Exclusive Interview: Chris Jericho opens up on the 'Jericho Cruise', NJPW, Impact, WWE and his crazy 2018

Jericho became IWGP Intercontinental Champion

It's been some time since Chris Jericho was the first ever Undisputed Champion in WWE, winning both of its major titles in one night and it can be hard to forget that he was United States champion for much of 2016. But this year bizarrely feels like a breakout year for Jericho. I asked him how he felt about 2018.

This year has arguably been one of the biggest years of your wrestling career, which is saying a lot, but do you think this year ranks up there as one of the biggest years of your career?

Jericho: "It's funny because I think 2016/17 was the best year in my career, completely, in terms of match quality and the whole thing with Kevin Owens and the Ambrose thing. I just thought it was a great year... Roman Reigns, all those guys.

And then I just kind of disappeared and here we are, 2018, through no grand design. I think this is the biggest I've ever been career-wise. If you look at it, I worked WWE, I worked New Japan, I worked basically Ring of Honor if you talk about the Bucks and Cody and Marty Scurll.

So yeah, I think this is the best year for my career as far as, the biggest buzz that I've ever had, as far as star power I think it's the biggest I've ever been, as far as name value and that's why I have to be very specific about what my next move is.

Because every move that I've made so far has built this name value of mine. And when I say that I'm just as valuable as Brock Lesnar in pro wrestling in 2018, I believe it! I think I bring just as much to the table as Brock does now, in so many different ways. So I have to think like that all across the board.

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