Chris Jericho (@ChrisJerichoFozzy) is a professional wrestler with AEW and was previously in WWE. He is also a bestselling author, actor, podcaster and the frontman of the rock band Fozzy. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his legendary pro wrestling career that has spanned 34 years, his decision to sign with AEW in 2019, how much AEW has accomplished in its first 5 years, the differences and similarities of working with Tony Khan and Vince McMahon, his ability to reinvent himself, the popularity of his entrance theme “Judas”, being the main event of WrestleMania 18 instead of The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan, being in the ring when Triple H tore his quad, standing up to Brock Lesnar, whether he still thinks he will be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame, how much longer he wants to wrestle and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Taking out his own stitches
01:17 The last interview with CVV in the back of his car
03:07 Has AEW lived up to his expectations so far?
04:10 The importance of his name value to AEW
07:53 Elevating other rising talents in AEW
09:40 Memories of the early days of AEW
12:14 Tony Khan keeping AEW open during the pandemic
14:04 Differences between Tony Khan and Vince McMahon
17:54 Building trust with Vince McMahon
19:40 Thoughts on Vince McMahon stepping aside
23:09 Does he still speak with Vince McMahon
23:30 Will he be in the WWE Hall of Fame
28:04 How does he know when is it time to end a gimmick?
32:22 Changing his finishing moves
33:20 Would he lose Judas as his theme song?
35:46 People singing Judas to the ring
38:23 Where does Judas end up in a Fozzy show?
38:59 Being a guest on ‘Off the Record’ In Canada
42:09 Triple H tearing his quad in 2001
45:15 Being the main event of Wrestlemania 18
47:51 His favorite match from his time in WC
49:56 Breaking ground for smaller wrestlers
52:37 Getting in Brock Lesnar’s face
53:23 How much longer will he keep wrestling?
56:26 What is he most proud of?
58:10 Will he retire against Lance Storm?
59:46 His thoughts on CM Punk’s WWE return
1:00:24 3 Things Chris Jericho is grateful for
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Jericho coming out to Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold would’ve been awesome
I've seen people frequently say that Chris handled Brock back stage, but it sounds like it never got physical. Was this over the Randy Orton bludgeoning or something prior?
"But what prompted people to sing along with it? I don't know".
BECAUSE IT'S CATCHY AS F*CK, CHRIS! IT'S A BANGER! IT'S A PLAY IT UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP SONG!
Yes i forking love that song
I love both Chris’s, but i got to say, these were weak questions.
GOAT interviewing THE GOAT
I’ve been to 3 AEW shows in Miami, 2 in Denver, and 1 in Austin. I have never been able to sing “Judas” Live!!!
“Every top in guy WCW”
With all due respect, Y2J has never wrestled Sting.
I’m a simple man, I see Chris Van Vliet, I click, watch, and like.
Cris Jericho is the ultimate goat of profesional Wrestling of all time ☝️
I thought he was gonna say Benoit at the end. 😂😂💀 1:05:16
jericho must not be inputting in creative because aew sucks!!!!!!
Can someone please tell me what a heel is?
The only thing i will say about this vince was right, jericho could, in fact, lose some weight😂…. no, but in all seriousness everytime ive caught AEW and jericho was in the ring, his ringwork looks slightly less worse than he does. It's geniunely felt for a few years like he needs to step and re-evaluate where he is physically
Dude wearing a Milli Vanilli shirt. Interesting
Jericho is top 10 all time easily!
Phenomenal worker & still going
Calling Chris a small guy is crazy . For god sake he is 6 footer 😅😅😅
Chris Jericho is just one of the GOAT!
More people need to talk about how he has a legitimate case for greatest of all time
I'd love to hear Jericho come out to A7X Nightmare!! Even if it's just for a night. It would be awesome! I absolutely love that song!
Jericho will be the first in line for his own show when he gets inducted lol
Why not just help Lance Storm out and retire him? Have one last match with Lance? It could be his last match but not yours? I think that would be the way to go for Lance Storm. Bring him in to AEW as Christians friend or Edges and then battle. Call it the Canadian Civil War.
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Aj styles
John cena
Kenny omega
Brock lesnar
My top 5 wrestlers of all time , no order . Wussup Chris Van Vliet 💪🏾
The bloodline has taken out everyone…….but Chris Jericho!!! come back and take the belt from Roman!!!!
Undertaker and Jericho. The only two guys who could really take their character and tweak it and change it to always stay cool and relevant. Two of the best in the business hands down!!!!
the point of the HOF is for the fans. The fans love it, they love to see those they grew up watching, following, buy murch, seeing them enter the HOF and waiting for that heartfelt speech along with the stories of things they may not have known and so on. That is the point of the HOF. I hope one day he changes his mind. Y2J going in would be epic.
The match with HHH getting injured is still on the WWE Network in Canada. All Benoit stuff is still on there
I love Jericho but I don’t watch AEW. He’s definitely one of my favourites of all time.
On AEW you'd have to think people are disappointed with its progress. The fans aren't going to the arenas like they were and the ratings aren't what they were. The only bright spot is the international market and the novelty of that eventually dries up…
The irony of Jericho saying don't call wrestling fake while wearing a Milli Vanilli shirt😂
Love Jericho. Got that man tattooed on my leg. Haha
Did we really need a Chris Jericho interview? I feel like he’s never not on an interview
Funny Jericho mentioned about TBS, #AEWonTBS used to be my favourite hastag for all my AEW tweets back in 2020 and 2021.
Also here is what allowed AEW to develop themselves into such pro wrestling giants, in such small time phase: They used social media in excellent fashion, they attracted atleast 23-24% of their audience only via smart usage of social media platforms, especially twitter.
So, I remember during the early days of being AEW fan on a personal note, during the main event for each AEW Dynamite, they used to retweet (repost as per current X era) atleast 1 tweet from fans right after the show used to go off the air, so it made us really excited, as, I mean every main event was also like a main event for the fans, on a personal note.
I believe AEW Wrestler's used to and still uses to put their heart into everything they did and do, especially while communicating with the fans. Chris Jericho is easily the biggest reason behind the success of AEW, at least the magnitude of success they have obtained.
Any top Company can take around 14-15 years to reach the heights AEW have reached in less than 5 years.
#tejasmishra1997
Jericho is definitely on the Mt Rushmore? Oh hell yeah. NO ONE has reinvented himself and changed up the character more than Jericho.
He knows ppl can’t fly, right?
The FIVE faces of Jericho: 1) Lionheart Chris Jericho in WCW 2) Y2J Long hair long pants in WWE 3) Short hair short pants Jericho in WWE 4) FATTY Jericho in AEW and finally we have 5) GERIATRIC JERICHO in AEW
Somebody should invent a word for when something doesn’t go as planned in a live sporting event or an event in general. Apparently a word for that doesn’t exist.
My man Chris is thankful for his kids and not his wife. Lol
Softball questions, I would have asked Jericho his opinion on CM Punk’s behavior in AEW.
Chris is the best. Love him.
The man of 1001. Holds. 💯 👋
Shoutout KS
I watched aew live and man the place was packed to the dome and the matches were incredible, i think theyre doing great in certain areas
Fuck Jericho this guy is trash acting like he’s the big person behind AEW first of all your nothing Jericho and you never were you got that right and you never will be and how do you feel now that this company is a sinking ship barely can fill 1000 seatskick rocks loser