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Chris Jericho made a stunning return to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Wednesday night after months of speculation about his return to the company he joined in 2019.
Jericho hadn’t been seen on AEW shows in almost a year. He was last with The Learning Tree faction, but it disbanded shortly after losing 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 shown 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 hit ahead of Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Kenny Omega’s contract signing.
“Winnipeg…AEW…I’m home,” he said before leaving the ring.
Jericho made no further statements or called out anyone on the AEW roster. But his presence was felt in the town where he grew up.
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Chris Jericho attends the All Elite Wrestling panel during New York Comic Con 2019 at the Jacob Javits Center on October 4, 2019 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Company)
There have been months of speculation about Jericho’s future after he left AEW programming. Some professional wrestling fans were hoping he would 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 the Footprint Center on February 22, 2023. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
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Jericho joined AEW in January 2019 and participated in the company’s inaugural event, Double or Nothing. He is the first AEW World Champion in company history. He has also held the FTW Championship and is a two-time Ring of Honor World Champion.
