Jericho for prime minister
by Mark Madden

If I were Chris Jericho, I would quit WCW.

The fans, the announcers, the other wrestlers, the  promotion itself -- no one gives Chris Jericho the  respect he deserves, the respect he's earned.

Look at the facts -- he's beaten Greenberg four  times, yet Greenberg continues to wear the WCW world title belt. As if that injustice weren't bad enough, WCW officials then stood idly by while Greenberg speared Jericho in the aisle on a recent
 Nitro.
 
Jericho has volunteered time and again to whup Greenberg a fifth time, but  Greenberg doesn't have the guts to accept. He didn't mind sneak-attacking Jericho, though.
One scandal I want to point out -- Greenberg was only coming into the arena  just as Nitro was ending. Nothing like being late.

Jericho always shows up for work on time. He knows the fans come to see  him. Jericho wants to be at his best for all the Jerichoholics. It has nothing to do with all that free food he scarfs up at WCW's pre-show buffet. He needs time to mentally prepare. It's just one more way that Jericho is better than Greenberg.

Jericho also holds the WCW TV title. This is the most important belt in the promotion, a fact no one acknowledges. Everyone worries about the TV ratings, right? WCW is a TV company, right?
 
Pay-per-views are seen on TV, right?

Ipso facto, the TV championship is the ultimate championship.

But no one has the guts to tell Greenberg he's second fiddle to Jericho. No one has the heart to tell Greenberg he's a curtainjerker, that he'll be defending that worthless piece of tin in the opening match against Barry Horowitz while Jericho defends his prestigious strap in the main event against, well, Barry  Horowitz, I guess, he's a hard-working contender who deserves a title shot, he's no jobroni.

People around WCW are physically scared of Greenberg.

That's a fact, it's...well, yes, I would agree that Bill Goldberg is not only the No. 1 wrestler in WCW but in the entire world. I can't see anyone with the skill to beat him in a title match.

Sorry about that last paragraph. I was typing this at the WCW offices in Atlanta and Greenberg was walking behind me, so I made it look like I was in a chat room talking about his greatness. It's pretty easy to fool a simpleton  like that.

So, where were we? Ah, yes. Jericho should quit WCW.

He should run for prime minister of Canada

Hey, if Jesse Ventura can become governor of Minnesota, why not? If Hollywood Hogan can run for president, why not?

 Jericho has everything it takes to be prime minister of Canada.

For one thing, he's Canadian.

For another, he's not as stupid as most Canadians.

Jericho and I have talked about this. He's quite serious about throwing his toque in the ring. I'll be his campaign manager, relying on expertise gained during my long tenure in Americans for Canada, a Bret Hart support group. We haven't yet decided on a campaign platform per se. But we have decided  that when Jericho wins, we want huge, giant-like posters of him all over
Canada, like they did with Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran.

Jericho is a sure winner. He's already a Canadian hero. His dad, hockey  legend Ted Irvine, is also a Canadian hero.
 
Jericho proved he had the right stuff on a recent episode of The Dating Game.
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 He was Bachelor No. 3, competing for the  affections of some woman against Bachelor No.1, Kidman, and Bachelor No. 2, Disco Inferno.
 
OK, so maybe the competition wasn't real stiff.  But the woman did pick Jericho. She swallowed his "role model, hero, paragon of virtue" stuff  hook, line and sinker.
 
I've always felt The Dating Game closely resembled the political arena. If  Jericho's schtick sold there, it'll sell in the voting booth come election day.
 
 Then, when Jericho becomes prime minister of Canada, the real challenge starts: Negotiating his salary. Canada, be warned -- we won't take Canadian money, eh?