@@InsideTheRopes I would say probably not because just because he did the Wrestler, that is still different from actually wrestling especially in front of thousands of people. It may have been good but most likely would have been forgettable if it did happen.
Yeah sure.. if done right. "The Cat" maybe should've done that match because he did a "match" in the movie with the Ram. Keeping it short, bill it as The Ram vs The Cat. Done some "mystery promos" of the Ram.. Then bringing Rourke out as "The Ram," Mickey Rourke .. it would've sold the movie in Advertising, but it wouldve caused some Intrigue to wrestling fans. Mickey was into boxing at one point, so this couldve also got Mickey in better shape as well to do the match, and did some training to put on a good show. No need for Mickey to get in a Ring if he was unfit. It could've benefitted WWE as well. The movie backers would've paid WWE a large sum to make the match happen, that's also a benefit to the WWE.
I saw William Shatner at a convention. He was in the middle of a story when one of the workers interrupted him to tell him they were going to do questions. Shatner was a little rude, telling the fan not to interrupt him. And Shatner was 100% correct. He was in control of the situation, we were happy to listen to any story he wanted to tell. The man had been doing these kind of talks since before the kids parents were born.
@10:00 Sad that most people don't know who Sonny Chiba was. Growing up in the 70s and 80s he was fairly well known action star with VHS and TV even in the states.
You have to remember this interview was done in the UK. They likely never saw all the American grindhouse and B-Movie Kung-Fu/martial arts films that were so prevelant in the US in the 1970s and 80s. Jericho likely wouldn't have made all those references if he were in the US. He even described who Larry King was to the audience. Also, most people know Chiba now because if Tarantino.
It's been a while since I saw "The Wrestler" but in fairness to Rourke, I don't recall a lot of promo stuff in that movie. So maybe he understood the performance aspect of working in the right, but not on the microphone.
@alphanerd7221 Yes, he would. he just didn't want to be fed to Hogan during the 80's like so many other guys at the time as it killed their momentum once feud was over. He lost to Bret Hart at wrestlemania a couple of years later.
Jericho is still an upper card wrestler on TV every week earning around $4,000,000 a year. The Ram worked in a grocery store deli, lived in a trailer and wrestled once a month in community halls. Jericho is nowhere near that station in life.
@@misterslats lol. Not to mention a legit rock star and top podcaster. But the fanboys in the Corney/Meltzer/Hausman crowd desperately need to feel like they're dunking on somebody...even if it's laughable in reality. Now here I am defending people I never liked like Hogan and Jericho! 🤣
Hey, why tell a story that includes oneself if you're not gonna be one of the cool, level-headed, funny guys in it?! Also, Jericho is cool guy, so it kinda checks out.
@@odysseusnissan and Frank Shamrock has a win over Tito Ortiz (who Ken lost to 3 times), Minoru Sizuki twice (who also beat Ken) and beat Bas in his Pancrase debut. Frank definitely has the better resume
@@denahomchikn89 I get what you’re saying about the mma math. But I think(know) Franks a POS for what he did to his mother’s dog. I’ll take Ken’s resume/career any day with the title of “Deadliest Man on Earth” and his WWE fame compare to Frank known for being dishonorable and not part of the UFC hall of fame. But yeah, back in the day…he was the best.
I'll speak up for John Laurinaitis. That guy wrestled in the toughest promotion at the time and against the hardest hitting wrestlers in any fed. Check out his matches against Misawa in AJPW. It will definitely change your opinion on his skill and toughness. Jericho is a great interview.
Absolutely awesome story.. First time I've heard about Chris's relationship with Mickey,fantastic backstory..THIS is exactly why I'm a life-long professional wrestling addict!! I didn't want the story to end..
