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#1. AEW's Chris Jericho likens working with Hiroshi Tanahashi to first Undertaker match

AEW stalwart Chris Jericho's career trajectory has been unlike any of his WWE colleagues. The former WWE champion briefly worked in Japan, where he had six high-profile matches.

While speaking on a recent Busted Open Radio episode, Jericho opened up about his Wrestle Kingdom match against Hiroshi Tanahashi and how it reminded him of The Undertaker.

Jericho stated that he was eager to work with Tanahashi as the eight-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion always had an excellent reputation in the business.

Jericho noted how he had to wait for almost 12 years in WWE to get his first program with The Undertaker. The AEW star faced the same situation with Tanahashi as he didn't take on the NJPW icon until quite late in his career.

Here's what AEW's "God of War" had to say about the comparison:

"When you get in the ring with him (Tanahashi), wow. He is so good; I'm smiling just thinking about it. What it actually reminded me of was the first time I ever worked with Undertaker, who I did not work with until I had been in the WWE for about ten, twelve years," Jericho said.

"We just never were on the same show and never really crossed paths. And to be in there with a guy like that was just unbelievable, like 'oh my gosh, it's all true. It's true! Everything you hear about The Undertaker is true! He's really that good.' And that was the same way I felt about Tanahashi." H/t WrestlingInc

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Jericho and Tanahashi continue to be active performers, while The Undertaker retired at last year's Survivor Series pay-per-view.