Chris Jericho Reveals Why He Decided To Go By Just ‘Jericho’ After AEW Return

Chris Jericho explains just going by ‘Jericho’ since his AEW return.

On April 1, fans were stunned when Dynamite opened with the return of Chris Jericho. However, as the segment progressed, fans noticed the commentary team referring to the former AEW World Champion as just ‘Jericho’, and eyebrows were again raised when a graphic appeared for the following week which also omitted his first name. Now, the 51-year-old has commented on why he’s now often scene under a one-word moniker.

Speaking to Ringer Wrestling, Jericho said he got the idea of just using his second name from musicians who release self-titled albums.

“I like the idea of what I’m doing now with ‘Jericho.’ And by not using that first name a lot, it created this whole intrigue online like, ‘What’s he doing? What’s the idea? What’s the reason?’ Honestly, it’s like a self-titled album. That’s where I kind of got the idea from. I could create a dozen other nicknames, but how many more do I need? Everyone knows who Jericho is, and when you hear that name, then you can go remember whatever memories you have on your own. So it really is like Metallica, The Black Album. It doesn’t need to be called anything. You know who Metallica is, you know what’s going on. The Beatles, The White Album, same thing. That’s kind of what the idea is for the ‘Jericho’ era, and I like it. I like what’s been going on and going with the flow, seeing what’s working and what’s not.”

-Chris Jericho

At present, the star is locked into a feud with The Demand. In his first match back with AEW, Jericho lost to Ricochet, and the Canadian is still yet to earn a victory over Amy member of the group since his return. At Double Or Nothing, Y2J will once again be on the opposite side to his rivals as Jericho and Ricochet lead their respective teams into Stadium Stampede.

However, before his AEW return in April, the prevailing belief among fans was that Jericho was likely to move back to WWE. Elsewhere in the interview, he addressed the speculation that he could’ve left All Elite Wrestling in 2025. You can read more about that here.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Jericho as soon as we hear more.

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