Chris Jericho Explains How WWE Prepared Him For Acting

Chris Jericho in AEW
Chris Jericho | AEW

Top AEW star and ROH World Champion Chris Jericho spoke with That Hashtag Show about several topics, including whether becoming an actor is challenging.

Jericho said, โ€œI donโ€™t think itโ€™s the most challenging, I think itโ€™s the most humbling in a good way. Help me. Tell me what you want. Just because Iโ€™m Chris Jericho in this world, and whatever you think of me or donโ€™t think of me, I never come into it with an ego, with any sense of entitlement, with any sense of being a know it all. Help me. What do you want me to do? What can I do to be better? How can we make this scene better? What can we do here and there?โ€

On how his WWE career helped make him a better actor:

โ€œThat, I think, is a great trait to have if you come up in the wrestling business, especially in WWE, there is a lot of humbleness. We never were taught to act like assholes in that company. If you did act like an asshole, you were told, very specifically, โ€˜Hey, calm down.โ€™ I think thatโ€™s why a lot of wrestlers do really well in acting because none of us come on set with any sort of (ego). We know kind of what weโ€™re doing, but if you have suggestions, please, letโ€™s work together to create the best possible product.โ€

On leaving his ego at the door:

โ€œI leave my ego at the door. Tell me what you need. If I canโ€™t deliver it, tell me again. Then, letโ€™s make the best possible project that we can. I think there is a lot of that coming onto any new set because itโ€™s a whole new group of people, especially if theyโ€™ve been filming for a couple of weeks and you come in late, thatโ€™s already a gang. They have it down. You donโ€™t come in there with your Evian Spray and cigarette in a holder, โ€˜What are you guys doing?โ€™ No, โ€˜What have you guys created so far and how can I fit in to add to what youโ€™ve done?โ€™ Itโ€™s a team sport at all times.โ€

You can check out Jericho’s comments in the video below.

(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)