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'''The Jericho Appreciation Society''' (JAS) was a [[heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] [[professional wrestling stable]] formed in American professional wrestling promotion [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), created and led by [[Chris Jericho]] and also appeared in AEW's sister promotion, [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH). The group also consisted of [[Daniel Garcia (wrestler)|Daniel Garcia]], [[Jake Hager]], [[2point0|Angelo Parker, Matt Menard]], [[Sammy Guevara]], [[Tay Melo]], and [[Anna Jay|Anna Jay A.S.]]
 
The gimmick of the group usedfrequently themade referencesreference ofto "[[sports entertainment]]", a term used by [[WWE]], where Jericho previously wrestled frombetween 1999 untiland 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Jim |date=2022-03-17 |title=Chris Jericho Trolls WWE By Labeling His New Faction "Sports Entertainers" |url=https://www.thesportster.com/chris-jericho-aew-calls-himself-sports-entertainers/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=TheSportster |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== History ==
===All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor (2022&ndash;2023)===
On March 6 at [[Revolution (2022)|Revolution]], Chris Jericho was defeated by Eddie Kingston. On March 9, Jericho turned heel when he, [[2point0]], [[Daniel Garcia (wrestler)|Daniel Garcia]], and [[Jake Hager]] attacked Santana and Ortiz, and Kingston. The following week, Jericho stated that the fans and the [[The Inner Circle (professional wrestling)|Inner Circle]] did not appreciate him and that [[Eddie Kingston]] embarrassed him by making him tap out. He then dubbed the stable as "sports-entertainers" who beat up wrestlers.<ref name="Dynamite03162022">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=3/16 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa in a cage match for the AEW Women's Title, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy vs. Private Party, Scorpio Sky vs. Wardlow for the TNT Title, Hangman Page, Jungle Boy, and Luchasaurus vs. Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly, Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta and Chuck Taylor|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/03/16/3-16-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-britt-baker-vs-thunder-rosa-in-a-cage-match-for-the-aew-womens-title-matt-hardy-and-jeff-hardy-vs-private-party-scorpio-sky-vs-wardlow-for-t/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> On the May 11 episode of ''Dynamite'', Kingston along with Santana and Ortiz, united with the [[Death Riders (professional wrestling)|Blackpool Combat Club]] ([[William Regal]], [[Bryan Danielson]], [[Jon Moxley]], and [[Wheeler Yuta]]) to fight off the Jericho Appreciation Society.<ref name="Dynamite05112022">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=5/11 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Darby Allin vs. Jeff Hardy, Adam Cole vs. Dax Harwood, and Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter in Owen Hart tournament matches, Ricky Starks vs. Jungle Boy for the FTW Title, CM Punk vs. John Silver, Danhausen vs. Tony Nese, MJF and Wardlow contract signing for Double Or Nothing|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/11/5-11-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-darby-allin-vs-jeff-hardy-adam-cole-vs-dax-harwood-and-toni-storm-vs-jamie-hayter-in-owen-hart-tournament-matches-ricky-starks-vs-jungle-boy/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref>
 
The following week, Kingston agreed to team with Moxley and Danielson, along with Santana and Ortiz, to wrestle the Jericho Appreciation Society in an [[List of professional wrestling match types#Tornado Tag Team match|Anarchy in the Arena match]] at Double or Nothing, in which the Jericho Appreciation Society emerged victorious. <ref name="Dynamite05182022">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=5/18 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Adam Cole vs. Jeff Hardy, Rey Fenix vs. Kyle O'Reilly, and Samoa Joe and Britt Baker face "Jokers" in Owen Hart Cup tournament matches, AEW Champion Hangman Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita in a non-title match, MJF gives Wardlow ten lashes, William Regal and Chris Jericho meet|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/18/5-18-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-adam-cole-vs-jeff-hardy-rey-fenix-vs-kyle-oreilly-and-samoa-joe-and-britt-baker-face-jokers-in-owen-hart-cup-tournament-matches-aew-champ/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=May 18, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> On June 15 at [[Road Rager (2022)|Road Rager]], Jericho defeated Ortiz in a [[Hair vs. Hair match]] following interference from former Inner Circle teammate [[Sammy Guevara]], who joined the stable along with his fiancé, [[Tay Melo|Tay Conti]]. On June 26, 2022, at [[AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door]], Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, under the sub-unit of "Le Sex Gods" teamed up with [[Minoru Suzuki]] to defeat [[Eddie Kingston]], [[Shota Umino]], and [[Wheeler Yuta]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=AEW|number=1537240261868527616|title=All Elite Wrestling on Twitter: ".@IAmJericho decides now is an appropriate time to introduce the new members of the #JerichoAppreciationSociety, @sammyguevara, @TayConti_, @LanceHoyt, and @ElDesperado5, and makes a challenge for #ForbiddenDoor LIVE on PPV! It’sIt's #AEWDynamite: #RoadRager LIVE on @TBSNetwork!|author=[[All Elite Wrestling]]|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> At [[Blood and Guts (2022)|Blood and Guts]] on June 29, The JAS were defeated by the Blackpool Combat Club, Santana and Ortiz, and Kingston in a Blood and Guts match. On July 20 at [[Fyter Fest (2022)|Fyter Fest]], [[Anna Jay]] joined the stable after attacking [[Ruby Soho (wrestler)|Ruby Soho]] and allowing the JAS to help Jericho defeat Kingston in a [[Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch|"Barbed Wire Everywhere Deathmatch"]]. On August 17, after [[Bryan Danielson]] defeated [[Daniel_Garcia_(wrestler)|Daniel Garcia]] on a 2 out of 3 falls match, Jericho attacked Danielson from behind but was pulled off by Garcia, who slapped his hand away before Jericho left the ring. On September 4 at [[All Out (2022)|All Out]], Jericho defeated Danielson after which he celebrated with the entirety of the JAS, minus Garcia. The following week on ''Dynamite'', Garcia defeated Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Championship. After the match, he showed respect to Yuta and celebrated with Danielson, increasing tensions between Jericho and Garcia.
 
