Chris Jericho Reflects On Re-Signing With AEW Over WWE: ‘I Have Skin In the Game’

Chris Jericho recently touched on his reasons for re-signing with AEW instead of going to WWE, noting his involvement in launching AEW was a factor. Jericho made his return to AEW on April 1st, his first appearance in a year. The return came after months of speculation that he may be WWE-bound, which Jericho himself sometimes played up before he ultimately re-signed with AEW.

Jericho was a guest on Beef Vegan and during the conversation, he was asked how close he was to signing with WWE. Jericho noted that he considered his options, but the fact that he helped launch AEW made him inclined to return. You can see the highlights below (per Fightful):

On How Close He Was to Going To WWE:

“You weigh all your options, but I have skin in the game with AEW. I helped create AEW and I was never gone. I was just off TV for a while, while we figured out some stuff. Basically, I ended one contract and went straight to the other one.”

On Being Happy In AEW:

“I like Tony Khan as a boss. I like AEW as a company and the growth that we’ve done. I helped start the company. WWE existed before I was there. It exists after I was there. AEW will exist after I’m there, but it didn’t exist before I was there. It’s more exciting to be with the company that I helped create.”