Chris Jericho Off the Record 2002 2/3

[BlackSabbathory]

Jericho's always been the man.

[MZITinfo]

what did he mean when he said bischoff was successful with one idea that he stole from japan?

[TheShakiebreaks]

@MZITinfo there was a storyline in new japan pro wrestling i think,that was exactly like nwo a large faction that had a so called civil war with the actual company.

[richman6290]

2.26 jericho says he is 6 feet tall 230 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal.

[HitmanEF]

Funny thing is Bishoff started working with WWE right after

[kallistobone]

I like the guy, he hits fast and clean and gets to the important stuff. Also like to say thanks for your videos. Being off work sucks but your OTR vids are great. If you have any more get em all up.

[mothercanuckers]

@kallistobone I have no more I think almost all of them are online though I've even seen the old Bret Hart one from 1997 a month after the Montreal Screwjob on Youtube!

[JMC47000]

I wonder if Jericho comment about Vince cause him to lose his main event spot for the next 3 years.

[hazardouzCup]

Lol, I hope all the Triple H "marry the bosses daughter" haters see this.

[MrImpactPlayer]

Host: Chris Jericho is back home, he is in Canada, he is in Toronto...

Jericho: I am from Winnipeg you idiot!

xD

[jerichorocker1234]

I ALWAYS liked Wrestlers Like Jericho , Angle and so on who WERE NOT afraid to say what they Thought no matter what Mcmahon or WWE thought about. that is being a strong willed personunlike wrestlers Like Cena.HHHThe rock those Guys Kiss ass and would NEVER say something Like Jericho said Ecpecially their tim asWORLD CHAMP!!... this is what make jeircho a cool person and a cool wrestler he just a great honest guy... no bs Bo sucking up... i bet if Jericho did suck up he woulda had more titles//

[jerichorocker1234]

Jericho = Great wrestler, great entertainer, total Package

IN MY TOP TEN ALL TIME......

[jerichorocker1234]

it was a FUCKIN SIN!!! HAVING JERICHO DROP THE BELT TO hhh AT MANIA.... SURE hHH is great as well but had so many title chances already in his career Jericho ONLY held the title for two months or so and then HHH wins rumble and they have him RIp the Belt away from Jeirhco i was Pissed... BUT tHEIR YA have it again HHH backstage ass kissing helps him overrule.... HHH is great wrestler and all BUT their is NO denying he has had his Hands i Vinces pants ALOT... WITH THE backstage Politic shit.. :(

[nick4man3]

EVERY SINGLE TIME a WCW guy is interviewed about WCW, they ALL use the same phrase.

"The inmates were ruling the asylum."

I never liked WCW back then, but watching it now and knowing all of the behind the scenes stuff is so fascinating to me. Jerhico is a legend. One of the greatest in ring performers and a personality to boot.

[Celinancc1701]

Jeff Hardy has 0% mic skills. lol, poor Jeff.

[CardinalJiles]

great example of what he is talking about at 2:48 are cm punk and the miz.

[maroonporsche]

jeff hardy still cant talk on the mic

[gumbothemagnificent]

jericho is literally the best wrestler and most entertaining guy in the business, ive enjoyed this interview more than most of the matches ive seen recently

[JiggityJack]

One of the best pro wrestling interviews I've heard, this guy needs to keep doing these interviews, they're great!

[SuperR1991]

hahaha i jst taught about vince mcmahon hearing this interview

and when chris jericho replied to vince mcmahon saying wrestling is fake

vince was like "thats it jericho i heard that ure droping the tittle to triple h"

[StylesPac617]

y2j is the man fuck bischoff, hogan, nash...

[armstrong2mcgrady2k1]

Chris Jericho was not only one of the great wreslters and mic workers with outstanding charisma, but he's really an intelligent person. I love listening to his interviews and shoots.

[papasmurf211]

jericho isnt 6 foot lol

[jeffervescence]

From what Chris said, Jeff knows how to draw in the crowds. He was young back then, 22-23 but he knows that in this business, you got to get noticed to stay on top and he sacrifices his body to achieve that. I have nothing but admiration for him! 

