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Chris Jericho On If He Doubted He Was Going To Be A Part Of AEW

Posted By: Dustin Frisch on Nov 09, 2019

Chris Jericho On If He Doubted He Was Going To Be A Part Of AEW

During a recent interview withĀ Sports Illustrated, Chris Jericho commented on signing with AEW, and if he had any doubts he was going to be a part of the company.

On whether he had any doubts about jumping to AEW

Ā ā€œI never had any doubts. I know who I am as a performer. Whether youā€™re 29, 39, 49, or anywhere in between, you either know what youā€™re doing or you donā€™t. You need to adapt and evolve, which is what Iā€™ve done to stay on top. Chris Jericho in 2019 might be the biggest in name value and in prominence that Iā€™ve been. Thatā€™s because I was smart enough to evolve when the time was right. Whenever I thought something was getting stale, I changed. Sometimes Iā€™d change before it grew stale. When I left WWE in 2017 right after working with Kevin Owens, people asked, ā€˜Why would you leave? Youā€™re so popular.ā€™ But I could see the writing on the wall. Two, three months from that point, Iā€™d just be another guy. And ā€˜The Listā€™ would just be another thing. I could see that happening before it happened, so I wasnā€™t worried about my role in AEW.

I knew Iā€™d need to be a bridge to get people to watch the show. Outside of the bubble of hardcore wrestling fans, you have a whole country full of people who hadnā€™t seenĀ the Young BucksĀ on TV or Kenny Omega. They didnā€™t know Adam ā€œHangmanā€ Page, and they hadnā€™t seen the new-and-improved Cody Rhodes. The last time some people saw him was when he was Stardust. But they knew Chris Jericho and appreciate the work that Iā€™ve done, so they were willing to check out AEW. Now they get to see this entire roster of great performers.

That was my vision. I knew I needed to get new guys over and make stars very quickly. Weā€™ve had new stars emerging in the first three weeks, especially with Cody, who is now the top babyface in the company. I think that surprised a lot of people that now love him.

You canā€™t teach experience, you canā€™t teach moxie. So I knew, and still know, my job: continue to bring AEW to the masses. The best way to do that, at this time, is by having Chris Jericho as champion. Obviously, that might be different a few months from now, but itā€™s the right decision for the company right now.

Everything has worked out exactly the way it had to make AEW where we are today, which is the hottest wrestling promotion and the coolest wrestling promotion in the world today.ā€

Source: Sports Illustrated
Tags: #aew #all elite wrestling #chris jericho

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