2. Chris Jericho Reveals a Bounty Was Set On Him While In Abu Dhabi
Earlier this year Chris Jericho revealed on Dynamite that Jake Hager once saved his life while they were on a tour in Abu Dhabi.
This past week on Busted Open Radio Jericho went into detail about the scary situation for the first time:
“While we were in Abu Dhabi, I think in 2012. Abu Dhabi’s not like Saudi Arabia. There’s a big party scene there and it’s not like a ‘no women allowed’ type of vibe. It’s very much a cool country to go hang out in. We were at a club and some guy was being a loud mouth and I suffer fools likely. So I walk by him and I body checked him into the wall. So I knock the guy down, and he got up and was furious.
“So later on when we left the club, me and Jake are there, Chioda, a couple other cats, Primo and Epico. When we went downstairs he was waiting there with a group of friends. And he said that his dad owned 27% of the country and that he had put a bounty on my head. $7 million bounty, and I’d be dead in 24 hours. I’d be assassinated in 24 hours. So then I went into Larry David mode where I was like ‘$7 million is that good? Is that a high amount? Is that an average amount? Like if I was Brad Pitt, would it be $70 million? If I was the guy down the street would it be $100? What’s it going to be?
“Jake was behind me as I went face to face with the assassin who threatened my life, and threatened to give $7 million to anybody who could do that. We stood up to the guys, and it was a pretty crazy 24 hours. I was a little bit nervous. Then I decided to stay in that night cause I wanted the 24 hours to go by. But of course I ended up at the club again anyways. And when I went to the club, the bouncer said ‘I see you’re still alive.’ I said ‘yeah. Should I be worried?’ He said ‘that son of a b—h says that all the time. His dad doesn’t own 27% of the country, he owns a gas station down the street!’ So I was not assassinated but at the time we thought I might, and Jake had my back.”
Thankfully everyone involved was fine after what must have been a nerve racking 24 hours, but this story once again highlights how crazy wrestling tours can be at times!
A special thanks to WrestlingInc.com for the transcription of the interview
