10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Dec 27)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. What Chris Jericho Asked Vince Russo About His Debut

Chris Jericho Debut
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It's fair to say that Chris Jericho's debut promo in the WWF was nerve-wracking stuff. Jericho knew he'd only get one chance to make a meaningful first impression, and he was all-too-aware of the fact he was duelling with The Rock on 9 August 1999 edition of Raw. The pressure was on, and Chris was keen to come prepared.

Knowing he had to pen a winner, Jericho scribbled down his promo lines and privately confided in Vince Russo for advice. Both discussed this on the latest episode of Jericho's podcast. They told how Jericho showed Russo his first draft and then politely asked, "do we have to show this to anybody else?".

Russo replied by saying they should show it to The Rock, but that no-one else needed to see.

That's weirdly fascinating. Jericho, Russo and Rocky sat down at catering to thrash out some more details, and they never once included Vince McMahon in their conversations. He witnessed it unfurl live with everyone else, and then gave his feedback later.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? For more wrestling, check out 16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (Dec 23) and 7 Crazy WWE Attitude Gimmicks That Almost Happened!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.