During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Chris Jericho likened his wrestling career to the continuing output of The Rolling Stones.
Noting that the remaining Stones — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood — just put out a critically-lauded new album, Foreign Tongues, Jericho drew a comparison to his time in the ring by telling Fox News
that like him, “you’re still glad that they’re here.”Even with a remarkable resume that should make him an eventual shoo-in into multiple wrestling halls
of fame, including WWE’s, Jericho has faced criticism about continuing to wrestle at age 55. In the past couple of years, he has even been subjected to “please retire” chants from AEW fans during “The Learning Tree” run.
Jericho remains undaunted, though, about soldiering through negativity and building on to his in-ring accomplishments.
“I think it’s like a great rock and roll band, you know?” he told Fox News Digital of his career. “I mean, The Rolling Stones just put out a new album, and it’s amazing, but the Stones have been [around for] 60 years and some of the eras you like, some of the eras you hate, some of the eras you wish they would have gone away, and some of the eras you wish they would have done more, and you’re still glad that they’re here.”
Chris added: “I think when I’m done, people will be sad that I’m not around anymore.”
Regarding that last statement, he also believes many of his detractors will feel this way, saying that these fans “don’t like me just because I’m still doing this will realize like, ‘Hey, we had something pretty cool there, we should have been watching a little bit more.’”
He continued: “Because all I ever do is give my best 1,000% for whatever situation I’m in to make it better, to make my opponent better, to make me better, to make the company better, to make the show better, and I’m very proud of all the work that I’ve done.
“And that’s why I still do it, that’s why I still love wrestling and making documentaries involving wrestling, per se, because I think it’s such a wonderful sport that really does tie the world together, wonderful form of entertainment. I live my dream doing something that I always wanted to do and here I’m doing it almost longer than anybody else at a high level. I think that’s something to be proud of.”
Along with continuing his legendary wrestling career in AEW, Jericho also recently produced the documentary Vietslam, which chronicles the rise of a Vietnamese wrestling promotion and its passionate fans.