On September 22 during [[AEW Grand Slam (2022)|''Dynamite: Grand Slam'']], Jericho defeated [[Claudio Castagnoli]] to win the [[ROH World Championship]], marking his overall eighth world title. The following week on ''Dynamite'', Jericho gave Garcia a [[bucket hat]] as a peace offering but demanded he picks a side. Garcia threw down the hat and told Jericho he didn't take orders from him. Bryan Danielson came down and told Garcia to make his own decision, and offered him a spot in the [[Blackpool Combat Club]]. The next week Danielson and Garcia teamed up in a tag team match against Jericho and Sammy Guevara. Jericho and Guevara would win the match following Jericho hitting Garcia with his Ring of Honor World Championship belt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-anniversary-results-for-october-5-2022|title=AEW Dynamite: Anniversary Results for October 5, 2022|first=A. E. W.|last=Staff|date=October 6, 2022|website=All Elite Wrestling|accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
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At [[Final Battle (2022)|Final Battle]], Parker and Menard defeated Shinobi Shadow Squad ([[Cheeseburger (wrestler)|Cheeseburger]] and [[Eli Isom]]) on the pre-show while Garcia lost the Pure Championship to Wheeler Yuta and Jericho lost the ROH World Championship to Claudio Castagnoli.
 
On the August 9, 2023, episode of ''Dynamite'', a mandatory meeting for the Jericho Appreciation Society was held after Jericho began interacting with [[Don Callis]] and eventually having an intent to join the Don Callis Family with [[Konosuke Takeshita]]. Every single member proceeded to walk out on Jericho, with only Sammy being open to returning if Jericho fixes the situation. In subsequent weeks, the other members remained together as a group without a name, while Sammy and Jericho briefly reformed their tag team, Le Sex Gods, before Guevara challenged Jericho to a match at the 2023 [[AEW Grand Slam#2023|Grand Slam]], citing the desire not to be seen in Jericho's shadow. At Grand Slam, Jericho defeated Guevara, but was betrayed by Sammy striking him with a low blow after the match and then being revealed as the newest member of the [[Don Callis Family]], effectively disbandingputting the final nail in the JAS's coffin.
 
===Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2023)===
Shortly after the formation of JAS, Garcia enjoyed success in [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG) by cashing in his [[PWG World Championship]] opportunity which he earned by winning the [[Battle of Los Angeles (2022)|Battle of Los Angeles]] earlier in the year, at ''Delivering The Goods'' in May 2022. Garcia went on to defeat [[Bandido (wrestler)|Bandido]] to win the title.
 
At the [[Battle of Los Angeles (2023)|2023 Battle of Los Angeles]], Garcia was supposed to compete in a six-man tag team match but he refused to team with his partners and said that he only teamed with "sports entertainers", leading to the surprise appearance of JAS in PWG. andThis marked Jericho's surprise debut in PWG.the company, Guevara made his's return to PWG after a four-year absence, whileand Menard and Parker made their's return after a fourteen-year absence. JAS went on to defeat [[Jonathan Gresham]], Kevin Blackwood, Michael Oku, [[Evil Uno|Player Uno]] and [[SB Kento]] in a ten-man tag team match.
 
== Members ==
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=== Timeline ===
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!Promotion(s)
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|[[2point0|2.0Angelo Parker and Matt Menard]]<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=2&page=2 Angelo Parker & Matt Menard » Matches] CageMatch</ref>
|[[Angelo Parker]]<br>[[Matt Menard]]
|2022–2023
|[[Tag team]]
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|[[TayJay|TayJay A.S.]]<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=10312&page=2 TayJay AS » Matches] CageMatch</ref>
|[[Tay Melo]]<br>[[Anna Jay|Anna Jay A.S.]]
|2022–2023
|[[Tag team]]
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