Chris Jericho Says Vietnam Wrestling Fans Freaked Out ‘Like BeatleMania Fans’ When He Appeared There

Chris Jericho recalls making an appearance in Vietnam with VPW in 2023, noting the fan’s reaction to seeing him in their country.

In December of 2023, Jericho would make an appearance in Vietnam based pro wrestling company VPW and earlier this week on July 14th, would release a documentary with Amazon Prime titled ‘Vietslam’ where they would cover the growth of the business in the country.

While speaking to Fanboy Nation in a new interview, Chris Jericho would speak about making his appearance in Vietnam, noting that the fans’ reaction to him was like fans of The Beatles at the height of their popularity.

“The crew in VPW knew that we were making a documentary and knew that I was involved, but not to what extent, and I surprised them by showing up at one of their shows, and they went crazy because they’re huge fans of American pro wrestling, huge fans of not just me, but I’m one of them. So I think when I showed up, they were literally freaking out like Beatlemania fans, because it was another example of their dream coming true, you know, and not just meeting me, but me- it was like kind of WWE showed up at their house and, and the whole concept of like, ‘wow, now Jericho is here to watch us wrestle.’  I just think it just made it so full circle for them to know that they had actually done it. They’d created something big enough to where somebody like me would come to tell their story and to meet them.”

For more on Jericho’s appearance in VPW, you can read more about that here.

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