Ch꧟ris Jericho says Vince McMahon thought the match at Wrestle Kingdom was a good idea.
Last Thursday, New Japan Pro Wrestling held their biggest annual event in Tokyo, Japan. Wrestle Kingdom 12 featured several title matches including Kenny Omega faci💦ng Chris Jericho. This was the first time Jericho had performed outside of WWE for nearly twenty years. On , he hosted an episode where he explained how the match with Omega came to fruition. J🌜ericho said he had to call Vince McMahon before committing to the match.
"We were on tour with Fozzy and we had a VIP meet and greet. It's every day at four o'clock. I texted Vince earlier in the day and said 'Hey boss, what are you doing? Do you have time to talk?' He says 'Yes, at four o'clock,'" said Jericho. "Four o'clock, I call him and he doesn't answer, classic Vince. Then he calls me, I am shitting my pants. I feel like my dad is calling me after I wrecked the car or something," he continued.
To some surprise, McMahon was fully in support of the match according to Jericho. He explained the match to McMahon including the build-up and the deal Jeric🐷ho received from New Japan P♕ro Wrestling.
"It was not a long call. Right from the start, he says 'you have to do it. This is great. This is great for you. It's great for me. Everyone knows you're a WWE guy. You're flying the flag there anyway,'" said Jericho. "I say 'it's going to put me at a different level when I come back.' He goes 'absolutely,'" he added.
The entire episode was recorded on the day of Jericho's match against Omega. Jericho discussed the💟 match's origin, how he negotiated with New Japan Pro Wrestling, an✱d what he wished to accomplish with the match.
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