The next episode of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions is set to feature AEW performer Chris Jericho as the guest streaming over WrestleMania Weekend.
The news of Austin’s next guest was teased with a countdown clock over the past 24 hours with the familiar sound effect used for Jericho’s initial countdown clock and entrance video.
It’s a stark contrast to the usual WWE policy of not acknowledging its competition but given the importance of the launch on Peacock, it’s a very savvy move to maximize interest for WWE’s biggest weekend of the year.
The episode will stream on Sunday, April 11th, the same day as Night 2 of WrestleMania 37 from Raymond James Stadium.
Jericho last wrestled for WWE in 2018 at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia while also competing for New Japan Pro Wrestling during the time. Jericho signed with the upstart AEW promotion in January 2019 and became the group’s first champion in August of that year.
He first entered WWE in August 1999 for his first run that lasted through August 2005 when he took a two-year hiatus, returning in November 2007 and had his most successful period feuding with Shawn Michaels and becoming the top heel in the company.
I remember the “they got 1.4mil with the first show, they’ll be taking over the world in no time!” days. Never underestimate desperate, delusional wrestling fans.
I don’t get why you guys take every chance you get to take shots at AEW. When they do something shitty and you watched the product, by all means criticize as they should be fair game. But these comments just sounds like jabs for the sake of taking jabs.
For the record, I know there are many that are just as annoying with these kinda of jabs towards WWE, But that doesn’t make it less annoying for the rest of us who just want to rationally discuss wrestling.
Thank God there is AEW for wrestlers that wish to be more creative. It’s great for them. I very much prefer NXT and I only cherry pick AEW matches as most of it is not my thing. But something like AEW has to exist with the current wrestling landscape.
