Former AEW World Champion recalls WWE incident where Vince McMahon stripped him of main event spot at WrestleMania × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in 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 AEW News

Former AEW World Champion recalls WWE incident where Vince McMahon stripped him of main event spot at WrestleMania

By Rosanne Raphael Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Vince McMahon stepped down as CEO and Chairman of WWE in July this year In a shocking WWE incident, Vince McMahon allegedly deprived former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho of a main event match at WrestleMania. The Wizard and Kevin Owens were initially friends owing to them sharing the same homeland, Canada. Over time, a feud commenced between the two, which resulted in a match at WrestleMania 32 for the United States Championship. Jericho had an expansive off-and-on career in the McMahon-led company until his departure in 2018. He signed with AEW since its inception in 2019 and has often undertaken unofficial leadership roles in addition to performing in the ring. On Mr. McMahon's retirement a couple of months ago, it was reported that WWE had reached out to AEW talents who were still under contract with the promotion. The legal team of the Jacksonville-based promotion sent out a notice to Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan, the co-CEOs of the company. In the latest edition of the AEW Unrestricted podcast, the former WWE undisputed champion talked about a potential World Championship match at WrestleMania that was scrapped by Vince McMahon: "Kevin Owens and I had the best for Wrestlemania '16, and Vince [McMahon] told me at one point it was gonna be me versus Kevin 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," said Jericho. [From 20:38 to 21:12] Just Talk Wrestling@JustTalkWrestleChris Jericho and Kevin Owens celebrate with their Championships.

These two were gold together. Their work was hugely impressive and honestly, they should have had the Universal Title match at that years Wrestlemania,585Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens celebrate with their Championships.These two were gold together. Their work was hugely impressive and honestly, they should have had the Universal Title match at that years Wrestlemania, https://t.co/JQBsNs43G4 The Jericho Appreciation Society leader added to his accolades by being crowned the new ROH World Champion on Dynamite: Grand Slam.

Vince McMahon embarrassed Chris Jericho in another backstage incident in WWE

Chris Jericho had a nearly two-decade long association with WWE. He captivated the audience with his witty mic skills and unique wrestling skills. His charismatic gimmick worked well with fans but not so much with Vince McMahon. In an interview with Superstar Crossover, The Wizard narrated an awkward spot during a match, which Mr. McMahon pointed out: "One time I was working with Cesaro in Las Vegas on a non-televised live event, a House Show if you will. I was wearing braces. As I climbed the top rope to do my comeback, my brace got caught in the top rope. I literally fell into the ring. Well, that’s embarrassing enough as it is, but for some reason, Vince McMahon got a clip of it. [He] proceeded to show it for the next like four weeks every time everyone’s in the arena going over their stuff before the show. I’m like ‘I’m gonna slap that stupid face of yours for showing this over and over again." [H/T SEScoops] FigureFeast @FigureFeastChris Jericho has technically been the WWF, WCW, AEW & now ROH world Champions51Chris Jericho has technically been the WWF, WCW, AEW & now ROH world Champions https://t.co/pA8KyQDeCF Mr. McMahon's rapport with multiple current and former talent has been on shaky ground. Many notable names of the industry have often been involved in real-life backstage heat with the former boss of the Connecticut-based company. Would you like to see Chris Jericho jump ship to WWE under Triple H's regime? Sound off in the comments. While using quotes from this article, please add a H/T to Sportskeeda and credit AEW Unrestricted podcast. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Jeevak Ambalgi × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to 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