In October 2022 it was announced that Chris Jericho had signed a three-year deal with AEW.
That would put his deal as expiring in October 2025.
Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Jericho confirmed that he is headed into a contract year.
"I'm about ready to go into my biggest contract year ever. That's one of the things I laugh about when people are like, 'Jericho just has to be on TV.' I don't have to do anything. My boss puts me on TV because he pays me money to be there. To know that much money is at stake 25 years after the Attitude Era, it blows my mind. This is a great time for the business and fans to be in it. Live sports is the last bastion of advertising. With all the streaming, nobody is watching commercials anymore. The only commercials are NFL, NHL, NBA, AEW, WWE, live sports. That's why it's worth that much money. For people going, 'Oh, they're overpaying.' It's what they have left to make money. When WWE goes to Netflix, suddenly that changes the game as well. It's an interesting time for the television business, the wrestling business, and live sports and advertising," he said.
Elsewhere during the interview, Jericho commented on AEW's new television deal. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Jericho will challenge Mark Briscoe for the ROH World Title at AEW WrestleDream.
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