AEW Has a BIG Chris Jericho Problem

Click here to join our / discord Chris Jericho at the AEW Dynasty pay per view received chants of 'please retire' when he faced Hook for the FTW title. In this video I explore where it all went wrong for Chris Jericho in AEW, and what Tony Khan can do to make things right to stop Jericho stinking up AEW Dynamite every week.
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[@StunnedByWrestling]

So what do you think guys? Do you agree with my assessment that AEW has a major problem in Chris Jericho, and what do you think about my ideas to solve that problem? If you enjoyed the video your 👍are always appreciated!

[@KadeemG61]

I think he has to take a break from AEW and try to make something fresh and not going back to the bland “Lionheart” gimmick. I know he still has some time left for one more AEW Title run once he retires and could possibly go to WWE and enter in the Hall of Fame. But I feel his prime years as one of the most decorated wrestlers of all time have all but long gone. I don’t want to say “Please, Retire” because it would make an ignorant AEW fan used to say. But he needs to call it a career. Probably Jericho announces his final opponent and retire from the ring if he loses. I love Y2J and he will always be one of the greatest superstars during his run on three promotions (WCW, WWE, AEW).

[@TheWally755]

Good video. ... Tony Khan is partly to blame. He basically acted like there was nothing to the Kylie Rae situation. He should have at least taken Jericho off of TV for a few weeks. Jericho was loudly booed at the PPV shortly after the news broke, and it negatively impacted the multi-man tag team match. ... Jericho has too much of an ego. I don't expect him to retire yet, but he should at least take a few months off to get in better shape. ... The situation was really not addressed, and it was easy to predict that the fans were going to get more and more tired of him.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

*Jericho is a True Legend in the sport* and one of the Best Ever! That's why i hate to see him risk tarnishing his Legacy by sticking around so far past his prime, that he overstays his welcome in the Wrestling world. His career should be Celebrated, not maligned.

[@scorpiusdrall9644]

he is a heel now and as long as the crowd is loud it does not mather what they chant if the crowd is sillent your in trouble

[@animefrasier]

Sorry I don't agree he is being a heel and the fans are being heel fans hating on him personally in enjoying Jericho as he is

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

It's called the 'fat Elvis stage' of his career.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

🤣 that is a great way of describing it

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

@@StunnedByWrestling Thank-you, Thank you very much.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Hahaha. Perfect analogy.

[@edman1357]

And what happens next 😬

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

@@edman1357 A whole lotta shaking going on? 😁

[@RetepElpmet]

It's kind of depressing when you see a guy just get progressively worse and they don't realize it. Ideally, I'd like to see him disappear for a while and then a short run in WWE with a career ending match at WrestleMania or something.

[@BasedMigz]

He was doing a bit better in 2022 when he was in decent shape and moved a bit quicker. Reminds me of how Matt Hardy got in shape in 2019 but let himself go by 2022

[@christopherwall2121]

​@@BasedMigz It's the same thing that happened in WCW; These guys get out of shape, their matches suck, and they don't care, because they're already paid

[@All_Hail_Chael]

Jericho's mic skills mean he could be a manager forever, and a great one too.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

He would be a fantastic mouthpiece for someone

[@Travybear1989]

Agreed, the man is great on the mic like Punk but not nearly as abrasive.

[@Hunkzilla]

​@@StunnedByWrestling A mouthpiece for Big Bill

[@JeronRush327]

I’d just take him off TV completely.

[@Th3Kingism]

Being a manager would be a good one, I'm not sure if he's tried commentary before that's another route he could go.

[@EliasRoy]

Chris Jericho’s physique is weird. How can someone be fat and flat and the same time 😂

[@illlogick7151]

The answer is width

[@SamuelJ888]

never do steroids

[@-Trauma.]

He looks exactly like his Fight Forever model.

[@davidcalvo2385]

Only Wrestler today with a Beer Gut 6 pack 😂

[@ericdemby4644]

​@@davidcalvo2385it's still a six pack either way

[@JackCoombs-iy8vz]

He's become Hulk Hogan and those dudes he complained about in the 90's.

