WWE Superstar and Fozzy lead Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by WhatCulture.com about a number of topics including when he decided to speak up against WWE creative, disagreeing with Batista and Mick Foley and more:
Speaking up against creative: âIâd say probably 2008 is when I could really start figuring out what I wanted to do and having a lot of say in my storylines because before that, you really just do what youâre told and if you donât like it, you can fâk off and thatâs basically it. And anybody that tells you differently is not telling you the truth because it really is, until you earn the respect of Vince McMahon, you donât have any leverage.â Jericho continued, âitâs not so much standing up and being a rebel and saying, âthis is what Iâm going to doâ, itâs more like, âokay, well, how can I make this as good as possible?â And then, once you do that long enough, making everything good, then you earn respect. And then you can start kind of interjecting and saying, âwell, here [are] my ideas. Hereâs what I want to do.'â
Disagreeing with Batista and Mick Foley about WWEâs PG-Era being âtoo restrictiveâ on todayâs talent: âIf youâre a good performer, you make it good no matter what the rules are. I donât have to go out there and say, âson of a bâhâ and get color and dump outhouses full of sât on Vince McMahon to get over. I donât have to do that. And I think [Batista and Mick Foley] might feel that way, but I think theyâre both great performers and they can make it work as well. Once again, your job as a performer is to take what youâre given and make it work and sometimes there are certain restrictions that you have and sometimes those restrictions arenât there, but it really doesnât matter. You still have to make it work. Thatâs your job.â
On how to be a good heel: âBeing a heel, a true heel, youâve really got to commit to it and a lot of guys donât now. To be a real, true heel, is a hard thing and you really have to be into it. If you want to be a real heel, merchandise? Whatâs that? Magazines? Why would I ever want to be in a magazine or on a website feature as a heel? No interviews allowed. Nothing allowed because if Iâm a real heel, I donât want to talk to anybody.â
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