Chris Jericho's debut for DDT Pro Wrestling in Japan was originally going to take place earlier than it ended up happening.
On the latest episode of his "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, the AEW star revealed the back-story behind the negotiations to bring him into the DDT Pro promotion for a showdown against fellow AEW star Konosuke Takeshita of The Don Callis Family.
"I was asked if I wanted to work for DDT and Takeshita earlier in the year," Jericho revealed. "We were in San Francisco at the Cow Palace, so it was probably February, they wanted me to come in July, but my family and I already had plans to go to Italy at that time."
Jericho continued, "They said, ‘What about the Ultimate Party for November 2?’ At the time, it was nine months away. Now that it’s all said and done, I can say that I really enjoyed working for DDT. Any time you go to a new company, you never know what it’s going to be like."
Check out the complete episode of the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast with Chris Jericho at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