[@billbrennan2347]

no he hasnt. he still puts people over and loses regularly. his win against hook was his first win in awhile it was after hook tapped him out clean.

[@JackCoombs-iy8vz]

@@billbrennan2347 But nothing good happens for them, where is Ricky Starks?

[@billbrennan2347]

@@JackCoombs-iy8vz Jericho never feuded with Ricky starks. What are you on about?

[@JackCoombs-iy8vz]

@@billbrennan2347 Yes he did, him and Sammy against Ricky and Big Bill.

[@billbrennan2347]

@@JackCoombs-iy8vz a forgettable random tag match. I’m talking about singles feuds. What really matters.

[@RikkyNelihan]

Hulk Jericho-'That wont work for me brother'. 🤟

[@jareddavis9012]

"That don't work for me, junior"

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

That will never eeeeever work for me

[@fergal009]

That won't work for me, you stupid idiot

[@Cooljohn760]

🤣

[@loves2smooch384]

What's with like even Jimmy snuka coming back to WWE at like 70 and whooping dudes in their 20's with the slowest weakest punches I've ever seen , dude was 100 overral at 70 🤣

[@kennycai8695]

This is the exact same problem TNA fans had with Kurt Angle when he signed with the company: overexposure. Like Jericho signing with AEW, Kurt Angle signing with TNA was a big deal due to the sheer star power Angle brought with him, not to mention Angle's reputation as a wrestling technician. However, once the initial "wow" factor wore off, it became obvious that TNA was trying to shoehorn him everywhere for exposure purposes. They are not wrong from a PR standpoint, but TNA's booking was what caused a shift from promoting their homegrown talent to big name free agents, and Angle was by far their hottest name after Christian Cage. Plus, Angle was still in his late 30s when he signed with TNA, whereas Jericho is 49 when he made his first AEW appearance. At least Angle can still put on a show physically back then, whereas Jericho had to rely more on his character work now, since age has already caught up with his body.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

This is something that modern wrestling companies don't understand. Overexposure. Everyone is on every show these days. Back in the 80's wrestlers stayed fresh and exciting because fans wouldn't see them for weeks at a time

[@fernandomarrufocortes5137]

Jericho will becthe one that kill AEW... as Hogan killed WCW... so as a WWE fan... I could be most pleasent!!!

[@LemoncookieTV]

Jericho is like the drunk uncle on the dance floor of your wedding that just won't go home

[@Mrfirstmonth]

You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.

[@davidk713]

Perfect quote!

[@IDraw99]

idk, I think people just slowly reveal their real selves that quote imo is misunderstood

[@VIGLounge]

Chris Jericho was an asset when he debut with AEW, and he was doing well up until the JAS. There were hints of Jericho being over exposed around the end of the JAS, as that faction simply stayed together too long, and it felt like no one was truly benefiting from it. AEW leaning into the "Jericho Vortex" and trying to get "The Learning Tree" over is simply not working, and Chris Jericho is tarnishing his legacy. He simply needs to go away, and give the fans a break because we are burnt out.

[@helrazr44]

Its kinda ironic, he feuded with Mickey Rorke, now he looks like Randy the Ram

[@findlay1arches]

Jericho was great but his time is over

[@Cherryponut]

I think he can't just accept that.

[@christiandwyer2735]

Jericho should respond to the Please Retire chants the same way Big Show did: You want me to retire? Buy out my contract. I’ll be happy to. Until then, shut up.

[@zxcvbnm35125]

I think Jericho has always had a chip on his shoulder, because his entire career there's always been someone else who was "The Guy": Hogan, Austin, Rock, Triple H, Cena, etc. Now he's in a company run by a guy who's a massive mark for him and he's taking advantage to always be the center of attention. He's become what he always hated.

[@LosHitman]

Jericho has never accepted that maybe he’s just not that guy

[@markoutwithmark]

Where AEW started, who would've thought the fans would be begging for Jericho's disappearance before Orange Cassidy's

[@BlackViperGX]

I think both need a time off, people will miss them if they stay out for some time

[@Travybear1989]

I like Jericho, he can still go in the ring and is great on the mic.

[@phoenixreborn6065]

@@Travybear1989 Prepare to be bombarded by people telling you you're wrong. As it goes I agree with you.

