TORONTO — Professional wrestling is an art form based on performers reading and responding to their viewers. According to All Elite Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Renee Paquette, that’s a dynamic being reshaped by technological innovations.

Jericho and Paquette attended the Collision technology conference this week and after their panel on how AEW is disrupting their industry, they reflected on how pro wrestling is being changed by the internet. Jericho said that he was able to develop in the ring when his career began in the early 1990s because he was able to learn from his missteps but social media and YouTube make it difficult for young wrestlers to make mistakes without ruining their reputations.