Jericho feels that character reinvention is important, and he feels that the last couple years of his career have been highlights for him. Moving to NJPW and building his brand there gives him more bargaining power everywhere including WWE because he might be more relevant now than he’s ever been. He notes that if you want McMahon to want you more, you need to go make it somewhere else.
Jericho notes that the business is changing and part of that is NJPW’s recent growth. He points out that if you get on Vince McMahon’s radar as potential competition he’ll try to take you out; that’s just the way he is.
As for Jericho’s working relationship with NJPW, he points out that working in Japan is one thing, but he didn’t want to work the Cow Palace show or ALL IN because it’s a little too close to home for him. He still values his relationship with WWE and McMahon, and he didn’t want to work shows for another company in North America.
That sums up today’s episode of X-Pac 1, 2, 360. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