[@-Trauma.]

​@@Travybear1989if you've ever hung out with anybody who is an energy vampire, you'd know why people want him to go away for a while.

[@LosHitman]

@@BlackViperGXnah nobody missing Jericho

[@JourneyLT]

Jericho has become the one thing he swore to destroy: Early 2000s Triple H.

[@quietrioter]

Nah, Early 2000s Triple H was a guy you wanted to see get his ass beat. Jericho is a guy you don't wanna watch, period

[@vb2806]

Early 2000 HHH was a great heel. His reign of terror was more interesting than this Jericho

[@adicrossover7744]

Early 2000 Triple H was in his early 30s. Jericho is 53

[@boredbitch666]

i'd say he's more 2016 trips without the physique and without actually putting any young talent over.

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Its an addiction these wrestlers just cant give the spotlight up. They would rather die in the ring than to over give up their "spot"

[@My19812011]

It doesn’t help that Tony Khan wants to be everyone’s best mate and head/sole booker, someone more experienced or simply better wouldnt over expose Jericho so much

[@chris_m986]

Hes terrible in the ring now, so heavy, looks like hes gonna land on his head every lionsault

[@Buckdawg]

His poor condition is the main cause of this. He's got lazy. And it's borderline late Ric Flair bad, man boobs impending. If he got back in real shape and went psycho on the mic, he'd be golden again 🔥

[@Peopleofthesun386]

The Porkloin sault

[@thestranger9608]

Imagine what Scott Steiner would say to him😂😂😂

[@wastelander138]

In terms of his match quality, Cody Rhodes said that he himself felt he struggled to keep at peak performance due to the more relaxed schedule. I'm not defending Jericho by any means. I'm just saying if a younger guy was struggling to keep up the pace how is Jericho supposed to? He defo needs to take some time away or possibly retire, or as was stated in the video, both. He seems like the kind of guy who would want to do a retirement run properly. Get into as good a shape as he can and do the best he can in terms of quality and have the fans appreciate him instead of just wanting him to disappear.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Matt Hardy does this too! Putting him with Private Party destroyed them! Anyone who watched AEW from the beginning knows how over they were. Then, when they were put with Matt, people didn't know how to respond until they stopped responding at all. I've not watched AEW in the past few months; so, maybe there's been a turnaround, but this was a long time of nonsense. Jericho needs to go. And I don't like him on commentary either, quite frankly.

[@jondee4809]

JR (or maybe it was Cornette) said it best: How can I miss you if you never go away? Jericho definitely needs that.

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

We can say it started with Kylie Rae, but that's more just where the dam burst open. People were starting to get tired of Jericho well before. The JAS (which always sucked and helped no one) lasted waaaaaay too long. He had a worst feud of the year candidate with Cole that killed all Cole's momentum. Kenny vs Callis was white hot....then Jericho decided he needed to be part of it and it instantly died off. Then we got to the Kylie issue and people finally said enough

[@chrisxavier3147]

Go away heat for Jericho??? It actually makes me sad

[@boredbitch666]

blame chris. he's done this to himself.

[@TophDaGreat]

3:21-3:30 So basically he's HHH.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

He became Hollywood hulk Hogan and he became HHH

[@LosHitman]

Atleast triple H is a great performer and was in incredible shape

[@860phantom7]

Lived long enough to see himself become the villain

[@dante666jt]

Aptly described

[@Buckdawg]

Fuck the Learning Tree bs, I'm ready for Hollywood Jericho

[@LosHitman]

You think Hollywood would wanna star balding old man with a horrendous physique

[@christopherwall2121]

That would require him to be in movies, and right now, Edge has had more of a Hollywood career than him.

[@cathallynch1]

Jericho needs to follow in Flair's footsteps and avoid Flair's mistake. Come back to WWE for a retirement match against The Rock and then be a manager for younger stars. He has the charisma and star power to be more effective at getting people over as their manager than their opponent.

[@reddragon0624]

You think WWE would waste a Rock match on Chris Jericho?

