Jericho talks about when Eddie leaned out in 1998 that he had cut all carbs out of his diet, and when it would start to affect his stamina his friends would get on him about how he was eating nothing but salad. Vickie relates similar experiences saying that she would want something like a piece of cheesecake and he'd tell her if she loved him she wouldn't eat it in front of him. They talk about how disciplined and critical he was - especially when it came to his matches - saying that he was hard on himself to the point that it was sad because he was so incredible and couldn't see it. Jericho says that he would put immense pressure on himself, comparing the numbers of the houses when he was the champion and shouldering the blame for any drop in the attendance. Vickie points out there were many sides of Eddie, but that when it came to fatherhood he was an amazing man. Chris asks what kind of dad he was and she responds that he was a big kid, always wanting to play and have fun with the girls while constantly trying to spoil them. She said he'd take them to the store to buy supplies for school projects and come back with toys. She understood why he was like that because he didn't get to see them as often as he wanted. They joke about how he would have reacted if his daughter Shaul had wanted to marry a wrestler while he was alive, and in response to Chris asking how he would have felt about her attempt at getting into the business, she thinks he would have had reservations, but once he realized it was important to her he would have made an awesome teacher. Jericho relates a nice story of how Eddie taught him how important it was to leave a nice tip, because that extra two or three dollars while they may not mean anything to him - for those people it could be the difference between paying their rent or feeding their family. He says that thanks to Eddie's compassion he always overtips to this day. Take note, servers: If you get Chris Jericho in your section, whisper a thanks to Eddie.
Brad Hamilton is a writer, musician and marketer/social media manager from Atlanta, Georgia. He's an undefeated freestyle rap battle champion, spends too little time being productive and defines himself as the literary version of Brock Lesnar.
