Chris Jericho returned to WWE programming in January of 2016, and there’s no denying that Jericho has consistently been one of the most entertaining acts in WWE since he returned. His latest run has been one of his best, but unfortunately it will be coming to an end sooner than later.
Chris Jericho recently spoke to Metro.co.uk to promote to Royal Rumble and more, and he revealed that he won’t be wrestling beyond May.
“It’s time to get back into Fozzy and there are a couple of other projects I’ve got going on because I don’t do WWE part-time, I do it full-time. I come and go, but when I’m working there I’m definitely a full-timer. There will be no wrestling from May, you don’t do both at the same time. I’ve had a great year which has gone way longer than it was supposed to. It was only supposed to be four months, then it got extended to eight, then 12 and 16. Wrestling will go on hold for a while which is the way I’ve been doing it since 2010.”
Chris Jericho will be wrestling in the Royal Rumble match on Sunday, and he is expected to work a match at WrestleMania 33 in April.
There are a lot of rumors going around regarding surprise entrants who might appear in this year’s Royal Rumble match. Everyone seems to be picking a wrestler who they would like to see make an appearance, and Jericho named Duke “The Dumpster” Droese as his pick for a surprise entrant.
“You hear that Kurt Angle is heading into the Hall of Fame which is great so maybe he’ll make an appearance. There are a couple of guys currently in NXT who I think should be in the big leagues like Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode as well. And I always like when sometimes they’ll throw a Kevin Nash in there, or a Duke “The Dumpster” Droese. I’m hoping for Duke this year, that’s what I want to see.”
Chris Jericho won’t just be wrestling in the Royal Rumble match this year, he’ll also be suspended above the ring in a shark cage while his best friend Kevin Owens defends his Universal Championship against Roman Reigns.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view is set to air live on the WWE Network on Sunday, January 29th at 7pm EST.
