As seen on this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, ROH World Champion Chris Jericho discussed how his ladder match with Mark Briscoe received a four-star rating from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. He said, “If you underestimate Chris Jericho, you are overestimating your knowledge and understanding of how TV and pro wrestling really work.”
Meltzer wrote in his newsletter that the promo was “FU” to Jericho’s critics. It is believed that Jericho became ROH Champion because negotiations for a ROH television deal are “close” to completion.
Meltzer stated, “It was clearly intended as a jab at those who predicted doom for AEW and continued to claim that they would always lose money and that the new TV deal would be no better than the previous one. When Jericho won the title last week, I stated in a few places that with ROH in television negotiations, it’s very clear that the idea of Jericho being the world champion to whomever the negotiations are with would be more beneficial at the time of talks than almost anyone on the roster.”
Honestly, when I was watching Chris Jericho's promo on #AEWDynamite the first time, I was thinking 'I wonder if they got an ROH TV deal' 😅pic.twitter.com/IYhHXzWhDe
— Jack Cassidy (@RealJackCassidy) November 1, 2024
