With the Summer Olympics from France just around the corner, AEW superstar Chris Jericho is making his case that professional wrestling could be considered an olympic sport and has plenty of reasons to justify his position.
Jericho spoke about it during a recent appearance on Blocks Podcast.
“I’ve started to really think about how pro wrestling could easily be an Olympic sport, because it’s a athletic display between two people, much like figure skating, or synchronized swimming or anything else that’s judged on points” he said during the interview.
“So, let’s say I’m from Canada. Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega. Best wrestlers from Canada. We put together our routine, and then you got, you know, Will Ospreay and Michael Oku from England. They put together their routine.
Then you got you know Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson from the United States putting together their routine. Then the judges would say – ‘Okay, this was the best’ – It doesn’t matter who wins or loses. Like figure skating.”
Does Jericho have a point? Does professional wrestling deserve to be considered an Olympic sport?
