Chris Jericho addresses possible WWE return: ‘You never know’
The will he/won’t he story around the possible WWE return of Chris Jericho continued Saturday while his current employer in AEW was holding their final PPV of the year.
On Saturday, Jericho revived his Winnipeggers podcast on his YouTube channel where he talks and has fun with two close friends about anything and everything that comes up. During the show, he received a SuperChat comment about his 1999 debut in WWE where the donator hoped Jericho would return to WWE.
He simply replied, “You never know. You never know.”
Jericho hasn’t appeared on AEW TV since April when he walked away from Bryan Keith & Big Bill after another defeat. With his contract expiring at the end of 2025 by Jericho’s own words, speculation has increased that the once-former WWE star and inaugural AEW World Champion will return to the TKO-owned company in 2026, perhaps as early as the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.
AEW head Tony Khan has said repeatedly that he would like Jericho to be in AEW and that he hopes his final matches will be in AEW whenever they happen. He hasn’t gone into any details as to why Jericho hasn’t factored into any creative plans this year.
The 55-year-old hasn’t wrestled since this past April’s Dynasty, but has stayed busy with his other projects like his band Fozzy and his podcast.
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.