Chris Jericho Says He Will Return To WWE When He’s Ready
WWE.com
Chris Jericho spoke with the Boston Herald about WrestleMania 30 and what will get him to return to the company. Check out some of the highlights down below:
What is his WrestleMania 30 status?
“I’m not a part of it and I won’t be a part of it, and it was my choice to sit out this year.”
Fans criticizes him over most recent run in WWE: “It’s not a choice that I make. I do what my boss tells me to do. So people who said, ‘Well, Jericho just came back to lose to all the young guys,’ well, I really didn’t. I lost a couple prominent matches on pay per view, and suddenly everyone is saying, ‘Well, Jericho is just putting over the young guys.’ That’s not the case. That was never the case. I beat Daniel Bryan last year, no one talks about that. To me, whatever the boss wants, I’ll do it. I know I’m going to make it good, I’m going to make it great, people are still going to like it. But when I felt when I’m getting too much in a rut, when they say, ‘Jericho is here, so he can just put over this guy, this guy, and this guy,’ I was not going to do that. So I went away for a while and we’ll see what happens. Last year, working with Fandango wasn’t my first choice. I wasn’t happy about it at all at first. But either I do it, or I don’t go to WrestleMania. Once Vince makes up his mind, you’re doing it. So I have two choices — go home, or I can make this the best I possibly can and try to get this kid over that no one’s ever seen before.”
What it will take for him to return:“If I’m going to be at WrestleMania, it’s going to be in a position that I can sink my teeth into, a position that I think is significant enough for somebody of Y2J’s experience level and notoriety. Looking at the card this year and you see everybody who came back — Brock Lesnar and Undertaker are back, Triple H is back, Batista is back, and it’s the ascension of Daniel Bryan — how many spots are there available for Jericho at this point in time? Even though the shadow of WrestleMania was looming, just to be there is not a reason enough for me to go back. On the last four WrestleManias before last year, I had one of the main events or one of the most prominent matches on the show. Unless I’m going to get that position again, and I’m not saying I’m entitled to it, but if it’s not going to go that way, then it’s just better for me to stay away.”
Andrews Take: Jericho seems content with where he is in his life. From being in Fozzy to wrestling, Jericho is happy and his fans should be happy as well.
Stick with DailyDDT.com for all the latest on WWE. This is WrestleMania season, it’s the busiest time of the year so you need to refresh our homepage to find out the latest WrestleMania news. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can follow Andrew on Twitter