Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Monday, February 5, 2007 at 3:23 PM EST

Our good friend Tim Baines over at Slam! Wrestling has an interview up with former WWE star Chris Jericho where he talks about leaving WWE, his new book, if he would consider a return to wrestling and more. Here are some highlights:

On his "retirement" from wrestling:
"I never said I was retired. After 15 years with no serious injuries and wrestling at such a high level, I needed a break. I was burned out. So I took myself out of the game before I was forced to take a break."

If he plans on returning to wrestling:
"I don't think (my return) will be happening anytime soon. But at least I've gotten into the groove of being a wrestling fan again. I've gotten back into watching wrestling ... RAW and TNA."

Who has contacted him from wrestling since he left:
"From the day I left, they called. WWE, All Japan, New Japan, NOAH, TNA ... I would not want to come back and trash my legacy. It's kind of good when a character leaves. It's like a cheap hooker on the street. If you see her every night, it tarnishes the legacy. And that's what I was heading towards."

On his new book "A Lion's Tale":
"I'm very close (to the book). I lived these stories. It's almost Stranger in a Strange Land meets wrestling. I took a page from Walk the Line, which focused on a certain phase of Johnny Cash's life. The book is the whole journey ... it ends when I get to WWE."

To check out the full interview, click here.