Chris Jericho is not worried about his age, Swerve Strickland about AEW’s investment in him

Chris Jericho is not worried about his age as he continues his wrestling career.

During the conversation with the Toronto SunThe reigning FTW champion commented on what it is like to compete at the age of 53. He said:

“I just saw the Rolling Stones, four times on this tour, and Mick (Jagger) is 80, and I don’t think you shouldn’t do that at 80. I think you should do that at 80. If everyone had the same attitude and mindset as Mick Jagger, it would be a lot better for your own life. I’ve never heard anyone say at 53 that I shouldn’t do that. For me, it’s like, ‘Why shouldn’t I be able to do that?’ It’s just what I do. I’ve done it when I was 43, 33 and 23, and for me, I live in the moment and live in the now, and I don’t worry about any numbers except the numbers on my paycheck. (laughs)”

He continued, “All that matters is the money and the miles, they say in the business. If I ever feel like I can’t do this or that I’m hurting myself, then it’s time to reevaluate things, but right now I’m having a great time in AEW and enjoying all the success we’re having as a company and working with the younger guys and giving them the experience that I have and still doing great work and having a lot of fun and that’s the most important thing to me.”

Swerve Strickland recently spoke with Sports Illustrated Justin Barrasso talks about AEW taking the time to invest in him, wanting to compete as World Champion at AEW All In in 2024, and more.

Below you can see some highlights from the interview:

At the moment AEW is investing in him: “TV time is an investment. Tony Khan gave it to me. He gave it to me with top talent. Top tag team talent. Top managerial talent. Rick Ross. Everywhere, all the way through the show. That’s what everybody wants and Tony Khan gave it to me. When you don’t get that, it breaks your spirit. I could ask for a minute in a commercial and Tony would give it to me. That means more to me than people will ever know.”

On the likely headliner appearance at All In 2024 as world champion: “There haven’t been many African-Americans headlining pay-per-views like this. This is the biggest stage there is for All Elite Wrestling. It means a lot to me and I hope it means a lot to a lot of other people, too.”

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