AEW Creative Has Nothing For Chris Jericho (AEW News)

Having been absent from AEW TV for nearly two months, it doesn't appear that Chris Jericho will be popping back up on Dynamite or Collision anytime soon.

Speaking on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted how there are currently no creative plans for a Jericho return to AEW programming right now.

"His Fozzy tour is over. He's done some TV work since he's been gone, a couple of TV shows he's filmed. As far as coming back to AEW, there's nothing on the table right now. As far as, is he ready and available? Technically, he's always been available, because even when he tours, Wednesdays are open. I think he felt it was time for a break, so that's that. That's the deal with him."

As alluded to, Chris Jericho last appeared for AEW on the post-Dynasty edition of Dynamite back on 9 April.

Having lost the ROH World Title to Bandido at Dynasty, the following Dynamite saw Jericho lambast Big Bill and Bryan Keith for coming up short in their attempt to beat the Hurt Syndicate for the AEW Tag Team Championships. With that, the veteran said it's best that he "leaves" until Bill and Keith change their ways.

In the time since then, Jericho's band Fozzy has been on a tour across the United States, and the former AEW World Champion's other band, Kuarantine, has also played a couple of gigs, including this past weekend at Crusherfest - the annual festival to honour the legendary Crusher of AWA fame.

Chris Jericho In AEW

One of the greatest of his generation, Chris Jericho was the perfect fit for AEW upon the promotion's launch in 2019. A major name with a well-earned reputation for being a great in-ring worker and an excellent promo, Jericho had the ideal star power needed to become the inaugural AEW World Champion and to be front-and-centre for the promotion's early days. If building an AEW Mount Rushmore, it's hard to look past Chris for a spot there, with him having wrestled nearly 150 matches for the company, including 27 PPV bouts.

Of course, more recently, audiences have somewhat soured on the Canadian and the spotlight he's constantly afforded, with some fans believing that spotlight could be better served by being shone elsewhere. Added to that, at 54 years of age, Jericho simply isn't the in-ring worker that he once was. For someone of his age, that ring work is very solid, but when in a promotion that features some of the best workers on the planet - Will Ospreay, Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Adam Page, etc, etc - it would be tough for any veteran to not noticeably look like they've lost a step or two.

Elsewhere, heel and babyface switches have been bungled and tone deaf to what audiences want, and the Learning Tree schtick has been a big turn-off for many AEW die-hards. And so, we're in a place where, as Dave Meltzer says, if Jericho did indeed believe now was the time for a break from AEW, that's likely a sensible choice.

As mentioned, Chris Jericho is one of the best of his generation and beyond, having been involved in so many memorable moments and matches across his decorated Hall of Fame-worthy career. But in 2025, do wrestling fans really want to be slapped across the face every single week by seeing Jericho and his Learning Tree on their TV? As has been proven, no. And again, that's no indictment on Big Bill or Bryan Keith, for both of those men bring plenty to the table and have so much upside.

The old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. So, if Chris Jericho were to take a little more time away from AEW, maybe fans would respond more warmly to the icon as and when he eventually resurfaces.