Though Chris Jericho was trained in Calgary and Finn Balor was trained in Ireland, both performers became pop-star like icons as globally traveled pro wrestlers. Jericho did so while in Mexico, while Balor did so while in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Thus, on that level alone, the conversation between the two of them would be amazing. However, tossing NXT trainer and both Mexican and Japan-traveled veteran Norman Smiley into the mix on this program would be fascinating. Norman worked Jericho a great deal as Black Magic, while Smiley certainly had a hand in polishing Balor's skills for TV in NXT. Thus, this would be a great trio to hear chat, and a conversation we'd probably all want to hear in podcast form, too.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
