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Chris Jericho details his last interaction with WWE before jumping ship to AEW

By Adrian Carl Nicodemus Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Chris Jericho had a legendary WWE career before jumping ship to AEW in 2019. Chris Jericho recently recalled the last time he spoke to former WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon as AEW offered him a contract. The Wizard's last official WWE match was when he was the final entrant (50th) in the 2018 Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia but was eliminated by the eventual winner, Braun Strowman. Before the Saudi event, Jericho returned to NJPW in November 2017 and started a feud with Kenny Omega. He wrestled in the Japanese promotion for a few more years before joining AEW on January 8, 2019. In his appearance on AEW Unrestricted, Jericho revealed that when he asked former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon if he could participate in NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 12, the latter quickly gave him the go signal. The ROH World Champion then talked about AEW President Tony Khan giving him a series of offers before signing with the company. When Jericho called McMahon again, the latter immediately allowed the former to take the deal. "He [Tony Khan] gave me one offer and I said 'Eh. He [Khan] gave me another one. I called Vince [McMahon]. Vince, through his intermediaries, said, 'Take the deal.' I was like, 'Alright, that's all I needed to hear, so I took the deal," Jericho detailed. [H/T WrestlingInc] Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_Chris Jericho is the king of reinventing himself!
#AEW #AEWDynamite5911Chris Jericho is the king of reinventing himself! #AEW #AEWDynamite https://t.co/7GMO9DRUdC Jericho added that McMahon called him back and the two had another conversation. The former concluded that he was locked in on the AEW deal despite what happened. Since then, The Ocho has become the inaugural AEW World Champion and the current ROH World Champion. He successfully defended the latter title last night at Dynamite against Bandido.

Chris Jericho on former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon removing his WrestleMania match from the main event

During the same podcast episode, Chris Jericho recalled that Vince McMahon had an idea of him and WWE Superstar Kevin Owens to fight for the world championship at the main event of WrestleMania. However, the former chairman had other thoughts and placed the Jericho-Owens showdown in the event's second match instead. The duo battled for the United States Championship at WrestleMania 33, and The Prizefighter won. "Vince [McMahon] told me at one point it was gonna be me vs. Kevin [Owens] for the world title, main event Wrestlemania. First time I'd ever win the world title as a babyface, and the story warranted it. You know 'you deserve it' means nothing to me. The story warranted it, and then he changed his mind. That's fine. I'm a big boy, minds change. But then he put the Kevin-Jericho match on second. And anybody that knows the second match in the shows is not a great spot to be," Jericho said. WWE@WWE.@FightOwensFight and @IAmJericho's partnership was blown to smithereens at the #FestivalOfFriendship. #RAW23731210.@FightOwensFight and @IAmJericho's partnership was blown to smithereens at the #FestivalOfFriendship. #RAW https://t.co/fKa1XS90fx Afterward, Jericho worked a couple more matches in WWE before leaving in 2018. He then wrestled for NJPW and currently works for AEW, leading the Jericho Appreciation Society, What are your thoughts on Chris Jericho's last talks with WWE before going to AEW? Sound off in the comments section below. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Angana Roy × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी