Chris Jericho will be All Elite for another three years.
According to a new report from Variety, the inaugural AEW Champion has signed an extension that will keep him with the company through December 2025. Furthermore, Jericho will now serve as a producer and creative advisor for the company.
“Chris Jericho long ago cemented his legacy as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and we’re fortunate to have his skills, charisma, knowledge and insights in AEW for years to come,” Tony Khan, CEO, GM and head of creative of AEW, said in a statement. “Chris has discovered a fountain of youth this year, and he’s having some of the very best matches of his legendary career against some of the top names in wrestling. In expanding his responsibilities, he’ll continue to serve as a valuable leader with our roster having the opportunity to utilize one of most creative minds in the history of wrestling.”
When asked about his decision to remain with AEW, Jericho, who has been with the promotion since it’s inception, offered the following response:
“I guess the simple answer is ‘Why not?’” Jericho said. “Things have been going so well in the company, and I really do feel that this is my company. It’s tattooed on my heart, so to speak. I’ve been here since day one, and there’s really no reason not to be here continuing forward.”
“When AEW first started, I think basically it was Chris Jericho and a group of very talented people that might not have been as well known,” he continued. “Within three months that changed and now within three years, we’ve got at least a dozen, maybe two dozen, of our own homegrown stars that came into their own on AEW television.”
Jericho is the reigning ROH Champion and is set to defend the belt against Dalton Castle during a special Tuesday night episode of Dynamite on October 18.
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