Chris Jericho Says AEW Doesn’t Have The Mental Stress Of Dealing With Vince McMahon

Chris Jericho is a veteran in the pro wrestling world as he has worked in several promotions during his thirty year career, including WWE. He is well aware of how it can be working for Vince McMahon and it isn’t always the best for one’s mental health.

While speaking on Busted Open Radio, Chris Jericho talked about the difference in creative process between AEW and WWE.

Chris Jericho boiled it down to having a lot of mental pressure when he worked with Vince McMahon. On the other hand, he has no such pressure while working in AEW.

Just think about working on WWE, it’s a great place and a great time, but there is a lot of mental pressure that goes on you,” Jericho said. “And you’re fighting a war every time you’re there because you have to go wait to talk to Vince [McMahon] if something needs to be changed. Sometimes he’s busy and you will wait outside of that office, I don’t care who you are, for an hour, two hours. That’s one of the things I really enjoy about AEW, because that kind of mental stress is gone. We really do work together a lot better.

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It’s two different systems. WWE is huge and they’re a billionaire TV company for a reason. But there’s also a reason I really enjoy working with AEW, even more than WWE at this point in time. And that’s one of the reasons.”

It is unlikely that creative process in WWE will change anytime soon as Vince McMahon has the final word in anything that goes on in the company. Chris Jericho certainly doesn’t miss that.

h/t to Wrestling Inc for the quotes.