Chris Jericho Talks His Past Experiences In Saudi Arabia, And Speaks On His Relationship With WWE

Chris Jericho speaks on heading to Saudi Arabia as part of WWE's 'Greatest Royal Rumble' match.

In what has been a stellar 2018 up to now for Chris Jericho beginning off the 12 months wrestling at NJPW's largest match of the 12 months which is 'Wrestle Kingdom', then a couple of weeks later showing on WWE programming on the 'RAW 25' display, and simply 3 months later Y2J shall be provide at WWE's 'Greatest Royal Rumble' match that can air at the WWE Network are living from the King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Jericho joined CBS Sports' 'In This Corner' podcast lately and mentioned that having the danger to go back and forth with WWE to Saudi Arabia for this large match is a "once in a life time opportunity".

"It's just one of those things where it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Jericho mentioned. "Obviously, you are getting a chance to work with Saudi Arabia at the highest levels. We have been there in 2015 and had some great shows but it seems like they are kind of trying to change the way things are done over there, and it's really cool to have been asked by WWE to be a part of it. As you know, I'm not working there full time right now but still part of the family."

Following the breaking information that Chris Jericho can be making the leap to NJPW to compete towards Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12, the questions reeled in referring to Jericho's dating with Vince McMahon and WWE seeing as how he used to be part of the sports-entertainment corporate for a really perfect portion of his occupation. As he's mentioned on a lot of platforms, he put the Chairman of WWE on understand that he used to be going to be wrestling in Japan, and shared that the present dating between the 2 events is in just right standings.

"It's good enough that they called me when this show came up," Jericho stated. "I’ve a truly just right dating with the corporate and with Vince in that I've been running there for 17 years just about, off and on. Up till this 12 months once I did the display with New Japan, I’ve by no means wrestled in another ring rather than the WWE ring since 1999 and Vince knew about [NJPW] proper from the beginning. It's a kind of issues the place WWE is my house base for wrestling. I'm no longer a full-time performer within the wrestling global, nor have I been since 2010."

Recently, the previous 9-time WWE Intercontinental Champion used to be introduced because the alternative for Rusev on the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' to problem The Undertaker in a 'Casket Match'. Just days later Y2J used to be got rid of from the fit and Rusev used to be swapped again in. Regardless of what he’s doing on the match Jericho expressed that he’s simply glad to be part of it.

"Whether they want me to be part of the Royal Rumble or work against The Undertaker or work against Funaki in a lingerie match — whatever needs to be done, I'm happy to do it," Jericho stated. "That's the good thing about kind of my legacy and where I am at this point in my career is I can come and do whatever needs to be done; opening match, main event, whatever it is and it's going to be good. Things change, this is part of the world of WWE and happens all the time. For me, until I actually walk into the ring, sometimes you never know what is going to happen. Things get changed during the show sometimes. I think sometimes fans get a little bit too excited about certain things that happened."

The regulations and traditions in Saudi Arabia is what’s fighting the feminine superstars of WWE from competing at the card. Jericho mirrored on his previous stories within the nation and the way touring in other places out of doors of the United States generally is a bit "different" for loss of higher phrases.

"Last time we were there, the show started at 5 p.m. and we had to stop at 6 p.m. so the entire audience; who were all made up of males by the way, there were no women allowed in the show — could go out and pray at 6 p.m.," Jericho stated. "So that was kind of weird. It's one of those places where you go to Jeddah, it is very Saudi Arabian in that you go over there and things are very different than they are in the States," Jericho stated. "Whereas when we went to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it was much more of kind of a United States holiday area, but when you go to Saudi Arabia, it is Saudi Arabia. You are in the desert and you are living by their rules and their culture. It's one of the things I enjoy so much with traveling and seeing the world is how different countries work and how different countries operate. It's almost like Star Trek with the prime directive in that you don't go in there and change the culture, you go in there and adapt to the culture and live amongst that culture. It's not up to us to change it or to mess with it so you respect the way things are done over there and act accordingly."

"The Ayatollah Of Rock N'Rolla" additionally joked about WWE desiring him greater than he wishes them, and extra. To pay attention to the overall interview that includes the previous three-time World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, click on right here.