Chris Jericho Teases Dream Match With AEW Star In Japan
Chris Jericho traveled to Japan this weekend to face Konosuke Takeshita at DDT Pro-Wrestling's Ultimate Party event. However, the AEW star hopes to return to the Land of the Rising Sun again soon, as he has his sights on a match with Kota Ibushi.
During the post-show press conference, Jericho discussed his ambition to face the AEW star. That said, he also hopes to collide with Ibushi on the grand stage, as opposed to one a random episode of one of AEW's weekly television shows.
"I still think there's a Jericho-Ibushi match that we could have in Japan... And I think the biggest Japanese wrestler never faced is [Minoru] Suzuki. I know he wants to do it, and I want to do it. And I don't want to do it... once again, he's a lot like my thoughts on Takeshita. I don't want to have a match just on a random [AEW] Dynamite I want to have a big main event match in Ryogoku, in the Tokyo Dome, somewhere big, and I want to do it in Japan."
🎙11.12 両国大会 試合後コメント
――闘いたい日本人選手は？
ジェリコ「試合を裏で見ていてエンドー（遠藤哲哉）は非常に魅力的だった。vsイブシ（飯伏幸太）もいつか日本でやらないといけない。あとはやはりスズキ（鈴木みのる）と日本のビッグマッチで闘いたい」#DDTUP #ddtpro #AEW pic.twitter.com/QHiF22m7QA
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) November 12, 2023
It remains to be seen if Jericho and Ibushi will lock up. However, the AEW stars are no strangers to working together after teaming up with Kenny Omega to face The Don Callis Family at AEW WrestleDream. Meanwhile, on this week's "Dynamite," Jericho will team with Paul Wight, Omega, and Ibushi to face the aforementioned heel faction in a Street Fight.
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