AEW: Chris Jericho on Goal to Create New AEW Stars, Jeff Jarrett on Next Breakout Star, Sat. Dark Results

AEW

Mar 5, 2023

Chris Jericho Comments on His Main Goal to Help Create New AEW Stars

A recent episode of the In The Kliq podcast featured Chris Jericho as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Jericho’s thoughts about his main goal to help create new stars for AEW.

“My number one mission from day one when we started AEW was to do my best to make new stars because, at first I think, the company was on my back. And I knew you’ve only got about a month or two, it can’t always be Chris Jericho.
Cody Rhodes right out of the gate, he was not the Cody he is now. Mox was still Dean Ambrose. Nobody knew Kenny Omega, nobody knew the Bucks. Darby Allin, Scorpio Sky, Jungle Boy, Ortiz, Santana, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager when he came back, all those guys in the first three months I worked with. We had a short window of time to make as many stars as we could. So, that’s always been my goal and Ricky Starks is another guy, people love him, all he needed was a story, he needed to be on TV featured every week and that’s sort of what we’ve done. “

Jericho gave the example of his year-long feud with MJF as part of his efforts to help make new big stars for the company.

“MJF, I worked with MJF for a year. MJF was not the MJF he is now. Working with me for a year helped him become the MJF to get to the next level. All of that is done by design in my head.”

Jericho also commented about his recent match against Action Andretti and never wanting to get his “win” back since that would go against his star building goal for Andretti.

“We were in Washington and he was doing a dark match on a show called Dark against QT Marshall and he did a great job in the match as a wrestler and I thought, ‘Well, he’s a really good worker, we have a lot of good workers, though, let me see him do a promo.’
I kind of hid around the corner and listened to him and they were really good and then I revealed myself and said, ‘That was good, now do a promo on Sammy Guevara’ with me standing there.
With no hesitation, he did a really good off-the-cuff promo on Sammy. I went right back to Tony Khan and said we can do something with this guy but I have an idea, let’s sign him but don’t put him on TV, don’t put him on Dark until the time is right.
After Revolution, our story is probably going to be done for now, Action Andretti and Jericho. By the way, I never got the win back, I don’t need to, I never need to beat Action Andretti ever, nor will I ever. I will never beat Action Andretti, I’m telling you that right now.
Now, he has to go on his own but we had a great three month story, it’s a great start for this kid. Now, the dust is going to settle, where is he going to end up? That’s kind of up to him but last night, Tony Khan put him in the ladder match, had nothing to do with me. and I was like, ‘That’s really cool.’ Now, Tony’s thinking of him as a guy on our show because getting time on Dynamite is not easy.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

Jeff Jarrett Comments on Next Breakout Star Will Be Through Mic Skills & Not Flashy Moves

The Wrestling Observer Radio held a recent interview with Jeff Jarrett. One of the topics discussed included Jarrett’s thoughts on his advice to younger talents in AEW and his feeling that the next breakout star will be through their mic skills and not from a new flashy move.

“What I’ve found out through my journey is that guys that want to learn will come up and ask. Guys that don’t want to learn, don’t. The minute I go up and try to give unsolicited advice, for whatever reason, it never goes the right way. I have found, and there have been a few, that ability to convey emotion…here’s the world we live in, I think it goes way outside of wrestling. Kids being coachable or wanting to be produced are so few and far between. Nobody can produce themselves. It doesn’t work. Everyone has a certain level of charisma, it’s the ones who know how to get the charisma out. You have different guys to have breakout years and moments. I’m not going to sit here and say I define the next level, because the next level goes with ratings, merchandise, YouTube views, selling more tickets, it’s all of the above. The guy who is truly the breakout, it’s going to be by his mouth. You’re not going to see a new move that gets somebody over. It’s somebody who breaks through the crowd, but it’s going to be by their verbal skills. That’s what I wish guys would hone in on and take a step back and say, ‘I have to be a better talker. If I can be a better talker, that’s going to keep me at the top of the card.’ Who is that going to be? That’s a great question.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

AEW Dark Results – March 4, 2023

March 4, 2023
Daly City, CA – Cow Palace
Commentary: Excalibur and Taz

AEW Dark Quick Match Results:

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) via Scissor Me Timbers (pinfall)
Daniel Garcia defeated Aaron Solo via Lungblower (pinfall)
HOOK defeated “Pretty” Peter Avalon via Redrum (submission)
Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) & Mark Briscoe defeated The Firm (Lee Moriarty, Matt Hardy, & Isiah Kassidy) via Froggy Bow (pinfall)