Chris Jericho continues to be the ROH World Champion after beating Matt Cardona on the Last Battle present on December 20, a call that was met with plenty of negativity from the followers within the Hammerstein Ballroom as Cardona is from New York. Negativity is one thing that Jericho has confronted lots in 2024, with the present ROH World Champion turning negativity into the driving drive behind his Studying Tree gimmick.
Throughout a current version of the “Gabby AF” podcast, Jericho was requested how he has managed to take care of the fan negativity lately. The previous AEW World Champion responded by saying that there isn’t any technique to change the thoughts of some individuals.
“I feel that individuals have these varieties of opinions, however I do know that — what’s actual and what’s not actual, and I actually cannot fear about that,” Jericho stated. “Those that hate you’ll hate you it doesn’t matter what you do. I may have a match referred to as 4 stars by Dave Meltzer after which it’s going to get a two on Cagematch simply because it is me, they don’t seem to be even watching what I am doing. They’re similar to, ‘We hate this man.’ I am unable to fear about that, all I fear about is the fanbase that I’ve, which is very large, and bringing in new followers. Those that hate you, there’s nothing you are able to do.”
Followers jokingly referred to as any storyline Jericho was concerned within the “Jericho Vortex,” the place wrestlers who’ve gained momentum go when the ROH World Champion begins working with them. Nonetheless, this phrase has since been utilized by Jericho a number of instances on TV as a technique to flip the backlash he will get from followers into an total web constructive.
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