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This match on the **January 31, 2002 episode of WWE SmackDown! ** saw Chris Jericho face Tazz in a short but hard-hitting non-title singles bout that opened the show. Tazz came out aggressive, using suplexes, throws, and strikes to take control early and keep Jericho on the defensive, even locking in his signature Tazzmission at one point. Jericho fought back with chops, a bulldog, and a flying forearm, shaking off Tazz’s offense. As Tazz had the match in his grasp with the submission locked in, Jericho cleverly shoved the special guest referee Jacqueline out of the way long enough to hit a low blow and follow up with his finisher, The Breakdown, to score the pinfall victory. After the match, a frustrated Jacqueline raised Jericho’s hand reluctantly, prompting Jericho to put her in the Walls of Jericho in a post-match heat-building moment that underscored his heel persona.

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00:00Coming out of a shoot on SmackDown with a pit bull,
00:16Black Street Fight from Brooklyn.
00:26Following non-title contest is scheduled for one star.
00:29Coaching the ring on the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York.
00:33Weighing in at 248 pounds in one half.
00:36The World Wrestling Federation tag team champion, Taz.
00:49And Taz set to face Jericho tonight.
00:51What an opportunity for Jackie, our new special referee here in this match.
00:54And from Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing in at 227 pounds.
00:58Here's the undisputed World Wrestling Federation champion, Chris Jericho.
01:03And from Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing in at 227 pounds.
01:12Here's the undisputed World Wrestling Federation champion, Chris Jericho.
01:17Well, it's champion versus champion in this non-title matchup with King.
01:26Y2J is gonna be part of the NHL Celebrity All-Star Game on E! Entertainment Television this Saturday at 2 Eastern.
01:34I guarantee you he'll, well, he'll score a hat trick.
01:37I mean, this guy's great at everything he does.
01:39He's the undisputed champion if he wanted to play hockey, he'd win the Stanley Cup.
01:43If he wanted to play football, he'd win the Super Bowl.
01:45If he wanted to play baseball, he'd win the World Series.
01:47He's undisputed champion, Michael.
01:49Well, Jericho's dad, a former member of the New York Rangers,
01:51and a lot more humble than the egotistical champion, Chris Jericho.
01:55It's hard to be humble when you're the undisputed champion.
01:57Well, Y2J, Chris Jericho, in two and a half weeks Sunday, February 17th,
02:02from the sold-out Bradley Center in Milwaukee,
02:05the undisputed champion, Chris Jericho, to defend the titles against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
02:12Wow.
02:13Doesn't get any bigger than that.
02:15Taz won half of the tag team champions against the undisputed champion in this matchup.
02:19And Taz, the former tough-en-up trainer, sticking up for his student, Maven.
02:24And here's Taz with the big right hands to Chris Jericho.
02:27I want to tell you something.
02:28Taz, he may have stuck up for the wrong guy here.
02:31This Maven is not the wrong guy.
02:33That's too clutch by Taz going to work on Chris Jericho.
02:37And Maven, some of the bruised larynx on Raw,
02:40a brutal premeditated attack by the vicious Undertaker.
02:45It was sickening.
02:47Jericho bats it off the announce table as Taz hammers away on Chris Jericho.
02:54I'll tell you, Jericho, what a hell of an effort by Maven in that matchup against Jericho on Raw this past Monday night.
03:01But did he win, Michael?
03:02No, he didn't win.
03:03But a gutsy performance by Maven nonetheless.
03:06Jericho shot to the ribs.
03:08That's gutsy.
03:10And another shot to Taz.
03:12And King, will this be the night?
03:14Will this be the night?
03:15Ric Flair makes his decision on whether or not to sell his stock back to Mr. McMahon.
03:19It prevents Mr. McMahon from injecting that poison, the NWO, into the WWF.
03:24Oh, he better make his decision.
03:25He better make it soon.
03:26I can assure you.
03:27Oh, look at Jaclyn.
03:28A fair referee in the face of Chris Jericho.
03:31And Taz now turns the tables on Y2J.
03:33I like the look of Jackson.
03:34Oh, man.
03:35What a shot up underneath the chin by Chris Jericho.
03:39What a syntax by Taz to Jericho.
03:41Jericho's head passing off the mat center of the ring.
03:45What do you think Ric Flair is gonna do?
03:47What do you mean?
03:48What is he gonna do?
03:49He's only got one thing he can't do.
03:50Does he wanna see the WWF die?
03:52Be killed by its own creator?
03:54I mean, let's face it, Michael.
03:56You know as well as I do.
03:57The NWO, it's who we think it is.
03:59If they come in here, this company's doomed.
04:02Oh, look at the judo throw by Taz.
04:04Jericho back to his feet.
04:06A clothesline.
04:07This is with a right hand.
04:09Jericho kicked through the midsection of Taz.
04:11Oh, there it is.
04:12The Northern Lights two points may have Jericho.
04:14Who just gets the shoulder off.
04:17He's in there, Becky.
04:18On Taz.
04:19But what if Ric Flair does sell his half of the company, kid?
04:22He's out of a job.
04:23He's out of a career.
04:24Well, basically, Ric Flair's had a great career.
04:28Everything's gotta come to an end.
04:30That'll last forever.
04:31He can go play golf all the time.
04:32A legendary career.
04:33And Jericho off the football, went for the Lions.
04:35Taz moved out of the way.
04:36Landed on his seat.
04:37The top mission.
04:38The top mission locked in.
04:39What?
04:40The undisputed champion just grabbed the referee in a low blow.
04:43Blatant low blow to Taz.
04:45The referee didn't see it.
04:46And there's the breakdown.
04:47Well, it's funny.
04:48You see everything, don't you?
04:49There you go.
04:50And Jericho picks up the win.
04:52A blatant low blow by the champion.
04:55Here's your Prince Jericho.
04:58Hey, Taz.
04:59Take that back to your Pope Maven.
05:01Well, the egotistical champion picks up the victory.
05:08What's this all about?
05:10Raises his hand.
05:11There you go.
05:12Hey.
05:13Jacqueline begrudgingly raised Jericho's hand.
05:15And I don't think the champ is too happy with that.
05:18Look at this.
05:20I'll tell you one thing, Jacqueline's gonna back out from no one.
05:23Wait a minute, she's only a referee.
05:25Hey, look at this.
05:26What's Jericho doing?
05:28What's Jericho?
05:29What's Jericho?
05:30What's Jericho?
05:31What's Jericho?
05:32What's Jericho?
05:33What's Jericho?
05:34She's jamming out.
05:35Bring the bell, Jackie.
05:37Coward Jericho.
05:39He went down.
05:40He went down.
05:41Jacqueline turned her back and then he attacked her from behind.
05:45Championship.
05:46The Undisputed Championship.
05:48What an insecure little coward.
05:51And Chris Jericho.
05:53Talk about an insecure little coward.
05:55He's the Undisputed Champion.
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