Overview
- AEW president Tony Khan publicly lauded Jericho’s foundational role in AEW during an interview with Adrian Hernandez but declined to discuss his status.
- Jericho remains listed on AEW’s official roster page this week, a detail reporters note AEW typically updates in step with contract changes.
- Reporting summarized by talkSPORT noted WWE sources said Jericho had not been discussed creatively, tempering expectations after his Jan. 5 Raw no-show.
- A podcast claim from Andrew Baydala asserted Jericho has agreed to return to WWE, but that report is unverified and not corroborated by AEW or WWE.
- Jericho wrestled only eight times in 2025 and has not appeared since April, and he has said he intends to wrestle in 2026 without naming a promotion.