The Jericho Appreciation Society Rises From The Ashes Of The Inner Circle On AEW Dynamite 3/16/22 St. Patrick’s Day Slam!
AEW reports.
…Jericho Appreciation Society Commencement!
“The Influencer” Chris Jericho was out with his new faction, consisting of Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, and 2point0—Jeff Parker & Matt Lee!
“Jericho has a lot of explaining to do. It looks like he’s trying to regroup his people. Is that the case?” asked Jim Ross from the commentary booth.
Matt Lee: “You guys love being in on all the fun, don’t ya? You know who allows that? This man right here—Chris Jericho. If it was up to me, there’d be no singalong. No nothing! And that’s why Chris Jericho is a better man than me.”
Parker: “And that is why this man deserves to be praised and idolized. Not only for his contributions in this industry but for his contributions as a human being.”
Jericho: “Think about this. The earth has been around for four and a half billion years and yet you are lucky enough to be alive during the Chris Jericho era. You’re welcome for that. For over 30 years you have been living vicarious through me with my 5-star matches, riveting promos, hell, I even build companies like this one. Without Jericho, there’d be no AEW.
“But instead of praising me, you undermine me. You don’t appreciate me. The roster of AEW doesn’t appreciate me. The Inner Circle never appreciated me. Sammy walked out on me. Santana and Ortiz left and their buddy Eddie Kingston had the audacity to make me tap on TV. They don’t appreciate me but these men do. And that’s why we are the Jericho Appreciation Society.
“We appreciate one another because we can’t relate to the rest of the AEW roster because they are nothing more than pro wrestlers. A pro wrestler has never been legendary or a millionaire. And as a legendary millionaire many times over, that’s because I am a sports entertainer. I’ll say it again. I am a sports entertainer.”
Garcia: “I just got to get this off my chest really quick. If you are going to call yourself a sports entertainer, well then I am too. My name is Daniel Garcia and I am a sports entertainer.”
Jericho: “Why does he appreciate me? I’ll tell you why. A group of pro wrestlers in Buffalo were injured in a car crash. I never met those men but I donated thousands to help them. Garcia appreciated it and he is here tonight.
“And 2point0 is a stupid name. That’s bad creative so they’re going by their real names going forward. I got a call from my former best friend Kevin a few years ago who asked me to put them on my podcast to help them get a job. I put them on the Talk is Jericho podcast and they got hired by AEW. So that’s why they appreciate me.
“And then we’ve got Jake Hager. He is the hand of the king.”
Hager: “We are the J.A.S. and we beat up pro wrestlers.”
Jericho: “So there you have it, the latest reinvention of the master manipulator. And remember this date because this is the day that the new era begins. The era of the sports entertainer. This is the Jericho Appreciation Society. And that’s entertainment!”…
Curious to see where this new faction goes.
