To promote AEW All In, TV Insider asked Chris Jericho why he thinks people see him as “selfish” and “a spotlight hogger.” Jericho proceeded to go off on them.
“I love using the Jericho Vortex as a positive thing. Not every single feud or story you tell in wrestling will work, but I have to say in AEW that 90 per cent of the guys I’ve worked with and stories told have been pretty good. That goes back to day one. I think I worked with Darby Allin in week three without knowing who he was. Orange Cassidy, Jack Perry, Scorpio Sky and beyond that. Even Cody Rhodes. Cody was not who he was now. He was a guy who had been a journeyman and then became one of the top guys in AEW. He was earmarked to be, but I did a lot to put a spotlight on him. Same with The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega, Hangman Page. Jon Moxley was not Mox and was still the remnants of Dean Ambrose when he came into AEW. We worked together and he was on the road to where he is now, which is completely next level. MJF we worked together for a year. Max became way better after working with me. Eddie Kingston, too. The Inner Circle, The Jericho Appreciation Society, Danny Garcia.”
“I think one of the reasons is I’ve never been hurt. I’ve been here since day one and on all the shows by necessity. Not because I demand TV time. My boss wants to put me on the show and do these segments and draw the ratings I draw. I’d say 80 per cent of the time or more ratings go up when I’m on TV. That’s another misconception that I have this go-away heat. Go look at ratings and I’m in one of the highest rating segments each week. Once in a while, you do lose, but that’s the law of averages. I don’t know. I just think there are a lot of angry people that are unhappy I’m still doing this at a high level. Only five years in and here we are on the verge of this gigantic television deal that will change the course of wrestling history the same way we did it in 2019. The same way me and Kenny Omega did it in the Tokyo Dome in 2018,” Jericho continued.
“People were mad at The Rolling Stones. I remember 1989 when the ‘Steel Wheels’ record came out and critics dissed them and called them steel wheelchair, and that they were too old. I just saw them a couple of weeks ago and at 80 years old they’re still f’n amazing. They didn’t listen to anyone when they were told to retire. Why should I? I’m having a great time and still contributing,” he added.
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