[@Travybear1989]

That would have Jericho's career go full circle, his first match in WWE was against The Rock where The Rock won so imagine them wrestling again and Jericho wins his retirement match against him. The two could have another promo battle before the match where The Rock is like "Who are you?" and Jericho throws a tantrum and the two go at it. Would be a perfect ending to his career. The Rock is nearing the end of his wrestling career as well so it would be a fun way to ride off into the sunset.

[@ronero_urvanwar]

​@@Travybear1989 Jericho didn't have a match with the rock in 99. Jericho's first appearance was with the Rock but there was no match. I don't think they had any real interaction until Jericho turned face. Jericho didn't have a match for months. He just kept cutting promos.

[@LosHitman]

@@Travybear1989nah have him put over someone like Carmelo hayes

[@ThePoopyDoopy]

I honestly thought he'd won the FTW championship to disappear with it since it's a pointless belt and would give Hook a chance to go for a real belt. I was surprised that he was back on Dynamite.

[@RoseGolden0]

I caught a bit of AEW the other day and Jericho was on the tv and I had to change it. Him and Hook.. that segment was too lame for me to watch.

[@famousmortimer7933]

Bantamweight spot-monkeys no-selling? Do people actually watch that cringe? Fuggin lulz.

[@ilygalunos]

Remaining relevant for decades without forever blocking titles, that's what makes Jericho a legend. I don't know any other wrestler who brought over more young talents. The comparison with Hogan, Flair, etc. is so ridiculous, who exactly have they ever helped other than themselves? Chris is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, just his donations to old colleagues and the like. AEW also has a lot to thank Chris for.

[@boredbitch666]

Y2NDA Jer-Hogan donated to 34 felonies trump stop gaslighting people.

[@edman1357]

Just don’t go out like Flair, Chris. Please. Do it respectfully, man.

[@Tuturial464]

He's pretty much Sulk Hogan

[@GBTwelveSixteen]

People are really upset that Jericho beat an ECW legend's kid for a title belt that was only meant to be that ECW legend's reason to get a title match against then champion Shane Douglas in a promotion that's been long since dead.

[@reddragon0624]

Yes because this is like the 28th time that Jericho has killed all the momentum of a promising, younger wrestler to keep himself relevant

[@Pred439]

@@reddragon0624hook is already well established in AEW, and he won’t be there much longer anyway. That’s probably the main reason they took the belt off of him, he wants to go to WWE and his contract expires this year.

[@Mike-qz4by]

​@@Pred439yep. Just like wwe does. You job out the guys leaving. Aew did the right thing. Should have made Hook scream and cry I quit!!!

[@Lionel212001]

Jericho should just focus on being the next Paul Heyman now.

[@boredbitch666]

nah cuz he'll try to steal the spotlight every chance he gets.

[@elleni-41]

Once u hit about 45 to 50 it's time to retire..jericho is 53,I think it's time...these guys had there prime.. time for the younger generation to keep it moving..

[@arrownoir]

A lot of guys have sublime matches during their 40s. So that’s kinda a weird thing to say.

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

Christian is the exception tho. He's still cooking.

[@elleni-41]

@@ZakynthosDiamandis ..he ur right, he's still doing good..

[@IBeNerdy76]

I think that statement is partially wrong. There are still guys in their 40s to 50s who are putting on great work. I think Chris jericho is doing fine and I don't think he should retire

[@cladius3216]

R truth is in his 50s

[@mohamedmahmoudayad3262]

actually, with all respect to you, i disagree with you except one thing that his ring ability decreased due to his age.

[@devinhudson]

Unpopular opinion becky lynch is starting to become hulk hogan also.

[@starrsmith3810]

Yes because Becky is actively screwing over the women’s division at every term to keep herself in the spotlight. Seriously I’m begging for the time frame when social media wasn’t a thing because of how much will literally come to that conclusion because they refuse to accept that she’s proven to be profitable AND reliable for them, hence why she would be up top still.

[@reddragon0624]

Becky hadn’t held a main roster title in 2 years before the battle royale on Monday how is she Hogan? She put over Rhea and Bianca at ‘Mania as well in championship matches.