Do people realize jerichos legend is cemented and he is living his best life while people hate him with out knowing him personally. Yes jericho is winning ❤
OH MAN! Just imagine: VinnyMac gets turned into *a potato* by Frank Shamrock & Then *Ken Shamrock* finds out. "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT MAN HAS DONE FOR ME?!" & We're back at a Brother Vs Brother *3 Year Run* Feud. Mickey Rourke is exposed as the *Greater Power* with a mega stable of *monster heels.* As Undertaker watches from home with *a delicious* bowl of cucumbers in ranch dressing. *Shit that never happened for 500, Alex!*
@@alphanerd7221 major company that doesn’t do major business. (Aside from Wembley which doesn’t reflect overall revenue, attendance, or sales in the United States)
Chris is a great storyteller. He would be a natural for doing stand-up comedy in my opinion. His timing is excellent, and his Vince impression is quite good actually. I stopped watching professional wrestling back in the mid 90's, but I always enjoy hearing behind the scenes stories directly from the source, regardless of what era. I'm sure he could go for hours too.
Mickey Rourke almost got his a** kicked by Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a hotel hallway. Mickey hard-bumped Jim’s shoulder, and then tried to get Jim to fight with him. That would have been a big mistake for Mickey to scuffle with him.
hacksaw was hard not a soft actor man a damn hick mountain man of steel man he woulda cracked mickey there ain't no gloves n rules mickey in the streets ya damn fool!!!
Uh ..Mickey Rourke was a Professional Boxer for YEARS before he was an actor. Has 27 Amateur Wins. His Pro Career? 6-0-2 (4 KOs, 2 Draws). He'd have whooped Him Duggan up and down that Hotel Hallways.
Jericho talks about himself as a main eventer in wrestling history. Truth was he a decent level name who happened to be there after Rock and Austin left to headline the cards.
Ricky " The Dragon" Steamboat was my favorite wrestler as kid ! I still remeber Macho Man hitting him will the ring bell in the throat , I cried I'm pretty sure. I couldn't have been more than 6 or7 years old.
@@ktowniecity7269so someone clowns on Jericho for being pompous and self absorbed and you white knight for Jerico and call THEM the mark. Wow..... just wow.
HBK ripping into Johnny Ace is the best part of this whole story. I know he had some demons over the years, but man: a documentary on HBK that leaned into all the moments like that would be amazing.
Remember Jericho challenging Rourke on live t.v. to a wresting match.....2008, Mickey was riding high on his comeback..... Rourke smirked, declined and said maybe a boxing match.....to which Jericho replied...."interesting" Live on the O'Reilly factor....
@wingedhussar1453 100 percent, and Rourke would've K.O.'ed his pink highlighted mullet..... It was actually kinda disrespectful the way Jericho took a run at him. Let's be honest, The Wrestler was a brilliant depiction of what that lifestyle was truly like....Jericho had his nose outta joint about some of Rourke's comments regarding the "sport" of wrestling.... Mickey is a legend who's legacy will live on to transcend many generations....Jericho is a B list Rockstar
I know Frank Shamrock. Met him before my first pro wrestling match and his last match in Japan. He got a tattoo of a Japanese flag on his arm from my buddy, courtesy of me running out to his car cause the shop was still under construction and not open for business yet, but my friend the owner made an exception after I told him who he was.
The Wrestler is an amazing movie, and the best movie about wrestling! Rourke had one of the GOAT performances… Mickey at his best is probably the best ever.
