– Former United States Senate candidate Linda McMahon appeared at a community center this week in New Haven, Connecticut and said she is still considering another Senate run in 2012. It’s considered likely that Linda will run again, since she still has a ton of cash on hand and has the ‘campaign infrastructure’ ready to go from her previous campaign.

– Former WWE star Chris Jericho tweeted the following on Thursday:

“Said “Never Evvvvvvvvver” for the first time in 6 years in an interview today. Gave me, the soundguy and the camera man goosebumps…”

– It’s been announced that WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper will be starring in a new stars in a new movie called Fancypants, a comedy about play-by-play wrestling announcers. The film is being shown today (Friday) at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida. Check out this “behind the scenes” look at Fancypants:

Chris Jericho on The Tonight Show

Former WWE star Chris Jericho appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to promote his Undisputed book and his current run on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Of course the question came up of when Jericho will return to wrestling. He said that he’ll return when he feels stimulated to go back and can do something different than he’s done in his previous runs.

Regarding the Tonight Show appearance, Chris Jericho tweeted:

“Had the best time on The Tonight Show! Thx to @jayleno for adding me to the amazing list of guests that have been on over the last 50 yrs…”

Check out the video of Chris Jericho’s appearance on The Tonight Show:

– Following the surprise retirement of Edge, it’s widely assumed in WWE that it’s only a matter of time before Alberto Del Rio is crowned the new World Heavyweight champion – and it will most likely happen at Extreme Rules when he faces Christian in a Ladder match for the vacant title.

WWE has had plans for Del Rio to win the title this year at the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 27, but scrapped those plans both times.

– Injured WWE star Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes has been backstage at WWE’s recent television tapings. Goldust has reportedly been trying to get a job as an agent behind the scenes.

– Former WWE star Chris Jericho appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to promote his Undisputed book and his current run on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Of course the question came up of when Jericho will return to wrestling. He said that he’ll return when he feels stimulated to go back and can do something different than he’s done in his previous runs.

Regarding the Tonight Show appearance, Chris Jericho tweeted:

“Had the best time on The Tonight Show! Thx to @jayleno for adding me to the amazing list of guests that have been on over the last 50 yrs…”

He also posted this picture of himself from the appearance:

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

-It’s no secret that WWE star Triple H is one of the most powerful players behind the scenes in WWE. Along with this wife Stephanie, Triple H will have a great deal of influence over the company’s direction in the coming years.

Triple H was recently named the head of WWE’s new talent development program, with Sin Cara being the first superstar he signed. The latest performer Triple H is working with is former TNA Knockouts champion Awesome Kong. On Monday’s RAW, we saw the first promo video hyping the upcoming debut of Kong. (VIDEO)

According to sources, the vignettes that WWE has aired for Sin Cara and Awesome Kong are part of Triple H’s (somewhat old-school) philosophy of wanting to build up fans’ anticipation for new characters, as opposed to just having them show up on TV out of the blue.

Aside from wanting to get fans buzzing about a new superstar or diva prior to their debuts, Triple H is also said to be adamant about not bringing new talent to the main roster before they are ready.

In recent years we’ve seen dozens of superstars brought to the main roster before they were “ready for prime time” – it quickly become apparent that they’re totally green and their characters are damaged to the point where they’re never taken seriously.

COMMENT BELOW and tell us what you think about Triple H’s approach to introducing new talent .. Do you think he’s right? Is this something WWE has been missing for years – or are these “slow build” promo videos unnecessary?

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

On Wednesday’s Dancing With The Stars results show, Chris Jericho & his partner Cheryl Burke were announced as safe from elimination this week. They now move onto week 5 of the competition and will dance again on Monday night.

The duo scored 23 points out of 30 this week after dancing the Paso.

Check Out: VIDEO: Chris Jericho on Dancing with the Stars (Week 4)

– WWE Tough Enough will move to it’s permanent timeslot tonight at 8PM (Eastern)  on the USA Network, one hour before RAW. John Cena will be featured on tonight’s show, which is titled “Five for Flinching.”

Steve Austin wrote on Twitter over the weekend that Bill DeMott “totally destroys everthing in his path” on tonight’s show.

– Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As of early Monday afternoon, no matches have been announced yet for the show. With WWE’s next pay-per-view, Extreme Rules, just 3 weeks away, there’s a good chance we’ll find out that show’s RAW brand main event tonight.

The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena and Randy Orton teaming up against WWE champion The Miz and Nexus leader C.M. Punk.

