Chris Jericho Comments On AEW In-Ring Future

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Chris Jericho has commented on his in-ring future, noting that he doesn’t plan to hang up his wrestling boots anytime soon.

Speaking on FITE in Focus, Jericho argued that he deserves his prominent position on the AEW roster because he’s one of the best storytellers in the company.

Noting that his NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 match with Kenny Omega re-ignited his passion for wrestling, Jericho said:

“I don’t have a list. I just know this, probably about 2016, I thought, ‘Maybe it’s time to start winding down.’ It wasn’t as fun. Then I went to Japan, Jericho vs. Omega, ‘Holy shit, this is amazing. Wrestling is fun again.’ That re-ignited my passion and fire for wrestling.

“Over the last year and a half, you read the room, what are people saying, what are they thinking, what am I thinking? I realized you cannot teach experience and you cannot teach fan manipulation. Nobody does that better than me.

“That inspired me, creatively, and makes me more passionate and makes me realize that I’m not going anywhere. There is no reason to. I’m still one of the best in the business at what I do; telling stories and crowd manipulation.

“I can still have a great match any night of the week, I can have the best match on the show. Not every night, but some nights. I can always have the best story, the best character, the best ‘puppet mastering’ of the audience than anybody in our company and maybe the business. That, to me, tells me I’m not anywhere close to being done yet.

“When I’m done, there’s not going to be a retirement tour, there’s not going to be big pomp and circumstance. I’ll be done. I’ll go somewhere else and do what I want to do. Right now, I’m in the best shape of my life, we have a really good story going on with Eddie Kingston that has a lot of layers to come. To me, that’s enough to sit back and enjoy myself. When I’m enjoying myself, there’s no reason to change anything.”

Jericho is currently engaged in a feud with Eddie Kingston. The duo will clash on Sunday at AEW Revolution.

Check out the announced line-up for the AEW Revolution pay-per-view at at this link.

Transcription via Fightful. 

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