Why Omega vs Jericho Is The Most Important Match In Chris Jericho's Career!

Continuing our Interview Series with 9 Time WWE Intercontinental Champion and Current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho We discuss where his Alpha Vs Omega match at WK12 rates in his career and his current schedule working for NJPW and WWE.
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Continuing our Interview Series with 9 Time WWE Intercontinental Champion and Current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho We discuss where his Alpha Vs Omega match at WK12 rates in his career and his current schedule working for NJPW and WWE. Leave us a comment below and tell us what you think, Also don't forget to Like, Share & Subscribe!

[@shadowfragment]

"Wrestling's not supposed to hurt like that" I love that quote from Jericho. I think more people need this mindset.

[@frank-bmtz]

"I'm Chris Jericho, I dictate the pace of the match." God damn right.

[@palecurve]

Just like Paul Heyman, Jericho could sell me on anything.

[@phillyphiltheking]

Patrick Burns Comment of the Year!!!

[@RealDanFoster]

Could listen to Y2J talk the business all day.

[@woodberry323]

dan foster boy do I have a podcast for you ...

[@TheOGNoName]

dan foster Same. He has such an interesting perspective of the wrestling business.

[@alexsmonkey11]

Same

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

Look where he is now!!

[@xxwhitnessxx8282]

Same

[@kaitotatsuya]

not gonna lie, the Chris Benoit and y2j vs stone cold and triple h was legendary.

[@jballday3668]

It was the night I believe hhh torn his quad

[@andrewchapman8906]

Yup

[@rigsby1454]

Jericho just casually knocking back the vodka

[@MWorl91]

Rigsby 1 Jericho started out at a time where the wrestlers often went out on the town after every show. They partied all night and normally slept during the day before the show. Guys like him, the Dudleys, even Taker could probably drink most people under the table

[@spaceastronowt]

Cameron Worley I've heard that Cena is a tough drinking opponent :0

[@Hugh_Morris]

Like a northern Englishman

[@maosama3695]

that's not vodka ...you dont drink vodka with ice.

[@BruceLeanTrades]

Mao Sama you literally see him pour vodka in the cup during this video

[@eanna00]

I’ve noticed this for years but Jericho has a really really big head...not egotistically. I mean his head is huge look at the difference between the size of his head and interviewers head

[@TheBigChuckles]

I noticed that he has a long face kinda like Edge.

[@chrisd7439]

Canadians have big heads

[@jacobrklein7175]

Great point by Chris. In my opinion, the two most important things you have to ask about a match: did it make money, and were people emotionally invested into the match.

[@VTown1989]

*"That might be the most important match I ever had, at 47 years old. And like an idiot I'm going back to do more matches, if I was smart I would just retire and never do it again but you get into it..."* Ah, it's that rush from the crowd that keeps them coming back for more.

[@THEPRINCEOFKINGZ]

GREATEST heel ever!....I hated this guy as a kid!....LOVED HIM AFTER I GREW UP AND LEARNED SOMETHING

[@donkey7577]

0:51 so Goose & 2 ice cubes in medium size plastic cup for Jericho.😎

[@adamcooley7052]

I remember when I met Chris Jericho and it was the best day of my life got my attitude era DVD autographed and a picture with him told him how great wrestler he was and this was great because he was in my hometown for a Fozzy concert in Dayton Ohio 😁🤘

[@whovianforever63]

“Did it make money?” The most important aspect of wrestling that too many fans ignore.

[@CarolynDestruction]

Chris Benoit mentioned!!!!

[@kno23]

GamerAH they are good friends despite that horrible tragedy.

[@CarolynDestruction]

Kevin Nolan Ik.

[@WhoisErikNash]

GamerAH lol

[@Amin-jr7ue]

i appreciate how he's open to say

[@HeSoKlutch_84]

That match was amazing.

[@lesweenmachine]

Oh So F34R73SS Chris has put in the work for a long time mate, let the man enjoy his life and be able to walk at 60

[@HeSoKlutch_84]

Jake Sweeney Oh, I agree. He definitely earned the right to pick his spots as far as who he goes against, and where.

[@bigearsglenn7471]

He definitely hates the cold spray spot

[@kitpalmer1583]

Glenn who doesn't

[@medrow1221]

Maybe the table spot where he waited like 30 seconds before he fell.

[@thierryman]

It's probably that spot now that you mentioned it.

