Chris Jericho has discussed the likelihood of Becky Lynch making a shock move to AEW.
On May 27th, news broke that Lynch had not signed a new deal and that her current WWE contract is set to expire on June 1st. Following her loss to Liv Morgan in the main event of Raw, Becky Lynch waved goodbye to the fans and posted a brief update seemingly indicating that she would be taking some time away from WWE. Although no one is expecting Lynch to make a shock appearance in AEW and no reports have indicated the move, Jericho does not think that it is impossible.
Speaking with TMZ Sports, Jericho discussed the impact that AEW has had on the wrestling industry:
“It’s very important because the best thing that ever happened to pro wrestling in the modern era was AEW existing. My dad played for the NHL for ten years. He was playing for the New York Rangers in 1972. And Bobby Hull signed with the WHA and got a million dollars to jump from the NHL. And what did that do? It raised everybody’s salaries. He went from 135. He went from 35 grand to 135 grand just so they wouldn’t go to WHA.
That’s what happened when All Elite Wrestling started when Chris Jericho signed there. Suddenly, everybody’s getting these huge raises in WWE not to come to AEW. Tony Khan, our owner, owns the Jaguars. You know, they have a lot of money in the family, so he can play that game all day long. And that’s why we brought in Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, and Kazuchika Okada.”
Continuing, the FTW Champion stated that much like the other ex-WWE stars who have made shock debuts for the rival promotion, Lynch does have more than one option in regard to her in-ring future:
“You mentioned Becky Lynch. Five years ago, Becky would have no other options. [I’m] Not saying that she’s coming, but there is an option. And who knows what could happen? You know, no one thought that Jericho would come to AEW, no one thought that Moxley would come, or Bryan Danielson, or Adam Cole, or any of these guys that have come over. So it’s exciting for the fans. And it’s exciting for the wrestlers and the talent because now, suddenly, there’s a bidding war that benefits us. So I think it’s very important.
And listen, that was one of the things of being in the Attitude Era, and the Monday Night Wars with Nitro and Raw, you never knew who was going to show up and when somebody new would come from whatever side it was to the other, it made things so much more exciting, so many more matches that you can have so many more possibilities of seeing guys go up against each other that you never thought about. So it’s a really exciting time in wrestling. And that’s another reason why.”
When asked if he had any insider information on the future of Lynch, Jericho admitted that he probably knows less than the fans do:
“I don’t. I just found out. You probably know more than I do. You probably found out more than I do. So once again, the speculation of it is the best part. And whether it happens or doesn’t happen, it doesn’t matter that the buzz about it is there. The possibility is there.”
In recent news, it has been reported that AEW’s media rights deal valuation is much higher than expected.
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H/t to Wrestling News.co