WWE United States Champion Sheamus likely will not be on RAW tonight, as he was overseas in Qatar on Sunday promoting WWE’s upcoming show there. Considering the WWE crews are flying out for Europe later this week, it would be unlikely for them to make him fly back from Qatar to the United States for RAW tonight and then back out to England this week.

Unfortunately for fans of The Rock, he won’t be at RAW tonight, as he’s currently in Brazil promoting his new movie, Fast Five.

• Check Out: Pictures of The Rock on the set of Fast Five.

– Chris Jericho will continue on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars tonight. He wrote the following on Sunday:

“Had the best week of rehearsals w @cherylburke yet! Really stoked for tomorrows performance. In otherwords, it’s time for maximum DANSOSITY!”

• Check Out: Chris Jericho’s Emotional DWTS Performance From Last Week
  

– WWE announced on Monday that WrestleMania XXVIII travel packages will go on sale “during the summer months.”

– A number of gossip websites are reporting that former WWE Star Chris Jericho is responsible for the latest reality television romance between former American Idol contestant Pia Toscano and Dancing With The Stars contestant Mark Ballas. Jericho and Toscano are said to be friends and it was Chris Jericho who passed along a note from Ballas to Toscano, which led to their first date last week.

– As we reported yesterday, Shane McMahon appeared at Sunday’s Masters golf tournament and was briefly shown on camera during the broadcast. For those wondering what Shane was doing there, he is currently sits on the Board of Directions for International Sports Management – which represents several top golfers, including Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.

Check out this picture of Shane McMahon from The Masters:

(Partial source: pwinsider.com)

“Superstar” Billy Graham stated in an interview with the Ottawa Sun that he wants out of the WWE Hall of Fame. The former wrestling star, now 67, is demanding he be removed from their list of inductees because he is appalled at the inclusion of Abdullah the Butcher.

“It is a shameless organization to induct a bloodthirsty animal such as Abdullah The Butcher into their worthless and embarrassing Hall of Fame and I want the name of Superstar Billy Graham to be no part of it. WWE and their Hall of Fame is disgustingly embarrassing, I want out,” Graham said.

Graham, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004, sold his ring on eBay two years ago.

Graham is also upset with Jericho, who, in his book, Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps, took issue with comments made by the WWE Hall of Famer following Chris Benoit’s double murder suicide.

“Jericho, you have made a huge mistake. You call me an egotistical idiot. If you walked by right now, I would beat the living hell out of you, then spit on your grave for trying to destroy my reputation in your phony little book,” Graham said.

When contacted for a response, Jericho said: “God bless him and best of luck in all he does in the future.”

The article is available here.

Chris Jericho has updated his Dancing With The Stars blog over at TVSquad.com talking about Monday’s tribute performance to his mother, which you can see video footage of here. Jericho wrote:

“As a performer, there’s a goal I set out to accomplish every time I step onto the stage. Whether it’s making people cheer (or boo) in the WWE, having people sing along to my songs with Fozzy or engaging people with my books, there’s a certain magic that comes with knowing that you’ve affected people.

When I first agreed to do ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ after two previous invitations, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. The concept of ballroom dancing was as foreign to me as a Werner Herzog film, and I had no expectations of what I could or couldn’t do on the floor. Would I actually be able to do it? Could I entertain people with my moves, my charisma and my showmanship? And, more importantly, could I make them feel something special while they watched me?

The first week I was a jittery jitterson and happy to get it over with. The second week I felt much more comfortable, and I think I surprised some people with the lightness of my footwork. But I still hadn’t created any magic.

That changed Monday night, when I danced the rumba to ‘Let It Be,’ by the Beatles, as a tribute to my mother, Loretta. She passed away in 2005, after having traveled a hard road for the previous 15 years of her life. But she always supported me in anything I did.

It’s funny ’cause I don’t think she really understood wrestling. She watched the wrestling matches because I was on, but she had no emotional attachment to what I was doing. But she loved dancing! I remember watching ‘Solid Gold’ (a musical variety show that was on every Saturday night in the early ’80s) with her, and she was always impressed with the Solid Gold Dancers, a troupe of hot chicks (or “gals,” as she called them) who would appear throughout the show like a glittery version of The Fly Girls. (Carrie Ann Inaba, represent, yo!)

