For a brief time in 2022, Chris Jericho decided to call himself a wizard. Given that this is Jericho, he was able to get the nickname over – and was even throwing fireballs at wrestlers backstage. However, he almost ran into a major snag when he wanted to do this in Las Vegas – all thanks to some paperwork issues.
Throwing Fireballs Is Now Part Of The Chris Jericho Canon
While appearing on the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Chris Jericho would peel back the curtain and explain some of the process to get to play with fire in Las Vegas. Jericho would have the following to say about fireballs, and how they’re now in Chris Jericho canon.
“I had my magician’s licence. You need that to throw a fireball in the vicinity of Vegas. The problem was it didn’t come in time, so we had to go outside the boundaries of Vegas to throw the fireball at the stagehand. ‘Guys, don’t tell me why it’s not going to work.’
My internal, ‘Wayne Gretzky stay ahead’ is we needed to throw another fireball today. It’s at the peak. Next week would be too late. We figured it out, made it happen, the kid took the fireball, and now it’s a thing. I did it one more time with Shota Umino. That’s it. I never have to throw it again. I can fake it, I can tease it, or maybe I do. It’s now part of Chris Jericho canon.”
Recent Injuries Jericho Has Suffered
He’d also speak on the injuries he’s suffered in AEW this year – as he worked some truly dangerous matches. Jericho would have the following to say about recent injuries.
“Barbed wire everywhere, I broke my nose. Week after, Wheeler Yuta, my big toenail fell off. Moxley, I got gashed open and I have a bruised larynx. We just had to postpone our Fozzy tour because I have no top range from that match. It happens. It’s part of what we do. But it also shows the intensity and how well these matches are working.”
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