Over the years we have seen numerous superstars getting banned from WWE with the company prohibiting any mention of them on their programming and removing things related to them from their various content platforms.

And if we believe the former World Champion and AEW Star Chris Jericho then he is the latest star to join this list, because of his signing with the new promotion.

Jericho recently had an interview with Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on Sirius XM where he discussed things like the problem with WWE Hall Of Fame speeches and more.

When asked if he has talked to Vince McMahon since his deal with AEW, Y2J revealed that he has talked to the Boss a couple of times but claimed that he is the public enemy number one in WWE now.

Expanding on his comments Jericho said that he has kind of been removed from the annals history and revealed that he recently offered for a couple of WWE Superstars to appear on his podcast to promote WrestleMania but was turned down.

The given reason for it was the fact that he is a contracted AEW talent now and he was told that it would not be appropriate for WWE Stars to appear on his show.

Though later Chris acknowledged that he has not been disgraced by the company since all his stuff is still on the WWE Network, although he did mention that a couple of UpUpDownDown videos featuring him have been removed.

Since Chris Jericho is one of AEW’s top selling points at the moment, it’s understandable that the Officials see him as a competition.

However, whether or not these moves from the company are ethically rigorous is still a topic of discussion. Let us know your thoughts on it in the comment section below.

AEW Star Chris Jericho recently sat down with Inside The Ropes. He had an in-depth interview with them, and during the talk, Jericho revealed the original WrestleMania 25 plans for him.

Jericho revealed that one day before the show; Vince McMahon called him to his office and revealed that he will be facing Mickey Rourke in an attraction match at WrestleMania.

Chris explained this setting saying that certain WrestleMania matches are earmarked to be the classics, while others are on the show to get everyone on the card. Then there are bouts which are the attraction and his match was the attraction.

However, this plan failed when Rourke let the announcement slip before Vince McMahon had planned. He decided to call Jericho out at the SAG awards and as a result, his agents flipped out.

According to Y2J, Mickey’s agents told him that he won’t win an Oscar if he’s involved with WWE and they advised him to pull out of the bout which he apparently did.

The whole thing made Vince mad because he had planned to announce the match after the Oscars and it resulted in Rourke’s role at the show being cut short.

In the end, Jericho ended up being involved in a storyline with several WWE Legends. He faced Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka, and Roddy Piper in a three on one handicap match at the show.

Jericho won this bout defeating all three of the legends easily and the whole thing ended with Mickey Rourke getting a celebrity spot and punching Jericho in the face. You can check out Jericho’s comments in the video below:

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Chris Jericho recently shared a Q&A session he did with fans on the latest episode of his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. The Q&A was recorded on his First Annual Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager At Sea cruise. During the session, Jericho revealed his all-time dream opponent, and what he’d like the match stipulation to be.

“Y2J” admitted that one of his biggest regrets was not being able to have shared the ring with the late Owen Hart. Jericho said he would’ve liked a 30-minute clown nose match with Hart:

“I think when I go through, like, my three heroes when I was a kid were Shawn Michaels, Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat, who is also here on this ship – I will be doing a live Talk Is Jericho with ‘The Dragon’. And the other one was Owen Hart. And I got to work with Shawn extensively.

“I got to work with Steamboat a bunch of times. I never got to work with Owen Hart and one of the reasons why I left WCW to go to WWE, if you have a list of 100 reasons, one of the 80 reasons or the 90th reason, or lower level reasons was ‘maybe I’ll get a chance to work with Owen Hart’ and before I got there, he passed away.

“So I never had the chance to work with Owen. I would have loved to have worked with him and I would have loved to have worked with him as a motivated performer.” Jericho added, “so if I could work with anybody, it would be Owen Hart. Stipulation: 30 minutes, clown nose match.”

• Chris Jericho Names Who He Would Like To Induct Him Into WWE’s Hall Of Fame

Unfortunately, Hart passed away in May of 1999 after an accidental fall at the Over The Edge pay-per-view (PPV). He was 34-years-old at the time of his death. Hart was a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a four-time Tag Team Champion, and the 1994 King Of The Ring winner.

What do you think about Jericho naming Hart as his dream opponent?

17 years ago today, WrestleMania 18 emanated from Toronto’s Skydome, now known as Rogers Center. The main event of the show was Chris Jericho defending the WWE Undisputed championship against Triple H. The match most remember WrestleMania 18 for, however, was Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs the Rock. It marked Hogan’s return to WrestleMania for the first time in almost a decade.

