"This proves that the Champ is Here"

Chris Jericho: "So I bet you all think that a new era has arrived. The fact that John Cena is the new champion means that things will change. Well, let me remind you the last time you all thought things were gonna change. After Batista robbed me of my world title, all of you hypocrites were rejoicing, all of you liars were so excited that things will be different, but yet eight short days later I destroyed Batista, regained my title for the fifth time and nothing changed. And I'm here to say personally to John Cena that in three weeks time at Armageddon, the exact same thing is going to happen to him. At the end of the year 2008 nothing will have changed. Because I will still be the World Heavyweight Champion..."

John Cena: [unterbricht Jericho via Zuschaltung auf dem Titantron. Cena steht inmitten von Fans] "Chris Jericho, stop it. Hey, enough. Enough. Chris. By now, everybody here knows that Chris Jericho, last night, lost the World Heavyweight Championship. What we've known for a long time is that Chris Jericho has lost his grasp on reality. You see, somewhere along the line in Chris Jericho's head he actually thinks that he's above everybody else. He wants to come out here week after week and call these people hypocrites? They're not hypocrites, they're good people. They know what they like, they know what they don't like, and I can tell you that they do not like a stuck-up smug little man in a form-fitting suit telling them every week that they are not good enough. Wait, wait, wait. Chris Jericho said tonight that he wanted to be a one man welcoming committee for John Cena. Chris Jericho, I got a problem. I didn't show up alone tonight. I brought like thousands of friends. So if you wanna welcome me, you welcome all of us, right now. [Cena schreitet durch die Zuschauerränge zum Ring.]

Stop the music, stop the music. [Fans jubeln] Chris Jericho, you hear that? Do you hear that? You can feel that. I just want you to do one thing for me. Just look around the crowd. Got a lot of different faces out there, we got kids, we got men, we got women, it doesn't matter. Because for all their differences, all these people here and all the people watching at home, they all have one thing in common. They all care about the WWE. And I know that every time that we come to an arena these good people, these good families spent their hard-earned money so they can stand up and cheer. So they can boo, so they can get rowdy, so they can stand up and make some noise. Why Chris Jericho? Because they have passion. I take a look at these fine people and you know what they ask in return, you know, all that they ask of us in return is that every time we step in this very ring, we share that passion. We enjoy the fact that they wanna hoise their signs up high. We enjoy the fact that they wanna get a little bit rowdy when the TV cameras are on. And that we respect the fact without all these people none of this exists.

You got me all wrong, Chris Jericho. I'm not out here to start my own new era. I'm no one man dynasty. Hell. I don't even know how many championships I've won or lost, that's not my goal. My goal in the WWE, every time I step between these ropes, every time I'm privileged enough to stand in this ring, I give every single bit that I have, win, lose or draw, to the most valuable asset that I believe the WWE has and that's you guys."

Jericho: "So you agree with John Cena, huh? Yeah, I don't give a damn with what you agree with. I want you to listen to the superstars I have beaten. From Shawn Michaels to JBL, to Batista, to Mysterio...to Orton..."

Cena: "Stop! Stop. The list. You come out here every week with the list. I beat this guy, I beat that guy, first undisputed this, I beat so and so. Chris, we are two very different people. But the biggest difference between you and me, you talk business. [entkleidet sich] I mean business. [Nach kurzem Staredown geht Jericho aus dem Ring.]

Nah, nah. It's OK, it's alright. I kinda knew you do that. You wanna walk, walk. I'm gonna fight you at Armageddon, that's for sure. Before you go, I wanna clear the air between you and me and I want you to listen to this real good. Last night at Survivor Series was one hell of a match. And there is not a person in this building or at home, myself included, that can doubt Chris Jericho's ability to wrestle in this ring. But Chris Jericho, the part that we don't see eye to eye is that you come out here each and every week and claim that you need to save this place from what it's become. Well I like this place. You come out here each and every week and you belittle the very foundation on which the WWE was built. And the one thing that makes me wanna tear you in half, you come out here each and every week and insult these people and tell them that they're not good enough. You claim you're an honest man, Chris. You been lying this whole time and you been lying to yourself and I tell you why. This right here. [hebt den Gürtel hoch] I'm as much of a WWE fan as any one of these people. And me holding this championship right here proves that we are good enough. This proves that we do not need saving, that we do not need changing. This proves that the CHAMP IS HERE." [Jericho betritt wieder den Ring]

Jericho: "Let me tell you something right now, Cena. The Champ is not here, the Champ is right here. [deutet auf sich selbst] And you don't intimidate me and you don't impress me, Cena. As a matter of fact I think you might be a little bit scared of me. Because you know... Look at me when I'm talking to you, boy. You know at Armageddon I'm gonna take that title from you. And there's nothing you gonna do about it. Because you are nothing but a liar and a hypocrite, just like all these sicko fans that you pander to each and every night. I'm gonna beat you at Armageddon, Cena. And prove that you're nothing more than a flash in the pan. And you know what you gonna do about it? Absolutely nothing. Because when it's all said and done, you are nothing more than a worm, you are nothing more than a coward of a man and you..." [Cena verpasst Jericho eine Clothesline. Weitere Aktionen in und außerhalb des Ringes verfolgen, ehe sich Cena nach dem STFU im Ring mit dem Titel feiern lässt.]