5 WWE Legends Chris Jericho never wrestled 

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Jericho missed out on wrestling some great stars in his time (Pic Source: WWE)
Jericho missed out on wrestling some great stars in his time (Pic Source: WWE)

Whether in WCW, WWE, or AEW, Chris Jericho has wrestled some big names in his time. Stars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, and even Arn Anderson can count themselves as opponents of Jericho.

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Chris Jericho has done it all. Since starting his career all those years ago with Lance Storm, it's fantastic that he's still performing at a high level. In AEW, his promos are massively entertaining; his in-ring skills have slowed but he finds ways around it to seemingly work with anyone.

But for such a fantastic career, there were some people Jericho didn't wrestle. Keep in mind; he has been in the ring with some legendary wrestlers, Hall of Famers, and practically every big name that fans can think of. However, some big names evaded him.

These are men that were in action around the same time as him, but things didn't work out for one reason or another. Sometimes it was because they weren't in the same company, or because he wasn't "elite" enough to wrestle them at that point.

Here are five WWE Legends that Chris Jericho never wrestled.


#5 Bret Hart never faced Chris Jericho

Jericho was there but he missed him (Pic Source: WWE)
Jericho was there but he missed him (Pic Source: WWE)

Chris Jericho was still in WCW when Bret Hart arrived in 1997. Hot off the controversy surrounding his WWE departure, people thought Bret would do great things in the company. Sadly, for a variety of reasons, things didn't pan out that way in WCW.

Bret Hart became an on-and-off associate of Hulk Hogan and the nWo. His feuds didn't have the same fire that they had in WWE and were unmemorable. He did have a couple of memorable moments with Bill Goldberg, but they were few and far between.

It's interesting to imagine if Chris Jericho ever got the chance to go one-on-one with The Hitman. Jericho has said that he trained in the Hart Dungeon with the likes of Stu Hart. Although technically, it's said that he trained in the Hart Brothers training camp alongside Lance Storm. Nonetheless, there was history there.

How great would it have been to see the Ayatollah of Rock-N-Rolla take on The Excellence of Execution? Indeed, it would have been one of the in-ring classics that few wrestlers could only dream of.

#4 Sting never faced Chris Jericho

In a different world, this would have happened (Pic Source: WWE)
In a different world, this would have happened (Pic Source: WWE)

Sting has been an icon in professional wrestling for years now. Even after his retirement, he has left behind a legacy full of passion, charisma, and intrigue. Much like The Undertaker and Chris Jericho, Sting changed his character enough to suit the times.

His transformation from Surfer Dude to an emotionless avenging angel was the highlight of its time. His build to that epic Starrcade 1997 match with Hollywood Hogan is still considered one of the better buildups to a pay-per-view in years since. Even in TNA, Sting managed to reinvent himself as The Joker Sting with varying degrees of success.

Chris Jericho never came into contact with Sting in WCW

His WWE run was unremarkable, and it's a shame that it ended pretty quickly. Imagine he managed to wrestle a great match with Chris Jericho? It would have been spectacular.

Jericho never really ran into Sting in WCW. Perhaps, at the time, Jericho was just considered a mid-carder and not a main-event player. If Sting had come to WWE in the early 2000s, there is an excellent chance that this dream match would have happened.

#3 Ultimate Warrior never faced Chris Jericho

Another one that may have happened if only given the opportunity (Pic Source: WWE)
Another one that may have happened if only given the opportunity (Pic Source: WWE)

If there were anyone that exuded maniacal charisma and electrified audiences when he ran down to the ring, it would have been the man from "Parts Unknown."

While the Ultimate Warrior's first WWE run was legendary, his subsequent runs with the company proved to be an example of the law of diminishing returns. Eventually, Warrior made his way to WCW to rekindle his feud with Hollywood Hulk Hogan, but it's safe to say that it was dead on arrival. A young Chris Jericho did run into the Ultimate Warrior, but not in the ring.

