During a recent appearance on “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, All Elite Wrestling star Chris Jericho commented on not wanting to turn AEW into “nostalgia hour.”
While discussing why he hasn’t worked feuds with veteran talents like Hardy, Jericho said,
“We always revamped ourselves and evolved. And that’s the other thing; when Matt came in, it’s like we did our promo, which led to this match but we never have to wrestle each other. Right? You know, we’ve done that before.
“The key to us staying at a certain level is working with younger guys because it elevates them and elevates us, too. All my programs here in AEW have been with younger guys. I could work with Matt, I could work with Christian, we don’t have to. We’ve done that before. This is not fucking nostalgia hour. This is continuing to strive to evolve and build and make new stars and that’s why I remember calling [Matt Hardy]. I was at Downtown Disney [Disney Springs], calling you. I said, ‘Dude, you have to come here. This is where you need to be. We need guys like you to help build our younger stars,’ and he’s done a great job of that wherever he’s been.”
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(h/t – Fightful)
