AEW's Chris Jericho Makes Surprise PWG Debut

AEW star Chris Jericho and the Jericho Appreciation Society were at PWG last night.

by Andy H Murray
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Chris Jericho debuted for cult independent group Pro Wrestling Guerrilla last night, competing at the promotion's flagship event, Battle of Los Angeles.

The former AEW World Champion was there alongside a strong Jericho Appreciation Society contingent. Partnering with Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker, Jericho was victorious over Jonathan Gresham, Evil Uno, SB KENTo, Michael Oku, and Kevin Blackwood, with the veteran scoring the pinfall on Blackwood following the Judas Effect.

As well as wrestling, Jericho cut a post-match promo in which he called PWG the modern-day equivalent of ECW.

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The JAS were accompanied by stablemates Anna Jay, Tay Melo, and Jake Hager for the match, which was set up when Garcia reconfigured an existing tag match in which he would have teamed with Blackwood and Gresham. Garcia, the reigning PWG World Champion, claimed he only teams with sports entertainers, hence the JAS coming out.

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This was Jericho's first bout for a non-Tony Khan promotion or on his own cruise since 5 January 2020, when he faced Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14. It came on the same week that the 52-year-old put Ricky Starks over on AEW Dynamite.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.