Matt Hardy has revealed his thoughts on Chris Jericho, claiming he’s for AEW the same that Hulk Hogan was for WWE.
Matt Hardy is undoubtedly one of the best wrestlers to ever step foot inside the squared circle. His long journey in some of the US’ top promotions have made him, alongside his brother Jeff, one of the most iconic and charismatic wrestlers in the business.
After arriving to AEW in 2020, Matt Hardy had a singles run before assembling the Hardy Family Office. However, shortly after Andrade El Idolo took over group this year and renamed it as the Andrade Family Office, Matt reunited with his brother Jeff and had brief run in the AEW tag team division.
During a recent Q&A on his ‘Extreme Life of Matt Hardy Podcast’, Matt Hardy opened up about a variety of topics related to AEW. In one of these topics, he addressed on the importance of ROH World Champion Chris Jericho, comparing him with WWE Legend Hulk Hogan. When reflecting on this, Hardy said:
“Chris Jericho is the same as Hulk Hogan was whenever WCW got hot. I mean, he was the guy the people know, probably the biggest household name they could get their hands on and just super beneficial. I mean, Chris Jericho goes down in the conversation as one of the GOATs without a doubt.”
Hardy continued by stating “I mean, he’s one of my close, dearest friends as well. You know, he is just so amazing, and the fact he’s been able to keep himself in that top position for so long is a credit to how talented he is.”
Matt Hardy & His Take On Chris Jericho’s Creative Work
In addition to what he stated, Matt Hardy reflected on how he admires Jericho’s in-ring work and creative mind. When addressing on this, he said:
“I just think Chris Jericho is so multi-talented and he understands how to do sports entertainment. He understands how to do wrestling. He understands character work, if you’re a Danhausen type, how to portray that and optimize it and get the most out of it. He understands if you’re a very serious wrestler like Bryan Danielson, he realizes how to get the most out of that.
That’s something I think is hugely beneficial because you have a lot of guys that are great wrestling minds, but they only did one gig. I feel like when you’ve done so many different gigs and you’ve been serious, you’ve been able to create drama, you’ve been able to create comedy, you’ve been able to draw money, and you know what you have to do to make something work, I feel like Chris is the epitome of that.”
H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the interview transcription.
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