[@barry101ish]

No it’s ref with ropes when’s it no dq

[@zacharydavis2799]

Or the camera finger spot.

[@noahlsmith2488]

Personally I think You vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 19 was definitely 5 star.

[@vertizwood423]

Okay, Jericho told me to subscribe so I subscribed.

[@carloscarranza1866]

Listen too Jericho he’s wise. And smart

[@anasshahid224]

Chris Jericho is the GOAT! Thank you for the great interviews inside the ropes 😎🔥👏

[@gdarippa69]

Jericho’s best matches were against HBK and Benoit

[@user-be9fn8ch1o]

Jericho is the only wrestler that never left his prime

[@Hugh_Morris]

He’s looked great in the Japanese style so far

[@TheKing0907]

Hands Down The Day He Beat The Rock And Steve Austin in the Same Day Is the Most Memorable In His Career

[@EricHostile]

Subbed and shared because this is a good channel. Thanks for the video man.

[@rickyvaughn5780]

Jim Cornette would love this interview. This is what the young guys don't get. Yes, the ring work has to be good but the STORY is what sells. Always has, always will. The top guys in aew are all former WWE guys. Moxley Jericho, and Cody. They know how to tell a story.

[@willnelson9906]

i mean, guys like kenny omega and okada also know how to tell a story, or ZSJ, or Ospreay, or scurll, really all the best wrestlers today are the ones who can properly tell a story in my opinion. gargano vs ciampa, one of the greatest rivalries in nxt/wwe history, with a handful of epic matches, all telling one wonderful story,

[@willnelson9906]

@Joey Pastrana firstly, i said one of the greatest, not The greatest, second, kenny omega tells a story every time he has a match, his finisher, the one winged angel, nobody kicks out of, but it's complicated to set-up, so his other offensive manuvers focus on getting his opponents weak and dizzy. okada and omega had 4 of the best matches in NJPW history, with psychology and story telling, will Ospreay is insanely gifted, despite y'all calling him a gif wrestler, he's fought plenty of storied matches, his entire feud with jimmy havoc, as an example. marty scurll can't be THAT charasmatic without being able to tell a good story, plus him and ZSJ are technical wrestlers, if they can't sell the story that "they're aiming to weaken this specific part of my opponent" then they wouldn't be as famous as they are.

[@willnelson9906]

@Joey Pastrana the only two examples of any of these guys "no-selling" would be that one match with ospreay and ricochet, and ZSJ. while i think ospreay and ricochet could have done a "better" job of selling the moves, that wasn't really what the audience wanted, they wanted crazy athletic shit, and that's what they got. and ZSJ does feel like he's not "as" good at selling as he should be, but he's still young, he'll learn.

[@willnelson9906]

@Joey Pastrana and for some people, matches aren't supposed to be guys powerslaming each-other around the ring until the other dies of heart-failure, and others think matches aren't supposed to involve piledrivers or thumbtacks and blood, that's what's special about wrestling, it's objective and diverse, one guy could have a very different match with two different opponents, because those two opponents practice and perform wrestling in their own, preferred style. i enjoy just about every type of match, i'm very selective about my "hard-nos" in wrestling, i don't like large head-shots, and usually i prefer matches to not have too many crazy piledrivers, but the guy next to me may be there to watch a cruiser-weight match, and the other a death match, we're all fans of wrestling, but we can't say one wrestler or another is bad because they don't cater to our specific tastes.

[@willnelson9906]

@Joey Pastrana what's the story with brock lesnar and his 5 suplexs and an f5 every match? there is none. he just wants to get paid, at least with the guys who like spots, they're doing it to entertain. and yeah, even in spotfests, there can be a good story there too, it's not that hard to find even, maybe a game of one-upmanship, maybe one guy is trying to keep the other grounded, either with technical offense or pure strength over a smaller opponent, or maybe the match doesn't need a story because it's just for fun, a nice little exhibition or something.

[@liamgreen447]

Funnily enough I watched the segment with Owen's earlier and was thinking as I watched it that there's no way to take that powerbomb without it hurting... Which is stupid

[@Aj-wt1sv]

Peoples who say that Jaricho won't be able to keep up with Omega in NJPW is that he already wrestle many great wrestler in Japan at 90s.

[@Nenojames]

Damn some of his best matches in wwe can't really be talked about since benoit and all

[@LANGI902]

Let's talk about it. I'm sick of everybody being hush hush about one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. We as fans of wrestling need to stay out of their personal lives and talk about the wrestling ... and that's what Benoit excelled at!

