Chris Jericho is believed to have signed a new multi-year deal with AEW according to multiple industry insiders.

Jericho was offered a deal by WWE, a deal which was turned down in favor of staying put in AEW where he has been a part of since the company’s inception.

The Canadian returned to AEW television this week on Dynamite a year after his last appearance. During his time away from AEW, Jericho went on multiple tours with his band Fozzy and even did acting jobs.

His contract was set to expire at the end of December 2025 but it was extended to compensate for the time off, preventing him from going to WWE even if he wanted to at the time.

There were a lot of rumors suggesting that Jericho was WWE-bound at the end of 2025 and a deal with them was looking more likely than a renewal at AEW, but this is the wrestling business where things can do a 180 quick, especially if it there is more money involved.