[@Elvis-m3i]

I don’t think so. They want to build someone up. So Becky L. Is the perfect candidate. Hopefully they build up Liv

[@loves2smooch384]

Hes literally become hulk hogan

[@Guava11534]

I don’t want Jericho to retire atleast not yet. Seeing him retire at this point would only ruin his legacy. He needs to reach a high point again and then retire because genuinely Jericho is one of the best wrestlers of all time and he shouldn’t be remembered the way Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan are. I still believe he can do something good with his career but he just needs a break.

[@Pred439]

Not sure where the idea came that Ric Flair wouldn’t put guys over. That’s all he did for most of his career, especially early on. In his matches he’d get beat up the whole time, even when he won. Sure he held a lot of titles, but that’s just because he was the guy that every company could depend on to be a good champion and drive ticket sales, merchandise and ratings.

[@Guava11534]

@@Pred439 nah I didn’t mean Ric flair never put over guys I just mean Ric Flair wrestled way longer than he should have. Nobody wanted Ric to wrestle after his match with HBK in wrestlemania it was a perfect send off but he kept going to the point people feared for his life.

[@Pred439]

@@Guava11534 yeah that’s true. I’m not sure Jericho is at that point yet though, he’s still decent in the ring. He’s not one of the best in the world anymore like he was several years ago, but he can still put together a decent match. He carried Hook, who’s still rather green, through that match at AEW Dynasty. Ideally I’d like to see Jericho finish out his AEW contract and then have one final run in WWE, winning his 10th IC title and doing what flair did in his last WWE run. Then retiring and immediately going into the HOF.

[@Travybear1989]

@@Pred439 Agreed, he is near the end of his career but I think he can go for another 3-4 years because his wrestling isn't bad by any means nowadays.

[@MrShadowSmith]

He needs to retire on a ppv by putting over someone like MJF or Ricky starks I'm sure that will be a high note. But first he needs to stay off TV for a while. Overexposure is an issue. He's in too many mediocre storylines back to back I think people are tired

[@stephenwise2066]

Jericho can do whatever the hell he wants.

[@boredbitch666]

and we can criticise whatever the fuck we want bitch cope harder.

[@dwaynejpeterkin]

He doesn’t suck it’s just that people are sick of seeing Jericho every week and if he left tomorrow people would miss him in fact he would be welcomed back in the wwe with open arms

[@dirtypurplenurpl6667]

When I saw AEW has a big chris jericho problem I thought you meant his gut

[@geedee1264]

The Bubbly was just a dumb and dumber quote

[@JustinTyme116]

From the overexposure, to the lackluster matches, to the allegations that may or may not be true, Jerchio’s reception right now with the fans is not good. Jerchio just needs to take some time off & really do some self-reflecting. Stay off tv for about a year, go on tour with Fozzy, reinvent himself, get into shape & have 1 last epic run or just retire all together. He needs to do something to fix all this & quick! I don’t enjoy watching him ruin his own reputation like this. It’s heartbreaking for me as someone who grew up a Y2J fan. 💔

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Yes I'm saying this as someone who has been a fan of his since his WCW days. Nobody used to reinvent himself like Jericho could, but he's lost his way in AEW

[@Superpity07]

He was the first UNDISPUTED champion, ever. Beat The Rock and Stone Cold in the same night!

[@boredbitch666]

which happened 20 fkn years and it was a shit title reign. take off your nostalgia glasses old man.

[@jblassio]

Anyone ever consider the fact that these “new” stars are not all that over for Jericho to put them over. If I were a legend from the Attitude era, I wouldn’t put anyone over not named Roman Reigns, The Rock, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyer or Cody Rhodes…:😂

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

We can say that sure. Chris has been bragging for two years about the huge star he made Action Andretti into. Yeah.....that guy that's never around

[@vileluca]

Hook wasn't over?

[@jblassio]

@@vileluca Just because you’re over doesn’t mean you can have someone else’s spot. Eugene was over, but it doesn’t mean he got to beat HHH or Kurt Angle for the title or get their spot. BONUS HINT: What does Batista, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, etc have that “Hook” doesn’t have? 🤣

[@IBeNerdy76]

I think Chris Jericho is doing fine. I dont get the hate tbh. He's not putting on bad matches, and he is still entertaining. I wish wrestling fans would be less fickle

[@meatwad376]

I wish people like you wouldn’t be so complacent to subpar wrestling you sound like every AEW fan

[@kearreasharpe19]

I agree with you. I haven't enjoyed Jericho in AEW.

