Chris Jericho Makes Major Career Declaration Amid WWE Return Rumors
Chris Jericho has been away from wrestling for nearly a year.
In 2025, following the Dynasty pay-per-view, where he lost his ROH World Championship to Bandido, Jericho announced that he was taking a break from television.
Since then, there have been reports of him potentially returning to WWE. The subject gained momentum at the turn of the new year, when it was reported that his AEW contract ended on December 31.
However, he remains contracted with the Jacksonville-based promotion to this day.
During his time away, Chris Jericho has made several public appearances and even taken up acting roles. He was seen on the latest episode of the TV series Tracker, where he played an antagonist named Virgil Dean.
He will be next seen playing himself in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Nick Offerman, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Chris Jericho Discusses Future Wrestling Career
Chris Jericho has been wrestling for more than three decades and is showing no signs of stopping.
While celebrating his 55th birthday in November last year, he shared a ripped photo of himself, hinting that he still has a few years inside the squared circle.
He reiterated his stance while speaking about longevity during a recent interview with GamesHub.
What worries me about the guys working today is here I am at 55, 35 years in, with still some career left to go. I don’t know if it’s a year, two years, four years — I’m not sure. But I don’t know how many of the guys working now will have the option to go 35 years. Hopefully all of them.
But you can already see what serious injuries do — a bad neck surgery changes everything. The longevity may be harder to sustain when there’s so much emphasis on the physical at the expense of charisma and character.
I remember the first time I ever got hurt. I thought I was invincible. I was in León, Mexico, did a dive over the top rope, and the guy who was supposed to catch me — a guy called Masaka — he just stepped aside. I landed on old-school bolted-down arena chairs. I messed up my arm and I thought, “Oh, I could actually get hurt doing this.”
And if a guy doesn’t want to catch you, that’s even worse. After that I started getting smart about which moves were worth the risk. The guys who figure that out early are the ones who get the longevity. [H/T: Fightful]
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