Chris Jericho on WrestleMania 18

Jericho spoke to Inside the Ropes about having to follow such an iconic match at WrestleMania.

“Let’s be honest, [it was] a main event in the fact that it was on last, but the main event of the show was Hogan and Rock and I knew it,” Jericho admitted. “And I was actually most people to be pitching have their match on last. I was pitching [for Triple H and I] not to go on last because I said, ‘How do you follow Hogan and Rock?’ And Triple H, and probably rightfully so, was fighting for the title match to be last but we couldn’t follow it. We just couldn’t and you could just see the air go out of the room. That’s a match, I’ve never watched it back I remember being kind of disappointed in it, main event at WrestleMania?”

The program Jericho was in at the time involved him being the first to win the Undisputed championship. With Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall being brought back into the company at the time, Jericho’s title reign was arguably not the featured storyline on RAW or Smackdown most weeks.

“It was more of a forgotten thing, so, the buildup for the [WrestleMania]match wasn’t great, the positioning of the match wasn’t great, and in my opinion, the match wasn’t great, but, I can say I was in the main event of WrestleMania, so, there you go,” Jericho continued.

• Chris Jericho On Who He Wants To Induct Him Into WWE Hall of Fame

Transcripts via Wrestling Inc, Interview below:

Being a 9-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, multiple time Heavyweight Champion, the first Undisputed Champion, and a Grand Slam Champion, it’s only a matter of time until Chris Jericho enters WWE’s Hall Of Fame.

During a recent Q+A session hosted on his podcast, Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho would accept a wide range of fan questions. Some key takeaways from the discussion included his most memorable and emotional matches, as well as sharing who he would like to induct him into WWE’s Hall Of Fame when the time inevitably comes.

“I used to think that Shawn Michaels would be good, but he has done it before,” Jericho explained. “I think, honestly, Kevin Owens would be good and I’ll tell you the reason why. He grew up as a fan of mine and then I ended up doing this amazing angle with him. We had great chemistry,” Jericho said.

“And, again, a cool whole eight-month angle or whatever it was, so I think it would be kind of cool to have him do it from both sides of the coin, from being a fan of Chris Jericho and then getting to work with Chris Jericho. Like, when Shawn got inducted, they never asked me, but I would have been a real good candidate. I would say Kevin Owens or my go-to answer is always Funaki.”

With his recent signing to All Elite Wrestling and his appearances with New Japan Wrestling, where he won the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, it’s clear that there’s still plenty left in the tank for pro wrestling’s renaissance man.

The Hall Of Fame may just have to wait for Y2J.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

All Elite Wrestling star Chris Jericho has joined the cast of the new Jay and Silent Bob Reboot movie.

Jay and Silent Bob are the cult-hero stoners who broke out in the 1990’s films Clerks and Mallrats. The duo got their own movie back in 2001, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Kevin Smith, the writer, director and co-star (Silent Bob) of the film, says the reboot is “literally the same f*cking movie all over again.”

The Reboot synopsis reads, “After losing the legal rights to their names over a film reboot of ‘Bluntman and Chronic,’ Jay and Silent Bob travel across the USA in an attempt to prevent the reboot from being made.”

Smith posted photos with Jericho on Instagram and provided some details about Jericho’s involvement.

Jericho portrays a villain in the movie and has a scene that pays homage to the classic 1980’s road trip movies. Smith had great things to say about Jericho, calling him a “Super sweet Canadian kid” who is nothing like what we’ll see on the big screen.

The Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is expected to hit theaters later this year.

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Chris Jericho has given his take regarding some of the recent comments made by WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey including a YouTube video where she made several interesting comments including calling wrestling fake.

The former IWGP Intercontinental Champion commented on Rousey breaking kayfabe that caused a big reaction from fans. Although he didn’t specifically name Rousey, it seemingly appears to be about the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Jericho wrote the following on his official Twitter account, “Makes me smirk when wrestling fans & critics get up in arms about something a performer says or does. This is show business…nothing more, nothing less…so when an action or promo elicits a reaction and connects with an audience, it’s successful! Sit back & enjoy the ride kids!”

