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Chris Jericho Discusses Wrestle Kingdom 12

Posted By: Elio C. Jr. on Dec 28, 2017

Chris Jericho Discusses Wrestle Kingdom 12

WWE Superstar Chris Jericho recently joined Jim Ross on the latest edition of The Ross Report podcast where he discussed his clash with Kenny Omega at the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 12 PPV which takes place on January 4th, 2018. Below are highlights from the interview

Surprising NJPW fans with his involvement in the build-up to his match with Omega:Ā 

ā€œI think when this match was made, Alpha vs. Omega, Jericho vs. Omega, a month-and-a-half ago in Osaka [Japan] or wherever it was, it makes me laugh that people think, ā€˜Jericho announces a match, here we go, itā€™s going to be a big match, weā€™ll see you in Tokyo [Japan] in a few months on January 4 [2018],ā€ said Jericho. ā€œAs if I wouldnā€™t do something to build an angle. Iā€™m too much of a disciple of Vince McMahon/Bill Watts/Stu Hart. Any great promoter would do an angle to build the match, to sell the tickets.

ā€œSo once again, in Fukuoka, Japan and I attacked Kenny Omega from behind, nobody saw that coming. And I love that! To me, thatā€™s what [pro] wrestlingā€™s all about. When you can surprise the fans and the ā€˜smart marksā€™ that think they know everything, but they donā€™t know anything, it makes me laugh because even you, Jim, would understand as an old school guy, of course Iā€™m going to build an angle! Of course Iā€™m going to do that. Thatā€™s what wrestling is!
ā€œHonestly, yeah, the match is important. We want to have a good match. I love good matches, but who cares? The most important thing is the story and the angle building towards that match and selling the biggest amount of tickets we can, okay?ā€

How good Omega is inside the ring:Ā 

ā€œHeā€™s a great performer,ā€ Jericho said. ā€œHeā€™s a great worker. And once again, it was pretty heavy stuff. And [Ross] know[s] this, in 2017, for some reason, if you get busted open, your mentor Gordon Solie, ā€˜his face is a crimson maskā€™ and thatā€™s what it was. And we donā€™t see that a lot. For me, I think it has been 10 years since someone has been busted open in a match that I was involved with and it felt good.
ā€œThere [are] certain rules and regulations that we have to abide by in the United States, in the WWE at this point in time, so to come into New Japan and have no rule, but there [are] still rules, I mean, listen, I understand the concept of [pro] wrestling, so I know what to do, but to have Kenny Omega busted open and to feel that, maybe, power, vibe, or energy, thereā€™s nothing like it.

ā€œAnd in the right circumstances, when you can bust somebody open, when you can get some color, as we used to say, it means the world because people understand that more than anything. This is the real deal. After 10 years to have a guy Iā€™ve never been in the ring with, to see the reaction of the people, the reaction of the worldwide audience, and to see those pictures that were taken of Kenny Omega with the aforementioned crimson mask, wow, that sells tickets!ā€

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Source: The Ross Report Podcast
Tags: #njpw #wrestle kingdom #chris jericho

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