Chris Jericho: "I Know My Face Character Was Growing Stale, So I Planted Seeds For A Heel Turn"

Chris Jericho has had a great run with WWE since his return in January. It’s not only lasted a lot longer than the WWE Universe thought it would. The latest update as him staying from “Summerslam” at the very least.

Recently, Y2J  spoke with The International Business Times to discuss the current state of WWE, including his latest run with the company, which he calls of the best of his career.

You can read the full interview right here. Below are some of the highlights:

How does Jericho rank this latest run in his career?

“From the moment I came back this was always the plan. So everything that I did, me turning on AJ, that was kind of already written. It was fun for me to go out there as a babyface, knowing that the character is kind of stale, knowing that when I’m leading a rooty-tooty-booty chant it’s not very cool. I don’t know what rooty-tooty-booty means, but I also planted seeds to eventually turn heel. So it is one of my favorite years. It’s definitely my best year since 2008, 2009, no doubt about that. And you never know what’s gonna stick. If I was a band to have two late career top-10 hits, so to speak,cwith “stupid idiot” and “drink it in, man,” who would have ever expected that? Who would ever expect that I would make “stupid idiot” a catchphrase?”

“But that happens, so it really has been a lot of fun from a character standpoint, from a work standpoint, and getting a chance to kind of lock horns with this whole new generation of guys who all have the same mindset that I do. Just wanting to have a great match and just wanting to make their mark in the business. So it’s up there for me for sure. I don’t think anybody expected it, including me, but now that it’s the case, I’m riding it.”

Source: DailyWrestlingNews.com

Have you enjoyed the “Gift of Jericho” run this year?