Chris Jericho recalls how a bad steak led Vince McMahon to reject a solid pitch.
During his recent interview with GamesHub, AEW’s Chris Jericho was asked if Vince McMahon or Tony Khan ever rejected one of his pitches without proper consideration. He then revealed that he once pitched a storyline to McMahon at the wrong time, saying the former WWE Chairman doesn’t pay attention to anyone when he’s eating.
“I had one really great idea for Vince that I still think about. The timing going in was off — when I walked into his office, Triple H was there, which is never ideal because you want to be one on one with Vince. And then on top of that, he hadn’t eaten yet, and when Vince is eating, he’s not paying attention to anything else,” Chris Jericho began.
Chris Jericho pitched a storyline involving Bray Wyatt, himself, and Shawn Michaels
Chris Jericho noted that he pitched a storyline that would’ve seen him feud with the late Bray Wyatt and his Wyatt Family. Shawn Michaels then would’ve entered the fray as a surprising ally to Jericho, considering their troubled past. However, Vince McMahon, who had his full attention on the food on his plate, scrapped the entire angle because the steak he was eating turned out to be bad.
“The idea was a storyline involving Bray Wyatt and Shawn Michaels. The premise was that the Wyatt Family would attack me, and the only person I could call who was crazy enough to have my back was Shawn — even after our rivalry. He comes back to confront me, and just as we’re about to go at it, the Wyatt Family attacks us both. Now you don’t know whether Shawn was going to take my offer or not, but he’s involved. It would be Jericho and HBK against the Wyatt Family, with a SummerSlam match in mind. It was a really solid pitch,” Chris Jericho said.
“But Vince just sat there eating his steak, and when I finished, he said, ‘Bad cow.’ I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘Bad cow — the steak is tough.’ I said, what do you think of my pitch? He goes, ‘What else you got?’ The steak killed the whole angle. But that’s the nature of working for Vince — if he doesn’t like it, you’re done. Same with Tony, to a degree. You have to please your boss,” Chris Jericho concluded.
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