Chris Jericho to Leave the WWE after Summerslam?

[VCXZX]

Here's a big rumor about a major RAW wrestler possible leaving the WWE after Summerslam. From the always-reliable Dave Meltzer:

"Chris Jericho is expected to be gone from the WWE within 6 weeks, with SummerSlam being his last show. Jericho has a multitude of gigs booked for his band, Fozzy, including a ten-day tour of the UK in October."

I don't think I'm that surprised by this. He's been rumored to be leaving the WWE for a while now. I mean this was a contract year for Y2J, and he's been concentrating a lot on Fozzy as of late. It's a shame that his great heel character will be gone in a matter of weeks.

Perhaps that little bit he did a while back of his Fozzy career being ahead of his wrestling career was a shoot, too?

[Matt Hazuda]

A pity to see him go, but with Triple H possibly returning post-Summer Slam, it'll be back to being held down in the midcard for him.


Damn WWE creative holds back all the good people and gives pushes to has-beens or people who don't deserve one, but that's a post for another topic.

[VCXZX]

Now the rumor is that Jericho's contract is up after Summerslam, and he's yet to sign an extension. However, he's considering re-signing with the WWE. Though he'll still take a break with a Fozzy tour.

At least he'll still with the WWE.

[Sigma]

Jerichio is my favorite wrestler currently in the WWE so if he leaves it gives me one less reason watch WWE.

Jericho could very well sign a deal with TNA because they wouldlet him tour with Fozzy considering they only need talent for two tapings a month right now and I think Jericho sees TNA a competition for the WWE. The WWE keeps hiring writers who have no knowledge of wrestling and they end up with goofy characters and storylines such as the Eugene gimmick and the joke that is the WWE's tag-team division.

[DarkHawk]

I would leave to if I had to job to a green, no talent loser like Cena. Chris has carried Raw on his back the last month imo and there's no way he will beat Cena...you know why? The WWE doesn't want to hurt Cena's "music" sales. I hope at the PPV that the fans crap on Cena and make them turn him heel. His promos are the worst ever....even worse then HHH:mad:

[EinBebop]

I would leave to if I had to job to a green, no talent loser like Cena. I wouldn't call myself a Cena fan, but Cena's not green, and to call him a no-talent is to be in complete denial of his ability to work a crowd.

As far as his wrestling skill, watch his 'pre-thug' matches, and you'll see he's got the goods. His weakness is his current wrestling style which downplays his wrestling skill, and I actually thought his matches since Wrestlemenia are actually starting to wrestle some in his matches again rather than alternating between brawling and selling.

I wasn't a Rock fan when he first started getting pushed, but then Rock went through a period of like three years where it seemed like every match he wrestled was better than the last. If Cena adopts the same work ethic of continual improvement rather than resting on his laurels now that he's at the top, he'll win me over as well.

[The Penguin]

I always adopt a "wait and see" with type of thing and that is what I am going to do here. With the way Jericho has been treated until just recently I would not be very surprised. He hasn't done too much of note since he was the first Undisputed Champion and that is a real shame.

[DarkHawk]

Well, my reasoning is that when you have to be carried in a match by freaking JBL you are green lol. I agree with you that he can get better but the WWE is shoving his stale act down our throats right now. I'm not ashamed to say that I liked Cena when he was a stiff heel who used as Cole called it "pound and ground offense" his gimmick was being a thug so basically he whooped your "a" stone cold style:cool: As a face he HAS to evolve his moveset because I look at face/heel characters very different. A prime example is Eddie G. As a face his wrestling style was faster paced then his heel wrestling style. He is 100 times more stiff as a Heel because he has to maintain his intensity! All of this of is just my opinion of course:)

[Patrick Bateman]

That would really suck. I've loved Jericho ever since seeing him debut in WCW back in 1996. The guy is just an amazing performer, and his loss will truly be felt. The one good thing to come from his departure would be that if/when he did come back, he could have a big shocker of a return which are always fun for us to watch.

[Djm912]

Chris Jericho has been my favorite wrestler. . .EVER. I became a Jerichoholic almost instantly back in his WCW debut, and I did everything I could to see his ECW work.

If this comes to fruition, I may have no real reason to watch Raw.

[Jude Santos]

Jericho could very well sign a deal with TNA because they wouldlet him tour with Fozzy considering they only need talent for two tapings a month right now and I think Jericho sees TNA a competition for the WWE. The WWE keeps hiring writers who have no knowledge of wrestling and they end up with goofy characters and storylines such as the Eugene gimmick and the joke that is the WWE's tag-team division. ehhh, opposed to TNA's tag division? TNA doesn't even have a tag division, they have an AMW:shrug: What's sad is they're not even the champs. As for Eugene, well, he's super over with the fans. Enough said.

I love Jericho, hopefully, he re-signs with the WWE or go to TNA. As long as he wrestles somewhere.

[VCXZX]

wwe.com posted the following about Jericho:

"Chris Jericho wants to set the record straight.

With various outside sources reporting that Jericho has yet to sign a contract extension with WWE, the former undisputed champion made sure to contact WWE.com and denounce those reports.

“I signed an extension on Monday in Cleveland at Gund Arena,” Jericho said. “I’ve been working with WWE for six years and I’m not going anywhere.”

