Chris Jericho introduced The Painmaker to wrestling fans during his run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling to square off against Tetsuya Naito and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada.
He brought the Painmaker persona to AEW when he faced Nick Gage in a deathmatch. He's also brought The Painmaker to comic books.
Next, he wants to bring him to film.
"I just put out a comic book for a character that I played in Japan called the Painmaker. It's a wrestling character that I made a comic book character with the end game being a Painmaker movie because I'm sick of Batman, Superman, Spider-Man movies. Sooner or later, someone has to create a new superhero, so I created this Painmaker character. 'You want to do a movie?' Yeah, I'm going to do a movie. What do you think about that? You just get the confidence to know there is always a way to make things work if you believe in it and want to do it, then go do it. Don't make excuses why it's not going to happen, find out the reasons how you can make it work and then make it go happen," Jericho said on The Rick & Cutter Show.
Jericho previously revealed that he wanted to bring The Painmaker back to AEW, believing a feud with Malakai Black would work. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Jericho is set to face Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned match at AEW Double or Nothing. You can view the current lineup for AEW Double or Nothing by clicking here.
If you use any of the quotes above, please credit the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.
