Chris Jericho to snub WWE and immediately help top star upon his AEW return? Exploring the possibility

The Painmaker Chris Jericho at AEW All In London 2023 (Image via AEW
The Painmaker Chris Jericho at AEW All In London 2023 (Image via AEW's Official YouTube)

Chris Jericho has been rumoured to make his much awaited WWE return after his contract with All Elite Wrestling ends. However, the Lionheart could snub the Stamford-based promotion and actually help a star who recently made his AEW return. The star is none other than Eddie Kingston.

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Jericho wrestled his last match in AEW when he lost to Bandido at the Dynasty pay-per-view back in April. His deal with the company is set to expire soon and there have been no reports of him re-signing with the promotion. Amidst all this, many rumours of him returning to WWE soon have been circulating online.

A recent report stated that WWE has actually offered a retirement storyline to the first ever AEW World Champion for his return. However, the 10-time World Champion could actually snub the Stamford-based promotion and decide to stay with Tony Khan's company.

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He could actually help Eddie Kingston who recently made his return to the company in his upcoming match against Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship. He could assist Kingston by taking out the Opps at the Winter is Coming episode of Dynamite where the match is set to take place.

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While this is just a possibility, it will be interesting to see where Chris Jericho signs after his contract with AEW expires.

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Chris Jericho recently dropped a Royal Rumble return tease recently

There have been a lot of rumours regarding Jericho's WWE return status. Many believe that the Y2J could make his return to the company at the Royal Rumble event next month. Chris Jericho has now fueled those rumours by his recent Instagram post.

Jericho recently posted the highlights of his match against Chris Benoit at the Royal Rumble 2001 event. Many fans have been linking it to the rumours of his Royal Rumble return because of the timing. He had reshared the following post on his Instagram story:

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It would be exciting if Jericho actually makes his return during the Men's Royal Rumble match next year.

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