Former WWE Champion Chris Jericho was mentioned on AEW TV amid his long absence. The Ocho hasn't been in action or appeared on any show for months.After losing his ROH World Title to Bandido in a Title vs. Mask match at the Dynasty 2025 pay-per-view, Chris Jericho made his last television appearance on an episode of AEW Dynamite in April. He expressed his disappointment with his Learning Tree stablemates, Big Bill and Bryan Keith, before going on a hiatus.On the latest episode of Collision, Big Bill and Bryan Keith squared off against Eddie Kingston and HOOK in a Tornado Tag Team match. During the contest, Nigel McGuinness namedropped Chris Jericho while on commentary. Nigel talked about the association of Jericho with Bill and Keith in The Learning Tree.It was recently reported that Jericho's contract with Tony Khan's promotion will be up in October. He has also been rumored to make a return to WWE over the last few months.Chris Jericho on his WWE return rumorsWhile there are many rumors and speculations about his possible WWE return, Chris Jericho himself recently spoke about the matter.Speaking with the Daily Mail, Jericho said he wouldn't be opposed to returning to the Stamford-based promotion, but he is currently signed with AEW.“The best thing that can happen to wrestling is AEW and the fact that there are two huge promotions that you can choose from just makes it better for the guys, makes it better for the fans, and everybody in between. I’m not going anywhere for a long while. I’m still with AEW for right now. Would I go back to WWE? I wouldn’t be opposed to it. We just have to see what happens. The best thing that can happen is to have two great teams that you can play for, and that just makes everything bigger and more exciting,” Jericho said. [H/T Fightful]Only time will tell what the Jacksonville-based company has in store for Y2J.