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Chris Jericho made a surprising return to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Wednesday night after months of speculation about whether he would return to the company he joined in 2019.
Jericho had not been seen on AEW programming in almost a year. He was last with The Learning Tree faction, but they disbanded shortly after he lost the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship to Bandido at last year’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view.
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Chris Jericho is introduced during the taping of “AEW Dynamite – Beach Break” on January 26, 2022 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
As fans prepared for “Dynamite” in Winnipeg, Canada, Jericho’s music played before the contract signing between Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Kenny Omega.
“Winnipeg…AEW…I’m home,” he said before leaving the ring.
Jericho did not make any other statements or criticize anyone on the AEW roster. But his presence was felt in the city where he grew up.
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Chris Jericho attends the All Elite Wrestling panel during the 2019 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center on October 4, 2019 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Company)
There was months of speculation about Jericho’s future after being away from AEW programming. Some pro wrestling fans expected him to make a surprise return to WWE at the Royal Rumble or another premium live event for the company.
But that didn’t turn out to be the case.
Chris Jericho appears during AEW Dynamite at Footprint Center on February 22, 2023. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
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Jericho joined AEW in January 2019 and was part of the company’s inaugural event, Double or Nothing. He is the first AEW world champion in the company’s history. He also held the FTW Championship and is a two-time Ring of Honor world champion.
