Wrestling icon, rock frontman, actor and lifelong Jaws fanatic Chris Jericho joins The Daily Jaws Podcast to celebrate 50 years of Spielberg’s game-changing masterpiece.
Known for reinvention and intensity across a decades-long career, Jericho brings the same energy to Jaws - a film he’s been obsessed with since childhood.
Chris is the first-ever WWE Undisputed Champion, lead vocalist of the rock band Fozzy, host of the long-running Talk Is Jericho podcast, and a best-selling author. But beneath the belts, riffs and mic work is a dedicated movie nerd with a deep love for Spielberg’s shark epic.
In conversation with The Daily Jaws founder Ross, Chris recalls the cracked comic parodies of Jaws that first caught his imagination, how the film crept into every stage of his life, and why he buys it in every format VHS, DVD, Blu-ray. They dig into the craft of the film, from Spielberg’s restraint to the brilliant improvisation that elevated the story.
Chris also defends Jaws 2 (“Roy Scheider’s best work”) and offers possibly the best take yet on Jaws: The Revenge: “no real nutritional value.” Together they explore how Jaws turned the shark into a cultural icon and a misunderstood villain, and why the real horror might be small-town bureaucracy in a blue blazer with anchors on it. They debate the film’s true antagonist, the sequels’ legacy, and whether Jaws should ever be rebooted (spoiler: absolutely not).This episode is as sharp and entertaining as the film itself packed with quotable lines, genuine insight, and a perfectly timed tribute to the cinematic Beatles of shark cinema.
Brought to you by our friends at Stern Pinball, creators of
the official Jaws pinball machine.
In proud support of:
Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)
Tourettes Foundation of America
Catch Ross’ appearance on Talk is Jericho at this link
