Chris Jericho On Why He Stopped Wearing Light-Up Jacket

Chris Jericho recently appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio to promote the Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager At Sea Cruise in late October. During the interview, he explained why he stopped wearing his jacket that has lights on it. Here is what he had to say (transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc):

“Even like when I did the Naito thing with the make-up and stuff. When I worked with Kenny [Omega], he’s such a crazy character, I thought like these shorts with sparkles and rhinestones on them, it doesn’t match this anymore,” said Jericho. “A light-up jacket, I don’t feel this anymore. And when I went to do the Naito match in Osaka, New Japan wanted me to wear the light-up jacket, and I was like, ‘I can’t. I don’t feel it anymore.’ And [they were] like, ‘we really want you to do it.’ I was like, ‘I’m sorry. It doesn’t feel right.’ And what felt right was having long, black pants and, you know, putting some makeup on and a frickin’ fedora. I don’t know why, it’s just what I felt like at the time.”