@@BasketballJones48021 I disagree. The themes in the Iron Claw are a lot deeper and layered. I like the Wrestler but it’s all surface level stuff like Rocky
@@johnolmos8670 What a vague, cliched statement… Surface level?! 😅 You can’t get much deeper than The Wrestler, story-wise and especially performance-wise! And what do you mean by layered? Some pseudo-intelectual BS? C’mon now…
@@BasketballJones48021 alright here goes. Iron Claw explores the world of professional wrestling in the eyes of modern mental health studies. It’s breaks down not only the grind of being a professional wrestler but also the brutal reality of generational trauma and impossible expectations. The Wrestler is a story about a down and out man yearning for his glory years and wanting to capture his physical prime one more time and have one more run while making amends and trying to reclaim his humanity. One I think is an exploration in a modern gaze of what trauma not just physical but emotional. The other I think tries to capture it but is just very like I said surface level. Iron claw has subtle but profound pangs of what someone who has suffered under the guys of being in an emotional family dynamic can present. Each brother represents an aspect of this kind of Trauma. Kevin= the oldest brother trying to hold his brothers together and act as a shield from his Fathers abuse to the others Kerry= the star who yearns for his father’s approval and acceptance. Fails to realize an athletic dream and ultimately is forced into a world he didn’t sign up for. Uses Sex, drugs, and rock and roll as an escape from this pain. Mike= an artist and creative type is forced to participate in wrestling even though he wants to be something else entirely. David= Wants to be number 1 world champion even uses his fathers move is pretty much his Dads clone. If you watch the film you can see how much the boys are poisoned not just by wrestling but by generational trauma and old school “suck it up” pull yourself by your bootstraps way of thinking. The wrestler ultimately is a story about a selfish man who in his mind and in the mind of society is an Olympian god. When the glory the lights and mortality sets in though he is left with his failures as a man and father. The wrestler does have interesting themes of duality of living his life as a civilian and as Randy the Ram. Ultimately though it’s the story of a selfish man who ends the story in his kingdom where he is loved. The final pose of him looking like an Olympic God making one more leap into his final demise. Idk to me Iron Claw is more relatable and realistic because I myself have suffered from this type of abuse as many have in my generation of young men that have enjoyed watching pro wrestling as an escape. I however have never been famous or a pro wrestler. I think this is where it ultimately fails in connecting with the audience. We can only connect with one half of Randy only his civilian side that is a failure. Not his Olympic god side. Idk if you connect with this or if you will view me as biased to one side. I love both films but I find Iron Claw edges it out is not only a deeper film but an important message
I don't know why the comments (in this video) are saying that Jericho is Ricky The Ram in real life. The difference is Ricky The Ram's career washed out and Chris Jericho's career is never washed out. If Chris wanted to return to the WWE, he can work with Kevin Owens again or work with new stars like Austin Theory, Bron Breakker or Gunther.
You have to realize that these are the kind of dullards who blindly parrot people like Corney/Meltzer/Hausmann....known liars with really extreme biases. So Hogan is the anti-christ....and lies every day (even though Hogan lied less in 40 years than those guys do every week lol), and Jericho is a terrible washed-up broken-down man that contributes nothing and holds everyone down. LOL. SO now here I am defending people like Hogan and Jericho that I never liked when they were in their primes! LOL. Oh...and Jericho is a sex abuser...why? Because Hausmann once ignited fanboy furor by implying it....only to retract it a couple days later....with no actual allegation - let alone evidence - being presented. BUT THAT alone was enough for all of them to proclaim him absolutely guilty....an EVIL man you see?
Oh shit, seriously? 😂 I had no idea Jericho was working in a deli these days, and that Rourke's character was earning millions of dollars a year. Damn, that's funny. 😂 😂
Should this match have happened at Wrestlemania? Let us know in the comments below!
@@InsideTheRopes I would say probably not because just because he did the Wrestler, that is still different from actually wrestling especially in front of thousands of people. It may have been good but most likely would have been forgettable if it did happen.
Legend…
Yeah sure.. if done right. "The Cat" maybe should've done that match because he did a "match" in the movie with the Ram. Keeping it short, bill it as The Ram vs The Cat. Done some "mystery promos" of the Ram.. Then bringing Rourke out as "The Ram," Mickey Rourke .. it would've sold the movie in Advertising, but it wouldve caused some Intrigue to wrestling fans. Mickey was into boxing at one point, so this couldve also got Mickey in better shape as well to do the match, and did some training to put on a good show. No need for Mickey to get in a Ring if he was unfit. It could've benefitted WWE as well. The movie backers would've paid WWE a large sum to make the match happen, that's also a benefit to the WWE.
I want a match for Rourke while watching the movie for the 1st time. Such a shame it could really happened but they screwed it up.
😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂
Can everyone stop and give the other guy credit for not interrupting the way 99% of other hosts would have? He stayed silent
The old adage “less is more”
He was probably a big fan and loved hearing the story as much as we did.
I saw William Shatner at a convention. He was in the middle of a story when one of the workers interrupted him to tell him they were going to do questions.
Shatner was a little rude, telling the fan not to interrupt him.
And Shatner was 100% correct. He was in control of the situation, we were happy to listen to any story he wanted to tell. The man had been doing these kind of talks since before the kids parents were born.
So true! Plus Jericho is so f*ckin great at setting and telling a tale.
Yeah Kenny is awesome
I love Jericho's stories!
Jericho is a natural story teller. Dude has such an engaging, casual rapport with his audience. He's incredibly pleasant to listen to.
what's crazy is Jericho himself is transforming into Randy The Ram
it doesn't seem great, yeah.
J Ram. He's his biggest fan.
1000%
Jericho isn’t the internet darling he once was but the guy has been there done that and is an icon in pro wrestling.
Jericho is still on top.
@10:00 Sad that most people don't know who Sonny Chiba was. Growing up in the 70s and 80s he was fairly well known action star with VHS and TV even in the states.
Seriously one of the only genuine bad ass action stars.
You have to remember this interview was done in the UK. They likely never saw all the American grindhouse and B-Movie Kung-Fu/martial arts films that were so prevelant in the US in the 1970s and 80s. Jericho likely wouldn't have made all those references if he were in the US. He even described who Larry King was to the audience. Also, most people know Chiba now because if Tarantino.
Lol, I was thinking the same thing
Nobody tells HBK "he exceeded the time limit"
That's like telling Michael Jordan he played to many minutes
Bc he didn’t he retired at the right time
Only because he did sexual favors for Vince McMahon. It's not who you know it's who you blow
Yeah, Hulk Hogan is the Michael Jordan of Wrestling not Shawn Michaels
@@romans52345-cy3tqme when I lie
too
Always been a Jericho fan never has he failed to be entertaining in and out of the ring.
It's been a while since I saw "The Wrestler" but in fairness to Rourke, I don't recall a lot of promo stuff in that movie. So maybe he understood the performance aspect of working in the right, but not on the microphone.
The only promo is at the end when Ram gives his own eulogy before the final match.
To think we could have gotten Randy The Ram versus Chris Jericho IRL is crazy to know 😮
The way Chris does his Vince impression makes it sound Vince ribbed him about being stiff.
That’s what I was kind of thinking too that maybe Vince was ribbing him afterwards.
Piper was the most likeable heel in history.
I didn’t even know alot about wrestling but I loved Piper!
Vince at the end killed me. OMG that's so hilarious.
No wonder there is zero downvotes. This is possibly the best shoot interview answer ever
Nope, I down voted. Christopher Irvine and Fuzzy are trash.
I bet there are a shit ton of down votes. The pussy billionaire UA-cam/Google removed the visibility because they wanna control everything.
Downvotes aren't shown on youtube anymore. Only the creators can see it
downvotes were removed last election to protect the democrats and biden
Strongly agree with the above statement. Chris and his band are both hot trash 😂
Roddy also cut a fantastic promo to Cena during the Nexus angle that was after the one Jericho talked about
Yeah... WWE dropped the Ball with him.... He deserved the title way more than like 80% of the guys who won it
@@pablo77bar60 Wrong. Piper wouldn't lay down. There was no way to get the belt off him once he had it.
@alphanerd7221 Yes, he would. he just didn't want to be fed to Hogan during the 80's like so many other guys at the time as it killed their momentum once feud was over. He lost to Bret Hart at wrestlemania a couple of years later.
@@craigshannon6011 Wrong. I've read Piper's book. he refused to be pinned.
@alphanerd7221 You're wrong. I read his book too he has been pinned in several matches. He didn't want Hogan to pin him.
“When you have a five star match you can tell me how f*ckin’ long my match is, until then shut your f*ckin’ mouth!” Classic HBK! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Funny cause Jericho is transforming into him now
He described himself perfectly lol
Perhaps on purpose to set up an angle.