[@BrockAwesome]

Hard disagree. The learning tree gimmick is cooking and almost everyone that works with Jericho leave in better positions than when they were before. He just almost killed himself at the PPV so that Hook would look impressive even though hes still fairly green.

[@JOBdOut]

Jericho trademarking "the Jericho Vortex" because he hears the critics- yes. But to make a course correction- no. His actions since Blood and Guts vs the Pinnacle has been that fans dont know what theyre talking about and that criticisms are only from trolls so hes been trolling back

[@zoe-janesutherland4359]

When Jericho was being kept under by HHH, Goldberg and Hogan, he come up with some of his best stuff, on the mic and in the ring. Back then he was hungry to prove he was as good, if not better than the office and the guys who kept burying him. One of the reasons I loved watching Jericho back in his WWF/WWE prime was the fact that he was constantly working on improving himself with regards to his mic work, ring work and general character/gimmick; it was great watching him upstage HHH who like Goldberg, Hogan etc, has grown lazy and didn't put in the effort they should have done due to backstage politicking and the stroke he had with the office. So many times you'd watch Jericho and HHH go at it and you knew that Jericho put in that extra effort as if to say "well, fuck you HHH, if you're going to go over in all our matches and try to bury me, then I'll put on a show", and that was one of the reasons why HHH was a cunt to Jericho, as HHH was intimidated and felt threatened because Jericho WAS better in the ring in almost every aspect. Sadly, he's now in a position where Tony Khan, out of gratitude for Jericho's work in AEW's early days, lets him do whatever the fuck he wants and it's hurting Jericho and AEW. Someone is needed to pull Jericho aside, read him the riot act and basically tell him that he's become the very same kind of wrestler who attempted to bury and derail his career when he was younger i.e. a fat and lazy Hogan and a HHH that relied on politicking, not talent, and needs to take time to get his head and body in better condition. Granted, he's in his 50s, there was ALWAYS going to be a decline in his physical ring work as that is just how ageing works, but he needs to get help i.e. time off to sort himself out and get his priorities straight if he still wants to be a physically performing wrestler and before he ends up completely tarnshing his reputation and legacy.

[@avatar9084]

Jericho is a world class wrestler, I enjoy him,

[@brandonpotts54]

Elite Jericho was when he was in the cruiserweight division in WCW. Him and Dean Malinkos beef was awesome.

[@Bigbudd0045]

i mean from a wrestling standpoint, that cruiserweight division was putting on the best matches from a technical standpoint. Eddie, Rey, Juventud, Malinko, Jericho, Benoit, hell, a whole bunch of people i cant name. On the otherhand, ive heard enough people talk that while everyone respected the cruiserweights performance, they just werent drawing.

[@Filmation77]

but the thing is this "The Learning Tree" bit is a Near Opening card angle it's not THAT relevant. The FTW belt isn't even a "Sanctioned" title in AEW. Jericho is just trolling the fans right and you IWC commentators are eating it up, cause you're talking about IT and HIM.

[@Shan0a]

Sadly this wednesday feel like it'll be no different. Shibata will most likely job to Jericho just so Big Bill show up and make him win the match and retain the title, it IS FTW rule too so the outcome is sadly obvious.

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

Why doesn't he stick with the Lion Tamer instead of the boring boston crab? ASK HIM!

[@joshuathomas3500]

for me jericho is one the stone cold or hulk hogan type all time greats wrestlers, but for me his run when stale after the oc feud and even more after eddie Kingston, he does not have to retire just take half a year off.

[@averagedusty]

I do agree he should take some time off, but his match with Takeshita in Japan last year was one of the best of '23.

