Chris Jericho: Shawn Michaels Is The Greatest Of All Time For Me

Chris Jericho says Shawn Michaels is the Greatest of All Time for him.

In his long career, Chris Jericho has worked with countless wrestlers across different promotions. Some of those people are widely considered the GOATs in wrestling.

Speaking with Spencer Matthews for a recent interview, Jericho was asked about his Mount Rushmore of wrestling. Jericho named Michaels as the GOAT for him. He would also watch Ricky Steamboat, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldogs for inspiration.

“There are certain names that everybody would pick, so I’ll go opposite. For me, the greatest of all time is Shawn Michaels. That’s the best for what I like in wrestling. It’s all subjective. Who’s the greatest of all time? Well, what do you like or don’t like? Shawn to me was the best from an athletic standpoint, from a character standpoint, from a storyline standpoint. I don’t think it gets much better than Shawn. I was a huge fan of his when I was a teenager.

I was a huge fan of Ricky Steamboat, a huge influence on me. A huge fan of Owen Hart, who I was so into and I think is so underrated because he passed away at such an early age. I’d also go with the British Bulldogs. I’ll put Davy Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid on there. Those are my Mount Rushmore of inspirations that I had when I was starting to watch wrestling that I still think about to this day, like my golden era of wrestling. The guys that I love to watch were those ones.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Jericho discussed doing method acting during his 2008 heel turn in WWE. Fans can read more about it here.

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