Interview with Chris Jericho
by Matt Duda

MONTREAL - Less than 24 hours after losing the World Wrestling Federation Undisputed Championship, Chris Jericho talked to WWF.com about his WrestleMania match with Triple H, his championship tenure and more.

WWF.com: What are your thoughts about your reign as the first-ever Undisputed Champion?

Y2J: I'm happy with it. Some things turned out good, some things could have turned out better. But I'm proud of what I did as a heel champion and I'm looking forward to my second reign as the Undisputed Champion.

WWF.com: Can you talk about some of the baggage that comes with being the Federation Champion?

Y2J: There's probably a little more pressure. It's the most important accolade or award that can be bestowed upon you. The guys that are lower on the card look up to you. You have to make sure that you kick ass all the time and I think I did that. I think I did well.

WWF.com: Did you have any hesitation about dropping the title in Canada?

Y2J: None at all. I'd lose in the backyard of my mom's house if they set up a ring back there. The only thing that matters is putting on a great match and entertaining the fans.

WWF.com: How hard is it to do RAW the day after such a huge WrestleMania?

Y2J: It's very hard. For WrestleMania we put so many months of planning and preparations. The next day you just feel burned out. But we just have to get going again and get back in the swing of things.

WWF.com: What's next for Chris Jericho?

Y2J: I'm going to continue to be the best I can and use my experience as a wrestler to take it to the next level. It was good to become the champ. In this industry it doesn't get higher than that. I've accomplished and attained every goal I wanted to. I'm going to continue to continue on the right path to set myself to become the champion again. But I'm happy. If I retired tomorrow I'd still be happy. It's kind of like the Stanley Cup. You can win the championship once and never again for the rest of your life and be fine with it just because you had it that once.

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