• Chris Jericho Hangs Out With Triple H At Ric Flair’s Birthday Party (Photo)

The stipulation going into the Fastlane pay-per-view event is that if Becky Lynch wins then she’ll get her wish. She will be added to the RAW Women’s Title Match between Rousey and Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35 on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium. On the flip side, if she loses then she’s done.

Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho 2 is expected to headline the AEW Double or Nothing event that is set to take place May 25th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Today marks Ric Flair’s 70th birthday. Tonight’s WWE Raw from Atlanta, GA will feature a special birthday celebration for the one and only Nature Boy. Flair’s family and friends held a surprise birthday party for him on Friday evening. Many famous pro athletes and wrestling personalities were in attendance, including Ricky Steamboat, Evander Holyfield, Charles Barkley, Shane McMahon, AJ Styles, Booker T, Triple H and Chris Jericho.

All Elite Wrestling star Chris Jericho knows how to get people buzzing and posted a photo of himself with WWE executive Triple H from the party. He included the hashtag #internetblowsup with the photo.

On the latest episode of his Heated Conversations podcast, Booker T spoke about Jericho and Triple H meeting at Flair’s surprise party. Despite Chris Jericho now working for WWE’s direct competitor, Booker said there was no heat or animosity between them.

“Chris Jericho was at the party, Triple H at the party, and we’re all sitting there talking together and there ain’t no heat, or animosity, or anything like that,” Booker said.

“I really think it’s enough room to go around. And that’s what Chris was talking about as far as what he’s bringing to the table as well from a backstage perspective, and really try to push this thing to a dimension where we have not seen in the wrestling business perhaps ever. And that right there, when you do it that way, you never know how big it’s gonna get.”

Booker T also spoke about All Elite Wrestling, saying it’s great for fans and wrestlers to have an alternative. He emphasized AEW is an alternative to WWE, not competition.

“To be able to have an alternative is great. To be able to have so many new, young talent be seen and be able to make their legacy – put it down as far as they want to leave it. That’s really what it’s all about. I don’t think it’s about competing.”

You can listen to the full podcast below:

(H/T to WrestlingINC for the transcribed quotes)

Chris Jericho made some comments regarding AEW’s sellout of the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the latest episode of Cody’s YouTube series. During the episode, Jericho said he is the sole reason AEW soldout the arena.

“It’s a very exciting time for All Elite Wrestling after selling out Double or Nothing in just 4 minutes,” Jericho said on the show. “12000 tickets sold at the MGM Grand in just 4 minutes, it’s unprecedented!”

Jericho continued to talk about how even the fans are celebrating this accomplishment as if it is their own.

• Chris Jericho Talks About His Relationship With Triple H

Chris Jericho Claims He’s The Reason Double Or Nothing Sold Out In 4 Minutes

“Cody and the Bucks are saying ‘we did it!'” he continued. “And every single person who bought a ticket to go to the show or is going to watch at home on PPV is saying ‘we did it we are part of something special, we made this happen together, we did it!'”

Then Jericho started to insinuate he is the only reason the show sold out.

“But is that really the truth?” Jericho asked. “Or is the more accurate description ‘I did it’ as in Chris Jericho single-handily sold 12 thousand tickets in 4 minutes because that is the truth. It doesn’t matter if Kenny Omega is on the show, or Cody’s on the show, or MJF is on the show, I made it happen.”

Jericho is scheduled to wrestle Kenny Omega at Double or Nothing in a match which could close the show.

“I am the sole reason why AEW is a smash success right out of the gate,” Jericho continued. “And I want all of you to thank me for that. You’re welcome.”

Chris Jericho is currently under contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). However, “Y2J” certainly had great interest from other promotions as well. One of those being IMPACT Wrestling. Speaking to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Jericho revealed that IMPACT offered him a four-match mid-seven-figure deal to sign with them:

“In my mind, from a pure business standpoint, I’m worth as much as Brock Lesnar to WWE as far as what I bring to the table. That’s the watermark that I had. For me to go back to Vince, I want that kind of a deal.

“When I was starting to talk with Tony (Khan) and New Japan and Impact as well– Impact offered me a hell of a deal for a four match series. We’re talking mid-seven figures. They have some cash as well. When they believe in something, they have money for it.”

Of course, Jericho has now signed on with AEW and will take on Kenny Omega in his first match for the promotion. That match will go down at their Double Or Nothing pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, 2019. Jericho will be part of a promotion that’s expected to really shake up the professional wrestling world.

