AEW star and wrestling veteran Chris Jericho's name has been in the news lately due to his pending free agency and rampant rumors that he is headed back to WWE in 2026. While Jericho had not commented on those rumors other than liking an Instagram post that suggested the jump, he was asked about it by the Daily Mail this week and had this to say:
"The best thing that can happen in wrestling is AEW. And the fact that there’s two huge promotions that you can choose from just makes it better for the guys, it makes it better for the fans, and everybody in between,” he said. “So I’m not going anywhere for a while, I’m still with AEW for right now. Would I go back to WWE? I wouldn’t be opposed to it. We just have to see what happens. But the best thing that can happen is that you have two great teams that you can play for, and that just makes everything bigger and more exciting."
Jericho also commented on WWE's recent moves to counter AEW programming by holding events on the same day/night, saying that he doesn't have a problem with it since it's normal in the wrestling business:
"I mean, it’s wrestling. It’s always been that way. It happened in the seventies, happened in the eighties, it happens now. So it’s just one of those little maneuvering things that’s far above my pay grade, but I never see a problem with it."
"Because it shows that each one is on each other’s tails, and that’s okay. Why would you do that? It’s because that’s the way it’s always been done. That’s what wrestling is. It’s kind of fun to see the different chess moves from both sides. You see kind of which one works and which one doesn’t. It’s always been part of the business."
