He cut an emotional promo that night that went a little long and Taz tweeted something out while watching it live, suggesting that Jericho wrap it up and get the match going. This tweet bothered Jericho because that promo was very emotional for him. Both men share a laugh over this and Taz apologizes for tweeting that out.
Jericho accepts the apology and says that much like Vince McMahon, Taz is an emotional guy at heart. Taz and Jericho talk about how McMahon would always hide any illness throughout the years because he hates showing weakness. Jericho actually took a picture of McMahon sleeping on the floor during one of WWE’s overseas tours years ago, and when McMahon saw it he made Jericho delete it immediately.
Taz praises Jericho for his longevity in the business, and Jericho says he found out a long time ago that it’s better for him to work as a part-time talent so he can come and go feely. This keeps his character fresh and he learned that from Hulk Hogan’s similar schedule in the 90s. His most recent WWE run was a lot of fun but after culminating the Jericho/Owens storyline at WrestleMania, he knew there wasn’t much left for him to do.
He knows that as a babyface in WWE you either win the WWE Title, or you move backwards down the card so once he knew he wasn’t going to win the Title, he thought it was a great time to leave again for a while. He informs that the Owens/Jericho storyline was initially supposed to culminate at WrestleMania for the WWE Title, where Jericho would win and then drop the Title to Brock Lesnar at the next PPV.
