Chris Jericho Advises Young Wrestlers To Do A ‘Death Tour’ To Prove To Themselves They Want To Wrestle

Chris Jericho gives advice to young wrestlers. 

Chris Jericho is an executive producer on the “Death Tour Documentary,” which follows aspiring wrestlers as they travel through remote communities and brave harsh conditions to make the towns. Jericho did the Canadian Death Tour early in his career, and the tour has been done by the likes of Adam Copeland, Kenny Omega and Christian Cage.

In promoting the documentary, Jericho appeared on Nerdtropolis and was asked what advice he would give young wrestlers. 

“Do all of those types of matches you can do. Do a Death Tour. Track Tony Condello down and he probably still wants you to send a picture and a videotape, that’s how he used to do it. Send them your link. One of these tours, it will push you, but it will teach you so many lessons, not just about wrestling, but about life. You’ll be able to prove to yourself if you really want to do this. If you don’t want to do this, you’re not going to want to travel 16 hours in a cramped up freezing van across a frozen lake to get to a high school gymnasium in the middle of nowhere, set up the ring, wrestle a match, take the ring down, put your sleeping bag on the gym floor and eat a ham sandwich for 30 bucks. When you’re getting paid probably $50 for the night. That’s just how it is. Either you do it, and you take the benefits of it, or you just look at the reasons why you don’t want to do it and pack up your stuff and never get involved in wrestling again,” said Jericho. 

Fans can learn more about the documentary by clicking here. 

Jericho is currently signed to AEW and was the subject of internet rumors ahead of AEW Worlds End. Tony Khan was asked about those rumors during the AEW Worlds End media scrum. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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