required it so he knew you could draw him money. Ok, I jest.

[@kabztunes]

not many people can get away with being so confident in themselves saying how good they are. but y2j can because he's the goat and he knows it. love his stories

[@ocsjc13]

He is far from the goat lol

[@doublej82]

Wrestlemania 19 was the first Wrestlemania I watched live, and I remember being blown away by that match

[@GamingSaturnMoonManBoy]

Chris should have a stand up special where he talks about his career

[@tedjomuljono3052]

His Fozzie tour and JeriCruise is basically that, except with added music performance and actual wrestling

[@carloscjr23]

Lol no

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

@@carloscjr23 yes…

[@weaponxnova6794]

People don't realize how much Jericho has contributed to this business. I've always said never trust Jericho as a baby face he is definitely a much better heel. But there's just something about the guy you got to respect.

[@MLaak86]

He's one of the smartest guys in the business, no question.

[@kejuanmcneil9552]

Agree Babyface Jericho is cool imo but heel Jericho is a whole different breed I love Jericho as a heel

[@redrick8900]

@@MLaak86 He's saying his snooze fest with Michaels was better than Angle Lesner.

[@horseaphoenix1016]

@@redrick8900 Angle Lesnar botched the finish so hard it almost killed Lesnar my guy. It’s between HKB vs Jericho and Austin vs Rock.

[@redrick8900]

@@horseaphoenix1016 Botching the Finish doesn't make the match worse. Foley falling through the cell against the Undertaker was a botch. You don't know jack about wrestling. Angle Lesner is one of the best matches ever. Nothing else on that card is even close.

[@wahidpawana424]

I still have this nagging question... did Jericho return the pen he borrowed?

[@MKRJONES]

Shawn and Jericho should run NXT together, Shawn comes up with the beginning and Jericho comes up with the end.

[@ii9714]

It won't happen he's ruining his legacy in AEW

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

@@ii9714 no

[@hoodietay2083]

If you sit & observe Chris Jericho’s catalogue/career.. different promotions, indies, countless classic moments, matches & rivalries across the business.. There should be NO DOUBT IN ANYONES MIND that he is the *GOAT* 🐐 no question

[@teedubb71]

You people will type anything just because you have fingers. No the hell he is not.

[@machinegunkiss7972]

​@@teedubb71 What he's said is a fact with a solid statement. Not an opinion. Y2J achieved massive accomplishments whether you like him or not.

[@petebagwell6666]

​@@machinegunkiss7972 I dunno man, in his prime everyone thought he sucked

[@machinegunkiss7972]

@@petebagwell6666 That includes me lol. But it's going so well with his gimmick. I used to hate him so much through the late 90s to 2000s. Maybe I just love his high-flying technical wrestling style as the main card when it's surrounded by too many powerhouse wrestlers. His run as Undisputed Champion is bs for me at that time, Especially when he has to go through The Rock and Steve Austin but it is actually lively in the late attitude era at the same time.

[@brutaldomcom]

GOAT is subjective but he’s had the best career, and one that any wrestler would envy. I don’t know another wrestler who managed to have both huge WWE success with multiple championships and WM main events while also having an insanely colorful and extensive journeyman’s career. Like, there’s plenty of guys who did both, but nobody EXCELLED at both quite like Jericho did.

[@111000254]

Jericho was my favourite in 2003. I always thought he would’ve had a way better career for the next few years if he went over clean at XIX Would’ve been hard mind you elevating him on RAW when Triple H and Evolution were going strong

[@thomasmuller1425]

I do, in a way, feel like Chris Jericho should've had more World Championship reigns in WWE. I know he's a 4x World Champion there but I personally feel that they could've given Jericho more World Title reigns & better booking overall.

[@a-void6774]

Jericho has the best whiny sounding voice when he yells.

[@altergeist5581]

Cry more.

[@pooldead7712]

​@@altergeist5581 don't think he was being negative dude 🤣. Stay toxic though.