[@drfritz3517]

1:10 im going to guess it's Kenny's spray

[@lucky-sz4eq]

Jericho is tge best love the way he talk

[@anasshahid224]

Thank you for the great chris Jericho interviews ☺️👏🎉

[@oguzkaansar4822]

He is so right.

[@3mikeb]

I liked this video just because Chris Jericho is drinking Grey Goose!!! Cheers 🥂

[@evanzwesley3159]

Whats up with his face? What happened to his right eyebrow?

[@StonyHeatbag]

I can listen to this man ALL DAY. Would love to know the spot he hates in that omega match

[@workingsix43]

Damn Jericho drinking straight up vodka No Chaser 😄😄

[@Treevors30]

0:39 is that vodka for some reason when I see him poor it . It brings me back to a Cheech and Chong moment in a movie where he takes a sip of the judges water and Chong goes " its fuking vodka man" I have no idea why that popped into my head not every comment is a great one and I don't think this is one of them but for some reason it just I don't know came into my head and I'm curious if that's what he's drinking

[@saikat93ify]

I really hate matches with lots of blood and weapons. Refreshing to hear this from him

[@enzotalent8005]

Jericho/Omega 2 needs to happen.

[@flaviantropy]

The ice in that glass Jericho is holding is doing a heel turn

[@sandysarker]

Grey Goose and ice. That's my man

[@ozzyisgreat4eva]

Jericho drinking Grey Goose straight! My hero

[@christking85]

Why do people put the intro music so annoying loud.

[@zachscott5420]

The spot Jericho hates is 1000% the icy hot spray spot by Kenny

[@tonyknowles2463]

I love how he's just sat there sipping straight vodka haha

[@kingrobthegreat7446]

Match of the year imo

[@RariShiesty]

Jericho was a perfect opponent for Omega because Jericho not be as big a star of a stone cold or John Cena or the rock but his respected by just about everyone and he is coming off a resurgence of his character where he is over af and now for one match he is playing a different character a believable heel that thinks his is the best I don't think any other WWE superstar at the time would the same feel to them as a replacement so people might say john Cena but the thing about John Cena is people like him but people at the same time hate and him vs Kenny would be a big I mean BIG match it's just you would never believe it would happen and shit it would probably be the best match ever in terms of hype and style. Also probably Brock Lesnar vs Kenny that would sell through the roof

[@Tizontheska]

Not gonna lie I went and got NJPWWORLD cause if Jericho.

[@DarkGate90]

Where is the video of y2j talking about crown jewel?

[@christopherwilliams7905]

The Brock Lesnar of new Japan??? Didn't he lose to Omega? I love that he thinks that about himself though

[@cmcculloch1]

i dont know who i love more chris or kenny

[@vertizwood423]

I knew that Kevin Owen's powerbowb on the apron hurt like shit. I watch that move all the time and I always think there's no fucking way that's a protected move. That looks painful as shit!

[@dirbrody]

Jericho drinking a Yaaa Boy...

[@TheDopestEthiopian1]

Jericho would make a great booker.

[@s4xtt]

I dun mean to body shame, especially an all time greats like Chris, but how did he gain that much beer belly that fast?He was in shape in alpha vs Omega match

[@Y2JLionHeart]

It's age. A few days of bad eating and shit, you're gonna pack on a few.

[@pumpkinking5397]

I usually just grab ice with my hand. Jericho is sitting there using tongs (or is it a small spoon?) For his ice. Fancy, fancy. Lol.

[@elamericano9965]

i think jericho has fallen off a cliff now but I loved him since the 90s

[@warking2734]

That goose on the rocks

[@Yes_Boy]

grey goose bay bay!

[@boywndr4115]

“Wrestling is not supposed to hurt like that”… are you good bro?!

[@steve2275]

2:22

[@316SR]

Nice gut roll

[@Noobie2k7]

"It's fun to be the Brock Lesner of NJPW and that's what i want". . .yeah. . . .You might want that cause to you now it's all just about the money but nobody else does.

[@stevencampbell2018]

Wrestling is a business deal with it.

[@alanheyes694]

Professional wrestling is technically a combat sport. If he wants to be a big money prize fighter, he has the status to demand such payment. It is what it is. It's business, it isn't ballet. It's not about the art, it's about marketing yourself and the show.

