Chris Jericho talks current heel character

[Chris]

“The one thing about wrestling that’s very important is you have to understand the concepts of being a good guy, and when that starts getting stale, of being a bad guy,” Jericho said on the show.

“People say (wrestling’s) like a soap opera. In that way, it is a soap opera. You know, he’s a good guy and then suddenly something happens and you don’t like him for a while. And you have to be able to read the room on that, you know, and know when people aren’t really liking me right now, ” he continued.

“Well, I’m a very charming guy. I mean, it’s hard to believe that people don’t like me but sometimes they don’t. And that’s okay, that’s the beauty of wrestling, you just lean into it and I take great pride in, kind of, making people angry with things because that’s what you want to do, you’re playing a character, you know what I mean? When Chris Jericho comes on screen in AEW, it’s different from the Chris Jericho that we’re talking to right now. And that’s the way it should be. A larger-than-life character is kind of what wrestling is all about and I embrace that wholly.”

 

[Cwalker]

Very charming?

 

[Chris]

Very charming?

That was in response to the host saying he was too lovely to hate after he went on about how hated he currently was apparently

 

[Cwalker]

He’s hated right now…

But for all the wrong reasons

 

[Deezy]

Hate isn't the right word for Jericho......sick and tired of....is.

Take 6 months off......rest that melting body and people will be happy when he is back.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Tbh this character has brought me right back in to caring about him personally lol. I like stupid silly shit like this.

 

[Chris]

Tbh this character has brought me right back in to caring about him personally lol. I like stupid silly shit like this.

It's good for Jericho, I think it's hurting everyone else involved just like the JAS ended up doing for people not named Jake Hager. I think that's been the big thing with his AEW run, he still knows what to do for himself but it's at the expense of other a lot because they just can't get the same shit over that Jericho does and he doesn't seem to understand that he is special in that regard

 

[Hidden Blaze]

It's good for Jericho, I think it's hurting everyone else involved just like the JAS ended up doing for people not named Jake Hager. I think that's been the big thing with his AEW run, he still knows what to do for himself but it's at the expense of other a lot because they just can't get the same shit over that Jericho does and he doesn't seem to understand that he is special in that regard

Oh yeah most definitely can agree with that portion of it. Which is why I hope whenever Sammy comes back he stays away from Jericho and the Learning Tree because where they worked together good before, it’s time Sammy moves on and moves on for good from him lmao.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

I don’t want a smiling Bounty Hunter at all

 

[Hidden Blaze]

I don’t want a smiling Bounty Hunter at all

I’m still hoping this is more of a Jericho paid him off type thing and he’s not with the group. But we’ll see.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I’m still hoping this is more of a Jericho paid him off type thing and he’s not with the group. But we’ll see.

they di make allusions to him being a bounty hunter and paid so let us hope

 

[Hidden Blaze]

they di make allusions to him being a bounty hunter and paid so let us hope

Yeah, I had picked up on that and was like please let that just be what it is. Because I don’t wanna see him with Jericho lmao

 

[JakeYourBooty]

they di make allusions to him being a bounty hunter and paid so let us hope

God I hope you guys are right

 

[Chris]

It's mixed signals for me lol I think they're going with the "he's a bounty hunter and got paid off" as that seemed to be what Excaibur tried to get across but Schiavone was acting like he was THE THIRD MAN

 

[Deadd2009]

Jericho will be face in 4 months because hes at that point of his career where he's in the Big Show level of face/heel booking. It's never consistent.