How A Brush With AEW Superstar Chris Jericho And His Busting My Balls Left A Lasting Impact

Meeting Fozzy frontman, former WWE Superstar, and AEW Superstar Chris Jericho nearly 20 years ago left a lasting impact that I won’t ever be able to forget, and it wasn’t a positive considering he decided to screw with me.

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A Memorable Meeting With Chris Jericho

In 2005 the war in Afghanistan was in full swing and the stars of the WWE were doing autograph signings to raise money for charity. WWE was going to be close by in early April after their Wrestlemania event. They were doing an autograph signing early that day at Southpark Mall in Moline, Illinois, before putting on Raw from the Mark of the Quad Cities.

As a fan of professional wrestling, something my dad got me into when I was a kid, I’d watched it with my son for a couple of years. He was a huge Chris Jericho fan, as well as a fan of Shawn Michaels. For that time frame, every male with a heartbeat was a fan of Trish Stratus. They were all scheduled to be there to sign autographs and meet and greet fans.