[bushregmike]

i love Chris Jericho, def a fav of mine but he's not 6 ft tall. Of course he can't say how tall he really is until long after he retires, but thats why many wrestlers who aren't tall admire him!

[trudon]

i wonder if y2j got fined for dat pop at vince

[KingFellie]

i love that hulk hogan bubble at 0:30

[mothercanuckers]

@KingFellie even though he's not actually saying his name you know who he's actually referring to

[KingFellie]

@mothercanuckers thats true. who else but the hulkster

[hitmancoolio]

Lol 'Hulk Hogan'

[supermanXL]

Chris is still right about Jeff. Jeff only famous for being good looking and diving off ladders.

[libertycaps666]

fair fucks to triple h for taking that spot hurt

[JoeyHD2]

cmon its a joke vince wants 6,3 or 6,5 i mean is vince full of shitt cus i bet n real life alot of the wrestlers are like 5,9 5,5,6 an 5;11 thats just my opin

[mothercanuckers]

@JoeyHD2

He also likes to have the "All-American" wrestler to be on top I don't know why but he always seems to shove it in people's faces that's why I thought it was a great idea when Kurt Angle first became champion everyone hated him even though he was trying to act like the perfect American hero and annoying people. What I think Jack Swagger is is the exact image Vince McMahon wants as his champion.

[retrograderenegades]

@mothercanuckers Angle acted like that because it was his gimmick duh

[SpeakSoftlyCharisma]

@JoeyHD2 No bro in real life most of the wrestlers are over 6, just wade barret is 6'8 jeff hardy is 6'1 edge is 6'1 they just look small on tv

[Constantine1222]

LOL @ hulk hogan annotation

[ViperRob42]

I wish there was another great show with interviews in depth with wrestlers but with A DIFFERENT HOST/INTERVIEWER, for christ sake its sooo F'N annoying to hear this asshole never let anyone finnish one goddamn thought b4 he asks another damn question!

[mothercanuckers]

@ViperRob42

He can't let the guys he's interviewing ramble on forever this is a TV SHOW with commercials? hello? They have a time limit to get as much out of the people as they can Michael Landsberg does the best he can without wasting anyone's breath before they hit to commercials or before the show ends its always Americans that complain because its you guys that don't realize THIS IS A TV SHOW ON CANADA'S TOP SPORTS NETWORK he gets a half an hour time slot to get whatever he can out of it

[Roguemember]

Oh yeah, Dean Malenko sure accomplished a lot in WWE. Jobbing to Chyna, becoming the lightheavyweight champion (a worthless title), uhh anything else? And Big Show? WCW pushed him to the moon and became world heavyweight champion by beating Ric Flair. He then became eventually nothing in WWE by the year 2001.

[badbillw]

damn man, ask the question then shut up so you get a good answer.................wtf

[mando267]

Did he stub his toe, or did he break his leg :P LOL

[Canny911]

God DAMMIT Landsberg let him finish speaking. I hate that motherfucker so bad. Ask a question, let them finish...then ask another question. It's the basics of being a talk show host. This douche loves to hear himself talk more than listening to the god damn talent he's interviewing. I want to hear Jericho's responses a lot more than I want to hear your dipshit questions and interruptions.

[Bobinette]

4:18 im fu... im screwed up. lol

[drummy747]

i was at that event where hhh got injured and i didnt notice that it was legit until i got home and read about it..love him or hate him hhh is a pro

[DCH1138]

For years I was proud of Triple H's performance the first time he tore his quad. But after watching this, Chris Jericho deserves at least half of the credit. Both wrestlers are my favorite and both are still doing it in 2010!

[sjm277545]

chhris jericho is awsome

[eslubin]

4:00

Never knew that story but I got newfound respect for H soldiering on like that

[surenopimp]

I have greater respect for both of them after that actually they both deserve the respect from people for continuing on like that

[brgyalchemist]

vanilla midgets, LOL!

[DeathAdder83]

Fuck I love this interview!

