Chris Jericho
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Chris Jericho Claims New Japan Is ‘Breathing Down The Neck Of WWE’

Chris Jericho Claims New Japan Is ‘Breathing Down The Neck Of WWE’
Photo Credit: AXS TV

In a new interview with his hometown paper, The Winnipeg Free Press, Chris Jericho had some interesting comments to share about New Japan and the company’s growing interest level in comparison to the wrestling mother ship that is WWE:

“[NJPW] is a company that’s slowly but surely increasing its worldwide popularity and basically breathing down the neck of the WWE. It’s a Japanese wrestling company, the top stars are Japanese, but there we were, two foreigners, headlining and main eventing the Tokyo Dome. It would be like two Japanese football teams in the Super Bowl. The fact it’s two guys from Winnipeg is a really huge deal.”

On his and Kenny Omega‘s history-making title wins:

“I’m not expecting a parade, but Kenny and I winning the top two titles, or Kenny and I headlining the Tokyo Dome, that’s news that should be on the front page of the sports section or the entertainment section. If the folk festival comes to town and someone wins best folk festival appearance and is going to play at the Pyramid the next week, they’ll get a story.”

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