Good Ol' JR and Jerry "The King" Lawler are on commentary for this match. Chris Jericho enters first, with the entrance video I could never get used to, I didn’t realize he used it this long. We go back to 3 weeks previous, Tyson Tomko powerbombed Y2J through the announce table as Jim Ross calls him “Benoit” whilst talking about the possibly hurt ribs of Jericho. Trish Stratus is accompanying Tomko to the ring, which of course gets King excited on commentary.
TYSON TOMKO VS.
CHRIS JERICHO
WWE Wrestlemania 2004 (13th June 2004)
Chris Jericho ducks under an attempt to lock up by Tyson Tomko,
who takes control of Jericho’s arm and sends him into the corner, hitting him
with right hands and back elbows. Chris Jericho is sent across the ring, he
avoids a clothesline with a baseball slide and chops at Tomko, who tries to
reply but Jericho ducks it. Tomko reverses an irish whip and barely ducks before
Jericho kicks him, Tyson Tomko decapitates Jericho with a clothesline then
drags him to his feet, and places him in the corner for the deadly BLATANT
CHOKE! Chris Jericho is sent across the ring into the turnbuckles but gets his
boot up, dazing Tomko, Jericho hits a missile dropkick from the middle rope,
Tomko rolls to the apron and Jericho hits the triangle dropkick, sending him to
the floor. Trish gets mad at Tomko for eating Jericho’s boot so often in the
match as Jericho jumps at Tomko from the apron. It looks like Tyson Tomko was
meant to catch him in mid-air but it didn’t turn out that way. Tyson Tomko
lifts Jericho onto his shoulder but Jericho slips out the back and shoves Tomko
into the ring post before helping him back in the ring.
Jericho climbs to the top rope, but Trish Stratus climbs on
the apron, causing the distraction and allowing Tomko to lift Jericho from the
turnbuckles and carry him overhead, dropping him into a rib breaker. Tyson Tomko
kicks at the midsection. Trish looks on as Tomko brings Jericho to his feet and drives him into the corner.
Tyson Tomko with shoulder thrusts to the injured ribs before slamming Jericho
out of the corner. Tomko stomps Jericho but he gets to his feet and softens Tomko
up with chops and kicks to the midsection, Chris Jericho hits the ropes but
runs into a swinging side slam for a nearfall. Tyson Tomko drives his knee into
Jericho’s midsection and puts on a bearhug as the fans chant for Jericho, who
eventually tries to fight out until Tomko slams him to the mat. Tomko hits the
ropes but Jericho rolls out of the way of the fist drop and gets to his feet in
the corner, Tomko charges but hits the turnbuckles. Jericho hits a right hand
and a chop to Tomko but is cut off with a knee to the gut, Jericho is sent off
the ropes but he uses the momentum to knock Tomko down with a forearm shot.
Chris Jericho eats
shit on a Lionsault attempt as Tomko rolls out of the way, he lifts Jericho
onto his shoulder like a Razor’s Edge and drops Jericho’s shoulder across his
knee, Tomko covers but Jericho kicks out at 2. Tyson Tomko lifts Jericho in a
military press, but Jericho rakes the eyes, he takes Tyson Tomko down with a chop
block and tries to lock in the Walls of Jericho, but Tomko is able to kick him
back into the corner, Y2J avoids a running knee, another chop block to Tomko
and Jericho goes back to the Walls, Trish jumps on the apron as Jericho is
trying to turn Tomko over, and Tyson Tomko powers out again. Chris Jericho is
in front of Trish as he gets to his feet, Tyson Tomko charges and is sent into
Trish, Chris Jericho hits the enziguri and covers Tomko to win the match.
WINNER: CHRIS JERICHO
This match was a good match, considering how new Tyson
Tomko was and his limitations in the ring, Chris Jericho lead him through a passable
Pay-Per-View match. Jericho let the environment help him beat Tomko, Tyson
Tomko was able to get some work in on the midsection towards the middle of the
match and Trish didn’t get involved enough for it to become tiresome, probably
saving her for the match later tonight ** match and personally 4.5/10.
After the match
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