What is the most important thing in the pro wrestling business?
If you ask "The Ocho," it is story-telling.
The Jericho Appreciation Society recently appeared as a guest on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During the discussion, the AEW star explained why he feels story-telling is the single most important part of the pro wrestling industry.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
On what wrestling means to him and how the characters in wrestling are important: “Wrestling is all character. The moves are important, and the matches are exciting, but you have to connect with the audience. It’s just like comedy, or acting, or anything. You have to connect with the audience. If you can do that to a high level, the audience will pay to see you, and they’ll be interested in what you’re doing.”
On the number one thing to him in wrestling is that storytelling is king: “That’s the number one thing of wrestling — it’s storytelling. There’s gonna be some crazy matches, [where] the athleticism is through the roof, but the stories behind them are the most important thing.”
Check out the complete WTF with Marc Maron episode featuring the new Chris Jericho interview by visiting Acast.com. H/T to WrestlingInc.com for transcribing the above quotes.
