There has been perhaps no bigger star in All Elite Wrestling’s short history than Chris Jericho. He has been the top star of the promotion and arguably the best performer in wrestling since AEW’s launch last year.
In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, the Young Bucks discussed just how much Jericho has meant to AEW. Nick Jackson in particular, compared Jericho to Hulk Hogan. Here is the quote:
“I always call [Jericho] our Hulk Hogan. He’s done it all, and there is something about that. Even though he has been in the business for 30 years or so, he still wants to give back and get characters over. You never see that.”
Likewise, Matt Jackson chimed in by discussing the work Jericho has done to build other stars.
“Most wrestlers want to be over, and they don’t care about anybody else. The prevailing attitude in this business is often, ‘I want you to do good, just not as good as me.’ Jericho wants everyone to be elevated. We made the right call. Look at how he made Darby Allin. Those matches with Jungle Boy and Scorpio Sky were really important, too. And Jericho watches all our matches, too. People don’t realize he’s the guy that pulls us aside and says, ‘This was great, but you could do this better.’ We don’t have enough of those guys in the business.”
Jericho was the first AEW World Champion, reigning from All Out to Revolution in February. He lost the title to Jon Moxley but has had his attention turned to The Elite and Matt Hardy as a Blood & Guts match looms ahead.
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