Chris Jericho had become a ten-time Intercontinental Champion recently. He was already a nine-time IC title-holder in the WWE. This time around, the veteran won this championship in a different promotion. WWE might not count it, but there’s no denying he became the only one to take his IC title count to double figures.
Currently, Chris Jericho is no more a WWE superstar. His contract with the company expired back in summer 2017. WWE did not wish to renew the deal. Hence he pursued a stint in the best wrestling promotion available in Japan namely NJPW. The WWE head honchos are well aware of this stint in the rival promotion.
But they did not express anger considering he has been a trusted employee under their banner. Chris Jericho recently sat down for an interview with Inside the Ropes to talk about the most important match of his pro-wrestling career. His choice was pretty much shocking.
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We have seen Chris Jericho being part of different gimmick based matches in the WWE against the behemoth names. Anyone of those could be the best of his career including that monumental night where he defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. It was surprising to learn he mentioned his match against Kenny Omega as the most important in his career.
It was the debut match of the six-time world champion in NJPW promotion. The mega contest took place at this year’s NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom 12 show at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. The two men delivered solid encounters which received five-star ratings for many of the pro-wrestling critics.
Here are his comments where Chris Jericho described why this is the most important match of his career,
“I was laughing to myself when we were getting ready for the match, and people were like ‘Jericho, can’t keep up with Kenny Omega. How’s he going to do the New Japan style?’ What’s the New Japan style? Good wrestling is the style,” Jericho said. “I don’t have to keep up with anybody. I’m Chris Jericho; I dictate the pace of the match as does Kenny Omega. He’s not a f—— luchador in his first match; he knows how to work, timing, and all that sort of s—.”
Some of the fans did doubt about whether he could cope up with the fast-paced wrestling of Kenny Omega. But Chris Jericho managed to overcome the odds and show why is a future Hall of Famer.
He made a bold statement on his capability despite coming up short against the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