“I would’ve made a great Solid Gold Dancer,” my mom always said. And she would’ve. My mother was beautiful and sexy — am I allowed to say that about dear old mum? — with a dancer’s body and a great personality. It’s because of this that I know she would be a HUGE ‘DWTS’ fan and would’ve watched the show religiously.

She would’ve been so proud of me for doing the show, and that’s one of the main reasons I wanted to dance for her. Doing the ‘Let It Be’ performance was amazing for me. To dance such a beautifully choreographed routine to one of the best songs by my favorite band, for my mum, almost moved me to tears.

What I didn’t expect was that it would move others to tears. All I heard after the show from family, friends and pure strangers was how they had shed a tear when they watched Cheryl Burke and I perform. They felt what I was feeling. They related to it. They empathized with it. They were moved by it.

The atmosphere in the studio Monday night was electric. There was magic in the air. And, for the first time since I began this journey almost six weeks ago, I felt like a dancer. Pure, raw emotion that moves people and provides them with a magical moment is worth more than any score. And Team Chericho felt like we scored three 10s when it came to creating such a special moment. As a performer, that’s all that I strive for.”

* VIDEO of CHRIS JERICHO’s Latest DWTS Performance from MONDAY

(Source: TVSquad.com)

Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho has impressed many with his performances thus far on Dancing With The Stars, but Jericho found himself on the verge of elimination this week.

Jericho, who performed this week as “Chris Irvine” (his real name), was in the bottom two this week and almost got voted off the show before talk show host Wendy Williams was eliminated.

Jericho wrote the following on Twitter regarding the close call:

“Wow, what a mindfunk. But like Tom (a judge) said, it’s the final two, not the bottom two. Don’t forget that every vote counts…

“Big false finish on DWTS tonight, but I kicked out at two and a half! Ready for the big babyface comeback next week.”

Unlike previous weeks, there were no WWE divas shown in the crowd this week.

* VIDEO of CHRIS JERICHO’s Week 3 Performance from DWTS (Direct Link)

— On Raw, The Corre came down and attacked both The Rock and John Cena. The heels worked over the WrestleMania XXVIII opponents until they fought back and got the upper hand. Rock and Cena cleared Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson out of the ring and Heath Slater was the unlucky Corre member who got the brunt of Cena and Rock’s revenge. Rock and Cena hit their finishers on Heath Slater and cleared the ring. Cena put his hand out and The Rock shook it. Cena then left the ring and The Rock celebrated to end the show as Cena walked up to the ramp.

Video is available here.

— Chris Jericho is scheduled to appear on That Metal Show on VH1 Classics on Saturday.

— TNA Wrestling star Scott Steiner was backstage visiting friends at WrestleMania XXVII in Atlanta, Georgia.

— Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page turns 55 years old today while WWE Hall of Famer Sika turns 66.

source: PWInsider.com

— Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle said today on Twitter that she is working an idea for a reality show involving herself and ‘a bunch of (her) fav ex divas’.

Speaking of Candice, she and fellow former WWE Diva Lilian Garcia are hosting a Tough Enough aftershow immediately following the USA Network broadcast on ustream.tv/afterbuzztv.

— The theme for Monday’s episode of Dancing With The Stars was personal stories, with the dancers choosing a song that is important to them. Chris Jericho chose The Beatles’ “Let It Be”.

In a pre-taped segment, Jericho recalled the story of his mother suffering an accident when he was training to be a wrestler, which confined her to a wheelchair until her passing in 2005. He prepared to give up wrestling but she insisted he continue pursuing his dreams.

Jericho said his real name is Chris Irvine and that for the first time in his professional life he would be performing as himself and not a character.

Introduced as Chris Irvine, he danced the rumba with partner Cheryl Burke to receive a score of 21. The judges felted he lacked technical skill but complimented him on the emotional connection.

source: PWInsider.com

— Joey Styles took a shot at Kurt Angle tonight on Twitter for claiming that his account was hacked, writing: “I’m watching Jack Swagger apply the Ankle Lock to The King and wondering if anyone’s twitter account will be hacked.”

CM Punk wrote earlier today, “My twitter account was hacked”, is the new: “I’m a sloppy drunk douche”.

— Former WWE star Billy Gunn was backstage at WrestleMania XXVII last night.

— Chris Jericho appears on the syndicated show Rachael Ray Tuesday to discuss Dancing with the Stars.

source: PWInsider.com

— Figure Four Weekly editor Bryan Alvarez reports that there’s a good chance that a match could be bumped off tomorrow night’s WrestleMania XXVII pay-per-view broadcast. In that case, it would be a dark match.

