Chris Jericho comments on what young wrestlers misunderstand about getting over with the crowd
While speaking with Dan Marston, AEW star Chris Jericho commented on what young wrestlers misunderstand about getting over with the crowd…
“You have to connect with the audience. And I’m not going to throw stones at the style of wrestling nowadays because when I started, our style was the version of what’s going on today. But the peak of athleticism in 1991 was a moonsault, right?
You know, I remember the first guys to do a moonsault in Japan were myself and Lance Storm. Now, a moonsault is the opening move. But that’s fine. The athleticism grows, but the same principle for wrestling never changes.
It’s all about your personality, your character, your charisma, and connecting with the audience. You have to connect. If not, then you’re just a couple of guys out there doing high spots and not getting any reactions because there’s so much going on. No one’s paying attention because nothing is special.
There has to be a reason for what you’re doing, a reason why the match is even happening. So it’s up to all the guys and girls to figure that out for themselves. You have to find a character that’s going to connect and be a little bit unique that people are going to remember.”