Ahead of AEW All Out, Chris Jericho spoke with Sportskeeda about Brock Lesnar’s free agency, having fun in AEW, and WWE’s new ThunderDome design. Below are some highlights:
Chris Jericho on WWE ThunderDome:
I think it’s a great idea, it looks great and they desperately needed it. Whenever you give wrestling fans a rope, they’re gonna hang themselves, so… I don’t think Kenny [Omega] was really there or you know all these people that they have. Just go and have fun, enjoy the show.
It’s like something out of Black Mirror or The Running Man. it’s very strange. It does look great but, once again, you cannot replace a live crowd. I would much rather have 500 real fans than 1,000 TV screen fans, and I bet you the WWE agree with that. But, having said that, I think it looks great and good for them.
Chris Jericho on Brock Lesnar:
The only reason why the rumor’s there is somebody said “free agent”. I don’t think he’s really a free agent at all. I think it would take so much money to pry him away from Vince McMahon on Brock’s end and then for Vince to approve that… I mean, Vince has two billion dollars in the bank. What are you going to spend on Brock Lesnar that Vince isn’t going to match? And Vince and Brock have a strange love affair, to begin with.
So would Brock fit in at AEW? Would he pay back his salary that you would pay him to be in AEW? Who’s to say, but I think UFC, AEW… I think it’s just another one of the dances that Vince and Brock like to have where Brock’s contract expires, Vince lets it expire, and then they stay away from each other until the next Saudi Arabia show or the next show that has people in the crowd, or WrestleMania, whatever it may be. So I don’t think Brock is really a free agent in the sense of the word, I just think he’s like currently not under contract right now.
The amount of money it would take him to tear him away from from the world of WWE would, A, be astronomical, B, Vince will never allow it to happen and, C, I don’t know if you could make that investment back, or if it would even be worth it for AEW at this point in time or UFC, or any company other than WWE.
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Chris Jericho v Naito
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
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Chris Jericho v Naito
Naito defends his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho at NJPW's Dominion 6.9 from Osaka Hall on June 9, 2018
Photo Credit: TV Asahi/NJPW/AXS TV
