Chris Jericho taking time off from AEW TV

As was indicated in the angle that played out on Dynamite this week, Chris Jericho is taking some time off from AEW programming.

There was a segment on Dynamite this Wednesday where Jericho expressed disappointment in his pupils Big Bill & Bryan Keith after the Learning Tree’s losses at Dynasty. Jericho said it would be best if he left until Big Bill & Keith fixed things, and he was then shown storming out of the arena and driving away.

Dave Meltzer reported in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Jericho felt now was the right time for a break. A timeline for his return is not yet know, with it likely to be kept as a surprise until he does come back.

“Jericho is also taking time off,” Meltzer wrote. “He has a Fozzy tour 4/17 to 5/12. But he has Wednesdays off. When this tour was set up, the idea is he’d be in for Dynamite. However, he’s feeling it’s the right time for a break and there’s no time frame known or that likely will be talked about until a ‘surprise’ return.”

Jericho dropped the ROH World Championship to Bandido in a title vs. mask match at Dynasty, ending his second reign with the belt. Big Bill & Keith also lost a title match at the pay-per-view when they challenged The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) for the AEW Tag Team titles.

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