Post by greeby on Sept 28, 2008 16:06:18 GMT -5
CHRIS JERICHO insists his breathtaking feud with Shawn Michaels WILL finish on Sunday — but he has warned fans not to expect a classic bout.
The two have been battling for months, providing plenty of memorable moments and magical matches along the way.
They will meet for one last time, in a ladder match, for Jericho’s world title at No Mercy on October 5.
Reflecting on the feud and where he goes next, Jericho told SunSport: "This angle has been going on for seven months and it's been amazing.
"I know not every angle will be like that, it's a once-in-a-career type thing.
"But it doesn't mean I'm just going to pack up and go home after Sunday.
"I just have to start working with the next guy and go on from there.
"It's like making a new record as a musician. Just because you make (legendary AC/DC album) Back In Black doesn't mean you stop making records.
"Some of them will be good and some won’t be but you'll never have that Back In Black again.
"And this could be my Back In Black."
Speaking at THQ’s Smackdown v Raw 2009 Superstar Challenge event, Jericho added: "I would never say any match is going to be match of the year.
"That puts way too much hype and expectation on what we're going to do at No Mercy.
"I think it's going to be a great ending to one of the best feuds, one of the best angles, of all time — that I can guarantee.
"Whether it will be match of the year, match of the decade, match of the century or even match of the night, that’s not as important to me as putting a real nice exclamation point on the end of this story that we've created.2
Jericho has spent most of his wrestling career as a fan favourite but has recently transformed himself into the WWE's most hated bad guy.
And he again let us in to a few of his secrets.
Jericho confessed: "It was very easy for me. I turned the tables on everybody. I changed the way I looked, my attitude and who I am.
"Fans didn't want that, they're stuck in the past. They still want the old funny, wacky Y2J character — but he's gone.
"A lot of people are mad at me about that — and that's the idea.
"I took a chance in reinventing myself but that’s what the best performers with longevity in any industry do."
A major part of the success of Jericho’s feud with Michaels is they scripted it much of it themselves, rather than rely on WWE’s writers to feed them lines.
And it has led to some sound advice from Jericho to those young guys coming up through the WWE’s ranks who want to do the same.
He told us: "You don’t just sit down and say ‘I want control of the entire situation’.
"That comes with years of experience and years of ideas.
"Nobody ever gives me a piece of paper and tells me to say what’s on it. That is not how it works.
"The best characters are extensions of your own personality — and nobody knows what I would say in the ring better than I do.
"Sometimes they’ll give ideas of what they want me to say and I have to make it mine."
Jericho added: "The angle with Shawn did have a lot of input from us two veterans.
"We weren’t just throwing ideas against the wall, we had a plan.
"And that’s one of the reasons why the angle has been so memorable.
"It wasn’t just manufactured in an office. It came from our experiences and our lives."
You can see Chris Jericho v Shawn Michaels at No Mercy live on Sky Box Office at 1am on Sunday October 5/Monday October 6.
Sky are doing a three-for-two offer on No Mercy, Survivor Series and Armageddon. Click here to find out more.
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article1743125.ece
The two have been battling for months, providing plenty of memorable moments and magical matches along the way.
They will meet for one last time, in a ladder match, for Jericho’s world title at No Mercy on October 5.
Reflecting on the feud and where he goes next, Jericho told SunSport: "This angle has been going on for seven months and it's been amazing.
"I know not every angle will be like that, it's a once-in-a-career type thing.
"But it doesn't mean I'm just going to pack up and go home after Sunday.
"I just have to start working with the next guy and go on from there.
"It's like making a new record as a musician. Just because you make (legendary AC/DC album) Back In Black doesn't mean you stop making records.
"Some of them will be good and some won’t be but you'll never have that Back In Black again.
"And this could be my Back In Black."
Speaking at THQ’s Smackdown v Raw 2009 Superstar Challenge event, Jericho added: "I would never say any match is going to be match of the year.
"That puts way too much hype and expectation on what we're going to do at No Mercy.
"I think it's going to be a great ending to one of the best feuds, one of the best angles, of all time — that I can guarantee.
"Whether it will be match of the year, match of the decade, match of the century or even match of the night, that’s not as important to me as putting a real nice exclamation point on the end of this story that we've created.2
Jericho has spent most of his wrestling career as a fan favourite but has recently transformed himself into the WWE's most hated bad guy.
And he again let us in to a few of his secrets.
Jericho confessed: "It was very easy for me. I turned the tables on everybody. I changed the way I looked, my attitude and who I am.
"Fans didn't want that, they're stuck in the past. They still want the old funny, wacky Y2J character — but he's gone.
"A lot of people are mad at me about that — and that's the idea.
"I took a chance in reinventing myself but that’s what the best performers with longevity in any industry do."
A major part of the success of Jericho’s feud with Michaels is they scripted it much of it themselves, rather than rely on WWE’s writers to feed them lines.
And it has led to some sound advice from Jericho to those young guys coming up through the WWE’s ranks who want to do the same.
He told us: "You don’t just sit down and say ‘I want control of the entire situation’.
"That comes with years of experience and years of ideas.
"Nobody ever gives me a piece of paper and tells me to say what’s on it. That is not how it works.
"The best characters are extensions of your own personality — and nobody knows what I would say in the ring better than I do.
"Sometimes they’ll give ideas of what they want me to say and I have to make it mine."
Jericho added: "The angle with Shawn did have a lot of input from us two veterans.
"We weren’t just throwing ideas against the wall, we had a plan.
"And that’s one of the reasons why the angle has been so memorable.
"It wasn’t just manufactured in an office. It came from our experiences and our lives."
You can see Chris Jericho v Shawn Michaels at No Mercy live on Sky Box Office at 1am on Sunday October 5/Monday October 6.
Sky are doing a three-for-two offer on No Mercy, Survivor Series and Armageddon. Click here to find out more.
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article1743125.ece
