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#1. AEW star who criticized Vince McMahon: Chris Jericho
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AEW's first major WWE crossover signing was Chris Jericho, and he has been pivotal in the company's success ever since.
The former AEW champion has continued to grow his legacy with Tony Khan's promotion, from starting his own stable with The Inner Circle to feuding with the company's young stars such as MJF and Jungle Boy.
Jericho has been in the wrestling business for over 30 years and spent a huge chunk of that time in WWE, working for Vince McMahon.
The two have famously butted heads over storylines and creative ideas but have always shown a huge amount of respect for each other. Despite coming over from WCW initially, Jericho managed to elevate his career even further in WWE. He has captured multiple WWE championships and holds the record for most Intercontinental title reigns.
Now that Jericho is one of the faces of AEW, it's only natural that he responds to any criticisms of the company. He's spoken openly about his thoughts on Vince McMahon, given the close relationship they previously shared.
Y2J is also not afraid to direct barbs at the WWE owner. Jericho recently claimed that McMahon holds a grudge against NXT after they lost to AEW in the ratings battle.
Jericho and Adam Cole sat down for a recent edition of the former AEW Champion's podcast, Talk is Jericho, where the two spoke extensively about NXT:
“What I think it is, and once again, I can say this just from observing, is that NXT was put on Wednesday nights, obviously that’s to combat AEW, and we’ll wipe out this ‘pi**ant’ little company right away. Problem is they had no idea what they were dealing with,” Jericho said.
“It really backfired on them. NXT was so cool. You guys would go do your weekend shows and get three times the reaction in a sold out arena than the pay-per-view would get. So then when they put NXT up against AEW, it really hurt the brand to where you lost the cool factor, and AEW was the cool one. NXT just got steamrolled, and I think, as a result, Vince kind of holds a grudge against NXT. You had the chance to beat AEW, and you didn’t. Now I’m going to take over, and I’m going to do it my way.” (H/T- WrestlingInc)
It is clear that Jericho considers WWE's attempt to put NXT up against AEW an abysmal failure. And he seemed to relish the fact that Vince and company had to walk away with their tails tucked between their legs.
What do you think about these wrestlers' comments regarding Vince McMahon? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
