Chris Jericho revealed details of Vince McMahon’s insane late-night workouts.
Vince McMahon’s lack of sleep has been well-documented throughout the years, and speaking in a new interview with Chris Van Vliet, Chris Jericho opened up about a time when McMahon wanted to go work out despite not having gone to bed.
First, Jericho detailed an instance when he rode on Vince McMahon’s private jet, saying the then-WWE Chairman played a prank on him before the trip could get underway.
“When I was hosting Tough Enough in Orlando, I had a press day in New York the next day, and he would always fly in and out of White Plains. That’s close to where he lives. And they said you can just jump in on the jet with Vince. It was me and Vince, Triple H and Kevin Dunn.
“And we’re flying back from Orlando and actually they oil-spotted me and left me at the venue. And then, [they say], where you at? We’re at the plane, where are you? [I say] You guys are supposed to give me a ride. [They respond] We weren’t supposed to give you a ride, haha. F*cking assholes.”
“Let’s Go To The Gym!” – Vince McMahon To Chris Jericho
Continuing, Chris Jericho explained that while Triple H and Kevin Dunn went to sleep, he and Vince McMahon decided to stay up talking and listening to music. Despite not getting any sleep on the plane, McMahon wanted to go to the gym when the plane landed in the middle of the night.
“So then I get there and I get on the plane and we start to fly. And he and I are drinking and Triple H and Kevin decided to go to sleep. And so Vince and I are just kind of hanging out listening to The Stones and AC/DC because they’re his two favorite bands.
“And when we land he goes, Let’s go to the gym. I’m like, dude go to the gym? It’s like literally 4:30 in the morning. Like, I gotta get up at seven. He goes, ‘I gotta get up at six.’ We’re f*cking drunk. He’s like, let’s go to the gym! I’m like you’re not going to the gym. I’m not going to the gym, I’m going to sleep.
“So I get to my room and go to sleep at 4:30 and wake up at 6:30 I got a text on my phone picture of Vince flexing in the gym. And he writes Vince one Jericho zero. He was probably 73 at the time. But he has that work ethic, he would always say, I don’t expect you to do anything that I wouldn’t do myself. And that rubs off.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Chris Jericho explained why he believes everyone in AEW could use six months working under Vince McMahon and also spoke about the past 5 years of All Elite Wrestling.
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