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Talk Is Jericho

The EverRise of 2.0

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Matt Lee and Jeff Parker were Ever-Rise at WWE, and just debuted as 2.0 at AEW. The Canadian wrestling vets detail their journey from the Montreal indie scene to WWE and beyond. They talk about their backyard wrestling days that started in grade school, the two tryouts and multiple extra appearances that eventually led to their WWE signing, and why their recent release was such a shock! They’ve got stories about working with Evil Uno and Stu Grayson on the indies, traveling with Sami Zayn, and their friendship with Kevin Owens and the assist he gave them to better their WWE chances. They have tales about Terry Taylor, and a great story about their first face-to-face with Vince McMahon! Plus, you'll hear the origin of the 2.0 name, what inspired Ever-Rise, and the beginnings and evolution of their YouTube show, “The ShowRULES!”

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0:00.0

All right, welcome to talk is Jericho is the pod thunder and rock and roll and today I've got

0:17.9

Matt Lee and Jeff Parker they have debuted in AEW as 2.0 although they didn't tell me

0:24.6

that during this recording it was a secret they were ever eyes the former WNXT tag team

0:31.3

that just signed with AEW once again and changed their name to 2.0 the signing was such a secret

0:36.0

can I mention we didn't even talk about it we sat down on my backyard to this interview

0:39.7

a few weeks ago Matt and Jeff are Montreal boys who had quite an indie career before signing

0:44.9

with WWE they're talking about the events to triodes and multiple appearances as extras

0:49.8

that led them to a WWE contract and why their recent release from the company was so shocking

0:55.7

they joined many that were released and were shocked by it they've got stories that

0:59.2

will work with the dark order stewed Grayson and evil Uno on the indies traveling with

1:03.5

Sami Zane and their friendship with Kevin Owens who actually called in a favor with

1:07.8

me to have these guys on before I even met them and the assist Kevin gave them to better

1:12.2

their WWE chances they got tales about Terry Taylor a great guy and a former mentor of

1:16.6

mine and even a great story about the first face to face with Vince McMahon and many

1:20.6

adventures crossing the border back and forth between Canada and the United States with

1:24.9

no visa whoo I think the statue limitations has run out on that here the origin of the

1:30.8

2.0 tag team name how they became ever eyes at WWE and they're talking with a very funny

1:35.9

YouTube channel the show rules and how he got started so Matt and Jeff aka 2.0 AEW's newest

1:43.0

tag team are coming up here on talk is Jericho and so is Fuzzy save the world tour we're

1:49.2

kicking things off September 2nd in Columbus Ohio at the Newport Music Hall if you're

1:53.5

going to be in Chicago for all out don't forget we're in Joliette on the Friday which

1:57.4

is about an hour from Chicago at the forage and we're Belvedere Illinois on Saturday the

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