[@TheWheelOfTyne]

Loving these modern takes you're doing, keep up the good work brother

[@TrailerParkCinderella]

Jericho is still an asset

[@gmont28]

The main problem is with Mercedes Mone

[@Mike-zx6sl]

well... I mean I get it, AND I actually DO agree; at this point in his career it seems like the only person who needs a faction in order to function more than Jericho is Luke Gallowss. Jericho has always been the "reinvent" himseslf guy, but in AEW "Le Champion", "The Painmaker", "The Wizard", and "The Learning Tree" have all just been synonyms for "I'm leading a different group of guys and have a different jacket". However the ticket sales and viewership aren't reflecting the notion that Jericho has Xpac Heat. It's completely anecdotal. People are still watching when he's on screen (or rather, the people who are watching continue watching rather than changing the channel). The only thing AEW could actually do to test this is just leave him off TV for several months without changing anything else and see if ratings improve. Unless something drastic happens he ain't going away.

[@davidk713]

Jericho is in his 2017-2019 WWE era form. Squash the upcoming talent and start storylines and don’t finish them. Wrestling past his prime like the Undertaker. This Jericho would’ve been perfect in Vince’s 2017-2019 WWE.

[@MrGCampbell]

I’m in a hell bent missionary to get a “Randy Robinson” chant going. It’s the name of the guy from The Wrestler. 😂

[@cromtuiseagain]

It's sad that Y2J was the peak of his character (at least for me)

[@TheKlawwGang-n7n]

Slating Jericho? YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!!

[@noneedtoknow-yv2tu]

He literally stole that and calling people stupid idiots from Dennis Reynolds from it's always sunny.

[@M1stah.J]

So we all dont want to gain knowledge from "The Learning Tree"? 😂

[@CyberFanella]

It's crazy how a decade ago he was being praised for putting so many younger guys over like Fandango, Punk, etc... But now he's just going full Hogan and putting nobody over..

[@melasnexperience]

Jericho is one of those guys who needs a person who will tell him when to rein it in a bit to get the best out of him, and sadly, he doesn't seem to have that at AEW.

[@ChainedPhantom]

Jericho stayed on fans' good side previously BECAUSE he used to go away or WWE would stop featuring him so prominently, usually just before fans got tired of him. AEW has just let him hang around, throwing belts on him, though.

[@mikesmith-renorocket]

So I’ll put it like this. People take allegations way too seriously. To the second point, Undertake wrestled way past his best years but not many complained. I see some of what you’re saying but don’t completely agree.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Undertaker wasn't on TV every damn week.

[@TeddyTheTroll]

Jericho has reached his expiry date he's 53 and looks every bit of it. You could argue R-Truth is 52 but he's aged gracefully almost like a vampire. He's another reason why AEW is getting worse not better at the moment.

[@daneanderson7437]

People said the same thing about triple H and now they praise him. “Give it time to play out”- triple H, Nash, Bischoff, McMahon, and everyone producing wrestling.

[@lordcolinb]

😊 you just made the list 📜

[@omegajazzstorm_]

Chris should be able to be on top long as he can. The young guys can still prove themselves, but saying the older guys gotta put young ones over has always been weird to me

[@bradhornby89]

I agree with what you said 100% He needs a break and maybe a retirement angle like sting had

[@ThatOneDude521]

I’ve heard a theory that the current Learning Tree Chris Jericho character is just exactly how CM Punk was acting backstage during his AEW tenure. Now, I’m not saying I believe it, but this is the mindset a lot of these AEW marks have with this batshit crazy company.

[@seanmcclure]

He’s at the age right now where he is either going to be hated or beloved until he’s gone. He needs to tread carefully.

[@spudgunn8695]

The guys, what, 53, 54? Same age as me. Recently had health problems I've suffered from. He needs to swallow his ego and shift behind the commentary desk, he does a good job of both colour or play by play.

[@ayylienn]

What's your point?

