Chris Jericho Reveals Goal For His Program With Ricky Starks

AEW

Chris Jericho bas revealed the goal of his program with Ricky Starks.

In December, Chris Jericho and Ricky Starks started a feud with the two men having their first bout on the January 4 edition of AEW Dynamite.

Starks came out victorious, but the rivalry has continued over the past few weeks with the Jericho Appreciation Society constantly being a thorn in the side of Ricky.

On the February 22 episode of Dynamite, Starks and Jericho signed a contract for a high profile match at the upcoming AEW Revolution pay-per-view on March 5.

Speaking with Casey Pratt, Chris Jericho revealed that his story with Ricky Starks was always meant to lead to a big match at Revolution. Addressing those that criticize long term storytelling and comparing his programs to movies, Jericho said:

“When we started the Ricky Starks story at the end of December, the idea was always to make it all the way to Revolution.”

“I like to tell long-term stories, and it makes me laugh sometimes when people bag on me for that. It’s like, ‘Well, what’s the rush?’ If it’s too short of a story, people complain. If it’s too long of a story, people complain.”

“What is too long, as long as there’s a beginning, a middle, and an end? It’s like, well, ‘Titanic’ is too long. ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is too long. Well, both those movies are two of the greatest of all time that won multiple awards and are three hours long, and you got to invest in it.”

“If you want to f**k around on your phone or if you want to go to Chipotle in an hour, don’t watch those movies. I think it’s the same with a Chris Jericho storyline.”

Speaking about how Starks has been receptive to the tricks he’s picked up along the route to the pay-per-view and teasing that the program might not be over after Revolution, Chris stated:

“So yeah, Ricky Starks is a guy that I thought, ‘Wow, he could really use some long-term storyline stuff, working on his character, figure out who he is as a performer.’ Wrestling-wise, he’s got it.”

“He has a real connection with the crowd that I wanted to really expand upon. So, you know, in the ring’s a different story. Outside of the ring, once again, Ricky Starks, let’s build this guy, let’s build him into a bigger star, and not just with this program, let me show him some tricks.”

“More importantly — you can lead the horse to water, but the horse has to drink it, and once the horse drinks it, he knows, ‘Okay, I can go to this pond, and I can use these tricks.’ I think Ricky’s learning that.”

“We had a great segment on Wednesday. I think that he really learned a lot, and I think it’s just been it’s been a great experience and a great story. It’s gonna be a great conclusion, or is it, at Revolution on Sunday.”

As previously reported, a change has been made to the AEW Revolution match between Chris Jericho and Ricky Starks.

For the full lineup for the AEW Revolution pay-per-view, click here.

Transcription via Fightful

Think you’re a wrestling mastermind? Well you can prove it by taking quizzes in our brand new quiz section! Don’t forget to tweet us your results!

• AEW Revolution
• chris jericho
• ricky starks
• AEW

Share this article with friends