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Chris Jericho is ( @ChrisJerichoFozzy ) a professional wrestler currently signed with AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his legendary professional wrestling career, how he feels about the state of professional wrestling in the modern era, being in the business for 35 years, his thoughts on the "Please retire" chants from the fans, why competition is good in wrestling, John Cena's year-long retirement tour and if he has thought about retirement, what he is most proud of since the start of AEW, the catchphrases that worked and those that didn't, the Dinner Debonair segment with MJF and how it was nearly changed at the last second and more!
00:00 Intro
00:39 His role in the movie MacGruber
03:41 Which films does he get recognized from the most?
06:51 How he found out about his death scene in Terrifier 3
08:27 His busy schedule with AEW, Fozzy, the Chris Jericho Cruise and his podcast
11:19 Taking a break from pro wrestling after 2005
13:17 How does he feel about wrestling now?
14:35 Is wrestling now bigger than it was during the Attitude Era?
16:08 How has wrestling changed the most now since he started?
18:19 Does he read online criticism about him?
19:28 Feeling like he has a target on his back for public opinion
21:46 Tony Khan being in charge of booking his matches
23:52 Chris Jericho's reaction to the ‘Please Retire’ chants?
26:42 How many more years does he want to wrestle for?
27:45 Does he want to do a retirement tour like John Cena?
29:32 Is he interested in one day going into the WWE Hall of Fame?
30:48 AEW's new TV deal with Max
32:43 How him signing with AEW changed the pay scale of wrestling
35:01 How the original members of the Inner Circle came together
36:28 Forming the Jericho Appreciation Society
38:13 Mentoring Big Bill and Bryan Keith with the Learning Tree stable
41:30 How “The List” got over as big as it did
45:14 His appreciation of Vince McMahon singing ‘Stand Back’
47:55 Coming up with his ‘Dinner Debonair’ segment with MJF
54:24 His infamous Planet of the Apes segment with Stephanie McMahon
56:47 How did he come up with his most famous catchphrase?
58:54 His love of music mixing with his passion for wrestling
01:01:47 How did he get so good at getting wrestlers names wrong?
01:02:25 Why does he have multiple variations of the Walls of Jericho
01:04:50 Memories of his WWE debut against The Rock in 1999
01:10:49 Gaining Vince McMahon’s trust in 2008 with his HBK feud
01:12:49 His 2016 WWE run evolving his style
01:14:05 3 things Chris Jericho is grateful for
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