Jericho did not he doesn’t know if that’s true or not. Russo would note that the night he quit, he wrote Jericho vs Rock with Chris going over. He would then pick up a couple of basic wins including one over Road Dogg during the first episode of SmackDown. Chris believes that when Russo left for WCW, he became one of the scapegoats.Ĭhris brought up how he was brought in with pomp and circumstance cutting promos on The Rock along with The Undertaker the next night. Jericho noted that when he came into the company, he was brought in by Vince Russo, who was a big supporter of his. Jericho wanted nothing to do with this, but given his background, he believes the gimmick of The Goon would have been bestowed upon him.Ĭonrad brings up that based on Chris Jericho’s epic debut in WWF, you would figure that he was destined for big things, but didn’t exactly go on a winning streak. He said, “we’re doing this new thing, we’re bringing in guys that all have gimmicks and characters, but they’re not necessarily going to get a push.” Chris noted that while Jim Cornette didn’t say it, he felt it was highlighted, jobbers. Jim suggested Chris Jericho and Lance Storm, but Chris was already booked in Japan.įast forward a bit later and Chris was working with ECW and Japan then received a call from Jim Cornette. Jericho noted that while he was working in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, there was an offer for Jim Cornette to bring in a tag-team to work with The Bushwackers on some house shows. Jericho noted that since Bruce is employed by WWE again, he’s very pro-WWE constantly and some of that is like “come on dude, you know you’re not telling the truth on that one.”Ĭonrad brought up how before Chris bringing it up, he was unaware that gimmicks as such TL Hopper, The Goon etc could have potentially been a gimmick for Jericho back in 1995.
#INSIDE THE OFFICE WITH PAT PATTERSON AND BRUCE PRICHARD FULL#
Read the full summary of the entire episode below:Ĭhris kicked off the show to explain this would be a rebuttal to Bruce Prichard’s episode on Jericho as he sent Conrad multiple text messages refuting many of the stories and facts. This podcast topic came together following Something To Wrestle With’s episode called 20 Years of Chris Jericho as Le Champion wanted to share his side of the story and refute some of Bruce Prichard’s stories. The Rock has also confirmed Patterson's influence in a heartfelt tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer via Instagram.During the most recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho sits in the passenger seat as Conrad Thompson takes over hosting duties to discuss his early years in WWE.
Pat definitely pushed the Rock, and rightfully so." I credit Pat 100 percent for discovering the Rock and having the confidence in him from day one. But Pat was the person that introduced us to him, and Pat was the one that brought him in. "Vince, at the time, was like, ‘I don’t know.’ Signed him to a developmental deal at the same time we signed Mark Henry and all those guys. Brought him to Houston for a television taping to work with the Brooklyn Brawler. But he needs to be trained.’ And asked us if we could take a look at him. He goes, ‘He’s been playing football in Canada, and I’ve seen him in the ring and he’s a natural. To set the record straight, I was doing talent relations at the time, and Pat called me about this kid ‘Dewey Johnson.’ Rocky’s kid.
"100 percent Pat Patterson," he said on his Something to Wrestle podcast (H/T 411Mania).
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