I thought the same thing. Lol
Jericho is still an upper card wrestler on TV every week earning around $4,000,000 a year. The Ram worked in a grocery store deli, lived in a trailer and wrestled once a month in community halls. Jericho is nowhere near that station in life.
@@misterslats lol. Not to mention a legit rock star and top podcaster. But the fanboys in the Corney/Meltzer/Hausman crowd desperately need to feel like they're dunking on somebody...even if it's laughable in reality. Now here I am defending people I never liked like Hogan and Jericho! 🤣
Jericho is always the cool guy in his stories.
LMFAO
Hey, why tell a story that includes oneself if you're not gonna be one of the cool, level-headed, funny guys in it?! Also, Jericho is cool guy, so it kinda checks out.
Lol I think hbk came off the goat here.
Pro wrestling is self promotion
Agreed. He’s never taken an L in any of them.
How ironic Snuka was all about peace and love.
Yeah, fuqq that!
🤔🤣😂
Killer
Jericho one man show. He could do this forever.
Frank Shamrock vs Vince McMahon !!! Holy SHIT !! What could have been…
Could listen to chris talk all day ! Living legend
“Vince that’s Ken’s brother.. who was better.”
“Oh..”
I used to think Frank was better too. Until I saw him get his ass kicked by Bas Rutten...and Ken beat Bas Rutten(twice).
@@odysseusnissan and Frank Shamrock has a win over Tito Ortiz (who Ken lost to 3 times), Minoru Sizuki twice (who also beat Ken) and beat Bas in his Pancrase debut. Frank definitely has the better resume
@@denahomchikn89 I get what you’re saying about the mma math. But I think(know) Franks a POS for what he did to his mother’s dog. I’ll take Ken’s resume/career any day with the title of “Deadliest Man on Earth” and his WWE fame compare to Frank known for being dishonorable and not part of the UFC hall of fame. But yeah, back in the day…he was the best.
Frank was infinitely better than Ken.
@@odysseusnissan did you seriously use MMAth like a fuxking 12 year old? And there is NO shame to losing to Bas Rutten, dullard.
I was there live for this match. Ricky the Dragon Steamboat was very impressive at that time. He still had it.
I'll speak up for John Laurinaitis. That guy wrestled in the toughest promotion at the time and against the hardest hitting wrestlers in any fed. Check out his matches against Misawa in AJPW. It will definitely change your opinion on his skill and toughness. Jericho is a great interview.
We need Jericho on one dead man show and a six feet under
Man, one of the greatest wrestling stories, hands down!
Absolutely awesome story.. First time I've heard about Chris's relationship with Mickey,fantastic backstory..THIS is exactly why I'm a life-long professional wrestling addict!! I didn't want the story to end..
Love this video, thank you for making my night.
Cool to know Chris was also on Immortal Combat with Piper and Billy
Billy?
Do people realize jerichos legend is cemented and he is living his best life while people hate him with out knowing him personally. Yes jericho is winning ❤
.... most of us realize Jericho is a great wrestler and one of the most arrogant man in the entertainment industry. A person can be both.
His band is pretty good too. The dude loves his Metal.
It’s cool to hear this because I was there at wrestlemania 25
I had no ideas Chris was this good at impersonations. His Vince is spot on😂
OH MAN! Just imagine:
VinnyMac gets turned into *a potato* by Frank Shamrock & Then *Ken Shamrock* finds out.
"DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT MAN HAS DONE FOR ME?!" & We're back at a Brother Vs Brother *3 Year Run* Feud.
Mickey Rourke is exposed as the *Greater Power* with a mega stable of *monster heels.*
As Undertaker watches from home with *a delicious* bowl of cucumbers in ranch dressing.
*Shit that never happened for 500, Alex!*
The shoot trivia on display here is mastery.
That would have been awesome.
Chris Jericho is the real life version of Randy the Ram. His description of the character Randy is him in AEW today.
