Published 19:25 IST, August 14th 2020

Chris Jericho vows to go after Mike Tyson after his exhibition bout vs Roy Jones Jr

Former AEW Champion Chris Jericho recently called out boxing legend Mike Tyson, claiming that he's ready to "kick Tyson's a** at any point of time.”

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In May this year, Chris Jericho called Mike Tyson out on AEW Dynamite and demanded an apology for kcking him out during an episode of WWE RAW in 2010. Mike Tyson appeared in very next episode, accompanied by his team which also included UFC star Henry Cejudo. two parties got involved in a vicious brawl which teased an upcoming match between Chris Jericho and Mike Tyson. For some reason, Mike Tyson never returned to AEW Dynamite to continue his feud with Y2J. AEW n got Chris Jericho involved in a feud with Orange Cassidy and never ackwledged  Chris Jericho vs Mike Tyson brawl.

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However, Chris Jericho has still t given up hope as he continues to call out boxing legend on his podcasts and live shows. Earlier, Chris Jericho h claimed that w is perfect time for Mike Tyson to make his pro-wrestling debut and recently, he stated that he’s rey to kick Mike Tyson’s “a** at any point of time”. On his Saturday Night Special live session, Chris Jericho said that it’s unlikely that Mike Tyson will face him at AEW All Out (on September 5) as boxer is scheduled to fight Roy Jones Jr on September 12.

“I get that it's a lot of money at stake, and that's fine. I'm t going anywhere. We have ar PPV in vember, and we'll see what happens. I'm rey to kick his a** at any point of time.”

However, just a day after Chris Jericho me se comments, rumours started going around that Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr has been postponed and will w take place in vember 2020. It looks like pro-wrestling fans will t be seeing Mike Tyson’s wrestling debut this year. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will face each or in an eight-round exhibition bout which will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

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Chris Jericho thinks it’s perfect time for Mike Tyson to make his wrestling debut

While talking to WrestleZone a couple of weeks ago, Chris Jericho said that it’s perfect time for Mike Tyson to make his wrestling debut. legendary boxer has me appearances in both WWE and AEW but has never wrestled in ring. Chris Jericho claimed that Mike Tyson is currently in great shape and “aura and mystique” of Mike Tyson is back. He stated that AEW will be a perfect st for Tyson and that he could be a perfect first opponent for boxing legend. “You can see that I’m doing some of best work in my career after doing this for 30 years. So it’s a perfect match-up,” said Jericho.

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18:30 IST, August 14th 2020