• Chris Jericho Wants Credit For Double Or Nothing Sell Out

Many believe AEW has a chance at eventually competing with WWE and pushing the professional wrestling juggernaut to be better. Only time will tell if that ultimately proves to be the case. Check out the current line-up for Double Or Nothing below:

• Triple Threat Match: Dr. Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rosee vs. Kylie Rae
• “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Pac
• SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, and Christopher Daniels) vs. Cima, TBA, and TBA
• Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho

What do you think about IMPACT offering Jericho a four-match mid-seven-figure deal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI9CyJX3sKk

H/T Fightful for the transcriptions

AEW sold out their first official show in Double Or Nothing within a record time and Chris Jericho who is arguably the company’s biggest signing till date wants all the credit for it.

AEW recently posted a video of the former World Champion where he talked about the quick sell out of the show, claiming that him joining the company was the sole reason for it.

Chris first ran down the idea from The Young Bucks and Cody Rhodes that it was a collective effort and said that the more accurate description is that Chris Jericho single-handedly sold out 12 thousand tickets.

He then went on to claim that he made the company legit the moment he signed with them and his appearance at the Double Or Nothing Rally inspired others to join the promotion.

Overall this is another great promo from the Master Of Manipulation and the clip gives us an idea of what to expect from Jericho once AEW finally puts together a regular TV Program:

"You're Welcome" – @IamJericho#AEW #DoubleOrNothing pic.twitter.com/J8pO6lkZgi

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 14, 2019

As noted before, it was Chris himself who had revealed that All Elite is in talks with 2 major networks and just recently he claimed that the TV Deals he has heard of are ‘game changing’.

All Elite Wrestling made history this week when tickets for Double or Nothing sold out in less than 5 minutes.

AEW star Chris Jericho posted a video on Twitter taking full credit for the historic achievement. Jericho said the entire AEW crew was celebrating their success, but he’s actually the one who is solely responsible.

WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took notice of Jericho’s video and got a kick out of it. Rock joked that he loves Jericho’s babyface promos and congratulated him on Double or Nothing selling out.

It’s not the first time The Rock has taken notice of big happenings in the world of pro wrestling outside of WWE. Back in September, The Rock congratulated Cody on winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at All In.

• AEW Teasing Cody’s Mystery Opponent For Double Or Nothing

AEW Double or Nothing takes place Saturday, May 25th from Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Check out Chris Jericho’s “You’re Welcome” promo here:

God I love when you cut baby face promos ??? Great shit Mongoose! Congrats on the sell out!! ??

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 14, 2019

While AEW has made some impressive moves since its inception, a lot of people believe that the company can’t be considered a serious competitor until they have a TV Deal.

Though it appears that the Officials are also aware of these talks and a number of personnel related to the promotion have hinted that they have some serious offers on the table for the same.

Chris Jericho is one of the stars who have openly talked about this before. During his recent interview with Brian Mazique of Forbes, he once again explained that he wouldn’t have signed with the company if they didn’t have a major league television deal:

“I’m not going to show up somewhere that doesn’t have a major-league television deal. That’s not what I’m interested in doing. I’m not doing this to be a martyr or Robin Hood.

I’m doing this to continue to grow my brand and to take over the business and the world. I know a few potential suitors for television. I know some potential ideas as far as how we’re going to do it. I know that both of them that I’ve heard are game-changers.”

Apart from this, Chris Jericho also talked about the current AEW roster and a possible video game. You can check out his full interview at this link.

Earlier this week, there was a report by Pro Wrestling Sheet stating that Batista is in ‘deep talks’ with WWE about returning in time for WrestleMania. That same report noted that All Elite Wrestling is also in touch with The Animal in hopes of signing him.

According to PWInsider, Batista met with WWE officials in Connecticut last Thursday to discuss his future with the company. Batista last appeared on WWE television back in October for SmackDown 1,000. During a segment reuniting the Evolution faction, Batista had a confrontation with Triple H and set the stage for a WrestleMania showdown.

• More On WWE & AEW Both Trying To Sign Batista

With WWE and AEW vying for Batista’s services, Chris Jericho is playing into the speculation. Jericho posted a photo on Tuesday alongside Batista, which you can view below. Jericho said he and Batista had a great discussion “earlier today” while dining at the 4 Rivers Smokehouse BBQ chain.

