Chris Jericho has been involved in wrestling for over three decades, and one could say he has done it all. He spent three years in WCW, about 20 years in WWE, and was among the first wrestlers to join AEW, facing top stars along the way on the biggest stages while headlining classic, memorable feuds.
Here’s one surprise: Despite all Jericho has accomplished in wrestling, he never faced The Undertaker in a singles pay-per-view match. They competed in an Elimination Chamber match and had a singles bout SmackDown, but never went head-to-head on a pay-per-view. Jericho recently called “one of the biggest misses in WWE history” on his latest episode of Talk is Jericho (h/t Cageside Seats).
“We had a great match on SmackDown … and when I came back through the curtain, I remember he was just sitting in a chair with his straps down. And he was just like, ‘Yep, that’s money.’ And I was like, where have you been all my life?”
“Undertaker and I never f–king had a pay-per-view match! Just this one match, ‘cause he was always on SmackDown when I was on Raw, vice-versa. Every time we crossed paths it was always great. I actually even won the title from him once in Elimination Chamber. But we never had a singles pay-per-view match and feud. And to me that’s one of the biggest misses in WWE history, because I know we would have had a great story and a great angle.”
Jericho and Undertaker were indeed frequently divided during the brand split, but Raw and SmackDown stars wrestled in cross-brand matches at WrestleMania or Survivor Series. Something could have happened and made for a headlining feud, like a title vs. title match or just two top stars tearing down a 50,000-seat arena.
Instead, wrestling fans, and Jericho, will dream about what could have been.