Last month, the former NXT Champion had a chance to go back to his old stomping grounds of
NXT as their guest commentator for the evening. In his interview this week on WWE’s The Bump, Owens couldn’t praise the announce table enough for their efforts to call matches from both in-studio and from far away.
“I’ve done commentary for one match, which was maybe 15 minutes. But to do it for two hours is a whole other ballgame,” Kevin Owens stated. “It brought me a new appreciation for the commentators who I already admire. To do it for two hours, you talk a lot, and you think a lot. There’s so much to keep track of. They didn’t give me any extra work, they just wanted me to focus on the monitors. They inform you that you have to call out when they’re going to take a commercial break and what’s to come.
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WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson passed away at the age of 79 earlier this month. To honor his mentor, Chris Jericho did a tribute episode on his
Talk Is Jericho podcast to reflect on Patterson’s career both as a wrestler and backstage. Jericho recalled when Patterson was put in charge of an overseas tour in 2002.
“The first show we did in Tokyo with WWE, I think it was the first time they’d ever been to Japan maybe in 10-15 years or whatever it was, and we sold out Yokohama Arena in 10 minutes. And it was right when I won the Undisputed Championship,” Jericho recalled. “So the main event was Jericho vs. The Rock, and we did Tokyo, we did in Malaysia and we did Singapore.
Chris Jericho Discusses Backstage Relationship Between Vince McMahon And Pat Patterson
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On a recent episode of the
Talk Is Jericho podcast, Chris Jericho paid tribute to his mentor, WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, who passed away this month at the age of 79. Jericho admitted that he’s learned so many sayings from Patterson that he sometimes mistakenly uses them as his own, and he gave an example on his podcast.
“I used so many ‘Pat-isms’ that sometimes I think their mine, but he had a great saying. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, when we would talk about Vince [and] how he changes his mind, and Pat would always say, ‘Sometimes he likes chocolate. Other times, he likes vanilla, but it’s always his ice cream store, so give him what he wants, ” Jericho recalled. “And I say that all the time, even when people talk about Tony Khan. Listen, it doesn’t matter what you want. It’s his show. It’s his company and we have to do what the boss want
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WWE is saddened to learn that Pat Patterson has passed away at age 79.
A true trailblazer of the industry, Patterson was linked to many “firsts” in sports-entertainment throughout his storied career, including the first-ever Intercontinental Title reign and the creation of the Royal Rumble Match. In a career spanning six decades, the renaissance man left an indelible mark on the industry in the ring, on the microphone and behind the scenes.
Patterson began his career in 1958 in his native Canada before becoming a fixture in the Bay Area for nearly two decades. After winning the AWA Tag Team Championship with Ray Stevens in 1978, Patterson moved on to WWE. Under the tutelage of The Grand Wizard, Patterson made an immediate impact and became the first Intercontinental Champion in September 1979. Patterson’s most legendary WWE rivalry was undoubtedly his war with Sgt. Slaughter, which captivated the WWE Universe with Boot Camp Matches and a brutal Alley Fight at Madison Square G