All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by The Inquisitr to talk about several professional wrestling topics. “Y2J” discussed if he thinks anyone will be able to rival WWE and start something similar, whether he plans on staying in professional wrestling or music longer, and more.
Here are the highlights:
If anyone can rival WWE and start something similar:
I don’t think so, as no promotions would go head-to-head as TV has changed. Before, you had to make a choice. Now, everyone can DVR one show — or flip back and forth, or watch one now and the other later. I do believe, though, that there is definitely room for another show on a national TV basis. That’s one of the reasons I came to AEW, and something we’re working on and are going to get very, very soon. It’s a great time for that.
We have a whole collection of guys with years of experience, but not many of them in the mainstream media… Kenny Omega, Nick and Matt Jackson, Cody Rhodes, Hangman Page, guys from China… everyone has been talking about what we’ve been doing for years. It’s very exciting to have a passionate owner with a lot of money, some great talent — untapped and unknown — combine them with a strong TV deal and former WWE names like Jim Ross and myself, and you’ve got a recipe for success.
Does he plan on staying in wrestling or music longer:
Music is definitely… just look at the Stones, KISS, McCartney… they were around in the late ’60s and ’70s, and are still around in a big way today. Music is still very physically taxing and hard to do. I’m going to wrestle until the moment I feel I can’t be at my best — or on any given night, can’t be the best match on a show.
If that changes tomorrow or next year or in the next five years from now, I will know it is time to be done. Music is less of a physical pounding, and more about connecting with the audience — which I know I’ll be able to do for a longer period of time.
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