Signing Chris Jericho to a long term contract is one of the biggest moves AEW has made since their inception and it made the promotion legitimate in a lot of people’s eyes.
During a recent interview with Cheddar, the former World Champion discussed why he decided to sign with the new promotion among other things.
The reporter mentioned how Jericho signed the biggest contract of his career with AEW and asked him why was this the right choice for him. Replying to her, Chris said that it was right because he was doing something he has never done before:
“It was just the right move for me knowing that I would be doing something that I had never done before, which was starting a company from scratch,”
Continuing on the topic, Y2J also claimed that starting in Fall; the company will be producing a TV show which will air on a huge cable company and an announcement for it will be made very soon.
Apart from this, Chris Jericho also discussed the first ever Women’s WrestleMania main event among Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch.
Jericho recalled the time when women were wrestling in bra and panty matches and implied that women being treated equally brings a much more serious slant to it. You can check out Y2J’s full interview at this link.