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Members of the WWE Universe have looked on recently as Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho circled one another like junkyard dogs. Jericho has claimed that HBK is nothing more than a phony and even gone so far as to smash his head into the JeriTron-6000, seriously injuring Michaels’ eye. Now, in spite of his injury, The Showstopper has accepted Y2J’s challenge to face him at The Great American Bash.
The rivalry between the two began months ago with Jericho accusing Michaels of faking a knee injury during a match with Batista. HBK revealed that he was indeed faking by delivering some Sweet Chin Music to an unsuspecting Y2J as the crowd cheered him on. Over the next few weeks, Jericho found himself on the bad side of Raw audiences, being booed for his actions in and out of the ring. Frustrated that he gets jeered while Michaels is cheered for his every action, Jericho assaulted HBK and injured his eye, preventing him from officially participating in matches.
Even with an injured eye, Michaels continued to prolong his rivalry with Jericho. At Night of Champions, as Y2J defended his Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, Michaels fought with his former protégé, and Jericho’s new ally Lance Cade outside the ring. Cade had turned on HBK and joined forces with Y2J after witnessing Michaels’ actions and falling under Jericho’s influence. The scuffle outside the ring was just enough of a distraction to allow the Jamaican Superstar to get the upper-hand and win Y2J’s Intercontinental Title.
To date, this rivalry has cost Shawn Michaels the use of his right eye, and Chris Jericho his Intercontinental Championship. How much more will these men lose when they put it all on the line at The Great American Bash? As they’ve both told one another: “The worst is yet to come.”
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