[@stedarkside1529]

​@@altergeist5581Pipe down

[@Matticus87]

I met Jericho outside a fozzy gig in Manchester England. (At the time the place was called mojos, i think!) genuinely a great guy and could easily have stood there for hours and no doubt had more beer!

[@joserosales8611]

Chris Jericho is the biggest Chris Jericho mark. If it was up to him, the greatest match in Wrestling history would look something like this. Chris Jericho vs Jericho vs The Pain maker vs C Man vs Corazon de Leon vs First Ever Undisputed Champion vs Jeritron 6000 vs Lion Do vs Lionheart vs Moongoose McQueen vs Mr. Canada vs Sexy Beast vs The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla vs The Highlight of the Night vs The King of Bling-Bling vs The King of the World vs The Man of 1,004 Holds vs The living legend, Larger than life vs Vitamin C vs Y2J...

[@MrMisanthrope84]

One of my favourite wrestlers ever. Top 5.

[@douglasmace7703]

Jericho is so good to listen to. Would love to just sit and chat to him about wrestling and music.

[@Stonedkitties]

Such a great storyteller

[@kallumnolan582]

Thanks so much for dropping the intros on these videos!

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

The whole rivalry between Y2J vs HBK was great

[@justinlaite5542]

Jericho the kind of guy to bottle and save his own farts.

[@SirJebusHRM]

That is the single worst HBK impression I've ever heard, and they worked together for YEARS.

[@creativekontrol8998]

Lol it’s horrible but I couldn’t do it if I tried either.

[@iLLWiLLx21]

Jericho is Jericho’s biggest fan

[@don63]

Great storyteller, wrestler & funny as hell.

[@jasonmogsy6375]

Crazy to think that HBK only had his debut 5 years before Jericho did.

[@friedjrice]

HBK was 37 years old when he faced Jericho at mania, for context, Roman Reigns is 37 years old right now.

[@itssomedonkus5700]

I will never forget the finish of that match, so he’s right. That was the perfect finish to that story. At least in my opinion

[@udasu]

I was there when Brock botched the moonsault in Seattle. The whole place went "ohhhh!" We knew it was bad. But like the terminator, the big dude took a few moments and got up.

[@cappy2282]

Lol His impersonation of Shawn 😂

[@Rid]

Shawn Michaels had 4 matches before he wrestled Chris at Wrestle Mania .Summer Slam 2002, with HHH, the first elimination Chamber match. Then the wrestled RVD on raw. HHH again around December 3 stages of Hell at Armageddon .

[@GomezMG209]

Such a great match. Jericho giving him sweet chin music was an awesome spot. As a young kid I was pissed he did that lol

[@justinhamlin2673]

Wm 19 was my favorite wrestlemania!

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

I do like lesnar Vs Angle more. those two in the ring makes it feel real

[@ubereats3048]

I don't even remember that match . But recall the Brock and Kurt match.

[@theereverandreaper6466]

I was there, it was the best match I've ever seen live.

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

funny enough this is the match that makes WM 19 my most fav WM of all time... combined with Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar and when RVD and Kane were a tag team opening match... wm19 cards were all amazing for me. but Jericho vs HBK was the king of all kings show for me.

[@MreenalMams]

I remember watching the match, and the whole storyline.. its one of the best storylines/matches I've ever watched WrestleMania or any show..

[@Gradedrdazzle]

Jericho really is as dramatic in real life as he is in the ring.

[@MeloMendezNYC]

9:35 seconds of Chris Jericho putting himself over..... Fucking Pro Wrestling

[@hectorruiz6972]

I enjoy hearing the stories Jericho has 🎙️💯💯💯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Cagesclawandarcade]

Gotta agree this is my fav match of all time !

[@Squeakypickles619]

2:55 Shawn most certainly had not had one match since he came back in 2002 he wrestled at survivorseries and won the first ever elimination chamber match to become the world Heavyweight champion he also wrestled hhh at armagedon where he lost the title back to hhh in the 3 stagesof hell match and then he was in the 2003 royal rumble

[@sirjamar]

Jericho’s best Mania match was against HBK. I can’t really say what HBK’s best Mania match is bc he had those matches all the time.

