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#2 AEW's Chris Jericho open to wrestling a death match again

First-ever AEW World Champion Chris Jericho has revealed that he will wrestle a deathmatch again if it fits into the storyline.

Chris Jericho and Nick Gage battled in a deathmatch at AEW Fight for the Fallen in the second Labor of Jericho by MJF.

The match was a barbaric affair that featured glass panes, pizza cutters, and tube lights being used by both men.

AEW had done violent matches before, but none like this. Jericho told Inside the Ropes that he would do it again if it benefits the storyline but would probably never volunteer for it.

“I’ll do it, because it is all about storytelling. Obviously it’s not something I would want to do every night or probably will ever do again but when you’re talking about the story that we’re telling, it was perfect for it. And I think that match was a classic in its genre,” Jericho said. “Was it something that I would ever volunteer to do again? Probably not. But was it something that completely was 1000 percent approved and basically thought of by me? Well, guilty as charged.” (H/T: Inside The Ropes)

The match divided opinion across the wrestling community, with many believing that violence like that does not belong on TV while others appreciated Chris Jericho stepping into an environment like that and not holding back.

Moreover, the section of wrestling fans that have followed Nick Gage's journey was appreciative of Tony Khan for giving him a platform like AEW to showcase his style of wrestling.

i showed my mom the gage dark side of the ring and the jericho match, nick gage truly is over

— moo (@jeffmukau) August 6, 2021

AEW should reserve such match types only for the biggest of occasions. Whatever one's opinion might be, both men endured a ton of pain to entertain fans and that must always command respect.