Minus the pay from money mark TK……….
He looks like Randy the Ram nowadays
No. AEW is a major company.
@@alphanerd7221 major company that doesn’t do major business. (Aside from Wembley which doesn’t reflect overall revenue, attendance, or sales in the United States)
@@JoeM40040 You sports entertainment marks just keep telling yourselves these lies.
Chris is a great storyteller. He would be a natural for doing stand-up comedy in my opinion. His timing is excellent, and his Vince impression is quite good actually. I stopped watching professional wrestling back in the mid 90's, but I always enjoy hearing behind the scenes stories directly from the source, regardless of what era. I'm sure he could go for hours too.
great mix of stories and comedy. id love to see the full interview
Chris Jericho tells the absolute best stories.
Mickey Rourke almost got his a** kicked by Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a hotel hallway. Mickey hard-bumped Jim’s shoulder, and then tried to get Jim to fight with him. That would have been a big mistake for Mickey to scuffle with him.
Yeah Jim is a real TOUGH GUY! HOOOOOOOOOOOO!! And whats even more crazy Duggan is like the nicest dude !
Right? Jim is a big sumbitch and already had a rep for being able to take of himself. Thank God he's a really good dude.
Mickey would’ve hit Ram Jam for the 1 2 3 brother
hacksaw was hard not a soft actor man a damn hick mountain man of steel man he woulda cracked mickey there ain't no gloves n rules mickey in the streets ya damn fool!!!
Uh ..Mickey Rourke was a Professional Boxer for YEARS before he was an actor. Has 27 Amateur Wins. His Pro Career? 6-0-2 (4 KOs, 2 Draws). He'd have whooped Him Duggan up and down that Hotel Hallways.
He implied Greg valentine was never a good worker ….In his prime the Hammer was a great worker . He just liked to work slow and methodical
He didn’t say he wasn’t. He just said he couldn’t when they were trying to do the match.
The Rhythm and Blues...Honky Tonk Man(Wayne) called them "The Rhythm and Snooze"
I caught that to. Greg worked legit and his matches looked like real fights, or as close as it gets
He never said that. He was talking about guys who could still go in the ring.
@Spooky_515 we all know The Hanner can wrestle. Not today though.
I can't get over that Jericho is still going strong, God Bless him.
He's going, I don't know about strong tho.
Yeah , at the buffet
@@ParticleLarry I'd be willing to bet he's in better shape at his age than you ever will be.
@@ParticleLarrylmao the slob above me is likely fatter than jericholesterol 😂
@@OldSchoolDudeGaming I've never had a gut that big
I love that the most replayed part of this video is the HBK quote
I could listen to Jericho for hours! Kudos to the host for letting Chris tell his stories.
Great guy! So funny! I grew up watching you and The Rock, Stone Cold. You guys should stand proud. Always
Jericho talks about himself as a main eventer in wrestling history. Truth was he a decent level name who happened to be there after Rock and Austin left to headline the cards.
He was a main eventer stop being stupid
This is one of the best interviews 😂😂
OMG!!! This is such an awesome story!!!
This was Great !! 👍🏻
I loved it.
This was in Spokane Wa. I saw this promo live, its wild to see it talked about all these years later.
Without watching, is it because he has eyes and ears?
Chris gives you everything. Legend of this industry.
Chris Jericho is the best. Absolutely hated him as a wrestle but what a beauty as a person.
This is so wholesome
Ricky " The Dragon" Steamboat was my favorite wrestler as kid ! I still remeber Macho Man hitting him will the ring bell in the throat , I cried I'm pretty sure. I couldn't have been more than 6 or7 years old.
Findlay & Dean would've handled themselves just fine until security came in but Vince & Jericho would've been in a world of pain.😭😭
Jericho also apparently invented the internet
i get it, youre jealous
@@ktowniecity7269 We get it, you think wrestlers don't lie and wrestling is real
@@SlimPug lol you’re a smart mark congrats. No one cares in the real world. Enjoy the discord
@@ktowniecity7269so someone clowns on Jericho for being pompous and self absorbed and you white knight for Jerico and call THEM the mark. Wow..... just wow.
lies. Bill Gates did
Jericho is always a great storyteller and interview. He has a ton of great stories
Amazing, Chris Jericho easily my favorite definitely the guy first undisputed.
