Bully Ray says the AEW fanbase doesn’t deserve Chris Jericho.
After months of speculation about his status with the promotion and a potential WWE return, Chris Jericho returned to AEW on the April 1 episode of Dynamite. However, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray is not a fan of the move and explains why he hates to see Jericho back in the company.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray noted that AEW fans showed how two-faced they can be by cheering Jericho for returning to the promotion after previously booing and bad-mouthing him.
“I hate it,” Bully Ray began. “That fanbase, the majority of that fanbase, has been shi**ing all over Chris Jericho for a long time now. The AEW fanbase does not deserve Chris Jericho.
Bully Ray says AEW fans cheer Chris Jericho only because he didn’t go to WWE
Speaking further, Bully Ray claimed the AEW fanbase is singing Jericho’s praises not because they appreciate him, but only because he didn’t go to WWE. He believes Jericho has done everything he could organically do in AEW, and that there’s no credible opponent there for him.
“The amount of AEW fans who have shown how two-faced they are, who completely bashed Jericho, booed Jericho, bad-mouthed Jericho, to the point where he had to come off of Twitter, now singing the praises of Chris Jericho because he stayed with AEW. And they’re not singing the praises of Chris Jericho because they love Chris Jericho or appreciate Chris Jericho. They’re just doing it because he didn’t go to the WWE,” Bully Ray added. “I’m not a fan of Chris staying with AEW. Chris has done everything that he possibly could have done organically in AEW. Who is he going to work with now that is going to be such a big deal in AEW?” [H/T WrestlingInc]
When co-host Dave LaGreca noted that Kyle Fletcher could be a decent feud for Chris Jericho, Bully Ray claimed it would just be a six-month thing and that Jericho would not have anyone else to work with after that. Fletcher is currently out with an injury and will reportedly miss significant time from action.
Jerico will appear on tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite and address his return.
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