Chris Jericho is focused on making sure the Jericho Appreciation Society is the best it can be for everyone involved.
During a roundtable interview at San Diego Comic-Con, via Absolute Geek Podcast, Chris Jericho was asked about what he is involved with backstage in AEW and the potential for him to give input with Ring Of Honor. Jericho said he’s not involved with ROH, but his primary focus is making sure that the Jericho Appreciation Society functions as a vehicle to build everyone involved.
“For now, my job is to take care of the JAS and the stories that we’re telling. Eddie Kingston, Santana unfortunately got hurt, Ortiz, but all of that stuff was orchestrated pretty much by me for the last eight months. Thats what I’ve been concentrating on. I think that’s one of the things that Tony knows he can count on me and trust me to write great stories and tell great stories. He gives his input and we go with the flow. If we write eight weeks of stuff, it doesn’t mean it’s locked in stone, but it gives you some direction, and then things change.
“Let the story lead you. So that’s what I am focused on is the stuff that I’m involved in and the cast characters surrounding me to make sure that everybody gets a spotlight, everybody gets a chance to shine, everybody continues to grow and build their name and their star power.”
Jericho also spoke about his health issues affecting the storyline, noting that the group probably wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for his health scare in December delaying things.
“It all really tied in with the Jericho Appreciation Story. Had I not had this embolism, there probably wouldn’t be a JAS, and had Eddie Kingston not broke his orbital bone, there probably wouldn’t have been a JAS. Everything goes for a reason.”
Jericho spoke more in detail about the reason for being hospitalized last year, explaining that he suffered a pulmonary embolism during a UK tour. Read more about how the ordeal pulled him off of television and affected his health at this link.
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