One of the biggest AEW stars has been rumored to return to WWE. However, veteran Konnan has a feeling that he might already have a deal in place with the Sports Entertainment Juggernaut. Ad The aforementioned star, who was WWE’s first-ever Undisputed Champion, is Chris Jericho. The Learning Tree has been absent from AEW television since April 2025 and has been speculated to make his return to the Stamford-based promotion, reportedly for a retirement tour and Hall of Fame induction. Moreover, Jericho has been fueling rumors for months by dropping hints about his return. On the recent edition of Keepin’ It 100, Konnan said that Chris Jericho always kept things close to the vest. He once again retracted his previous statement that Jericho should go to WWE and believed he might already have a verbal deal with them. Should that happen, Konnan believed that Jericho could make more money, battle fresh and younger talents, and even square off against some of his old rivals. Ad Trending “He always kept close to the vest, like he never lets you know which way he is leaning and unless . he’s doing a work with Tony where he ends up staying with Tony, then he’s basically, already probably made some sort of a verbal deal with WWE and like I have said before, ‘Why wouldn’t he?’ Why wouldn’t he want to go to a place where he can make a lot of money? He has made tons with Tony. He would make a lot of money, call his shots, fresh matchups and old matches.”- [1: 35 2: 10] Ad Ad AEW CEO Tony Khan expressed gratitude for Chris Jericho Tony Khan credited the Ayatollah of Rock’ n’ Rolla for building the promotion. At the same time, he acknowledged Jericho’s absence, yet gave him his due for being a pivotal part of the promotion. “Chris Jericho is someone who is still with AEW and has been with us from the very beginning. He’s been away from us for a bit and he’s somebody who, even this year, has had great matches with Bandido, somebody that’s been a world champion for us, and was really at the very beginning of AEW, absolutely as key and instrumental as any individual in the launch of AEW,” he said. Ad With Chris Jericho’s contract with All Elite Wrestling nearing its end in December, it remains to be seen what the future holds for him. Please credit Sportskeeda and give H/T if you are using any quotes from the article. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by N. S Walia.
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Major AEW star may already have a secret “verbal deal” with WWE, feels Konnan
