Chris Jericho is no more a WWE Superstar. He is a veteran name who we always consider to be a so-called WWE guy. But that has changed in recent times. The veteran superstar is now a part of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion which is also known as NJPW.
The nine-time Intercontinental Champion made two one-off appearances in the WWE in recent times. One of those came on the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw. He followed it up with another appearance at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. NJPW was his next destination in June where he competed in a championship match.
It was not his first appearance in the company, however. He competed against Kenny Omega in a dream match at Wrestle Kingdom event. It is the biggest event of the NJPW promotion. When everyone thought it was just a one-off stint, Chris Jericho proved us wrong.
The Japan-based company brought him back at the Dominion event. Y2J defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the Intercontinental Championship. It does mean he will continue to appear in Japan under this banner, whereas, WWE will be out of his radar. Vince McMahon is aware of this stint quite well.
Chris Jericho has a good relationship with his boss. It’s out of respect and good work ethics that he let know McMahon about his NJPW stint. The Chairman came up with a positive reaction for one of his loyal employees going to a rival brand.
Check out Jericho’s comments from his interview by Busted Open Radio,
“I know the first stuff I called him and told him about it, and he was all for it. Then when I told him I was going to do more, nothing really negative, still very supportive. But I think now that it may be becoming a bit of a slight issue. It’s another company out there, and I know for a fact he takes every company very seriously.”
The six-time world champion also revealed McMahon might not remain cool with the NJPW stint. It is going to continue for some more times. WWE’s owner does take each of the rival brands seriously. So Jericho will soon become an outsider for WWE. We may not see him in the company ever again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8f5kwYUvmg
Below comments from Chris Jericho reflected the same,
“I still think everything’s cool, but I feel if my involvement with New Japan continues, I might get a call one of these days. Until then I’m still going to do this because it is different.”
