Tony Khan hopes Chris Jericho’s final matches happen in AEW
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While the AEW future of Chris Jericho continues to have people talking, company head Tony Khan has made no mistake he wants to keep his first World Champion in the company until he’s ready to retire.
Speaking to New York City street journalist Adam’s Apple Tuesday following his interview with Ariel Helwani, Khan was asked about how important it is to Khan for Jericho to retire with AEW.
Khan said he loves Jericho both in AEW and outside of the ring and that “absolutely, I would love it if Chris’ final matches — eventually someday whenever Chris would want to hang it up — were in AEW, but I also don’t think Chris is near that point. He’s had a great run with us and he continues to be a big part of AEW.”
Jericho hasn’t been on AEW or ROH TV since April of this year as he left Bryan Keith and Big Bill of The Learning Tree to figure things out on their own. By his own words, his contract is up at the end of this year and there has been plenty of speculation he is WWE-bound in 2026.
Jericho has been with the company since its 2019 launch.
Khan has remained consistent with his answers about Jericho’s present, chalking up his absence to just working out dates. Talking to the same reporter this week, the Young Bucks said they want him to stay.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.