Chris Jericho Interview 16.2.2011
Posted by David Damage on Thursday, November 17, 2011
Under: Interview
Chris
Jericho recently sat down with Matt and Drew of Ring Rap Audio to
promote his new book Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in
1,372 Easy Steps. Here are some quick highlights from the interview:
On leaving WWE in 2005 compared to leaving in 2010: "When I left
wrestling in 2005 I was in a different place. I was very disenchanted
with my work in the WWE, I wasn't happy with what I was doing with
myself, personally. It had nothing to do with anything that was booked
or whatever...
"So when I left the WWE this time, in 2010, it
wasn't for any bad things, it's just that once again Fozzy was back in,
we had a lot of stuff going on with the band, and I knew the book was
coming out and I had a lot of work to do with that, and you know the WWE
is a place where you have to be 100% committed to it mentally. 110
percent, and if you're not, you need to step aside and let someone else
that is committed 110 percent take over, and that's what I wanted to
do... I'm not really off, I'm just doing other things."
On
returning to wrestling: "Will I go back to the WWE? I'm not sure. I
mean, I don't really have and time lines or schedules, but I'm sure when
the time is right I'm sure things will work out again."
On
some TNA talent he would like to work with in the future: "TNA has a lot
of great guys, and I'd like to see some of them come to the WWE and
work with them there, cause they would get a different view on what the
business is about and a different view on how good things can be. You
know AJ Styles is great, and I'm a big Samoa Joe fan, you know any of
those guys, I'll work with anybody."
On Chris Benoit and how
his matches with Benoit have been "erased": "It's a shame. When I was
putting together my DVD, at first I said 'Well jeez, what am I gonna put
on here? I have so many great matches with Benoit that I can't show
anymore. But then you go into it and you see that there was probably
about 50 matches we could've put on there, I just didn't have enough
room." He continues, "I don't blame the WWE for not showing those
matches or not letting them be viewed at this point because what
happened was a huge blow to the industry as well, it almost took the
whole business down. If I was Vince (McMahon) I probably wouldn't want
those matches to be around or hear that name or see that face anymore
either. It doesn't bother me as much as you might think it would."
There's plenty more to hear from Chris during this short interview. He
talks about what lies in his future, what Fozzy has been doing recently,
what he did during his first break from professional wrestling, what it
was like making his WWE debut in 1999 (and how things didn't quite work
out the way he wanted them to), the message he sent to WWE before he
re-signed, and much much more. It's an excellent interview from one of
the biggest stars in professional wrestling.
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