Chris Jericho Reveals Why He Signed New AEW Deal

Chris Jericho won't be leaving All Elite Wrestling anytime soon and it was announced on Tuesday that The Painmaker had signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him with AEW through December 2025. Jericho will also now serve as a producer and creative advisor behind-the-scenes in the promotion in addition to his mentoring role. 

Jericho discussed his new AEW deal with Variety after putting pen to paper and the former AEW World Champion revealed he re-signed because there was no reason not to. 

"I guess the simple answer is 'Why not?' Things have been going so well in the company, and I really do feel that this is my company. It's tattooed on my heart, so to speak. I've been here since day one, and there's really no reason not to be here continuing forward," he began.

"When AEW first started, I think basically it was Chris Jericho and a group of very talented people that might not have been as well known. Within three months that changed and now within three years, we've got at least a dozen, maybe two dozen, of our own homegrown stars that came into their own on AEW television."

Jericho has been with AEW since January 2019. He is the reigning ROH World Champion and the leader of the Jericho Appreciation Society.