Jericho WWE Return Talks Revealed
Now things look different for Chris Jericho possibly coming back to WWE – fresh info shows what went wrong behind closed doors. People talked for ages about the longtime performer returning. That chatter grew louder after AEW’s boss, Tony Khan, admitted they’d spoken while Jericho was weighing options.
Jericho Chooses AEW Over WWE
Despite that contact, no agreement was reached. Jericho ultimately chose to return to AEW after a year away. He quickly reentered storylines, beginning a feud with Ricochet. Their match at Dynasty ended in defeat for Jericho. Since then, he has also become a target of The Don Callis Family, keeping him active in ongoing angles.
WWE Pitch Fails to Impress Jericho
A fresh look at WWE’s proposal came from Jonathan Coachman. On The Coach and Bro Show, he spilled what happened off camera. Their plan? Start trouble between CM Punk and someone else. Still, it felt thin, without much thought beyond that. Jericho did not like it one bit. Coachman mentioned speaking with someone close, saying that during Jericho’s decision phase, the lone imaginative proposal involved teaming up with Punk. That path, though offered, fell short of what Jericho hoped for in coming back. Only one vision showed up – it wasn’t enough.
Jericho’s WWE Return Talks Collapse
Word has it, WWE saw Jericho fitting into a brief, classic-type stint. On the flip side, sources say Jericho had his sights set on something lengthier, with deeper involvement. This gap in thinking likely weighed heavily on how things turned out. The mismatch? Probably central. Jim Ross brought extra thoughts through his Grilling JR show. Not a shock, in his view, that Jericho stayed put at AEW. Deep roots with the promotion matter – past moves always weighed carefully. Then there’s Winnipeg, calling back an old son, where it started. Home matters when paths twist.
Out of step with old routines, Jericho moves again. His path bends toward change, not callbacks. Instead of fitting into a narrow plot, he slips into whatever shape AEW takes next. Freedom to shift matters more than leaning on what came before.