Jim Ross Recalls Backstage Rivalry between Chris Jericho And Triple H

12/21/2024 12:49 PM

During a recent edition of his “Grilling JR” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross discussed Chris Jericho getting heat early on in WWE, the behind-the-scenes rivalry between Jericho and Triple H, and other topics.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On Chris Jericho receiving early heat in WWE: "People had a hard-on for Jericho. It's the same thing that he was overcoming since day one when I hired him. 'He's too short.' So the reason, we don't want to hire this one of the best workers in the world is because your perception is he's too short. I call bulls**t on that one. It's ridiculous. So it's just the fact that if the political — the insiders, that are close to Vince — like Triple H at the time, and others. That whole, that whole group. They just saw Jericho as a threat. How in the hell would you want to eliminate one of your potentially best opponents over political bulls**t, over jealousy? That's all it boiled down to. That's all it boiled down to."

On the rivalry behind the scenes between Jericho and Triple H: "They were going to end up being more than rivals. I had no problem with that. Because when I book your a*s, I expect productivity. I expect a great performance, and above all — above all, give the fans their money's worth. That's what I think. And if they didn't like each other, I could give a s**t less. It's irrelevant to me. So you know, it was a course of the day in the soap opera world of pro wrestling. Sometimes the stories told behind the scenes were more entertaining and more productive than those that were put on television."

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