Chris Jericho Gives Massive Props To Paige VanZant

Chris Jericho is a veteran in the pro wrestling world who competed all over the world over the past three decades. He is also proud to be working in AEW and isn’t afraid to show it. Being a veteran in the business, he doesn’t really have much care about what his haters have to say. 

Le Champion is currently feuding with America’s Top Team as well as Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page. The feud has been going on for quite a while now and it also features top female MMA fighter Paige VanZant.

While speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Chris Jericho gave massive props to Paige VanZant for her role in AEW. Jericho stated that he even told the higher-ups in AEW to have her appear on AEW television every week.

“Paige is part of the story. I remember the first week she came out and I was like ‘we need Paige here next week.’ And they were like ‘you want her here?’ And I was like ‘she’s part of the story now.’ She’s a natural,

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You can see right away. ‘This guy’s stuff looks great. This guy is into it. She is feeling the character part of it, You get what I mean? She does not even have to do much. I said to her last week ‘just come out and act like a b*tch, that’s all you got to do.’ And she did, and people are booing. They all come out of the ring stoked and excited like ‘that was so great, this is awesome!,’ as it is something different for them and they are embracing that,”

Chris Jericho brutally roasted Paige VanZant on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite as well. It remains to be seen how the feud between The Inner Circle and America’s Top Team will continue in the coming weeks.

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