Chris Jericho was recently a guest on Sirius XM’s “Busted Open Radio”. During the interview, he discussed why he chose to leave the WWE. According to Jericho, he doesn’t want to become “just another guy”. He also felt disrespected about the low match placement that he and Kevin Owens received on the Wrestlemania 33 card. Here’s what Jericho had to say:
I’m out to prove a point. It pisses me off that, and it’s not in a bad way, but [my feud with Kevin Owens] being second on that WrestleMania. I never realized it until a few months ago. It really bothers me. It should’ve been a more focused on match with the work we had done for it. If I go back to WWE, it’s easy. It’s the easy way to go. I know what I’ll be doing, I know where I’ll be. That’s great! I can do that for the rest of my career, but I don’t want that. I want to take a chance. I want to make a difference and do something that by Jericho showing up, people are paying attention.
[My presence] can make a company. When I went to New Japan, I built a bridge. Prior to this match [with Omega], most fans knew about New Japan but they didn’t pay attention much to it. Then when they heard Jericho-Omega, a lot of fans followed. New Japan World went up 60% when I went there because people are following me … they see this great match and they see everyone else. Same thing with AEW. I’m such a WWE guy that by going to AEW it makes a different. I don’t want to be another guy.
You can listen to the podcast below:
"I'm out to prove a point."@IAmJericho explains to @davidlagreca1 & @bullyray5150 why he doesn't want to be known as "just another guy", being a bridge to @njpwglobal & @AEWrestling pic.twitter.com/aY6N4O250z
— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) March 28, 2019