Knowing Jericho’s penchant for trolling fans online, the photo could very well be 6 months old. However, if Batista is in fact considering working for All Elite Wrestling, his longtime friend Chris Jericho would likely be involved brokering that deal.

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One of WWE’s worst kept secrets is the fact that Vince McMahon enjoys control. It’s an incontrovertible truth that has been apparent for decades. His thirst for maintaining that control over the WWE Universe extends to the very language that is permitted by his roster and on-air talent.

Catching up with his friend “Diamond” Dallas Page on his podcast, Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho shared a number of terms currently banned within WWE.

The conversation was sparked after Jericho accidentally referred to DDP’s fitness programme, DDPY, as “yoga.” This prompted Page to correct him. That then caused Jericho to remark that DDP sounded like Vince McMahon and his list of banned words.

Common terms, once accepted, are taboo as far as Vince is concerned.

Jericho explained further, using championships as an example: “‘Hey Vince, I don’t know if I should lose the belt. [Puts On Vince McMahon Impression] ‘The what?’ ‘Sorry, the title,’” Jericho joked.

Trying to justify Vince’s logic — the “Vince verbiage” — Jericho added, “You couldn’t say ‘belt’ because a belt is what you use to hold up your pants.”

As far as WWE’s fanbase goes, they aren’t ‘fans,’ per se. Instead, they must always be referred to (by all on-air talent) as the ‘WWE Universe.’

“You couldn’t say ‘fans’ because it’s the ‘WWE Universe’ — and never say ‘marks’ because [Puts On Vince McMahon Impression] ‘They’re not marks, they’re our fans!’”

What do you make of Vince’s banned words? Does it make for a unique product or is it totally unnecessary?

Chris Jericho is bringing his cruise event back for a second time. With such success that the first venture did, Jericho thought it was a great idea to do it again.

On Monday afternoon, the former WWE Champion made the news official in a post on his Instagram account where he noted that the Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Part Deux would take place from Jan 20-24, 2020 from Miami to the Bahamas.

It was also announced that the newly launched promotion, AEW (All Elite Wrestling) as well as his rock band Fozzy would be featured on the cruise.

Chris Jericho’s ( @iamjericho ) Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Part Deux has partnered with #AEW @AEWrestling to bring back the greatest wrestling tournament to ever sail.
Join the pre-sale now at https://t.co/oIuKCj8F9Y pic.twitter.com/fgTpu4gC84

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 11, 2019

The first cruise went down at the end of October 2018 and received high praise from those who took part in it. This cruise set sail out of Miami and featured a number of wrestlers from Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling as well musicians, and comedians over the course of a few days.

There was a ring on top of the deck where the ROH Sea of Honor tournament took place, which featured the big match that saw Alpha Club (Young Bucks and Jericho) vs. Bullet Club (Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll), which was later streamed on FITE.

For those fans who missed out on the first cruise, he encouraged them to sign up at his website, chrisjerichocruise.com.

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Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega are going to meet in the ring at All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing event.

The promotion’s official Twitter account announced on Sunday night that Omega vs. Jericho has been signed for Double Or Nothing on May 25th in Las Vegas.

#AEW #DoubleOrNothing Sat, May 25th#ALPHAOMEGA2@IAmJericho vs @KennyOmegamanX
Tickets on Sale this Wed, Feb 13th – https://t.co/BVyw1bPbla pic.twitter.com/gBJLPu6dsx

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 11, 2019

The match was also confirmed on the recently released episode 138 of Being The Elite.

The two met in the ring for the first time in 2017 when Omega was the victim of Jericho’s attack at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Power Struggle event.

This added momentum to their set match at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in 4 January 2018 where Omega defeated Jericho in a No Disqualification match and retained the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter awarded the match a five-star rating.

At the All In event in September last year, Chris Jericho who disguised himself as Pentagon Jr. again attacked Kenny Omega with two Codebreakers.

Chris Jericho was announced as part of AEW at the 8 January rally in Jacksonville, Florida.

Meanwhile Kenny Omega made it official that he has joined the promotion at the Double or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party on Feb 7.

Not since 2001 has the wrestling industry had such a wide array of genuine options available for the talented men and women looking for an opportunity. With All Elite Wrestling (AEW) willing to invest in their product and talent at an unprecedented degree since WCW, WWE may no longer be the only major player in town.

