3 WWE Superstars who refused to change a finish mid-match and 3 who agreed

#5 Ricky Steamboat agreed to defeat Chris Jericho (WWE live event)

When a veteran WWE Superstar steps back into the ring after a lengthy absence, it is inevitable that many fans will complain that they want to see younger performers in the spotlight instead.

In Ricky Steamboat’s case, he received widespread praise for his performance after returning to a WWE ring at the age of 56 in 2009. In fact, he was so good at WWE WrestleMania XXV – the event where Chris Jericho defeated Steamboat, Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka in a handicap elimination match – that he went on to face Jericho in a singles match at the next pay-per-view, WWE Backlash.

Throughout the summer of 2009, Steamboat competed in WWE live event matches against two up-and-coming Superstars, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus, while he also continued his rivalry with Jericho by facing him at two live events.

Jericho won the first live event match, just like he did at WrestleMania XXV and Backlash. He was also scheduled to win the second live event match in South Carolina – one of Steamboat’s old NWA stomping grounds – but he offered to switch the finish during the match after hearing the reaction of the crowd.

Steamboat agreed with Jericho and ended up winning the match with a roll-up in a similar way to how he defeated “Macho Man” Randy Savage in their famous encounter at WrestleMania III.