[@justinturley7071]

That segment on Raw that Jericho keeps saying it was the highlight reel and Jericho keeps hating on Shawn and then Shawn super kicks him, wasn’t a highlight reel at all. It was actually just a regular segment on Raw where Shawn is calling out Triple H for a rematch to their fantastic 3 stages of Hell match at Armageddon, but Jericho comes out instead, he berates HBK, and then tells him how he was inspired by HBK, but then calls him “Has Been Kid” then HBK hits him with Sweet Chin Music, and bam the segment is over.

[@michaelvincent7115]

Chris jericho thought playing wild thing really loud for 30 mins was a good idea so...idk how much we should value his opinion anymore

[@alvaromedrano8236]

do u live stream these?

[@jonpoon3896]

Now I’m just trying to imagine Lance Storm with tassels

[@earzy9729]

Jericho sure does speak highly of himself for a guy that was in the midcard for 75% of his career. Don't get me wrong, he is a legend and a great wrestler, but just a funny observation.

[@rileyk5228]

Him winning could have kept him a heel if he still ended the match that way. If when he lost, he didn't kick him after that hug, it was a surefire face turn

[@Hoge1994]

🤣🤣🤣 that Vince impression

[@christianwitte406]

My honest opinion, I felt the match was cooking a little too long before it really got exciting. I need to rewatch it though.

[@stevefromyellowstone7911]

He’s sorta right lol it was the best match, but it was tied as the best match with like 4 other matches. Booker and hhh was fantastic minus the end. Leanne and angle was a clinic on wrestling. Austin and rock was Austin and fuckin rock. And the secret weapon of the show was the hulk and Vince street fight . All those matches were AMAZING. Especially that booker and hhh match. I just really wish booker won but other than that it was amazing story telling

[@k20ngpadrino8]

The greatest match ever was The Undertaker vs Mankind epic match

[@headspaceaudio7745]

Lmfaoooooo shawn kicks me in the face and then dances

[@texascreekcowboy1587]

2 of my top 5

[@WillMayberry]

I’d like to see Jericho step back to a manager/creative role. He’s still over but the time has come for a nice retirement angle and then helping AEW behind the scenes

[@slayerde440]

Sorry but Brockand Angle WAS better. His match with Shawn was good, but it wasn't honestly that good.

[@Trymr]

Wrestlemania XIX was truly the best Wrestlemania front to back without any gimmick matches like X-Seven. ...Besides Undertaker being paired with the greenest person ever & having his worst WM match up until that point besides Giant Gonzales & Big Bossman & the finish to HHH v Booker T.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

Were you watching the same WrestleMania 19 I was watching, because Vince vs Hogan has a Street fight on that show.

[@MrStrawberry86]

17 was the best one and the best show they ever did, it's like the grand finale of wrestling

[@jamesb1988]

If only Taker had a quality opponent that year, like Randy Orton or John Cena... cause I was at WM XIX in person, and as badly as I want to call it the best ever, there's just a few things that prevent it from beating 17. With Taker vs. A Train & Big Slow being one of them. Triple H burying Booker T after being a racist POS throughout the entire build was lame too. Other than that, it was a great show!

[@heyshipwreck5445]

Ralphus dies in 2019 :(

[@DementedDistraction]

But the question remains... Did Chris give the pen back?

[@BurdenErnie1]

1:28 I thought Jericho didn't believe in botches

[@fulljuggaloalbumz2691]

Keep up the good work

[@stcote666]

I wonder if Pat stroke him with his lightsaber🤔

[@jmc6327]

Botch or not, brock vs angle was the best match that year.

[@protector22222]

If you close your eyes jericho and jack black have a very similar speaking style

[@isaacwilmingtonjr9524]

I felt like Chris Jericho should have won that match.

[@apack6254]

The only legend nobody wwe fan don't want in wwe again

[@theweejoke9850]

I preferred Jericho HBK to the main event, but I think I was burnt out by main event cuz I'd seen that and Austin Rock

[@theevilresident8167]

You know I came in here expecting him to detract from the HBK match and instead I got an amazingly bad but still Awesome HBK impression.

