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Chris Jericho was recently interviewed on Steve Austinâs Podcast. Below are some of the highlights, courtesy of WrestlingInc.
On What He Didnât Know Coming From WCW:
âI came in as a heel, so I had no problem.â Jericho recalled, âI didnât know you werenât supposed to talk sât about The Undertaker in a promo or talk bad about Steve Austin in a promo! Thatâs what heels do to babyfaces! Right? But I learned very quickly that thatâs not what heels do when they first come in. I had no idea! Nobody ever taught me that in WCW. They didnât even tell me how to bump and feed a comeback. I had been in WCW for three years and I had no idea what that even meant as crazy as it sounds right now.â
On Working to Change Peopleâs Opinion Of Him Early On:
âI knew I canât win with [Triple H] and DX.â Jericho remembered, âand Rocky was always cool and [Austin] was in and out. [Austin was] always on your own, but [he was] always cool to me. But what I did was I worked really hard always, but I knew if I could get over with the bullpen, with the mid level guys, that would bleed up to the top. Bob Holly, those type of guys, JBL, Bradshaw at the time, working with those types, Rikishi, having great matches night after night, after night, with those guys, where I was programmed, word gets around, âhey, that guyâs not an asshole. You guys are talking sât about him, but heâs really good and heâs a really good guy.â That really helped to alleviate some of the tension that was there.â
âMy initial idea was learning from one of the greatest, I donât know what you would call him, backstage interviewers, was Gene Okerlund who could lead you through a backstage promo even if you didnât know what you were doing. Right?â Jericho added, âmy idea when I started the Highlight Reel was I wanted to be the Gene Okerlund, have guys that didnât get promo time, and let me do an improv promo. Letâs see what theyâve got. Of course, that did not fly with Vince. He wanted an actual promo segment with top level guys.â
On Not Using Drugs: âI was never interested.â Jericho considered, âI donât do drugs. Why would I want to do drugs? And I just never started with any of that. I never did any of the pills even back in Calgary [Canada] and Mexico, guys that Iâd hang with would do all the pills. I just didnât! I donât know why. Still to this day, Iâve never done cocaine in my life. Never! I just never had the desire to for whatever reason. No. Never once. Yeah, I mean, I did âshrooms and that sort of scene and that sort of thing. I just liked having a drink. The guys I ran with just liked to have a drink.â
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