Chris Jericho Explains Why He Wanted Deathmatch In AEW

Following his deathmatch with Nick Gage, Chris Jericho has explained why he wanted to have such a violent bout on AEW Dynamite.

During the July 28 Fight for the Fallen special, Jericho defeated Gage in a brutal “No Rules” match. the former AEW World Champion has confirmed that the match was his idea.

Speaking with Inside the Ropes, Jericho noted that wrestling is all about storytelling, so he’ll wrestle under extreme stipulations if the story fits. Admitting that he probably won’t volunteer for another deathmatch, Jericho said:

“Well, I’m not being egotistical when I say, ‘Of course it was my idea and of course I was fine with it’ because I thought of it. I booked the whole match as well. You never thought you’d see Chris Jericho in that type of match, maybe not on TNT, but why wouldn’t you see Chris Jericho in that type of match? Because I’ve done every other match! You know, go back to the book. I had the first ever barbed wire match in Canadian history in 1993 against Beef Wellington and did the the thumbtack bump with with with Moxley in the Ambrose Asylum Match and all that type of stuff.”

“If the story fits, I’ll do it – because it is all about storytelling. Obviously it’s not something I would want to do every night or probably will ever do again but when you’re talking about the story that we’re telling, it was perfect for it. And I think that match was a classic in its genre. I think it might even be the most-watched death match of all time in the fact that we had 1.2 million people watching it. Show me another death match that had that type of viewership.

“So it really did do what we wanted it to do, which was was kind of extend this storyline and create a stir, and create a buzz. So like I said, was it was something that I would ever volunteer to do again? Probably not. But was it something that completely was 1000 percent approved and basically thought of by me? Well, guilty as charged.”

On the August 4 AEW Homecoming show, Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera with a top-rope Judas Effect. On next week’s show, Jericho will do battle with Wardlow, with MJF at ringside.

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