A battle royal is scheduled to take place featuring male wrestlers not booked for the pay-per-view.

— All WWE employees are staying at the Hyatt Regency (located on 265 Peachtree Street NE) this weekend for WrestleMania XXVII. This is according to the official Twitter account of the 1,260 room hotel, which announced that WWE is staying there this week.

— Should WWE Champion The Miz main event tomorrow night’s WrestleMania pay-per-view, he would be the third wrestler, behind Chris Jericho and Edge, to be appear in the show closing match after being in the opener the year before.

source: PWInsider.com

Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho is doing some blogging for TVSquad.com to give some behind-the-scenes insight into his current involvement on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars show.

“I’ve performed in front of crowds of up to 70,000 people for more than two decades, but last week I experienced a whole different animal,” said Jericho.

“Something so foreign, so terrifying, so intimidating that, beforehand, I was as nervous as a 12-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the first time. Yes, kiddies, I was about to make my ballroom debut on ‘Dancing With the Stars’! After rehearsing incessantly for more than three weeks with my partner Cheryl Burke, it was finally time to do the first show.

“My dress rehearsals had been a bit shaky — performing my routine in the actual ‘DWTS’ studio was scary. Suddenly the guy who had a so-called advantage because of years of performing live was behind the eight ball.

* VIDEO of JERICHO Doing The Cha-Cha Dance Last Week on DWTS

– WWE’s corporate website has posted the preliminary buyrate for February’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and this year’s show is way down from 2010. WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 drew approximately 200,000 buys, down a staggering 30% from last year’s 285,000.

– Chris Jericho spoke to Digitalspy.com this week and had this to say about the differences between wrestling and dancing:

“It’s funny because when there are a lot of things about [dancing and wrestling] that are similar. There’s a lot of leverage and weight distribution and balance. Then there’s performing in front of a live crowd, your marks, choreography and as a musician, following the beat. It’s not that foreign as it seems at first. The training’s really hard. It’s probably the hardest training I’ve ever done, but it’s not futile. There are moves in dancing that I’ve never done before – you’re turning your knee outwards, your elbow on the side. And hunching over – dancing’s very elongated, very regal. Your neck stretches, your shoulders are down. So I’m focusing on getting rid of those bad habits.”

Check Out: Chris Jericho’s First Dancing With The Stars Performance (Video)

ABC sent out the following press release on Tuesday touting the ratings success of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, featuring Chris Jericho:

On the heels of its dominant victory the prior week with The Bachelor finale, ABC turned in another big Monday win with the 12th season premiere of Dancing with the Stars leading into Castle.  During prime, ABC beat out its closest competition (CBS) by 10.3 million viewers (19.1 million vs. 8.8 million) and by 61% in Adults 18-49 (4.5/13 vs. 2.8/8). In fact it was the 2nd straight week for ABC to win all 6 half-hours on Monday evening in viewers and young adults.

• Hitting a season-high on the night, ABC generated the most-watched Monday for any network in nearly 1 year – since 3/29/10.

DWTS: Dominating each of its half-hours from 8-10pm, ABC’s 12th season opener of Dancing with the Stars towered over second-place CBS in the time period by 13.5 million viewers (22.3 million vs. 8.8 million) and by 89% in Adults 18-49 (5.1/15 vs. 2.7/8).  In fact it was ABC’s 5th consecutive week to lead the time period in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 and the 8th consecutive week in Adults 18-34.

• DWTS’ audience surged from its first hour to its second hour, gaining 2.8 million viewers (20.9 million to 23.7 million) and by 19% in Adults 18-49 (4.7/14 to 5.6/15).

• DWTS was up from its most-recent season opener in September by 1.0 million viewers (21.3 million on 9/20/10).  In fact it was Dancing’s 3rd-most-watched premiere ever.

Chris Jericho made his debut on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars on Monday and scored a 19 out of 30 points, better than a lot of the other teams. Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke performed the Cha Cha.

Check Out: HOT Pictures of Jericho’s DWTS Partner Cheryl Burke

Check out this video of Jericho and Burke’s first performance:

– A few fans sent in word that Monday night’s episode of the cable television show Cake Boss featured an appearance from WWE superstar Santino Marella and The Bella Twins. The WWE talent created a “road to WrestleMania cake” – which of course, wound up getting smashed on Santino’s face.

