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Jeri-Show
Jeri-Show as theUnified WWE Tag Team Champions
Tag team
MembersBig Show /Paul Wight[1]
Chris Jericho[1]
Name(s)Jeri-Show[2]
Chris Jericho and The Big Show
Chris Jericho and Paul Wight
Billed heightsBig Show: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[3]
Chris Jericho: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4]
Combined
billed weight		711 lb (323 kg)[4][3]
DebutJuly 26, 2009[1]
Years active2009–2010
2012
2014
2016[1][2]
2023–present

The team ofPaul WightandChris Jericho,better known asJeri-Show,are aprofessional wrestlingtag teamcurrently signed withAll Elite Wrestling(AEW). They previously competed in theWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE)promotion,where Wight was known as (The) Big Show.[1]

The duo made their debut in July 2009 at WWE'sNight of Championspay-per-view event,where Jericho replaced thelegitimateinjuredEdgewith Show as his tag team partner in his defense of the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (which was made by theunificationof theWorld Tag Team ChampionshipandWWE Tag Team Championship).[5][6]

Throughout the remainder of 2009, Jeri-Show were involved in several highly promotedfeudsandangles,as well as defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship and challenging for theWorld Heavyweight Championship.[7]The duo also headlined two of WWE's pay-per-view events during their short tenure together, with the first being atSurvivor Series[8]and the second atTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[9]

After their WWE departures in 2019 and 2021, respectively, Jericho had signed with AEW as one of the earliest members of the roster while Wight (formerly Big Show) followed two years later.

History[edit]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2009–2016)[edit]

Unified WWE Tag Team Champions (2009–2010)[edit]

AtThe Bashon June 28, 2009, Jericho and his then partnerEdge,bothheels,won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (which consisted of theWorld Tag Team Championshipand theWWE Tag Team Championship) as surprise entrants in atag team match.[10]When Edge suffered a tornAchilles tendonshortly thereafter which left him unable to wrestle, Jericho exploited a contractual loophole that allowed him to choose a new partner to replace Edge so that Jericho's reign could continue uninterrupted, while insulting Edge for being injury prone.[11][12]

On July 26 atNight of Champions,Jericho revealed fellow heelBig Showas his new tag team partner and they defeatedLegacymembersCody RhodesandTed DiBiaseto retain the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, thus allowing Big Show (who was from theRawbrand) and Jericho (who was from theSmackDownbrand) to appear on both brands.[13]Jeri-Show would thenfeudwithCryme Tyme(JTGandShad Gaspard), which culminated in a successful title defense for Jeri-Show atSummerSlamon August 23.[14][15]Jericho and Big Show would then feud withMontel Vontavious PorterandMark Henry,which would also result in another successful title defense for Jeri-Show atBreaking Pointon September 13 against them.[16]Next, Jeri-Show would move on to feud withBatista,who then challenged for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship with Jericho's rivalRey MysterioatHell in a Cellon October 4, where resulted in another successful title defense.[17]

On the October 5 episode ofRaw,Jeri-Show would begin a feud withShawn MichaelsandTriple HofD-Generation X(D-X) following a loss in a non-title match.[1]Leading up toBragging Rights,Jericho was named as a co-captain (withKane) for Team SmackDown while Big Show joined Team Raw, which was captained by D-X.[1]At Bragging Rights on October 25, Big Show turned on Team Raw when he attacked his teammatesKofi Kingstonand Triple H, resulting in Jericho getting the win for Team SmackDown.[18]Big Show would then reveal that his motives for aiding Team SmackDown was so that he would be granted a shot against SmackDown'sWorld Heavyweight ChampionThe Undertaker,while Jericho would insert himself into the title match as well after defeating Kane, thus making it atriple threat match.[1]AtSurvivor Serieson November 22, The Undertaker retained his World Heavyweight Championship after Jericho and Big Show turned on each other despite working together throughout most of the match.[19]Jeri-Show would then continue their feud with D-X and on December 13 atTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs,they lost the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship to D-X in aTables, Ladders and Chairs match,ending their reign at 140 days.[20]On the December 14 episode ofRaw,Jeri-Show won aSlammy Awardfor "Tag Team of the Year",while that same night they used their rematch clause against D-X, who quickly intentionallydisqualifiedthemselves and retained the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (as a result, Jericho, from the SmackDown brand, could not appear on Raw as he was no longer a Unified WWE Tag Team Champion).[21][22]D-X granted Jeri-Show yet another rematch for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, with the additional stipulation that Jericho had to "leave Raw forever" if Jeri-Show lost, which they did on the January 4, 2010 episode ofRaw,marking the end of Jeri-Show.[2]

After their breakup, Edge made his return at the2010 Royal Rumble matchto feud with Jericho, eliminating Jericho en route to winning the Rumble.[23]Meanwhile, Big Show would go on to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship back from D-X when he teamed withThe Miz,formingShoMiz.[24]Jericho would eventually return toRawagain when he was drafted to the Raw brand through the2010 WWE draft.[25]

Unofficial reunions (2012–2016)[edit]

On the July 9, 2012 episode ofRaw,Jeri-Show (as villains) reunited for one-time to take onJohn CenaandKanein a tag team match, which they went to lose by disqualification.[26]

On the September 5, 2014 episode ofSmackDown,Jeri-Show (asfan favorites) had a one-night reunion, competing in aten-man tag team matchthat consisted of themselves teaming with John Cena, Mark Henry andRoman Reignsagainst Kane,Seth RollinsandThe Wyatt Family(Bray Wyatt,Erick RowanandLuke Harper), which Jeri-Show's team won by disqualification after The Wyatt Family broke up Cena'sSTFon Rollins and refused to stop their assault on Cena.[27]

On the January 28, 2016 episode ofSmackDown,Big Show helped Jericho, Reigns andDean Ambrosefrom a Wyatt Family assault, having a one night reunion for Jeri-Show.[28]

All Elite Wrestling (2023–present)[edit]

Jericho, now signed withAll Elite Wrestlingsince 2019, had filed a trademark to the team name in February 2023.[29]He did an interview withRenee Paquetteon the October 25 episode ofAEW Dynamitethat after he was attacked byPowerhouse Hobbs,Jericho stated that "that whileDon Callismay have a lot of family members, Jericho has a lot of friends, including some that are even bigger ", referring to Big Show, now going by his real name of Paul Wight, who signed with the company in 2021, teasing a possible JeriShow reunion.[30]

On the November 1 episode ofDynamite,Jericho andKenny Omega(of The Golden Jets tag team) confronted Callis and challengedThe Don Callis Familyin a four-on-four Street Fight on the November 15 broadcast. Omega revealed that hisGolden LoversteammateKota Ibushiwill be one partner and Jericho revealed that Wight will be the other partner, reuniting Jeri-Show for the first time in 7 years. Wight appeared on the stage and knocked outKyle Fletcher.[31]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

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External links[edit]

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