Love the Johnny Ace impression
God Jericho loves himself
Lead singer syndrome
mad props to where ever mad props apply.
Thought this rivalry should’ve happened at WM 25 at the time.
Rourke wouldn’t have been on cnn together with jericho if it wasn’t already agreed and confirmed
Yeah, I always thought that appearance was a work.
@@CatStanleySpaceDemon duh
Jericho is a perfect story teller.
HBK ripping into Johnny Ace is the best part of this whole story. I know he had some demons over the years, but man: a documentary on HBK that leaned into all the moments like that would be amazing.
Jericho saying Greg Valentine was never known as a good in ring worker is fucking wild. He was excellent in the 70's.
Remember Jericho challenging Rourke on live t.v. to a wresting match.....2008, Mickey was riding high on his comeback.....
Rourke smirked, declined and said maybe a boxing match.....to which Jericho replied...."interesting"
Live on the O'Reilly factor....
Right rourke wanted a real fight
@wingedhussar1453 100 percent, and Rourke would've K.O.'ed his pink highlighted mullet.....
It was actually kinda disrespectful the way Jericho took a run at him. Let's be honest, The Wrestler was a brilliant depiction of what that lifestyle was truly like....Jericho had his nose outta joint about some of Rourke's comments regarding the "sport" of wrestling....
Mickey is a legend who's legacy will live on to transcend many generations....Jericho is a B list Rockstar
@@guttercreekofficial1596 vince told jericho to do it. Wasnt jericho idea
Bro, Ricky’s promo at Wrestlemania 3 was awesome.
Awesome video 👍😎✌️
15:22 the last minute of this video is one of the funniest wrestling anecdotes I've ever heard!
peak comedy
Fastest 16 minutes ever, that was incredible.
I know Frank Shamrock. Met him before my first pro wrestling match and his last match in Japan. He got a tattoo of a Japanese flag on his arm from my buddy, courtesy of me running out to his car cause the shop was still under construction and not open for business yet, but my friend the owner made an exception after I told him who he was.
That Vince impression is spot on wtf 😬 I was imagining Vince say that
Fast forward a few years jericho turns into Randy the Ram
Chris is a great storyteller wow
My entire existence depends on Mickey Rourke’s feelings about Chris Jericho.
Back in the 80's he became a pro boxer. Strange because he was the lead in some great movies.
What a great storyteller! He should do a one-man show!
Chris talks like he’s the only one in the room like he practiced talking in the mirror for years.
He's one of those small wrestlers who has to try to be dominant before people notice how tiny he is
@@JamesChatting Calm down, little guy.
Jericho with the high quality pleather look here.
The Wrestler is an amazing movie, and the best movie about wrestling! Rourke had one of the GOAT performances… Mickey at his best is probably the best ever.
Iron Claw wants a word
@@johnolmos8670 Nah, The Wrestler is easily better…
@@BasketballJones48021 I disagree. The themes in the Iron Claw are a lot deeper and layered. I like the Wrestler but it’s all surface level stuff like Rocky
@@johnolmos8670 What a vague, cliched statement… Surface level?! 😅 You can’t get much deeper than The Wrestler, story-wise and especially performance-wise! And what do you mean by layered? Some pseudo-intelectual BS? C’mon now…
@@BasketballJones48021 alright here goes.
Iron Claw explores the world of professional wrestling in the eyes of modern mental health studies. It’s breaks down not only the grind of being a professional wrestler but also the brutal reality of generational trauma and impossible expectations.
The Wrestler is a story about a down and out man yearning for his glory years and wanting to capture his physical prime one more time and have one more run while making amends and trying to reclaim his humanity.
One I think is an exploration in a modern gaze of what trauma not just physical but emotional.
