10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (April 5)

6. WWE Turned Down Chris Jericho's 'Mania Hype Podcasts

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Chris Jericho factoid numéro deux.

On Sirius XM this week, All Elite's new franchise legend revealed that he'd been in contact with WWE officials about inviting some of their stars onto his 'Talk Is Jericho' podcast before WrestleMania 35. When he asked and said it'd help hype the show, Jericho was told it'd be a bad idea and that WWE wanted nothing to do with him.

This leads Jericho to believe he's been "banned" by the company he served for close to 20 years. WWE's exact wording was that putting guests on a rival promotion's show wouldn't be "appropriate". The thing is, Jericho's podcast isn't AEW's property. It belongs exclusively to him, and it still gets big hits in 2019.

If anyone needed an indication of where WWE's mind is when it comes to All Elite Wrestling, this should clue you in. They're not willing to do business with or be associated with anyone tied to the company. It's a rival, which makes sense, but Jericho didn't see it that way with his own show.

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