Chris Jericho Compares His Role In AEW To Undertaker’s In WWE, Still Has No Set Retirement Date
Chris Jericho has no deadline to retire.
Chris Jericho is 51-years-old. In the last 4 years of his career, he has helped bring a new promotion to the forefront of professional wrestling in AEW.
Even though he knows he has more days behind them than in front of him, he still has all of his focus on bringing new Superstars to the top of AEW, comparing his role to that of The Undertaker in WWE during a new interview with Pop Culture
“I mean, obviously now at 51, there’s more years behind me than are ahead of me. But if you would’ve asked me five years ago where I was going to go, I probably would’ve said, ‘I’ll probably stop in the next few years.’ But then AEW started and it just rejuvenated everything for me.
“Not that there’s any comparison, but I think I’m kind of taking on like The Undertaker role in the WWE for his last few years there. Where every time he does something, it’s impactful; it means something. He’s a benefit to have in the locker room. He’s a leader. He’s very experienced. He can tell guys and girls what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong. It’s just a good person to have around your roster.”
As he has said in the past, he has no specific timeline in mind for when he will stop wrestling but he does admit that even if he does, he will still be in AEW for many years to come.
“So when will I stop? I don’t have a deadline on that, but there’s a lot more you can do than just being in the ring as time marches on. So I think my presence in AEW will be felt for many years to come, for all those reasons that I just explained, because there’s a lot more to do with our company and with Chris Jericho and AEW.”
In the past, he has said that you may not even let people know when his last match has taken place. According to Jericho, he has no interest in a fanfare-filled retirement match. Learn more here.
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