Chris Jericho has discussed how former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and AEW President Tony Khan are similar. Le Champion has been absent from the Jacksonville-based promotion for over 11 months, touring with his band, Fozzy. Currently, he is still All Elite, but there is no update on his return.
The former AEW World Champion has worked in the global sports entertainment juggernaut for many years. He learnt many things under Vince’s regime. He has also gained extensive experience under Tony’s leadership. He recently talked about their similarities.
While speaking with GamesHub, Chris Jericho shared an incident in which he pitched a storyline involving him and Bray Wyatt. Chris explained how Vince McMahon would throw out the entire angle if he didn’t like it. The Demo God then said it would go the same way with Tony Khan and stated that both the bookers needed pleasing.
“It was a really solid pitch. But Vince just sat there eating his steak, and when I finished he said, ‘Bad cow.’ I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘Bad cow — the steak is tough.’ I said, what do you think of my pitch? He goes, ‘What else you got?’ The steak killed the whole angle. But that’s the nature of working for Vince — if he doesn’t like it, you’re done. Same with Tony, to a degree. You have to please your boss,” he said. [H/T – Fightful]
Chris Jericho reveals how joining AEW helped other stars
The former AEW World Champion has been All Elite since 2019. Vince McMahon took some major steps as one of the most talented stars had jumped ship.
While speaking on GamesHub, Chris Jericho revealed that after he signed with AEW, Vince McMahon raised everyone’s salaries to prevent them from following the Demo God.
“The moment I left WWE, Vince was thinking, ‘It’s happening again — raise everybody’s pay.’ There had been a ceiling for years. The most you’d ever get paid was a million dollars guaranteed, regardless of who you were,” he said.
It will be interesting to see what is next for Le Champion.
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Edited by Angana Roy
