Published 20:14 IST, June 11th 2020

Chris Jericho explains why now is the perfect time for boxing legend Mike Tyson to wrestle

Chris Jericho said it’s the perfect time for Mike Tyson to make his wrestling debut. He said Tyson is currently in great shape and the “aura" of Tyson is back.

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Chris Jericho recently opened up about his in-ring rivalry with Mike Tyson and revealed wher legendary boxer could wrestle for first time at a pro-wrestling st. While Tyson has me appearances in both WWE and AEW, he has never wrestled. According to reports, WWE once came really close to signing Mike Tyson for a WrestleMania match against Triple H, but Mike Tyson declined offer as WWE was t offering him eugh money.

While talking to WrestleZone, Chris Jericho said that it’s perfect time for Mike Tyson to make his wrestling debut. He said Mike Tyson is currently in great shape and “aura and mystique” of Mike Tyson is back and enthralling audiences. “He looks great, you’ve seen his sparring videos, he moves fast, he’s ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson again,” said Chris Jericho.

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Chris Jericho claimed that one of worst things you could do is put Mike Tyson in an actual boxing match. He revealed that AEW will be a perfect st for Tyson and ded 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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After losing to Omega and team at AEW: Double or thing, Chris Jericho me his way to AEW Dynamite ring with Inner Circle. Chris Jericho promised fans that his team will return even stronger and take ir revenge. Talking about revenge, Chris Jericho slammed boxing legend Mike Tyson for kcking him out on a WWE RAW episode in 2010. When Guevara asked Jericho what he wants to do, 'Le Champion' said, "What I really want is Mike Tyson's he on a platter."

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Mike Tyson appeared in ring, accompanied by his team which also included UFC star Henry Cejudo. Chris Jericho demanded an apology from Mike Tyson for kcking him out or former heavyweight champion would suffer same fate from Le Champion. A huge brawl broke out between Tyson's team and Inner Circle as show went off air. A week later, Chris Jericho called out Mike Tyson, but boxing legend didn’t appear.

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20:14 IST, June 11th 2020