One big money contract they offered helped them to secure a major talent: Chris Jericho.

Details regarding Jericho’s AEW contract reportedly leaked backstage amongst the WWE locker room last week. The amount apparently “stunned” and “freaked” WWE personnel, depending on their position.

Speaking on the Wrestling Observer Forum, Dave Meltzer stated that “Last week it went around WWE locker room the Jericho $ amount, it was a huge shock.”

He would extrapolate this point further via Wrestling Observer Radio: “One of the things that happened, I was actually told this a couple of days ago, Jericho’s contract number went around the WWE locker room and a lot of people were stunned, freaked, depending on your viewpoint.”

Meltzer clarified that it “[…] wouldn’t be a John Cena number and it’s not a Brock number and I don’t think it’s a Ronda Rousey number — maybe it is, I don’t know, but it’s a pretty high number. It’s one of the higher numbers. It would be near the top in WWE. [Wrestlers are] all of a sudden like ‘Woah.’ Something out there is real.”

This knowledge comes in the wake of numerous talent asking for and receiving, their release. In recent weeks, rumors have circulated Mike and Maria Kanellis and The Revival. Just this week, news broke that Dean Ambrose would not be resigning with WWE after his contract expires post-WrestleMania. Hideo Itami will also be leaving, most probably returning to Japan to wrestle.

H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.

Chris Jericho is likely not finished with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Despite signing with AEW recently, the 48-year-old has consistently suggested he has unfinished business left in Japan. According to a report from Wrestling Observer Radio, Jericho is expected to continue his working relationship with the company.

“He has not signed with New Japan but he’s talked with Gedo,” Meltzer said. “Obviously, they’ve had a meeting of the minds and ideas for this year. His contract allows him to do New Japan. He wants to do New Japan, Gedo wants him.”

Meltzer would continue to say a contract has not yet been signed, however.

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– Chris Jericho Promises to return to New Japan Pro Wrestling

Chris Jericho In NJPW and AEW

Jericho revealed on his podcast recently that he’s been in talks with Tony Khan for several months. He said it was Tony Khan’s personal jet that flew him to All In on September 1st.

“We happened to have a Fozzy gig in Jacksonville, FL around that same time (September 26th). That was when I had a meeting with Tony Khan for four hours and really had a chance to get to know this guy,” Jericho said. “That’s when I realized this guy really wants to do this,” Jericho continued.

Former IWGP Intercontinental Chris Jericho has vowed to make a return to New Japan Pro Wrestling despite being under contract with AEW (All Elite Wrestling. It should be noted that Jericho’s deal with AEW allows him to continue working with NJPW.

In his most recent match, he lost the IWGP Intercontinental Title to Tetsuya Naito at the Wrestle Kingdom 13 event earlier this month at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Jericho made his intentions known about returning to NJPW during a recent Instagram post that you can see here:

 

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I’m coming back…I will return… @njpw1972

A post shared by Chris Jericho (@chrisjerichofozzy) on Jan 29, 2019 at 5:57am PST

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Jericho has made several appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling over the last year including a 5-star classic against Omega at the Wrestle Kingdom 12 event, at Dominion, he captured the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Naito and retaining Intercontinental Championship against EVIL at the NJPW Power Struggle event last November.

After Wrestle Kingdom 13, Jericho talked with some media members about the contest and how he has put his focus on winning the IWGP Heavyweight Title which is currently held by Hiroshi Tanahashi, who beat Kenny Omega for it at this same show.

Chris Jericho let off some steam and spoke his mind on social media in the early hours of Monday morning. Jericho took shots at Brock Lesnar and other rivals of his new home promotion, All Elite Wrestling.

At Sunday night’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view from Phoenix, Arizona, Brock Lesnar successfully retained the Universal Championship against Finn Balor. The match took place deep into the marathon show. Jericho apparently was not impressed with Brock Lesnar. Jericho implied Lesnar’s aura is all smoke and mirrors and that it’s time for WWE’s top star to “pull up his pants and lose the gut.”

https://twitter.com/IAmJericho/status/1089799963012403201

With All Elite Wrestling ramping up this year, many fans have been speculating if AEW will try to poach talent from WWE, Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling. Jericho said WWE is full of ‘random’ talent and there’s only 6-8 wrestlers from those 3 companies AEW would be interested in.

https://twitter.com/IAmJericho/status/1089795887197577216

Jericho also commented on whether or not AEW would be interested in underutilized WWE talent. A fan on Twitter specifically referenced Zack Ryder or Tyler Breeze as guys who might fare better in AEW. Jericho’s not interested.

