[2000-10-23-WWF-Raw] Chris Jericho vs William Regal

[soup23]

I'm fearful as to where WWF booking is going as while the X-Pac feud was fine as a bridge, it being a bridge to a feud with Kane is a non-starter. Even more dumb is the setup of the feud resulting from spilled coffee. Regal giving a PSA about the amount of guns manufactured and sold in Connecticut makes him feel like a face in current day. Jericho doesn't even want to waste his insults on Regal. We only get two minutes bu the action is fun. Kane runs down and attacks Jericho drawing the DQ and that feud is on. 3/4*

[GSR]

Chris Jericho is plugging his new Fozzy CD to a stagehand backstage when he turns around and accidentally spills coffee over Kane.  He makes some wise crack about hoping the coffee didn’t burn him, to which Kane replies that he has no idea what it’s like to be burned, angrily turning a table over at the same time.

Our ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ addresses the fans and says how uncivilised they are.  He talks about being in the capital of Connecticut, a state that produces more hand guns that kill more people in any other state in the Union and when they start cheering that (oh dear!), uses it to justify why they are so uncivilised.  ‘Uptight Willie’ isn’t even deemed worthy of any of Jericho’s name calling.  Regal side steps the charge and Jericho goes shoulder first through the turnbuckles and into the ring post.  Check out Regal’s chest by the way, already turning red from Y2J’s chops.  Jericho catches a kick and takes Regal down with a dragon screw leg whip.  A real smart block of the clothesline by Regal who puts his two forearms together in front of his own face and Jericho, who already has an injured arm, hits them instead, hurting himself even more.  He goes for the ‘Hangman’s Noose’ but Jericho low blows him to escape.  Regal gets his knees up on the Lionsault when, with both men down, out marches Kane.  He brushes past Regal and goes straight for Y2J giving him an almighty chokeslam.  JR thinks that’s a pretty drastic response for Jericho spilling coffee over him!

A good couple of minutes action here before the run-in.