"The Franchise" Jay Lethal appeared as a guest on the latest installment of the Battleground Podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During his appearance on the popular pro wrestling program, the Ring Of Honor (ROH) star spoke about wanting to wrestle Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler, Jon Moxley, Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr. before he retires from the business, his thoughts on teaming up with Jonathan Gresham, his decision to sign another contract with ROH Wrestling and more.
Featured below is an excerpt from the interview where Lethal talks about ROH restarting and taping shows again following the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, Zoom meetings that the company has been holding with talent as of late and more.
“I really thought, and still do to some degree, that this Covid could end professional wrestling for the foreseeable future. That’s all I kept thinking. Shows were getting shut down and then no one was performing. We were having these Ring of Honor zoom meetings with the whole company. In these zoom meetings, the owner of Ring of Honor, Joe Koff, said, ‘I don’t want to do the empty arena matches. I don’t want to put my wrestlers in the hotels and in the airports. You guys just sit tight at home.’ Right away when you hear that, you think, well, we’re getting paid to sit home. This is amazing. This was essentially what he was saying is to sit home and we are still going to pay you. No one’s check was late. No one was furloughed. No one was let go. Then there was a large part that if we don’t do something soon, this may not be good for us, especially from a company standpoint. We are sitting all our employees home and they are not producing content. I really feared for the worst. Luckily, management realized that a lot of us were happy going back to work. They put this anonymous poll out there to see if we are ok traveling. If we had to fly tomorrow, would you be ok? Of course, amongst the wrestlers, we talk. I can’t think of a single person who didn’t answer that form with a resounding yes, we will be ok with it. We just want to get back to work. I’ll wrestle in front of two people for the rest of my life if I have to. There are a lot of us who know what that feels like. There have been so many shows when I first started where the crowd was just my family. I can remember those days clearly.”
Check out the complete episode of the Battleground Podcast featuring the complete interview with "The Franchise" Jay Lethal via the widget embedded below, or by visiting iHeart.com. H/T to WrestlingNews.co for transcribing the above Jay Lethal quote from the podcast.
New episode of the @battlegroundihr is out!! @TheLethalJay from @ringofhonor talks resigning with #ROH, teaming with @TheJonGresham, who he wants to wrestle before he retires & more.
Make sure you listen and subscribe: https://t.co/jp49LqJirF pic.twitter.com/pfIQQlCfhV— 1059 The Rock (@1059therock) February 12, 2021
Before @TheLethalJay retires, he wants @IAmJericho, @HEELZiggler, @JonMoxley, @ReyFenixMx, @PENTAELZEROM 😳 Hear why he resigned with @ringofhonor, teaming with @TheJonGresham & more on the @battlegroundihr today! @FiteTV #manscapedpod https://t.co/DtypSl9UOf pic.twitter.com/Tw6X2tOD3K
— BATTLE (@battleonair) February 12, 2021
WRESTLING NEWS REACTION & DISCUSSION
* For late-breaking WWE & AEW news & rumors, follow our social media reporter on Twitter @MattBoone0709
* Follow Rajah owner Rajah Kumar on Twitter @RajahNews
* Follow the official Rajah account on Twitter @Rajah_News
* Follow the official Rajah Instagram account at Instagram.com/RajahNews
* Follow the official Rajah Facebook page at Facebook.com/RajahWWF
* Join the official Rajah Forums by signing up at Forums.Rajah.com
* Chat with other fans about this article in the official Rajah Disqus feed below, or at Disqus.com/home/forums/rajahcom
