During an interview with Sports Illustrated said that he was into Bruiser Brody at the time of his match with Kenny Omega in NJPW and he really liked the lunacy of the character. He says that the deceased wrestler still holds a legendary status in Japan and that heavily influenced the Painmaker character. He explained:
He also said that it was working with Okada where he came up with the name of the character as he was referred to as Rainmaker. He said:
Jericho’s thought process is fascinating on all levels. It’s going to be interesting how his match with Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 14 is going to turn out.
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