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Chris Jericho and Brock Lesnar Backstage Incident

Jericho and Lesnar do have a bit of history together.  They are said to have gotten into a backstage conflict at SummerSlam 2016. Lesnar defeated Orton that night but left him in a bloody mess, the result of trying to open him up “the hard way”.

Jericho addressed what happened on Chael Sonnen’s podcast.

“Not to get into specifics … it was basically between me and Brock, but we did have a little bit of a brouhaha, shall we say,” Jericho said. “I just thought the finish of that match was very brutal and very violent, and I just didn’t know if Randy was OK. I was checking on Randy, my friend. We’ve always been pretty close.”

Last week, Chris Jericho released a podcast where he detailed the timeline of his involvement with All Elite Wrestling. During the show, he mentioned he received one of the greatest payday’s of his career for his appearance at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jericho made $100,000 for the Greatest Royal Rumble, the same amount he made per match as part of his deal with NJPW.

“The belief is Jericho got $100,000 for the Saudi show, the same as his New Japan per-match deal,” Dave Meltzer wrote.

Chris Jericho/NJPW/All Elite Wrestling

Jericho’s podcast from last week revealed plenty of previously unknown information. He revealed that Tony Khan’s private jet flew him from a Fozzy concert to All In on September 1st. Jericho also spoke about meeting with Tony Khan a few weeks later when Fozzy played a show in Jacksonville.

“We happened to have a Fozzy gig in Jacksonville, FL around that same time (September 26th),” Jericho said. “That was when I had a meeting with Tony Khan for four hours and really had a chance to get to know this guy.”

“That’s when I realized this guy really wants to do this,” Jericho continued.

Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega were in serious negotiations to join Impact Wrestling, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Jericho and Omega’s relationships with Impact Executive Vice President (and fellow Winnipegger) Don Callis are well-documented. Callis was the one brokering the talks and was “very close to deals” with both Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. That is, until All Elite Wrestling (AEW) entered the picture.

Dave Meltzer reports, “The expectation before AEW is that Omega would work for New Japan and do 30 dates per year [for Impact] and Jericho would work here because he’s have so much input on his creative if he wanted to work another year with New Japan.”

Callis is currently a prominent figure in New Japan’s presentation, where he serves as the English color commentator. When he was first announced as the EVP of Impact, there were rumors that he would be looking to lure some New Japan talent over to the company.

This would not have been the first time that Impact (formerly TNA) had worked with New Japan. However, they are now a very different company in virtually every aspect. TNA had previously had the likes of Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger on their programming. Okada in particular did not enjoy his time with the company. With Okada believing that he was ‘mis-used’ and it soured the relationship between TNA and New Japan at the time.

With Don Callis at the helm there are still opportunities for New Japan talent to be on Impact programming. Landing Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega would have been tremendous for the fledgling promotion, which remains steadfast in its ongoing attempts to rebuild in 2019.

• Abyss Gone From Impact Wrestling & Rumored To Be Joining WWE

We haven’t had a lot of update on Roman Reigns since he took a hiatus from WWE but the bits and pieces that come through suggest that the former Universal Champion is doing well.

Just recently Braun Strowman had talked about his arch-rival revealing that he is vacationing with his family and now Chris Jericho has provided a similar update.

Jericho was recently interviewed by Chris Van Vliet and when asked about the Big Dog, the Master Of Manipulation claimed that he talks to Reigns quite often and he seems to be doing pretty good:

“I talk to him quite often – seems to be doing pretty good from what I know. I don’t know how much he wants to get out there as far as what he’s doing, but he’s doing his treatment and I think things are doing pretty well. And I don’t know much about leukemia. I don’t know what the endgame is as far as when you’re quote-unquote ‘cured’, when it goes into remission, when you can do physical matches or travel or whatever it is.”

Continuing on the topic, Chris revealed that he texts Roman quite a bit. According to him, The Big Dog always seems to be in good spirit and he thinks that it’s just a matter of time before he comes back.