[@Hugh_Morris]

He’s a 27 year veteran, he’s earned his spot

[@alanheyes694]

George Havenhand Exactly.

[@TheOGNoName]

Noobie2k7 He's busted his ass for years and years. He's earned it. Plus money is pretty God damned important so you can't blame him for that.

[@mercarelli7517]

y2j a real wrestler

[@AlbaRecoil]

Any idea what hated spot he was hinting at?

[@sparksy91]

When he fucked up the codebreaker

[@yuvrajgurung3396]

WWE Raw

[@m.y1152]

shots fired at the original botch cara. LOL

[@TheUltimoLee]

"An extra 15,000 at the dome" he's turning into Hogan :D

[@Elvishyadavka5baap]

Is it Jericho's channel?

[@sugarsingh4951]

Little bit of the goose

[@gin.590]

He's gotta get rid of that gut, it's noticeable as hell.

[@TimScottDT]

Comes with age bro, Jericho is actually getting on up there

[@gin.590]

@@TimScottDT No I get it, I believe he's 48 as of right now but DDP yoga can be a great option for him right now, lose 10-15lbs always helps. Same goes for Taker.

[@Hugh_Morris]

He’s about in shape as ya gonna get as a PEDless rockstar

[@Nomad-Rogers]

Dave Meltzer knows Jack about wrestling, he is a mark for his own publication and ego!

[@anasshahid224]

Y2J is the goat 😎

[@HuongNguyen-zq2wq]

Y2J return in EXTREME RULES like The architet seth rollins

[@countrylife04]

NJPW is the best 👌💕

[@AlexThorn]

Gotta be honest, I like jericho's mindset as a person but never liked him in the ring. He's just not my kind of wrestler. But the man, yeah, he's cool.

[@zeldabombsquad1144]

Jericho, you're GREAT, but you're no Beock Lesnar

[@imtheabsolute1161]

Yeah he's better

[@Dillion203]

Goose got him loose.

[@ConnorStallings]

What’s a 5 star match you say, well go watch undertaker vs Shawn Michaels 25 AND 26

[@kelsohunt460]

Wonder if jericho has good memories of the fan that shouted go back to Toronto. Jerichos reply am from winnipeg you idiot. Hahaha. Always worth checking out at time to time for a laugh.

[@frankunodostres473]

I think the spot he talks about is the unlogical rope break spot

[@SilverrulezGaming]

Jericho is God

[@88smjls]

Meltzer refuses to give Jericho a 5 star match 😂😂😂

[@williamnimbach6419]

Man he sure is packing on the pounds

[@imtheabsolute1161]

Damn Jéricho really likes to drink

[@brandonalvarez7462]

Alpha omega better than anything

[@RuthOmegon]

I knew that move fucked his neck up 😞

[@kakatopung8139]

No wonder everybody that go to WWE become lame, the company care less about a good wrestling.

[@rebelwithacause3574]

Jericho, just looks better with long hair.

[@jbasti227]

William White I agree. I'll always miss his look from the late 90s/early-to-mid 2000s

[@sageantone7291]

who tf cares what meltzer rates something?

[@CarlMarxPunk]

Even fucking Meltzer has said multiple times people shouldn't care about his ratings.

[@dandremathis11]

Chris Jericho doesn’t mean anything he says in interviews lmaoo 2 years from this and he’s claiming Orange Cassidy is the most important and favorite match blah blah. Stop paying attention to anything this guy says lmao

[@YouMotorcycle]

Geez #FatJericho is back... Yikes. Love the guy but this is a baaaad look.

[@bellytorelli]

what's up wit the fucking censorship?Why is there a need for it?

[@williamblackfyre4866]

So thats why the match was slow

[@LogamusPrime]

Jericho on that New Japan binge. Over selling as always but I gotta disagree. Most important Jericho match goes to Royal Rumble 2002. Jericho vs The Rock. Jericho proved he wasn't a paper champion.

[@SlycloneJesus]

I COULD SELL A PRODUCT BETTER THAN JERICHO.

[@billywitchdocter]

Ugh. I want Jericho gone. NJPW is making a massive mistake bringing in any ex WWE talent. All Jericho is doing is ruining NJPW's overall match quality and workrate by doing bullshit WWE style matches and finishes, while being completely and utterly carried by Omega and Naito.

[@shellbacksclub]

he's lucky Omega can bring a broom stick to a 5 star match!