[@trueriverking1976]

The Learning Tree is excellent. Jericho is always amusing

[@shai310]

While I do think Jericho going away then coming back might be the best thing for him to do right now I don't think that'll change much once he comes back. The biggest issue with Jericho is that he has too much creative freedom which serves no one but him. Let's face it, LAX were a dominant tag team in TNA prior of leaving then they ended up as his lackys, Sammy Guevara has the same issue even though he can establish himself as a own heel, Jack Swagger has the looks but does need more improvement. Don't even let me get started on the whole JAS which litterally helped no one who was involved in it. My point here is that Tony needs to grow some balls and tell Chris "NO" when he comes up with a stupid idea. One of the reason Chris managed to do well in WWE is because he knew how to work under Vince's restraints and still managed to get over. His 2008 heel character was amazing and he singlehandendly carried Raw through 2016 with his "list" gimmick which ended in a great fued with Kevin Owens. I know I'm expecting much but I do want Chris to end his career well because I grow up on the guy and it sucks seeing him swallowed within his own ego.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Four months later and he still has the same problem. He needs to go away for awhile and then come back for an announced retirement run (like Cena is going to do). Jericho is an all time great. Give the fans a chance to miss him and then applaud him on his way out. When I say "out' I don't mean he has to leave the business completely either. I think he could take up as a position as as a producer backstage because he's got an insane amount of knowledge for the young guys to draw from.

[@Black-Circle]

I hope jericho runs with the hate and makes it an angle then whats funny all you clowns will be saying how great he is

[@ericastein3926]

He definitely will. I was at Dynasty and watching his facial and body reactions to the crowd, you can tell he’s pleased with himself getting reaction from the crowd no matter if it’s good, kayfabe bad, or actually bad. You’re reacting to him and that’s all he cares about. Though he does need a genuine reinvention at this point or go into legend mode, cut back on the physicality and just be the manager of his new faction.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

He should absolutely play into it, I have no doubt that he will

[@Black-Circle]

@@StunnedByWrestling yeah ha. Maybe run an NDA angle

[@allright]

Time to pull a Cody.

[@mrbransformer4184]

Yeah I do love Jericho, and I’m glad I got to watch him with my SON, but yeah, he just doesn’t want to go

[@andrewbowyer5043]

There's a reason why Vince McMahon kept Jericho as one of the boys, now he's blowing Tony Khan to get his own way

[@danielebowman]

I feel sad Jericho re-invented himself as mid-2000s HHH without the roided body.

[@vinylhorror]

They do have a problem, started when they hired him

[@utubeamby]

Jericho has gone downhill since he came to Aew.

[@JamesNelson-j4j]

I love Chris Jericho's Common man Heel gimmick in WWE

[@LibraJohnny]

I still prefer watching Jericho wrestling than Omos. Making him winning the FTW title left me a strange impression, but since it's not the major title, it's not a big deal. And I don't think a WWE comeback would be useful to him.

[@JoeChillton]

It's a damn shame it happened cause i figured he'd know better or at least told people who book for him to not do this.....

[@CanaleAV]

One last, short run in WWE. One good retirement match. And then he can retire from action. I'd still love to see him as a manager or authority figure though.

[@lakerfan2874]

I remember when Cody kept winning titles, and all of a sudden, he left for WWE thanks to the AEW "fans." It may happen to Jericho now because of the opinions.

[@elravager40k]

I’d like to see Big Bill turn out to be disingenuous about wanting to learn from the Learning Tree, turn on him and deliver a humiliating loss, chopping down the learning tree. Jericho leaves for a few months to recover and then comes back with a vengeance to prove he’s still got it.

[@Hunkzilla]

They can use Rocky 6 as an inspiration when old man Rocky comes out of retirement to face a younger boxer. They can simply have Jericho giving the much younger Big Bill a tough match but ultimately Big Bill manages to triumph over Jericho .

[@elravager40k]

I think Jericho can still go, but he hasn’t been doing his best work lately. Ever since the JAS has dissolved, Jericho feels like he is in limbo and directionless while at the same time over exposed. Needs a break for a few months and a new angle

[@DannyKnightblade45]

Chris Jericho needs to put over Hook big time - a clean loss by tap out to Hook and drop the FTW title back to him.

[@bb-ballistics1706]

They chanted please retire at one ppv. If it continues then you have issues. He is definitely on the downward end of his career.

[@CanineAdvocate_]

AEW wouldn’t even be on TV if it weren’t for Jericho!!!

[@CanaleAV]

And WWE wouldn't be here if it weren't for Hogan and Taker. So what? You still have to stop at one point.

[@albertosnchez98]

I think the learning tree has potential to be fun. The ending should be to elevate or create a babyface and leaving for a while