In an interview with The Baltimore Sun to promote his new Fuse TV show, Redemption Road, Chris Jericho discussed his recent storyline and matches with Shawn Michaels as well as his recent run as World Heavyweight champ.

On the angle which saw Jericho hit Michaels’ wife, Rebecca, Jericho said: “It was one of those things where there’s always the X factor that something could happen like that, and we all knew what the danger of it was.

“Obviously, Shawn and I felt terrible. Rebecca did not. She loved it. She thought it was awesome. And the fact that she didn’t end up with any permanent damage - no broken teeth, a fat lip for a couple weeks - it’s probably the best thing that could have happened. That really kick-started the angle and took it to a different place.

“Obviously, I felt so bad about it, but when all was said and done, it actually worked out for the best.”

Jericho also commented on the tooth he broke in their recent ladder match, saying: “[My wife] wasn’t happy about it, but it was more that she was sad that I got hurt. My son wasn’t happy about it either, but that’s the business.

“I’m a warrior and sometimes things like that happen. I’ve never lost a tooth before; I hope I don’t ever lose one again. You live with it. You look like Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber until you get to the dentist. And then the next thing you know, you get the crown on there and you never notice anything different. It’s a war wound and that’s the way I treat it. I think it made that match even more dramatic.

“I think a lot of people said that was the best ladder match they had ever seen, and that’s probably one of the reasons for it, because they knew it was real. Once again, something happened that was outside the box of what a “normal” wrestling match is. I’m actually lucky that I didn’t lose more teeth. The dentist told me that I should have lost all four of the teeth. So I’ll take the half-tooth and just consider myself lucky.”

With the discussion still on wrestling, Jericho discussed his recent run as champion and whether or not it ended early.

“I was very happy with the work I did while I had it on this run, and how long you keep a title has nothing to do with me,” he said. “That’s up to the boss, and whatever he wants to do, I’ll be happy to do it. And I’ll get my chance again, and when I do, I’ll do exactly the same thing I did when I had it the last time, which is do the best work that I possibly can and make people hate me even more.

“Usually in Vince’s grand scheme of things, even though things sometimes don’t seem like they’re the right way to do things at the start, in the big picture they usually always are. And I’ve been around long enough to know that you have to trust the boss when he has a feeling, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

You can read the interview in full by clicking here.

Phil Lowe
phil@ifight365.com