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- Chris Jericho showed up

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at independent wrestling's
biggest tournament of the year

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over the weekend,

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bringing all of the Jericho
Appreciation Society with him.

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Jericho and Company were surprise guests

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at Pro Wrestling Gorilla's
Battle of Los Angeles,

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where he, Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara,

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Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker,

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teamed against a quartet
of tournament participants

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and fellow All Elite Wrestling
competitor, Player Uno.

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Fellow stable mates, Jake Hager,

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Anna Jay and Tay Mellow
were also in attendance

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in Los Angeles.

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AEW's running both of its television shows

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in Los Angeles this week.

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So making a pit stop at
PWG'S annual showcase

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is an easy detour.

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Jericho hasn't wrestled much, if at all,

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for non-major promotions since signing

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with World Championship Wrestling in 1996.

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He made a guest appearance at
"All In" in September, 2018,

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but that show was the precursor
to the creation of AEW.

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- [Announcer] Look out!
It's Chris Jericho!

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Chris Jericho!

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- The 52 year old Jericho
literally lived half his life

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since the last time he appeared

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at a California independent promotion.

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His venture back into the
West Coast underground scene,

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alongside his AEW Stable Mates,

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is exactly what wrestling should be about.

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It's fun, captivating, and helps bring out

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the best product possible.

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- Thank you so much,
we had a (bleep) blast.

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(audience cheers)

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This really is, this really
is the modern day ECW.

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(audience cheers)

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- If only there was a way
for everyone to see it

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without PWG waiting to release the Blu-ray

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for about a month.

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It could easily sell the
show at a premium on VOD,

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and make a trough of money.

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But that's not the company's
business model as of now.

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I'm Eric Blum, and that was the drop kick.