Apart from this, Chris Jericho also talked about his signing with AEW, the secret of his health and more. You can check out his interview in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZh8yGNUd_4&feature=youtu.be

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On the latest episode of the Talk is Jericho podcast, Chris Jericho went in-depth about what led to him signing with All Elite Wrestling.

Evidently, the first rumbling of All Elite Wrestling first occurred in a group text chat that had been created for the Chris Jericho Rock N Rager at Sea. The group included Cody, the Young Bucks, Jericho, and Kenny Omega. Tony Khan’s name started coming up even before All In in the summer of 2018.

Chris Jericho On Meeting With Tony Khan

“We’re group texting, we’re becoming friends, making jokes, laughing, talking about the cruise, all this different stuff,” Jericho said. “Then I started hearing about this guy Tony Khan. This was brought to my attention by my manager, Barry Bloom. ‘There’s a guy who wants to start a new company, his family is very wealthy, he’s the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and he wants to talk to you.'”

Jericho said at first he didn’t think much of it because people want to start promotions all the time. He was then contacted by Cody for All In, however. At first, Jericho didn’t think he’d be able to do it as he was on tour with Fozzy. Nick Jackson made the pitch for him to dress up as Pentagon, however, and Tony Khan’s private jet flew him to the event to be there on time.

Not long after All In, Jericho met with Tony Khan in Florida.

“We happened to have a Fozzy gig in Jacksonville, FL around that same time (September 26th),” Jericho continued. “That was when I had a meeting with Tony Khan for four hours and really had a chance to get to know this guy.”

“That’s when I realized this guy really wants to do this,” Jericho continued. He then said he respected his passion and respected what his family has done in business. When his original offer from AEW came in, Jericho said it blew his mind.

Chris Jericho On Receiving An Offer From AEW

“The original offer that came in, was like, it blew my mind,” Jericho said. “This is like a real almost NHL-level offer.”

After the cruise, Jericho said he was really enjoying what he was doing and who he was working with. The idea of not going back to WWE was looking less appealing to him.

Ultimately, however, Jericho concluded he signed with AEW for the challenge and to do something different.

Chris Jericho On Working For A Promotion Other Than WWE

Jericho addressed his previous statement that he would never work for another wrestling promotion in the United States other than WWE early in his podcast.

“That was the case,” Jericho said. “That was very much the truth when all of this started. Basically, what happened was I finished up with the WWE, I believe it was in May of 2017. That’s when I ended up losing the US title to Kevin Owens.”

Jericho explained that he did an injury angle and he left WWE then. He then went on tour with Fozzy after they released Judas. Jericho said Fozzy was on tour for about 19 months and he didn’t have a lot of time for WWE or wrestling in general. He did get a call from Don Callis that summer, however, asking if he would be interested in wrestling Kenny Omega in NJPW.

Chris Jericho On Wrestling With NJPW

The original plan had been for Jericho to just wrestle the one match in the Tokyo Dome. Jericho says he told Vince McMahon and the WWE chairman was very accommodating.

Once in Japan, Jericho said he really enjoyed working with New Japan Pro Wrestling. In particular, Jericho said he enjoyed the freedom NJPW gives its talent to run their own angles. Jericho continued to say it was his idea to continue his relationship with NJPW the next night at New Year’s Dash 2018 when he attacked Tetsuya Naito. He then signed a 3-match deal with NJPW.

Back In WWE, Greatest Royal Rumble

Jericho said he then received a very large payoff to do the Greatest Royal Rumble show in Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest of his career. He had been booked to wrestle the Undertaker on the show but after he told Vince he signed a 3-match deal with NJPW, Rusev was put back in that match. Jericho then asked Vince why he was taken out of the match and was told it was because the Saudi Prince wanted Rusev vs Taker. This is not why Jericho believes he was pulled from the match, however. He feels his relationship with NJPW is what led to the change.

After winning the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in NJPW, Jericho says he pitched Vince on a match for SummerSlam. Jericho pitched an IC champ vs IC champ match versus Seth Rollins but evidently, Vince was not interested.

Wanting To Wrestle In Impact Wrestling

Jericho said he’s really been enjoying Impact Wrestling lately and received a good offer from the promotion.

“They were going to spend some money on Chris Jericho,” he said of Impact Wrestling. “I did honestly talk to Impact and really really thought about going there.”