Chris Jericho ran into Ultimate Warrior in catering

Chris Jericho explained that the Ultimate Warrior liked his work in the ring. He said:

"He came up to me and said, this was when I was a nobody like I enjoy watching what you do. Chris Jericho retorted, 'Me? You enjoy watching what I do. Thanks, Ultimate Warrior. I appreciate your support.' But I remember he took a cookie in catering and he crumbled it up. And he smelt it. That's how he ate his dessert. He wouldn't eat the cookie. He would just crumble it up to get the essence of it and then smell it. And that's what he considered dessert. And then he put the crumbles down, and I ate that $h!t up. He was a very original person. That's for sure."

It's interesting to see what would have happened had the two locked horns in the ring. Like Bret Hart, Chris Jericho was able to work with anyone, and it would have been interesting to pit him against Warrior. Would Jericho have ended up like Triple H when he wrestled Warrior? Certainly, an exciting matchup indeed.

#2 Macho Man Randy Savage never faced Chris Jericho

The Madness of Macho (Pic Source: WWE)
The Madness of Macho (Pic Source: WWE)

Macho Man Randy Savage. Second, only to Hulk Hogan, in being one of the most fabulous promo guys in the 80s with his alluring, off the wall style. He had wrestled some great matches in his time, and his stint in WCW was eventful.

It's not quite known why Randy Savage never returned to WWE after he was done with WCW. It's said that he never quite buried the hatchet with Vince McMahon, but perhaps, there were many reasons. But like everyone else on this list, he seems to have some history with Chris Jericho.

Chris Jericho ran into Macho Man at a party

Chris Jericho recently said that he wished he had gotten to wrestle Randy Savage. In fact, he ran into him at a party, where Savage explained that he would like to work with him some day. He said:

"I think Macho Man would be the biggest one. I was a huge Macho Man fan. Like I said, it's still kind of a drag to me. I actually did a thing with Bubba The Love Sponge, it was an early morning kind of party and Randy was there. He was like, 'I always wanted to work with you. Maybe someday in WWE.' I was like, 'F**k man, you have some pull. Or maybe he didn't say I always wanted to work with you. He said I would like to work with you. Or thought it would be good if we had a match. Something along those lines. But it's always cool to hear that sort of thing."

On paper, this could have worked, had Chris Jericho went toe to toe with Mr. Madness. Both men had fantastic promo skills and their in-ring abilities were excellent. Judging by Jericho's comments, it would have been a dream come true, had it happened.

#1 Owen Hart never faced Chris Jericho

The one Chris Jericho would have wanted to happen (Pic Source: WWE)
The one Chris Jericho would have wanted to happen (Pic Source: WWE)

Chris Jericho has taken every chance he can to mention Owen Hart in his podcasts or interviews. His love of the "Black Hart" is real.

Owen Hart was a gifted in-ring wrestler. He was as good as Bret Hart, and some of the matches exuded the same prowess his brother brought. There were some tarnishes on his record, especially with his botch on Stone Cold Steve Austin's neck. But stories like those were rare, and Jericho says that Owen was a significant influence on him.

Chris Jericho wanted to be just like Owen Hart

He said:

"When I started getting interested in going to the Hart Brothers pro wrestling camp, he was the guy that was kind of hot at the time. If I could just be like Owen Hart, wrestle Owen Hart, become Tag Team Partners with Owen Hart, that would be so cool. And I drew pictures of him, which you can see in the Dark Side of the Ring episode about him. But he was just the guy that really intrigued me. And I really wanted to work with him. And if you asked me when I left WCW to go to WWE, what my top 10 reasons were for leaving, probably number 10 or 9, not the main reason but one of the reasons was that I hopefully get a chance to wrestle Owen Hart and that never happened. "

Had Owen Hart lived on, there is no doubt that he and Chris Jericho would have done something great in WWE.

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