Chris Jericho On AEW’s First 5 Years, Tony Khan & Vince McMahon, Real Fight With Brock Lesnar

Chris Jericho (@ChrisJerichoFozzy) is a professional wrestler with AEW and was previously in WWE. He is also a bestselling author, actor, podcaster and the frontman of the rock band Fozzy. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his legendary pro wrestling career that has spanned 34 years, his decision to sign with AEW in 2019, how much AEW has accomplished in its first 5 years, the differences and similarities of working with Tony Khan and Vince McMahon, his ability to reinvent himself, the popularity of his entrance theme “Judas“, being the main event of WrestleMania 18 instead of The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan, being in the ring when Triple H tore his quad, standing up to Brock Lesnar, whether he still thinks he will be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame, how much longer he wants to wrestle and much more! ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Quote I’m thinking about: Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. - Aristotle 00:00 Intro 00:36 Taking out his own stitches 01:17 The last interview with CVV in the back of his car 03:07 Has AEW lived up to his expectations so far? 04:10 The importance of his name value to AEW 07:53 Elevating other rising talents in AEW 09:40 Memories of the early days of AEW 12:14 Tony Khan keeping AEW open during the pandemic 14:04 Differences between Tony Khan and Vince McMahon 17:54 Building trust with Vince McMahon 19:40 Thoughts on Vince McMahon stepping aside 23:09 Does he still speak with Vince McMahon 23:30 Will he be in the WWE Hall of Fame 28:04 How does he know when is it time to end a gimmick? 32:22 Changing his finishing moves 33:20 Would he lose Judas as his theme song? 35:46 People singing Judas to the ring 38:23 Where does Judas end up in a Fozzy show? 38:59 Being a guest on ‘Off the Record’ In Canada 42:09 Triple H tearing his quad in 2001 45:15 Being the main event of Wrestlemania 18 47:51 His favorite match from his time in WC 49:56 Breaking ground for smaller wrestlers 52:37 Getting in Brock Lesnar’s face 53:23 How much longer will he keep wrestling? 56:26 What is he most proud of? 58:10 Will he retire against Lance Storm? 59:46 His thoughts on CM Punk’s WWE return 1:00:24 3 Things Chris Jericho is grateful for Subscribe to Subscribe to my podcast: Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Email me: cvv@ Follow me on Instagram: Like me on Facebook: Follow me on Twitter: #aew #chrisjericho #fozzy