On a recent episode of “Insight With Chris Van Vliet,” Chris Jericho addressed a variety of topics, including accusations that he has held back other wrestlers’ careers.
A foundational part of AEW since its launch in 2019, Jericho has worked with numerous top stars in the company while also elevating emerging talent. He is currently paired with Big Bill and Bryan Keith.
“I always love the concept of the Jericho Vortex and how anybody that works with me gets dragged down. Name one. Name one person that got dragged down from working with me, maybe afterwards, they didn’t go higher. But that’s not up to me. I’m not in charge of booking the entire company. All I can do is influence with the storylines that I work on. But everybody that I can think of that worked with me certainly went to a higher level from, you know, I did a year with MJF, and look where he’s at, to Danny Garcia, to Sammy Guevara to, I mean, you know, Daddy Magic last week comes off a commentary and gives, gets a big pop. Who do you think, you know, put him in that position, you know, all of those guys. I think Big Bill and Brian Keith have grown by leaps and bounds from working here work with me, you know. I’m not going to go through the entire cast of characters, but I definitely know what my intentions are. And it’s not to bury anybody. It’s to build as many people as I can and give them experience so they can learn how to start shouldering things on their own.”
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