Chris Jericho botches his mock Goldberg entrance

On 09/14/98, Chris Jericho was doing a long string of promos and interviews mocking Bill Goldberg.

On September 10th, Jericho was set to defend his television title against Wrath during a live Thunder broadcast. Jericho came up with an idea to have a private cameraman follow him from his dressing room to the ring along with his "Jericho Security". This was meant to make fun of Bill Goldberg's classic entrance of a cameraman following him from his dressing room to the ring being escorted by security. The plan was for Jericho to get lost and end up locked outside the arena and have Wrath search him out.

Everything went smoothly until Jericho made it outside. His problems began when the door he exited from was suppose to lock once it shut behind him. Jericho was suppose to grab for the door but be too late in doing so. Unfortunately, the door wasn't locked and the camera showed Jericho open the door and shut it quickly pretending to still be locked outside. To make matters worst, while he was banging on the door asking to be let in, a staff member opened the door to let him in, not knowing what was going on. The cameras quickly cut away and began following Wrath as he made his way to Jericho.

When Wrath finally found Jericho outside, he chased him around a production truck. The camera man followed the two around the truck and Thunder went to a commercial break, not before the fans at home and in the arena saw Wrath run right past Jericho.

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[Mikill7]

Did Jericho jst say at 1:09 armbar?! xD

[warriorofwrestlingv3]

It was scripted for Jericho to parody Goldberg's entrance. However, when he walked outside, is where the botching starts. He turns, walks back to the door, and pulls it. It opens. He then closes it, and starts shouting 'Open the door!' At about 0:53 you can just make out a door further along being opened by someone who has heard Jericho shouting.

It WAS botched. They botched a chase scene later, too, when Jericho stopped running from Wrath, thinking the camera had gone off

[KakarotLee33]

was that Adam Bomb?

[rvx87]

Damn jericho is fast. See how fast he ran to the other side of the trailer. That was like a 40yard dash right there. If not maybe a 30.

[boredgunner]

COME ON BABY HERE WE GO

[LinnieKing]

It wasn't a botch, if you look closely he's trying to keep the door closed and right at the end where Brian Clark aka Wrath is chasing him, they both crack up laughing.

[juiceonroids]

HELLO LEXINGTON HELLO LEXINGTON!!!

[MikeyHibee]

Only in WCW!!

[yahoo3574]

@Mikill7 No, he actually said, "Open the door!"

[bemiz11]

lol jericho "ahhhhhh" before he goes outside

[warriorofwrestlingv3]

@SomethingRules It was a botch, Jericho himself has said that.

[SomethingRules]

@warriorofwrestlingv3 it wasn't a botch, dummy. it's a tribute to Spinal Tap