[abacabb138]

Jericho is simply the greatest there's ever been. Of course, many would disagree because he's never been given the respect he deserves. But he's exactly right about everything he said here, and it still stands today.

[surenopimp]

i agree

[sscitan]

Been a Jerichoholic since before his cruiserweight days in WCW. In fact, I didn't watch WCW very much, except to watch Jericho. I liked WWF more, and was ecstatic to see him go to New York. I have his book and have read it several times (btw, he said that he has already written some of his next book, which picks up from right when he joined the WWF). Jericho is one of the few that could lose every single match for a year, then grab the belt, and everyone would buy it.

[ege619]

lol hes cocky natrually thts cool he knows hes the best

[theCrippler720]

I like how Chris points out the wrong in Vince's statement. Sticking it to the boss!

[vvEgiB]

i believe hulk hogan is actually 6'4. Face to face shots of the rock seem to confirm that who is also 6'4

[hbk4eva1]

he was billed as 6'8 tho

[TheBlock0786]

he was 6'8" but since his back problems he has indeed shrunk.

[vvEgiB]

damn that would suck, lucky he wasnt short to begin with

[danluv92]

i hav a lot of respect for triple h for continuing that match with an injured leg.

[joespike555]

he was tera Ryzin in wcw look it up on wikipedia.

[OCcrazy1]

never knew triple h came from wcw

[mothercanuckers]

He used his real name Paul Levesque in his WCW days but brought that same "Blueblood" character into WWE in 1995 and used the name Hunter Hurst Helmsley.

[y2jfanlill]

Chris is the best at what he does thats so true. He is also very gorgeous.

[stylinhawaiian7]

You know, you really see the change in character from Jericho then and Jericho now. Lot of maturing, very noticable maturing.

[looder22]

He's not in character here.

[stylinhawaiian7]

not his portrayed character. his MORAL character. lol. He's grown up since this interview.

[BREAKTHECODE2222009]

i love the fact how jericho points out that jeff hardy has no mic skills.... it proves that it's just not fans that feel that way.

[nickloks]

no i'm fu....no i'm screwed up!! rofl

[nickloks]

chris had a point, jericho, dean malenko, benoit, guerrero, austin, mankind, hhh, and even guys like kevin nash and scott hall got over in wwe and were top talent befoe they jumped back to wcw!!! damn eric bischoff sucks

[wwerai316]

3:27-3:44

Every idiot who disses wrestling cuz its "fake" and says that wrestlers hav it so easy cuz its "fake" needs to watch those 17 seconds. i've never heard anyone give such a good defense to wrestling.

Y2J is the greatest

[ToM2CoOL]

Lol chris isnt 6 foot.

[RantNRavinFection]

"A japanese guy just got paralyzed for doing a lion sault..."

That's the legendary Hayabusa, bitch, respect!

[mothercanuckers]

I've never heard of him either just because Landsberg doesn't know who he his your saying he's disrespecting him why would he even watch Japanese wrestling? At least he didn't mispronounce his name

[RantNRavinFection]

Any real wrestling fan knows who Hayabusa is.

Fuck off.

[mothercanuckers]

I guess I'm not a "real wrestling" fan then like I care your acting like its cool or something.

Your telling me to fuck off on my own video because I don't watch wrestling from Japan how mature are you?

[RantNRavinFection]

ignorance is not an excuse, idiot

if you're too STUPID to know who Hayabusa is, or any other legendary wrestlers, find INFORMATION on them and educate yourself before you start getting all defensive.

shut the fuck up, troll.

[mothercanuckers]

Because I don't know who Hayabusa is I'm stupid? So if a scientist or a paleontologist don't know who Hayabusa is I guess then their stupid and your smart? Educate myself? Apparently after knowing about Japanese wrestling it will help me cope with the world, ya right. I don't care about Japanese wrestling if you do that is fine but quit acting like a little kid because very few North Americans watch it or care about it.

[Cryptopsy666]

@mothercanuckers Very few north Americans watch it? That was never true, and with the wrestling state being as stagnant as it is I bet more north Americans watch japan wrestling than ever.

