The team of Paul Wight and

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, rock musician, and actor. As a wrestler, he has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) , where he ...

, better known as Jeri-Show, are a

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currently signed with

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(AEW). They previously competed in the

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(WWE)

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, where Wight was known as (The) Big Show. The duo made their debut in July 2009 at WWE's Night of Champions pay-per-view event, where Jericho replaced the legitimate injured

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with Show as his tag team partner in his defense of the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (which was made by the unification of the

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and

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). Throughout the remainder of 2009, Jeri-Show were involved in several highly promoted feuds and angles, as well as defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship and challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship. The duo also headlined two of WWE's pay-per-view events during their short tenure together, with the first being at

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and the second at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. 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

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2009–2016)

Unified WWE Tag Team Champions (2009–2010)

At The Bash on June 28, 2009, Jericho and his then partner

, both heels, won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (which consisted of the

and the

) as surprise entrants in a tag team match. When Edge suffered a legitimate torn

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shortly 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. On July 26 at Night of Champions, Jericho revealed fellow heel

Big Show Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) f ...

as his new tag team partner and they defeated

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members

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and

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to retain the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, thus allowing Big Show (who was from the Raw

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) and Jericho (who was from the SmackDown brand) to appear on both brands. Jeri-Show would then

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with Cryme Tyme ( JTG and Shad Gaspard), which culminated in a successful title defense for Jeri-Show at

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on August 23. Jericho and Big Show would then feud with

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and

Mark Henry Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an American former powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract. Henry is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 19 ...

, which would also result in another successful title defense for Jeri-Show at Breaking Point on September 13 against them. Next, Jeri-Show would move on to feud with

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, who then challenged for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship with Jericho's rival

Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Widely regarded as both one of the greatest '' luch ...

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on October 4, where resulted in another successful title defense. On the October 5 episode of ''Raw'', Jeri-Show would begin a feud with

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and

Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (; born July 27, 1969), also known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as its chief content officer. Levesque began his wres ...

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(D-X) following a loss in a non-title match. Leading up to Bragging Rights, Jericho was named as a co-captain (with Kane) for Team SmackDown while Big Show joined Team Raw, which was captained by D-X. At Bragging Rights on October 25, Big Show turned on Team Raw when he attacked his teammates

Kofi Kingston Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Kofi ...

and Triple H, resulting in Jericho getting the win for Team SmackDown. Big Show would then reveal that his motives for aiding Team SmackDown was so that he would be granted a shot against SmackDown's World Heavyweight Champion

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, while Jericho would insert himself into the title match as well after defeating Kane, thus making it a

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. At

on 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. Jeri-Show would then continue their feud with D-X and on December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, they lost the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship to D-X in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match, ending their reign at 140 days. On the December 14 episode of ''Raw'', Jeri-Show won a Slammy Award for " Tag Team of the Year", while that same night they used their rematch clause against D-X, who quickly intentionally disqualified themselves 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). 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 of ''Raw'', marking the end of Jeri-Show. After their breakup, Edge made his return at the 2010 Royal Rumble match to feud with Jericho, eliminating Jericho en route to winning the Rumble. Meanwhile, Big Show would go on to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship back from D-X when he teamed with

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, forming ShoMiz. Jericho would eventually return to ''Raw'' again when he was drafted to the Raw brand through the 2010 WWE draft.

Unofficial reunions (2012–2016)

On the July 9, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', Jeri-Show (as villains) reunited for one-time to take on

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and Kane in a tag team match, which they went to lose by disqualification. On the September 5, 2014 episode of ''SmackDown'', Jeri-Show (as fan favorites) had a one-night reunion, competing in a ten-man tag team match that consisted of themselves teaming with John Cena, Mark Henry and

Roman Reigns Leati Joseph Anoaʻi ( ; born May 25, 1985), better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler and former gridiron football, football player. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE , where he performs on the Sm ...

against Kane,

Seth Rollins Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986), better known by the ring name Seth Rollins, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand and ...

and The Wyatt Family (

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, Erick Rowan and

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), which Jeri-Show's team won by disqualification after The Wyatt Family broke up Cena's '' STF'' on Rollins and refused to stop their assault on Cena. On the January 28, 2016 episode of ''SmackDown'', Big Show helped Jericho, Reigns and Dean Ambrose from a Wyatt Family assault, having a one night reunion for Jeri-Show.

All Elite Wrestling (2023–present)

Jericho, now signed with

(AEW) since 2019, had filed a trademark to the team name in February 2023. He did an interview with Renee Paquette on the October 25 episode of ''

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'' that after he was attacked by

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, Jericho stated that "while

Don Callis Donald Callis (born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager (wrestling), manager, color commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and business executive. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works a ...

may 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. On the November 1 episode of ''Dynamite'', Jericho and

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...

(of The Golden Jets tag team) confronted Callis and challenged The Don Callis Family in a four-on-four Street Fight on the November 15 broadcast. Omega revealed that his Golden Lovers teammate Kota Ibushi will 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 out Kyle Fletcher. On the November 15 episode of ''Dynamite'', the team successfully defeated The Don Callis Family. Chris Jericho and Paul Wight also appear together as Jeri-Show on the Last Night of Chris Jericho Cruise: Five Alive event on January 30, 2024.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) ** ** Slammy Award (1 time) *** Tag Team of the Year (

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)

References

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