Don't Get Your Hopes Up For Chris Jericho's WWE Return This Weekend

However, according to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider, don't get your hopes up. Jericho is already booked and busy with a performance at the National Association of Music Merchants gathering, which is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Centre in California.

"We are told Jericho is expected to be at NAMM for the remainder of the weekend, so unless there's a last second change, he'll be in the Los Angeles area, not at Smackdown or SNME."Mike Johnson, PWInsider

Nothing is impossible, and something could change, leading to Jericho's return, but it doesn't seem likely. A more realistic return scenario for Jericho would be either at the Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, or sometime closer to WrestleMania.

Alex McCarthy of Wrestling Intel also previously reported that Jericho was indeed leaving AEW and that his return to WWE could be sooner than previously expected. Jericho's contract with AEW expired on December 31st, and many higher-ups from All Elite Wrestling believe that he won't be returning, choosing WWE instead.

Fozzy going on tour

While this weekend seems rather difficult for Jericho to make a return to WWE with the NAMM event going on, his schedule does seem to have an open window in it up until May, as he and his band Fozzy will be traveling around the United States for a couple of weeks that month.

The band confirmed a U.S.-based tour starting on May 7th in Daytona, Florida, and extending to May 16th with a show in Flint, Michigan. Obviously, that means Chris Jericho would be free for the Royal Rumble and a WrestleMania program if he mreturnsin that timeframe.