The inventive plans for the rumoured WWE return of six-time world champion Chris Jericho have been revealed. The 55-year-old Canadian Famous person final appeared in WWE again in 2018, earlier than debuting with rival promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) the next 12 months.
Jericho hasn’t wrestled in AEW since dropping the ROH World Title to Bandido in early April. His contract with the Jacksonville-based promotion is believed to be on the verge of expiring, assuming it has not already carried out so.
Together with his time in AEW now reportedly over, Jericho has been closely linked with a WWE comeback. There have been even rumours that he may seem at this weekend’s Survivor Collection PLE.
Though a thriller man did make his presence identified within the closing levels of the boys’s WarGames essential occasion, the id of the Famous person has emerged. It seemingly wasn’t Jericho.
WWE Already Have Inventive Plans in Place For Chris Jericho’s Return
Whereas the previous Y2J hasn’t returned to WWE but, an replace from Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio means that it’s only a matter of time till the legendary grappler is again with the corporate.
Talking on the rumours of Jericho’s return, Meltzer admitted that “all hints are within the WWE route”, earlier than revealing that the promotion’s inventive staff had already pitched a storyline for the Famous person’s potential comeback.
“He is been supplied a retirement storyline,” said Meltzer, indicating that WWE plan to run an analogous angle to John Cena’s ongoing farewell tour.
There isn’t any indication as to the size of the deal that the corporate intends to supply Jericho, however primarily based on the above report, WWE aren’t serious about him being an everyday in-ring performer over the long-term.
Chris Jericho’s Unimaginable Legacy in WWE Deserves a Corridor of Fame Induction
Regardless of leaving for AEW six years in the past, Jericho continues to be probably the most adorned Superstars in WWE historical past. After becoming a member of from WCW in 1999, Chris loved a wealth of title reigns.
Along with six runs with a model of a world championship, Jericho is a nine-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time United States Champion, one-time European Champion, one-time Hardcore Champion, and a seven-time Tag Group Champion.
Whatever the storyline that WWE has in place for him, a return to the promotion would permit Jericho to finish his profession on a constructive be aware. Being again on the corporate’s roster would clear the way in which for Jericho to be inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame, one thing that would appear extremely unlikely if he had been to stay in AEW.
