We’re one week away from the first major All Elite Wrestling PPV of the year, with AEW Revolution. The card is quickly taking shape, with a huge main event in MJF vs. Bryan Danielson in a 60 minute Ironman Match for the AEW World Championship. Another major match for the show is the rematch between Ricky Starks & Chris Jericho, which is the latest Jericho feud that fans have had issues with.
Chris Jericho Likes To Tell Long Term Stories
While promoting AEW Revolution, Chris Jericho told Casey Pratt that his feud with Ricky Starks was never going to be a one match program – with Revolution always the endgame.
“When we started the Ricky Starks story at the end of December, the idea was always to make it all the way to Revolution. I like to tell long-term stories, and it makes me laugh sometimes when people bag on me for that. It’s like, ‘Well, what’s the rush?’ If it’s too short of a story, people complain. If it’s too long of a story, people complain. What is too long, as long as there’s a beginning, a middle, and an end? It’s like, well, ‘Titanic’ is too long. ‘Saving Private Ryan‘ is too long. Well, both those movies are two of the greatest of all time that won multiple awards and are three hours long, and you got to invest in it. If you want to fuck around on your phone or if you want to go to Chipotle in an hour, don’t watch those movies. I think it’s the same with a Chris Jericho storyline.”
Since arriving in AEW, Jericho is mainly worked long programs – with his feuds with MJF, Eddie Kingston & Blackpool Combat Club being clear examples of his vision of long-term stories.
Wanting To Build Ricky Starks Into A Bigger Star In Professional Wrestling
When asked if their upcoming singles match will be the end of the angle, Jericho would refuse to give up the results – saying the following about wanting to help elevate Starks instead.
“So yeah, Ricky Starks is a guy that I thought, ‘Wow, he could really use some long-term storyline stuff, working on his character, figure out who he is as a performer.’ Wrestling-wise, he’s got it. He has a real connection with the crowd that I wanted to really expand upon. So, you know, in the ring’s a different story. Outside of the ring, once again, Ricky Starks, let’s build this guy, let’s build him into a bigger star, and not just with this program, let me show him some tricks. More importantly — you can lead the horse to water, but the horse has to drink it, and once the horse drinks it, he knows, ‘Okay, I can go to this pond, and I can use these tricks.’ I think Ricky’s learning that. We had a great segment on Wednesday. I think that he really learned a lot, and I think it’s just been it’s been a great experience and a great story. It’s gonna be a great conclusion, or is it, at Revolution on Sunday.
Who do you think will get the win next Sunday, Chris Jericho or Ricky Starks? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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