Below are a couple of top AEW & WWE news stories of the day, featuring Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio.
• On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Chris Jericho defeated Mark Briscoe in a Ladder War Match with help from Big Bill to win the ROH World Championship, thus becoming a 9-time World Champion.
The Wrestling Observer suggested that Jericho’s title win could be connected to AEW’s attempts to secure a television deal for ROH.
They hinted that making Jericho the champion might strengthen AEW’s position in negotiations for the deal.
“I think that if they are working on an ROH television deal, then it probably is beneficial for them (to have Chris Jericho) as champion, to try and close that deal.”
You can watch this match below:
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• During an interview with The Schmo, Dominik Mysterio said he wants his father, WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio, to retire.
Here’s what Dirty Dom said:
“I want him to retire. I’ve been telling his old a$$ he’s got to go. He’s old, he’s washed. He’s still hiding behind that ugly mask. He’s ugly and that’s why he’s hiding behind that mask.
He needs to retire, he needs to go home. Just let me do what I do best and that’s put the Mysterio name on my back and carry it and take it to places it’s never been before.”