Chris Jericho comments on fan criticism that AEW is 'having an identity crisis'

On November 29 ahead of AEW Dynamite, AEW World Champion MJF tweeted “Let’s restore the feeling” after weeks of criticism from fans that the company was relying too much on sports entertainment.
In the wake of the ongoing AEW Continental Classic tournament, that criticism has been subdued for now, but fans who didn’t enjoy AEW’s direction following Full Gear were very vocal with their thoughts.

Appearing on WFAA, Chris Jericho was asked about fan criticism of AEW “having an identity crisis.” He answered:
“People’s opinions are opinions, especially on social media, when everybody is going to say what they think, with no consequences, and mostly negativity.”
“I think our shows have been great, the matches have been great, and we’ve done a great job of balancing the storylines along with these amazing matches.”

“The most important thing we’ve been doing is building stars. I’m sure people on the Dallas Cowboys or people making movies or if you’re in a band.”
“It’s like being a KISS fan, KISS fans hate everything, but they still buy everything. I find a lot of wrestling fans are like that too. They hate everything.”

Jericho continued on to explain how he handles public opinion, saying:
“If you listen to public opinion online, I should be shot and killed and never show my face on wrestling again because I’m the worst possible thing that could ever happen to the business, me still being in existence. Either you believe that or you don’t, and I don’t.”

“I don’t think the majority of people do either, but people are still going to say that. It’s your opinion. I never worry about people that don’t like what we do because you can’t convince them, they just don’t like it, and that’s fine. It’s your opinion.”
“I worry about the people that do like our show and worry about making new fans of our show, that’s the most important thing,”

Chris Jericho is set to appear on the December 13 Winter Is Coming edition of AEW Dynamite alongside his Golden Jets’ tag team partner Kenny Omega.
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