{"id":122817,"date":"2021-07-13T12:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T17:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=122817"},"modified":"2021-07-13T12:56:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T17:56:11","slug":"chris-jericho-addresses-being-called-the-greatest-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/13\/chris-jericho-addresses-being-called-the-greatest-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Jericho addresses being called the &#8220;greatest of all time&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1584301492\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Is Chris Jericho the &#8220;greatest of all time?&#8221; That&#8217;s not up to him to decide.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on the <a href=\"http:\/\/tmptow.podomatic.com\/\">Two Man Power Trip<\/a>, Jericho talked all things &#8220;GOAT&#8221; and how he&#8217;s been able to evolve throughout the years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;G.O.A.T. is such a thrown around word right now,&#8221; Jericho said. &#8220;It\u2019s funny because I started using that in 2016 when I came back, and no one even really knew what it was. I got it from a rap song. I remember Vince saying, \u2018Why are you calling yourself a goat?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018It\u2019s the greatest of all time.\u2019 I wish it was a better name like a bear, or the rhino, but the G.O.A.T. kind of sounds dopey. Now of course, everyone uses it. That\u2019s not for me to say that I\u2019m the G.O.A.T. but if other people say it, it\u2019s much appreciated. Thank you. What I think I am one of the G.O.A.T&#8217;s of is longevity and always keeping relevant. Also, just always evolving. The G.O.A.T. of evolving. Like David Bowie might not be the greatest singer of all time, but he is the G.O.A.T. of always changing his character and keeping it fresh, and evolving into something different, but still being David Bowie at the root of it. I think it\u2019s the same for Chris Jericho in that I always do change things. I saw something the other day of like 12 different Jericho&#8217;s in a picture. It\u2019s like if you want to dress like Jericho on Halloween, you have 12 different options, at least. I don\u2019t think too many wrestlers can say that, so if you want to talk about a G.O.A.T. in my opinion, that\u2019s one of the things that I\u2019ve done almost better than anybody else, is constantly evolve and change, to never being a nostalgia act. I never wanted to be that. I always wanted to have a new album to go out and tour on, and not just keep relying on the stuff that I\u2019ve done in the past. I always knew when it was time. I knew when it was time to diss Y2J in \u201807 when I came back. It just didn\u2019t work anymore. I knew it was time to switch things up when the Pinnacle beat us down. You get rid of the sunglasses and the flashy sequined jackets. We come back in black, and now it\u2019s more of a dark based black type of a look. It\u2019s subtle, but it\u2019s something that people know that this look is different from this look. This attitude is different from that attitude. I think it\u2019s something that people pick up on, but you have to lead them down that path, and let them know that this is a different guy. This is now a babyface. This is now a heel. This is now somebody who\u2019s gone to another company, or someone who\u2019s gone to a different country. There always has to be something a little bit twisted and different about it to keep people\u2019s attention, and to keep yourself relevant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jericho recently released a new book titled &#8220;The Complete List of Jericho.&#8221; The book is accumulation of notes and journals on his matches throughout his 30 year career that has spanned time in WCW, ECW, WWE, New Japan, and AEW.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/08\/aew-dynamite-viewership-and-demo-rating-down-this-week-for-road-rager-key-metrics-7-day-totals-cable-ranking-more\/\">AEW Dynamite viewership and demo rating down this week for \u201cRoad Rager\u201d \u2013 key metrics, 7-day totals, cable ranking, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4119945288\"><div id=\"pwtor-118034508\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Is Chris Jericho the &#8220;greatest of all time?&#8221; That&#8217;s not up to him to decide. 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