15 Things We Learned From Kevin Owens On Talk Is Jericho

15. What It Felt Like To Become Champion

The two kick things off really playing up the "best friends" shtick, and Jericho recalls that the last time he had Owens on his show was when he was still at the Performance Center shortly before he transitioned to Raw and began his program against John Cena.

Chris comments that it's remarkable how far KO has come and how much has happened for him in the last 15 months. Kevin says that even though the title is called something else, he still feels as if he's holding the same WWE world championship that he witnessed Shawn Michaels win from Bret Hart at WrestleMania 12, the match that solidified professional wrestling as the dream he wanted to chase.

The first bout he vividly recalls watching and thinking he wanted to become a wrestler was The Heartbreak Kid against Diesel at WrestleMania 11, and then he saw Bret Hart wrestle Diesel at Survivor Series and said it blew his mind, calling it the craziest thing he'd ever seen. But Shawn fulfilling his boyhood dream winning the Iron Man match with The Hitman was what really set him on his path.

Owens admits it's pretty incredible that he's been fortunate enough to accomplish what he's dreamed of doing since he was a child.