5 WWE Legends Who Should Join Chris Jericho On The Independent Scene

Earlier this year, Chris Jericho wrestled his first match in WWE since back in 1999, as he competed against Kenny Omega at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 12. Since then, he's become the IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and he even showed up and attacked Kenny Omega at this past weekend's All In show.

With just a few appearances, Jericho, who many never believed would wrestle another match outside of WWE, has made a gigantic splash on the independent scene with just a few appearances, and if you ask me, things are only going to get bigger and better from here.

Just by leaving WWE and going on the indie scene, Jericho has completely reinvented himself yet again, as he pretty much has the freedom to do whatever he wants to do, instead of having to battle with the WWE creative team in order to get something done.

So, with all that in mind, here are a few WWE legends who could follow in Jericho's footsteps, and completely reinvent themselves on the independent scene.

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#5 - Big Show

It's been quite a while since we've seen the Big Show wrestle for a different company than WWE, and even though he probably has no desire to ever leave the company, as he's probably nearing retirement, he could probably make a huge splash on the indie scene if he decided to go in that direction.

In fact, if Big Show were to go out on the independent scene, I'd like to see him reunite with Chris Jericho, and do their Jeri-Show thing outside of WWE. The two former WWE World Heavyweight Champions have fantastic chemistry with one another, so it'd be interesting to see what they could come up with when they don't have to deal with a creative team.

Also, I think Big Show could do very well for himself even if he didn't reunite with Jericho, as he could be sold as a special attraction who comes in and squashes guys a few times per year.

#4 - Batista

Since his departure from WWE back in 2014, Batista has made it quite clear that if he were to come back, he'd only want to work the live events, simply because working television and pay-per-views for the company is too much to deal with.

In short, the ex-WWE World Heavyweight Champion just doesn't want to deal with the "BS" that comes with being on WWE TV.

One of the reasons why he enjoys working WWE's house shows so much is because of the freedom he has to pretty much do whatever he wants, which is exactly what he'd have if he were to go out on the independent wrestling scene.

Now, there are a few reasons why Batista would probably never do this, with the most obvious one being that he only has a few matches left in him, and he probably wants those matches to happen in WWE. But, if he ever decided to wrestle outside of WWE, he'd probably be extremely successful, especially as a heel.

#3 - Randy Orton

Speaking of guys who would be successful heels out on the independent scene...

Randy Orton being able to go out on the independent scene as a heel, where he can pretty much say and do whatever he wants would probably be amazing to watch, as I feel that his character has been severely limited in WWE, especially after they went PG.

Plus, all of the independent wrestling fans would truly have disdain for the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, which is pretty rare these days.

Obviously, a guy like Randy Orton will probably never leave WWE to go wrestle elsewhere, but everyone probably said the same thing about Chris Jericho before this year.

#2 - Daniel Bryan

Since his return to in-ring action, it's been pretty clear that WWE has no idea what to do with Daniel Bryan. It's the weirdest thing too, because he definitely has everything it takes to be the company's top star, but they clearly don't want him in that position.

It does appear that Daniel Bryan will be with WWE for a little while longer, as his contract expired at the end of last month, but it's pretty obvious that he's signed a new one.

At this point, it seems like WWE is dead-set on marginalizing Daniel Bryan, which means that they'll never be able to capitalize on his true potential. However, if he were to return to the independent scene, he'd probably be the biggest non-WWE contracted star in the business, perhaps aside from Chris Jericho.

Unfortunately, though, it does look like he's staying with WWE for now, so let's just hope that the company figures out how to use him correctly.

#1 - CM Punk

This is probably the most obvious one, as CM Punk's in-ring return will be a huge deal no matter which company he ends up wrestling for. Of course, the big question is: does he even want to wrestle? The fact that he didn't show up at All In, which was in his hometown of Chicago, probably suggested that he's not interested in returning anytime soon.

Also, we don't know if he's planning on continuing his mixed martial arts career now that he's officially 0-2 as a pro-MMA fighter. If he chooses to continue fighting, he'll probably get a big money offer from Bellator. But if he announces his retirement from MMA, that could indicate a return to pro wrestling at some point.

Back in 2011, Punk set out to change WWE for the better, and in his own mind, he ended up falling short of that goal. But, if he were to make a return to the indie scene, he could end up forcing WWE to make some changes, especially if these indie shows, with the help of the ex-WWE star, begin to draw 10,000 plus fans on a more regular basis.

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