AEW star Chris Jericho became the target of many Twitter fans’ jokes on Wednesday night and remained one of Twitter’s hottest trends even hours later AEW Dynamite went off the air.
With last night’s Dynamite broadcast immediately after the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks on TNT, many NBA fans admitted on social media that they watched AEW TV for the first time. In the opening match of Dynamite, Jericho & MJF of The Inner Circle faced the Top Flight team and left with the victory.
The NBA community on Twitter and other fans on social media couldn’t help but mock Jericho’s physique. Many users have taken snapshots of Jericho and compared him to Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.
Former ECW star Justin Credible came to Jericho’s defense.
“One thing that kept me watching #AEWDynamite is @IAmJericho. He’s a boss. He’s also been killing for 30 years. @AEW need more @IAmJerich. f – k the haters. #AEWDynamite Still sharp in a ring and much better than anything #wwe. “
Jericho also liked other people’s tweets defending his physique, but he never addressed his critics directly.
See some of the tweets below:
NBA Twitter making fun of Chris Jericho ?????? pic.twitter.com/JiJzSRhVd9
– IBeast (@ x_Beast17_x) December 24, 2020
Chris Jericho. Ken Shamrock
50 years 56 pic.twitter.com/OIjGW1htrs– BakeThePie (@BakeThePie) December 24, 2020
@AEWonTNT it came after the Celtics ended and I heard Jim Ross, so I went on and then Chris Jericho came in, which was a surprise, but an even bigger surprise was how bad he looked. damn it pic.twitter.com/VYrFdPjQX6
– Nate Houle (@ NateHoule21) December 24, 2020
No one:
NBA Twitter seeing Chris Jericho on #AEWDynamite for the first time since I was in WWE: pic.twitter.com/Td4Fd6VgNw
– Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPod) December 24, 2020
Chris Jericho 2020. #AEWDynamite @DickVanKlondike pic.twitter.com/JRv20mKVvc
– Who Betta Than Kanyon! (@coreycharisma) December 24, 2020
This is Chris Jericho. Do you feel old yet? pic.twitter.com/Ps6bJw0X0w
– Public Wrestling Radio (@wprmedia) December 24, 2020
2020 as seen through Chris Jericho. #AEW #AEWDynamite # Y2J pic.twitter.com/0KPTtIoCp2
– Preston Feiler (@phfeiler) December 24, 2020