Jericho, who didn’t want to disclose specifics regarding the contract, signed a short-term extension this week and said a longer extension is likely still in the works. Jericho still has big plans for his band Fozzy, but doesn’t expect his musical career to interfere with his job as a wrestler.

“Fozzy isn’t a factor at all,” Jericho said. “Things with the band are going great and WWE has been really positive with Fozzy. We have some great opportunities overseas with the band, but none of that is going to hinder my time with WWE.”

“I’m still an employee of WWE,” Jericho said. “My contract had expired but I’m back and looking toward the future.” "

Gotta love the new WWE.com. Now we know he's staying with the WWE.

[Sigma]

ehhh, opposed to TNA's tag division? TNA doesn't even have a tag division, they have an AMW:shrug: What's sad is they're not even the champs. As for Eugene, well, he's super over with the fans. Enough said.

I love Jericho, hopefully, he re-signs with the WWE or go to TNA. As long as he wrestles somewhere. TNA has no tag division? What the hell have you been smoking? AMW, The Naturals, Team Canada, Apolo and Siaki, and, Phi Delta Slam (although they suck). The WWE has MNM, Hurricane and Rosey, Heidenrich and Animal, and The Heart Throbs. Two tag teams per show is really bad and only two of those teams I consider good (MNM and The Heart Throbs). It's a shame the WWE broke up the Bashams and La Resistance.

I will agree with you that Eugene is super over with the fans, but it doesn't mean it isn't a lame gimmick. I fell sorry for Nick Dinsmore because he will likely never be able to be taken seriously after this gimmick.

As for Cena, I wouldn't call him green, but he hasn't improved in the ring much at all since his WWE debut. Cena is alot like The Rock, neither are great wrestlers, but they both have great mic skills and can really get the crowd behind them.

[Jude Santos]

TNA has no tag division? What the hell have you been smoking? AMW, The Naturals, Team Canada, Apolo and Siaki, and, Phi Delta Slam (although they suck). What I meant is, TNA's tag division is basically AMW. Scratch all those tag teams, they've all fallen prey/overshadowed by AMW anyway. Even now, AMW is overshadowing The Naturals even thought they're not the champs. Sure TNA has a better tag division, but it's practically AMW squashing everyone else.


I fell sorry for Nick Dinsmore because he will likely never be able to be taken seriously after this gimmick. Mick Foley was taken seriously after his Mankind gig and the horrendus Dude Love gimmick. I'm not comparing the two, I'm just saying.

[Condiment King]

Chris Jericho is my second favorite wrestler of all time to Bret Hart, and obviously my favorite current wrestler. I find myself rooting for everything his heel character says. He's also the 2nd best person on the mic that I can remember (Raven being the first). The only positive I can see out of this is that like many people have said in this thread, Jericho's done little since 2001 when he won the Undisputed Championship, mostly due to RAW being overstacked. At this point in his career, Chris Jericho shouldn't be competing for the hopes of winning the Intercontinental Championship, not to bash that belt at all.

I really hope he goes to TNA since I like that product and Jericho would be an excellent main eventer. I'd love to see him come in and have feuds with the likes of Abyss, Monty Brown, or Jeff Jarrett.

[Sigma]

What I meant is, TNA's tag division is basically AMW. Scratch all those tag teams, they've all fallen prey/overshadowed by AMW anyway. Even now, AMW is overshadowing The Naturals even thought they're not the champs. Sure TNA has a better tag division, but it's practically AMW squashing everyone else.

Mick Foley was taken seriously after his Mankind gig and the horrendus Dude Love gimmick. I'm not comparing the two, I'm just saying. The days of AMW squashing teams are over in TNA. They have actually been on somewhat of a losing streak as of late.

One of the reasons they are so popular is because they are one of the best tag teams in the world today and they were in TNA since it started.

[Tapout]

Mick Foley was taken seriously after his Mankind gig and the horrendus Dude Love gimmick. I'm not comparing the two, I'm just saying.First of all, what was wrong with Mankind? The original incarnation of the gimmick was cool, kind of a Raven-meets-Kane thing, and even the later Mr. Socko incarnation wasn't awful. And second, everyone with half a mind knew the Dude Love thing was a joke from the get go.

[Jude Santos]

First of all, what was wrong with Mankind? The original incarnation of the gimmick was cool, kind of a Raven-meets-Kane thing, and even the later Mr. Socko incarnation wasn't awful. And second, everyone with half a mind knew the Dude Love thing was a joke from the get go.
I never complained or said anything about Mankind. I love Mick Foley. I'm just simply stating that he was taken seriously as a wrestler after 2 gimmicks, with the second one, Dude Love, being a joke (which is still horrendus IMO, even though it was a joke). Mankind on the other hand, is just something different and one that irked some hardcore Cactus Jack fans when Mankind first appeared on TV. Regardless though, Mick is one of my favorite wrestlers.


The days of AMW squashing teams are over in TNA. They have actually been on somewhat of a losing streak as of late. I haven't seen Impact since two shows after No Surrender, but the tag team scene is still focused on AMW. Unless of course, things changed in the shows that I missed.

[Patrick Bateman]

WWE.com has a report up now that Jericho has officially re-signed. I'm amused by that company finally acknowledging the internet wrestling community.