AEW commentator Tony Schiavone has crossed paths with quite a few stars over his 4 many years within the wrestling enterprise, however he is at all times excited to see one specific star every time he is on the identical card: former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho.
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Jericho and Schiavone have been part of WCW within the ’90s earlier than they reunited in AEW in 2019. The veteran commentator defined why he enjoys watching Jericho within the ring, and addressed the criticism that the legendary star typically will get.
“I am at all times pumped when Chris Jericho is within the occasion or is wrestling for us or is doing an angle as a result of he is so cool and I do know he will get quite a lot of warmth as a result of quite a lot of followers say ‘Properly, he isn’t [in] the form he was,'” Schiavone stated on his podcast “What Occurred When.” “In fact, he isn’t. None of us are at that age, however I actually take pleasure in all the things he does and all the hassle he places into it.”
With the podcast launched earlier than the present, Schiavone alluded to his pleasure for the match between Jericho and Cassidy on Wednesday’s version of “AEW Dynamite,” which noticed the latter emerge victorious. As of late, the pair have renewed their previous rivalry, with Jericho nonetheless looking for $7000 from Cassidy for a jacket he destroyed a number of years in the past.
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Jericho and Cassidy shortly grew to become aware of each other after they joined AEW again in 2019, having their first match towards one another at Evening Two of the “AEW Dynamite” Fyter Fest particular in July 2020. Maybe their most well-known bout got here two months later when Cassidy defeated Jericho in a Mimosa Mayhem Match at that 12 months’s All Out pay-per-view occasion.
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