Chris Jericho recently spoke to ESPN about his explosive podcast with Jon Moxley, his relationship with Vince McMahon, and whether or not CM Punk will come back to wrestling. Below are some highlights.
Chris Jericho on CM Punk:
“If he wants to come back to wrestling, it would have to be for the right reasons — both on his end and on AEW’s end. CM Punk is a unique individual. Could we use him? Of course, we can. Could WWE use him? Of course, they could. It all depends on what Punk wants to do and what his attitude is when and if he comes back. Because it’s a new world now. It’s not a negative world, it’s a positive world. Especially in AEW.
“Like I said, if he wants to come in, he’d probably be welcomed with open arms. But I think he would have to kind of prove himself, as he would want to. Because I know him. He’s a competitor. He’s not gonna come back just for a paycheck or just to be famous. If he comes back, it’s because he wants to be here, he wants to wrestle and he wants to prove something. And if he doesn’t feel that way, he won’t come back. The only person that can answer that question, I believe, is CM Punk himself.”
Chris Jericho on the reception of the Jon Moxley podcast inside the industry:
“I have heard from a lot of people who are working there saying, ‘I can’t wait to do my version in X amount of months.’
“It’s something that if you work in the WWE system, you know it’s true. It’s part of the genius of Vince McMahon. It’s what he thinks. Sometimes you agree, sometimes you don’t. You heard all about it on Moxley’s podcast. When you work for Vince, you have to do things his way. That’s just the way it goes. I think that it’s very eye-opening for people to hear just exactly how intricate those ideas and thoughts Vince has are. A lot of them are genius, a lot of them are weird, a lot of them are strange. But it’s up to you to do your best and make the best of what you got, as Moxley did.”
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Chris Jericho on the way Jon Moxley (fka Dean Ambrose) left WWE:
“You finish up your work, you finish out, you do what they want to do, you put over who needs to be put over and you move on to the next territory. That’s the best way to do business. You don’t walk out, you don’t ask for your release. You don’t quit. You finish out the job that you were contracted and expected to do as a professional. Once that’s done, then it’s up to you. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do. And that’s exactly what Moxley did, and he seems quite happy right now. So hopefully that’s inspirational to other talent in the business.”
Chris Jericho says Vince McMahon knew about AEW:
