SI Posts Article On Chris Jericho’s New Book – 8 Things Leaned

Sports Illustrated has posted a new list about eight things learned from Chris Jericho’s new book The Best In The World (At What I Have No Idea), which will be released on October 14. The list includes excerpts from Jericho’s book. Here are highlights:

On Shaq improvising his RAW appearance: “He seemed OK with it but totally uninterested and practically blew us off, but when showtime arrived, Shaq delivered a three-pointer (#basketballanalogyfail). … Shaq interrupted me [in the ring] and said, “Hold on… CHRISTINA.” I had no idea the big man was going to say that, and I could barely keep a straight face as the fans erupted accordingly to the insult. Then at the apex of their cheers, Shaq leaned down and planted a big wet kiss on my forehead. I also had no idea he was going to kiss me. But he did it with such perfect comedic timing that it brought the house down. (p. 156)”

On talking with Johnny Ace about his trashed hotel room in 2010: “I admitted to Johnny that I’d drunk too much on the plane and took it out on my room. He said he understood and then presented me with a bill for seventeen hundred dollars, the cost of the damage I’d caused. Destroying a hotel room was fun, but really expensive. Next time I’ll leave the room trashing to the Keith Moons of the world and stick with stealing a couple extra bars of soap. (p. 272)”

On making Ric Flair bleed: “I was surprised when [Ric] rolled over and blood was streaming down his face, but I went with it. There’s an old trick in wrestling when someone is bleeding and you want to open the cut further, you keep striking it repeatedly. So I kept punching that cut as hard as I could, in the ring, out of the ring, on the announce table, anywhere I could get ahold of him. … To add blood insult to blood injury, the camera split him wide open as well and a crimson sheet cascaded down his face. He looked like he’d just stepped out of an abattoir. (p. 112)”