Dalton Castle: Chris Jericho Being ROH Champion Is Off Putting, He Looks Down On ROH

Dalton Castle has a chance to regain to the ROH World Championship on Tuesday’s AEW Dynamite when he challenges Chris Jericho for the title. 

Castle is a former ROH World Champion, having held the belt from December 2017 to June 2018. He is also one-third of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions. 

Since winning the ROH World Title at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, Jericho has vowed to destroy ROH, wanting to defeat former champions in his quest. 

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Castle was asked for his thoughts on Jericho holding the title. 

“Since 2015 that’s when I started with Ring of Honor. How do I feel? It’s a little off-putting. It was exciting to see the name of a man who I looked up to as a teenager to carry the title that represented the company I loved so much for so long. At the same time, he keeps talking down about it. He looks down on Ring of Honor. He thinks he’s better than everybody that has come through the doors of Ring of Honor. It’s my job to step in there and shut him up and show him what a mistake he’s making to run his mouth like that and maybe beat a little respect into him and at the same time please the audience,” he said.

When asked if there is extra pressure on Castle as this is arguably the biggest match of his career and in front of the biggest audience being on TBS, Castle replied, “I don’t feel the pressure. I feel trusted in this position. I feel they made the right decision. Dynamite is on a special night, a lot of the audience is not in a regular routine. How can we get more eyes on the product? I know, why don’t we put a big glittery power bomb right in the middle of the show. That’s me. This is a huge match. We’re going to draw a lot of people and I’m confident. I’ve done great performances before. I walked out there last week in Toronto with a mic in my hand because I knew where I stood. I stood in a good position to challenge Jericho. I watch how he wrestles and I see somebody I can beat and compete with. I see a giant audience that is starving for something more.”

Ahead of Tuesday’s AEW Dynamite it was announced that Jericho had signed a three-year extension with AEW. You can learn more about his extension by clicking here. 

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