Chris Jericho Calls Action Andretti Defeating Him One Of The Greatest Moments In AEW History

Chris Jericho took a shocking loss to Action Andretti in the backend of 2022.

That win over a veteran like Chris Jericho made Action Andretti an overnight sensation. The Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla recently revealed certain details about how the plan to push the younger star came to fruition. He spoke about this during an interview with WTF with Marc Maron.

“People are like, ‘Oh sh*t.’ Then the buzz starts going. ‘What’s going to happen now?’ We’ve never seen this guy on TV, ever. Then, we continue forward and suddenly, he gets me again. He hits me with this and that. Boom, boom, boom, hit me with a move. One, two, three. He wins. Crowd goes f*cking crazy. He’s running around, slapping hands, people are going nuts. It’s one of the greatest moments we’ve had in AEW history because no one knew this guy, and by the end, we made a new star. It doesn’t hurt me to lose, and we made this guy. It’s about making stars and making people react. No one would’ve guessed he was going to win.”

Chris Jericho

With Action Andretti getting a major start right at the beginning of his career at the expense of The Ucho, it seems that AEW has big plans for him and perceives him as one of the top draws for the company in the future.

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