Chris Jericho Takes Shot At Idiot Wrestling Experts

Chris Jericho has a simple message for AEW’s critics.

On October 2nd, it was announced that All Elite Wrestling had reached a new media rights agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal is said to be for the next three years with the addition of a fourth option year that can be exercised by WBD.

An additional update noted that the deal is worth a stunning $555 million across three years.

The speculation around the media rights deal had been rumbling on for several months, and according to Chris Jericho, many of those involved in the rumours have been left looking a little foolish.

Chris Jericho Hits Back At AEW Doubters

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Jericho discussed the new deal suggesting that the company has proved a lot of people wrong. The former World Champion added that neither he nor AEW is going anywhere, even if some might be wishing otherwise.

“I think we proved a lot of so-called ‘experts,’ and we made them look like idiots. We knew what was going on with this. The landscape changes constantly; numbers go up and numbers go down, but the overall demo of what AEW brings to the table as a live sporting event is invaluable. We knew it was something that people would want to be involved with.

Warner Brothers Discovery didn’t want us to go anywhere, and you can see, $185 million a year for a company that has only been going five years. That’s never happened before. Ever. Obviously, WWE is the gold standard. They didn’t have a deal like that five years in. With all the growing pains, good and bad, that AEW has, we’re still such a young company.

That showed we have a real commitment. We’re not going anywhere. Tony Khan is not going anywhere. I’m not going anywhere, much to people’s chagrin. Neither is the rest of the company. It’s going to be a really great next three to five years.

There is nothing worse than if AEW didn’t get a great television deal. There is nothing better for the business and the fans than for AEW to thrive and be healthy. We are.”

Chris Jericho is set to be back in action at WrestleDream on October 12th where he’ll challenge Mark Briscoe for the ROH World Championship. The star last held the gold in late 2022.

H/t to Fightful