The other I think tries to capture it but is just very like I said surface level.
Iron claw has subtle but profound pangs of what someone who has suffered under the guys of being in an emotional family dynamic can present. Each brother represents an aspect of this kind of Trauma.
Kevin= the oldest brother trying to hold his brothers together and act as a shield from his Fathers abuse to the others
Kerry= the star who yearns for his father’s approval and acceptance. Fails to realize an athletic dream and ultimately is forced into a world he didn’t sign up for. Uses Sex, drugs, and rock and roll as an escape from this pain.
Mike= an artist and creative type is forced to participate in wrestling even though he wants to be something else entirely.
David= Wants to be number 1 world champion even uses his fathers move is pretty much his Dads clone.
If you watch the film you can see how much the boys are poisoned not just by wrestling but by generational trauma and old school “suck it up” pull yourself by your bootstraps way of thinking.
The wrestler ultimately is a story about a selfish man who in his mind and in the mind of society is an Olympian god. When the glory the lights and mortality sets in though he is left with his failures as a man and father.
The wrestler does have interesting themes of duality of living his life as a civilian and as Randy the Ram. Ultimately though it’s the story of a selfish man who ends the story in his kingdom where he is loved. The final pose of him looking like an Olympic God making one more leap into his final demise.
Idk to me Iron Claw is more relatable and realistic because I myself have suffered from this type of abuse as many have in my generation of young men that have enjoyed watching pro wrestling as an escape.
I however have never been famous or a pro wrestler. I think this is where it ultimately fails in connecting with the audience. We can only connect with one half of Randy only his civilian side that is a failure. Not his Olympic god side. Idk if you connect with this or if you will view me as biased to one side.
I love both films but I find Iron Claw edges it out is not only a deeper film but an important message
Jericho's impression of Vince just kills me 😂 "So what do you suggest then damn it"
I don't know why the comments (in this video) are saying that Jericho is Ricky The Ram in real life.
The difference is Ricky The Ram's career washed out and Chris Jericho's career is never washed out.
If Chris wanted to return to the WWE, he can work with Kevin Owens again or work with new stars like Austin Theory, Bron Breakker or Gunther.
You have to realize that these are the kind of dullards who blindly parrot people like Corney/Meltzer/Hausmann....known liars with really extreme biases. So Hogan is the anti-christ....and lies every day (even though Hogan lied less in 40 years than those guys do every week lol), and Jericho is a terrible washed-up broken-down man that contributes nothing and holds everyone down. LOL. SO now here I am defending people like Hogan and Jericho that I never liked when they were in their primes! LOL. Oh...and Jericho is a sex abuser...why? Because Hausmann once ignited fanboy furor by implying it....only to retract it a couple days later....with no actual allegation - let alone evidence - being presented. BUT THAT alone was enough for all of them to proclaim him absolutely guilty....an EVIL man you see?
Or come back as bastion booger
Jericho is such a treasure
This was excellent!
What a brilliant entertainer Chris Jericho is.
"I think I hit him with a coconut or pushed a wall down on him..."
Sir, you have the best job.
Could listen to Jericho tell stories all day
Ricky Steamboat n Jay Youngblood have always been my favorites
Jerico does an awesome Vince impersonation.
Jericho IS Rourke's character lmao... like the complete real life copy
Oh shit, seriously? 😂 I had no idea Jericho was working in a deli these days, and that Rourke's character was earning millions of dollars a year.
Damn, that's funny. 😂 😂
Except. He’s a multi millionaire living in a mansion. Not a trailer park.
Forever a Jericholic
Jericho is his own mark
Good for shawn. Ace is going to prison screw him.
Bit hilarious when Johnny Ace has two 5 star matches according to that Hack Meltzer
Great story. Jericho the learning tree.
Damn Jericho. Costing Greg Valentine a Wrestlemania payday
Could listen to jericho all day. He was my absolute favourite in wwf attitude days.
Him and the rock had a great rivalry.
You just made the list
Great storyteller! I takes talent to tell a good story.