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CHRIS JERICHO TALKS LAST NIGHT'S PULL APART BRAWL WITH MIKE TYSON, POTENTIAL OF TYSON VS. JERICHO IN AEW

By Mike Johnson on 2020-05-28 13:21:00

Chris Jericho discussed the pull apart brawl with boxing legend Mike Tyson that closed last night's AEW Dynamite with Digital Spy.

On the angle, Jericho commented, "It was amazing. We had such a chaotic night and I think it was a great way for us to re-introduce Mike and have some insanity on the show.  It was totally wild and woolly. It just shows that now more than ever Iron Mike Tyson is someone who's very buzzworthy."

AEW released a backstage promo after TNT broadcast with Tyson promising to return to get Jericho:

"He's in great mental shape, physical shape and he's ready to make a comeback," Jericho said. "Whether that means a boxing match or whether it means a wrestling match or whatever it could be.  He wants to be in the spotlight again and AEW's the cool place to be. I mean, there's no doubt about it. I think anybody that watches wrestling knows that and that's why Mike came to play with us, so to speak.  It was a great moment, it was a great night, and hopefully we can do more in the future."

On whether he could get a great wrestling match out of Tyson, Jericho stated, "It's not up to him, that's up to me," Jericho said. "Of course, he's capable. Wrestling is all shapes and sizes and there's a lot of different ways to do it.  So if he's agreeable to doing something with us, then we work to his strengths and eliminate his weaknesses that's what wrestling's all about."

The angle received mainstream media coverage from ESPN, Yahoo Sports and other outlets.

AEW is taping next Wednesday's edition of Dynamite this evening in Jacksonville, Florida.  

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