– Former WWE diva Stacy Keibler, the first WWE alumnus to appear on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, has been giving Chris Jericho advice for his involvement on the show this season. Chris Jericho tells Eonline.com:

“Stacy Keibler is a really good friend of mine, and she has kind of helped me out a little bit. Basically, it’s all the same thing: That you have to be in this 100 percent, because it is the most physically and mentally demanding thing you will ever do—and so far she has been right.”

– On Monday’s RAW, we saw CM Punk attack Randy Orton in the parking lot of the arena while his “wife” looked on from the couple’s tour bus. For those who have seen Orton’s real wife on WWE television before, the woman who appeared on RAW was an actress. Orton’s real wife Samantha has appeared on WWE television before, most notably at WWE’s annual Hall of Fame ceremonies.

• Check Out: Pictures Of Randy Orton’s Real Wife Samantha

– Chris Jericho made his debut on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars tonight and scored a 19 out of 30 points, better than a lot of the other teams. Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke performed the Cha Cha.

– Next week’s WWE RAW from Chicago will be the final episode prior to WrestleMania 27. The show will feature an in-person appearance from The Rock and a face-to-face confrontation between Triple H and The Undertaker.

– Alex Riley is back on the RAW brand as WWE’s new “Vice President of Corporate Communications.”

– WrestleMania Rewind week continues on Friday’s SmackDown, which will feature a rematch from a past WrestleMania event.

— According to the official website of Trish Stratus, she will be appearing on Raw tonight.

— The official website of Florida Championship Wrestling has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and his son, WWE developmental wrestler Richie Steamboat, will be participating in an autograph signing at the April 8 show in Largo, Florida (located on Largo Minnreg Hall 6340 126th Avenue North). Bell time is 7:30 p.m.

— Rey Mysterio is featured on the cover of the latest issue of WWE Kids Magazine.

— ESPN.com has an article on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars highlighting the athletes on the show, Chris Jericho and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward.

Tonight is the season premiere of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, featuring former WWE superstar Chris Jericho.

Did you like Chris Jericho’s dance moves? IT DOESN’T MATTER if you liked his dance moves! We’ve gotta support one of our own – and here’s how you can vote for Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke:

The show begins at 8 p.m. (eastern) .. As soon as the show goes live on the air, the voting begins.

To vote for Chris Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke, call 1-800-VOTE-409.

Once again, that’s 1-800-868-3409.

For more on how you can vote for DWTS, visit ABC.com.

• Check Out: Pictures of Chris Jericho’s DWTS Partner Cheryl Burke

The WWE website has published a new interview with Jericho, which you can read here in its entirety. During the piece, Jericho said he plans to make a full-time return to WWE when he can be 100% committed to the company.

“One of the reasons I’m not in WWE now is DWTS,” Jericho said. “You have to be 100 percent physically and mentally devoted to one or the other. You can’t do both. I’m sure I’ll be back. I have to return to WWE to take my persona back.”

Jericho clarified what he meant by “taking his persona back” – and took a few shots at WWE champion The Miz.

“I watched Raw on Monday and felt like I was having an out of body experience. I was watching myself on live TV! Then I realized I hadn’t gotten that ugly and become that bad of a wrestler and realized I was actually watching the current WWE Champion, The Miz.”

After teasing last week that he’d be returning to WWE television on Friday’s SmackDown, former WWE star Chris Jericho was featured in a video package hyping his appearance on the upcoming season of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. The video package that aired on SmackDown featured footage of Jericho and his DWTS partner Cheryl Burke practicing for the upcoming season, which premieres on Monday night.

Check Out: Pictures of Chris Jericho’s DWTS Partner CHERYL BURKE

– Chris Jericho is teasing a return to WWE television this Friday:

IAmJericho Happy to say that I’ll be making my triumphant return to the WWE tomorrow night….

Chris Jericho recently filmed a promo hyping the Undertaker vs. Triple H that is said to be airing on WWE television this Friday, so that is likely what he’s talking about. Jericho’s gig on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars begins on Monday night as well – so it’s possible WWE also airs a teaser video for DWTS.

* PICTURES of Chris Jericho’s DWTS Partner – CHERYL BURKE

– WWE Hall of Famer Afa The Wild Samoan returns with his latest column “The Way I See It” on PopTheCrowd.com and talks about becoming an organ donor and a story about a very good friend of is.

“I personally made the choice to become an organ donor and knowing that in my passing I can help give back and save a life is a miracle and blessing. Your generous decision can give a family back their loved one” the WWE Hall of Famer said.