[sub1ime81]

I've heard the name Hayabusa but in reality, I don't give a shit about some of that crazy Japanese deathmatch stuff. Their style isn't the type I enjoy, and that's the same for other people too. Doesn't make us stupid, just makes you an ignorant "fan" with too much time on his hands and no real life to speak of.

Go back to your mother's basement...I mean, cave, troll.

[Rayla840]

Chris Jericho doesn't always drink beer. But when he does, he prefers Dos Equis

[CJMILLZ94]

lol

[cloudyravengrave]

chris: "a guy like jeff hardy. thats how he gets noticed. he doesnt have a lot of skills on the microphone. someday he might." (2:32 - 2:36)

well... jeff still doesnt have a lot of mic-skills...

okay okay no I will get hundreds of thumbs-down for that... hey but think about it... and you maybe accept it...

ps. my english isnt that good... i´m german... ;D

[alistahr]

amen sir, jeff is boring as hell

[vernsi]

yeah, its like "just shut the fuck up and fall of a ladder."

[alistahr]

hahahahaha yeah, really

[TeveelTV]

@cloudyravengrave No, but he still established himself as a WWE Main Event (Cashcow),

Have you seen all those kids with Hardy shirts and the armthingies and stuff.

Thats why they put him to the top. He sold tons of merchandise and draws whole families to the arenas, and that what the WWE is all about... exploitation.

[13charachters]

6'8" 300 pounds is just a number most wrestlers throw out there. It's not an indirect shot at Hogan.

[ianhitman]

exactly. why wud Jericho say its not the day of 6'8", 300pounds, when he's getting shoved off the poster by Hogan on the show he's promoting.

[mothercanuckers]

All I'm doing is pointing out the most famous wrestler being billed as 6'8" 300 pounds nothing else...

[bronc30td]

"I'm fuh.....I'm screwed up." Ha ha

[getodachoppa1]

rofl that was great =D

[razazainY2J]

honest stuff..which you don't get out of most of the wrestlers...Jericho described WCW as evil and no wonder why they collapsed..but he also said that once they Bishcoff and Hogan came to WWE,they were all cool and all changed so yea pretty weird.

wrestling has evolved..it's not about being big guy..it's about entertainment..For me Jericho is the best wrestler right now..just hurts and people say he's not enough!!

[Ezr1987]

For all those idiots that say wrestling is fake listen to Jericho @ 3:26

[razazainY2J]

it's choreographed..actually Jericho somehow has been pretty lucky in terms of injuries..I think in his time in WWE,he never got injured!!!

[Ezr1987]

Actually it's true it's almost been 10 years that he's been in the business and he never got injured! Y2J is the best.

[BURNINGHAMMER76]

what idea did bischoff steal.  I am pretty sure the nwo was stolen by japan and not the other way around. I read on wikipedia that he was somehow came upt with the idae after watching an njpw show. anyone out their able to enlighten me?

[mothercanuckers]

Its not the "nWo" its the whole idea of an invasion that Bischoff stole obviously the nWo name was from WCW but the idea was from Japan and since Jericho wrestled in Japan I take his word for it. I've also heard another wrestler make the same claim but I forgot who.

[noimagination68]

i believe that Jericho was involved in the invasion angle which bischoff stole from Japan. I think he mentioned it in his book. Now i'm not 100% given that i read it over a year ago but thats my current assumption.

[naitch4life]

eric states in his book that he did get the idea from japan...........and please don't take this as a shot at you but wikipedia is not a credible source for information

[NoBrianNoGain]

There's been tonnes of Invasion angles throughout the history of wrestling - both in Japan and America back in the days of the territories...

[BUMBUMFLAG]

"now that im the undisputed, larger then life, living legend... told ya Eric" XDXD

[batrama310]

I always loved Jericho's character, but seeing this is more than awesome, doesnt hold back and doesnt give a ****

[Raad187KO]

chris jericho nearly said "im fucked" hahaha

[Russman1478]

that whole thing where they showed what chris was thinking during the triple h thing that was so FUCKING COOL!

[dizzygemini86]

jericho save us!!

[HeartBreakKid1987]

Chris Jericho is God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!