WWE: 10 biggest stories of 2016

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6. Chris Jericho is better than ever

Over the past few years, the WWE Universe has been treated to small doses of Chris Jericho here and there. But in 2016, we saw a LOT of Chris Jericho and I think most of us are just fine with that. I could sit here and go through everything that Chris Jericho has accomplished since making his amazing debut in WWE after years of being underutilized in WCW but that could take a while. World titles, Intercontinental titles, tag team titles — you name it, Chris Jericho has done it.

But even after all this time, he continues to perform at a high level and had a great 2016. He was the perfect choice as AJ Styles’ first big program and those two put on some great matches, including a Jericho victory at WrestleMania 32. From there, things actually only got better. He got rid of the light-up jacket, started wearing his now-signature scarves, changed his facial hair and got into some amazing programs with Dean Ambrose as well as Enzo & Cass. Then he got himself aligned with Kevin Owens to form JeriKO and we’ve got one of the best stories of the year with these two.

I certainly don’t want to slight Kevin Owens on this list, as he is one of the best wrestlers and talkers in WWE, but what makes this so wonderful is that he’s got Jericho to play off of and it’s been absolute gold. Whether it’s the backstage promos, the in-ring promos or the actual matches themselves, these two have an unbelievable chemistry that has dominated Monday Night RAW for months.

They’ve teased splitting the two up on numerous occasions, and we’ll likely really get that at some point, but I think creative just wants to ride this as long as possible. Adding The List of Jericho was a stroke of genius as anyone who knows anything about Chris Jericho knows that his history with lists is epic. Armbar, anyone? I mean, just listen to the crowd every time he even threatens to put someone on the list; he’s more over than ever. Let’s just hope that we get to drink in the gift of Jericho well into 2017.

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