AEW President Tony Khan has by no means shied away from increase the celebs on his roster, and in a current interview, he put one specific star on a large pedestal.
All Elite Wrestling has a roster that has been equally praised in addition to referred to as “bloated” by followers on-line. Nevertheless, with a listing of veterans, legends, and rising stars and solely three hours per week, not everybody can get their fair proportion of time. Whatever the backlash, Tony Khan stays optimistic about his promotion’s future.
Throughout Tony Khan’s current look on Busted Open Radio, he went into deep reward for the inaugural World Champion, Chris Jericho.
“Chris has discovered the muse of youth. His matches this yr have been the perfect matches he’s had in AEW. It’s the followers saying that around the globe and likewise the individuals he’s been within the ring with,” Khan stated.
Khan continued, recalling one thing Jon Moxley as soon as instructed him of The Ocho.
“Jon and Chris have wrestled all around the world, [and] Jon stated to me first-hand: ‘Chris is the perfect he’s ever been proper now.’ He was blown away. It was Jon who requested for the Lionheart to come back again, and he received what he requested for. Chris got here again, higher than ever.” (H/T: WrestleZone)
Regardless of his new zest in life, Jericho has additionally confronted some backlash on-line, particularly after profitable the ROH World Championship. Nevertheless, the WWE legend believes that the veteran was given the title to raise Ring of Honor as a complete.
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Chris Jericho is 51 years outdated and has had a profession that has outlasted a lot of his friends in each relevancy and size. Sadly, the legend will finally need to step again and permit the subsequent technology to take over, however proper now he does not see an finish in sight.
Throughout a current interview with GQ Journal, Chris Jericho spoke on a number of the criticism he will get from the AEW fanbase.
“I am among the finest each night time. I all the time say that once I lose a match, it is the perfect match. Once I win a match, all of the sudden it is 51-year-old Jericho holding down the younger guys. I do not thoughts. If I can reinvent myself and perhaps have 4 or 5 extra years wrestling on the highest of ranges, why not do it?” (H/T: GQ Journal).
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Now that he is reigning because the ROH World Champion, what may very well be subsequent for the AEW star? Will his repute be sufficient to determine a promotion and permit him to achieve new heights, or will he merely be a transitional champion?
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