To read Afa’s important story and message, click here.

– Rey Mysterio is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas and the headline features a quote from him saying he looks forward to wrestling Sin Cara.

Show: Interactive Wrestling Radio
Guest: Chris Jericho
Date: 2/23/11
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley, James Walsh, & Nick Noel
Transcript By: Patrick Kelley

Back in 2005, Chris Jericho joined us for the very first time. That interview was a landmark interview for us as it was the first interview that saw James solo from his former co-host and that interview was used as a demo to land a spot on “The Blaze” 1260 AM where The Interactive Interview, now Interactive Wrestling Radio, got perhaps its most exposure ever.

Fast forward 6 years, we’re still here! And, Chris Jericho is back with us for another round. This time, we are splitting from our former show station which we were on for over 2 years. So, it seems like when Chris Jericho comes knocking, the Epicenter starts shaking things up, puns fully intended.

To listen, visit www.WrestlingEpicenter.com and click either the Interviews tab on the left or the link below the cover of Chris Jericho’s new book on the right. A WMA file and a YouTube video can be downloaded to hear this great interview. If you like this interview, please check out our Store/Merchandise section and help keep us going 100% free!

CHRIS JERICHO

– Jericho joins TII once again to plug his new book “Undisputed” which chronicles his time in the WWE, picking up right where the first book left off.

– Chris has fun with the hosts as he jokingly refers to Patrick sounding like a midget & James being a nerd!

– He is pleased with the early success of the book. Presales alone led to it making the New York’s Best Seller list. This leads into a lighthearted discussion about Mick Foley & whether or not Chris will make the list more times than him.

– It is also brought up that Jericho’s book was published by the same company that also published Mick Foley’s “Countdown to Lockdown” & Bret Hart’s “Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling”. Jericho was the first to work with that company, as he worked with them on his first book “A Lion’s Tale” and joked that he was “Breaking down the walls at Grand Central Publishing”

– The reason both of his books were written outside of the WWE is that they never asked him to write one. When he left originally in 2005 and was approached about doing a biography, he thought that it would be all one large biography. After realizing that he had a lot of good stories to tell, he decided to split it into two. He originally only signed the one book deal, but after the success of “A Lion’s Tale”, he got signed up to do another. He also left the door open for a third book.

– The discussion shifts towards his band Fozzy. “Undisputed” also goes into detail about the creation of the band. He has always dreamed of being both a wrestler & a musician. He has enjoyed success at both. He also comments that he’s never thought of himself as just a wrestler but as a showman and a fully rounded performer.

– He goes into his big announcement which he could not make at the time of the interview. It was later revealed that he would be the host of the Golden God Awards Show where he will also perform with Fozzy. He swore here that his announcement would NOT be wrestling related and that he will have no role to play at Wrestlemania XXVII. This also leads into Chris telling a funny story about a wrestling fan that ran into him at an airport and insisted he was going to be at the Elimination Chamber PPV.

– Working with Steamboat was a heavily talked about feud from 2009, and Jericho was very happy with how it turned out. He puts Steamboat over as a natural talent, and was amazed at how well Steamboat performed after being away for so long. Originally, the match at Wrestlemania XXV was supposed to be him against Snuka, Piper, & Valentine. He thought that match would be tough to carry, but the idea was that Jericho would face participants from the first Wrestlemania and also a Hall of Famer. Jericho then suggested Steamboat take one of the spots, and after some planning, Ricky was inducted to the Hall of Fame that year. He also says that he had matches with Ricky in Japan & South Carolina that were untelevised but “really, really good”.

– When asked about possibly suffering some of the same backlash as The Rock for “leaving” wrestling to pursue other interests, Jericho says that everything he does is something that he wants to do and he wants to grow to become the best all around performer he can be.

– When comparing the two books he’s written, he says that the positive feedback he got on “Lion’s Tale” is that it was mostly information that most people were unfamiliar with, so it was fascinating. However, with “Undisputed”, the information is very current & familiar, so fans are excited to get more details behind the stuff they’ve already seen.

– He admits to being his own worst critic and what he has written in both of his books are very honest & true to how he feels, both good & bad.

– When talking about the change of character he did in 2008, he says that it was perfectly natural for him to play. He created the character and wanted to be something completely different from what he had done before. He also notes that most heels in the WWE now are trying emulate that character. When he returns, he’ll want to reinvent his character again. “I never look back to the past”.