Pro Wrestling Legend & AEW Star Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by the folks from Express in The U.K. on a number of topics. During the interview, Jericho talked about AEW’s Double Or Nothing Event which is set to take place on May 25th from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where the main event will see “The Ayatollah Of Rock ‘N’ Rolla” take on Kenny Omega. Jericho said that it’s a smart move to push some of the promotion’s biggest matches in their first event.
Jericho said, “It’s like All In, that’s pretty much what you can expect,” Jericho said. “You can see the card, the card is shaping up to be [in a way that] every match is a main event match. We sold the show out in four minutes, the tickets were gone. It’s a great way to kick off this brand new promotion with some of the biggest matches you could possibly give right off the bat.”
“That is a smart move, you don’t want to wait to build Jericho vs. Omega II or Bucks vs. Lucha Bros, there’s nothing to build. This is the build, you start off with your biggest matches and let people know what’s going on at this company that’s different from the rest of the companies because I think it’s pretty much more focused on the quality of the matches, on making sense on everything that we do.”
He continued with, “I think that’s one of the differences that you’re going to see right off the bat as to what kind of show we’re going to run and will set the tone for the company’s existence in this part.”
CM Punk recently made a run-in at MKE Wrestling’s The Last Knight Event, which could mean that he still has an interest in returning to Pro Wrestling. While he hasn’t given a hint on which promotion he could end up in, Jericho believes that AEW would be a great fit for The Former WWE Champion.
Jericho said, “It’s a pretty obvious answer,” Jericho responded. “I don’t know if he wants to wrestle, but if he decides to, I think AEW would be the perfect place for him.”