[@theboxingboy7422]

michaels vs Jericho had a great match at mania

[@Blind_Sexy_and_Taken]

I’m not real sure what he’s talking about when he says Michaels had only had one match since coming back out of retirement. Not only did he have the match at summer slam with Hunter, but he had the first elimination chamber match at survivor series and he had a match on television with Rob Van Damme, and he had the match at Armageddon with Hunter. I’m not sure if he had any other television matches or matches at the rumble or no Way out but he definitely had more than just one match.

[@jamesb1988]

I think he may have meant just one on one non-gimmicked match.

[@Blind_Sexy_and_Taken]

But he did not say that. He just said match. But even if that were the case, he had a one on one regular match with Rob Van Dam on a Monday episode of wrestling for the world heavyweight title. So no matter what way you put it? Jericho was wrong. He might’ve had more. I cannot remember off the top of my head about the weekly television shows or at the rumble on the way out. But either way it was not a correct statement.

[@whodatnation9412]

The best part of this is Jericho talking about Dick’s like it’s a mom-and-pop sporting goods store

[@conormoncrieff5942]

Michaels was only 37 in 2003!! That’s messed with my head big time!!

[@queeble007]

Funny because yes that him an Shawn had a really good match, but I was more entertained with rock Austin 3 and Vince and hogan

[@davidotto3731]

It was the best match of that Mania

[@buddypreece1716]

Give me this all day everyday

[@JasonTigno]

Jericho is full of himself, can’t stand the guy

[@megavolt67]

The irony too of Jericho saying once that The Rock was a nice guy in real life but also kind of cocky. Takes one to know one, right?

[@mattd9881]

Shawn was 37 not 39. An I mean..they were only 5 years apart. Isn't that crazy.

[@rockydarknight2980]

Oh man I don't have a pen to write what I was going to comment. So I'm just going to say " the rival, wow is GOAT"

[@kairoberts663]

nobody puts over Chris Jericho quite like Chris Jericho !

[@simonbrown3378]

So jericho was the Shawn and lance was the jennetey

[@ko9513]

What was controversial about this opinion. He just told a story

[@dantecarroll2435]

Correction wrestlemania 19

[@Maxx_d13]

He’s told this story a million times… hbk doesn’t remember what he had for breakfast…

[@darthsebio1726]

Scott Steiner...

[@cams5510]

Yeah maybe the high spot was botched but I’m still giving it to Brock and Kurt. It was that good, otherwise

[@Maxx_d13]

Jericho flushes his 💩 without looking at it

[@ipleathetv6334]

9:23 “why A2 Jericho”

[@jaycuthbert245]

This guy is SOO FAR up his own behind its nearly unbearable sometimes. Dont get me wrong no doubt he's a legend and his career is admirable but he ISNT as good as he bangs on about and his fueds aren't as amazing as he keeps banging on about. Its a shame because I love jerichos story telling but when he's literally pleasuring himself time and time again as if he is and his past is the greatest thing anyone has ever witnessed is very difficult to sit through. Its down to the fans and observers to say how good you was or your feuds are NOT you. It just makes you look arrogant

[@shauner8754]

But it wasn’t. Vince and Hogan AND Rock/Austin stole the show over Jericho and Shawn. Sorry Chris. Notice how he only uses Lesnar/Angle as an example lol.

[@markjagger2412]

Think he was being a little harsh on himself saying it was the only time he had the best match at a Wrestlemania. Personally I’d say Y2J vs AJ Styles was the best match of WM32

[@hugosandoval1836]

Jericho is my GOAT.

[@gamerguy191313]

is jericho wearing a devil may cry dante coat!?

[@Wanjek89]

I'm waiting for the controversial part

[@Romchikthelemon]

О, бейджики снова в моде.

[@jaredbrady5566]

Jericho is the best, just ask him.

[@christopherpugh7893]

Minus the botch I prefer the Angle v Lesnar match because I prefer that type of wrestling match