Chris Jericho recently reflected on the first time he had the opportunity to collaborate with the current generation of elite in-ring performers in AEW and WWE. Since Jericho has been involved in the wrestling business for more than three decades, he has witnessed the industry’s growth and has been able to adjust and stay relevant.
He spoke about this during an interview on “The Sessions with Renee Paquette.” During that conversation, Chris Jericho admitted that he thought Orange Cassidy’s gimmick sucked at first.
“I remember the first time Seth Rollins said, ‘I’m gonna hit you with three topes in a row.’ In my mind I was like, ‘One, you hit one tope, that’s how you build up to it,’ but then I realized that’s not enough anymore.”
“It’s like when I first came to AEW and saw Orange Cassidy. I thought, ‘This is stupid; this gimmick sucks; it’s stupid,’ and then I was like, ‘Pull your head out of your ass. The guy’s super over, what is it about him that works?’”
Chris Jericho
Legends are also prone to being wrong about certain young wrestlers, but in the end, what matters the most is their humility to accept their wrong opinions. The same happened with the record 9-time Intercontinental Champion and Orange Cassidy emerged to become a popular act in AEW.
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