He liked the idea of having a different colour scheme for his gear, drawing inspiration from Bret Hart’s pink and black. He understood branding very early on, and the orange and black quickly became his brand. From there he added the towel which he’d wear over his head, and Heyman told him to always wear a black towel because it was menacing. He admits that he’d never wash that towel because he wanted it to stink; that way fans would smell it on his way to the ring and would be even more intimidated by him.
Taz talks about his experience working with Bam Bam Bigelow. He points out that Bigelow was an incredibly tough guy. They’d often work very physical with each other, and he admits that Bigelow wasn’t a guy you’d want to exchange punches with. He informs that it was Heyman’s idea to have him and Bigelow go through the ring during their iconic match. He says Bigelow was a great guy, an underrated worker, and he loved him.
Jericho informs that his first match in ECW was against Taz, and he took Taz off of his feet with a German Suplex. This made Jericho a major player in ECW with one move. Taz had no issue with allowing Jericho to take him off of his feet, he just wanted assurance from Heyman before hand that they were going to book Jericho strongly after this match.
Jericho asks Taz to name his favourite match of all time. Taz says he really enjoyed all of his matches with Sabu. He thought they had great chemistry together and they’d really go after each other, in the ring and behind the scenes. He admits that there’d be no Taz without Sabu, and he really loves him.
That sums up today’s episode of Talk is Jericho. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
