{"id":321882,"date":"2025-12-03T03:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/321882\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:32:08","slug":"chris-jericho-confirms-he-will-wrestle-in-2026-amid-wwe-return-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/321882\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Jericho Confirms He Will Wrestle in 2026 Amid WWE Return Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chris Jericho may be one of the founding fathers of AEW, but his future in pro wrestling just got a lot more interesting\u2014and more uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E5tJiDLRfK4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WBSM with Tim Weisberg<\/a>, Le Champion addressed the elephant in the room: will we see Chris Jericho back in the ring?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never know. I\u2019m not done yet. Still figuring out everything and we\u2019ll see where I end up. I\u2019m pretty sure you\u2019ll see me in 2026 in a wrestling ring somewhere,\u201d Jericho said.<\/p>\n<p>That statement comes amid growing speculation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/many-wwe-believe-chris-jerichos-return-inevitable-aew-contract-nears-end\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jericho could be on his way out of AEW and headed for a WWE return<\/a>. He\u2019s been absent from AEW programming for a while now, leading fans and insiders to wonder if the end of an era is approaching.<\/p>\n<p>But if you ask AEW President Tony Khan, the door is wide open for Jericho to return\u2014whenever he\u2019s ready. In a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Khan reflected on Jericho\u2019s importance to AEW since day one and confirmed the two are still in contact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris Jericho is someone who\u2019s been in AEW from the very beginning. He\u2019s been away for a bit, but even this year he\u2019s had great matches, like the one with Bandido. From day one of AEW, he was absolutely as key and important as anyone in launching the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khan made it clear that both personally and professionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/tony-khan-reveals-where-things-stand-chris-jericho-amid-wwe-return-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he\u2019s got nothing but love for Jericho<\/a> and that the door is always open for Jericho to come back. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Chris both personally and professionally. I recently reached out to wish him a happy birthday. I\u2019m very excited about everything he\u2019s done in AEW, and he continues to be part of us. Is he going to be back? I can\u2019t speak to that, but I love having Chris in AEW, and the door is always open for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Jericho\u2019s absence, Khan chalked it up to scheduling issues and remained hopeful they could work things out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a star like Jericho, you negotiate a certain number of dates. Chris has always been great about being all-in when he\u2019s here. If we can work out all the dates and everything else, I would always love to have him here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s AEW, WWE, or somewhere completely new, one thing\u2019s clear\u2014Chris Jericho isn\u2019t done yet. 2026 could mark a brand-new chapter for the Demo God.<\/p>\n<p>Where do you think Chris Jericho should land next\u2014WWE, or somewhere else entirely? Drop your thoughts below and let us know what you want to see from Chris Jericho in 2026!<\/p>\n<p>Please credit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ringside News<\/a> if you use the above transcript in your publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Jericho may be one of the founding fathers of AEW, but his future in pro wrestling just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,50133,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-321882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-chris-jericho","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}