• Top AEW Star Teases WWE Return
On an episode of AEW Dynamite in April, Chris Jericho expressed his frustration after losing the ROH World Championship to Bandido at Dynasty. He smashed his TV with a Baseball Bat and told Big Bill & Bryan Keith that they have disappointed him too many times, and he is leaving and won’t be back until they get it together.
Multiple sources have reported that Jericho’s AEW contract is set to expire at the end of this year. An Instagram page made a post about it and they wrote that Jericho is “open to returning to WWE depending on the situation.” Jericho ended up liking this post, which has begun speculation about his future.
In March, Sean Ross Sapp noted that Jericho’s next AEW deal (if he re-signs) will likely come with a reduced salary:
“Jericho, by the end of the year when his deal is up, will probably be on an altered deal. This will be one of his first deals that goes down in money in quite a while.”
At the Horror Rock and Wrestle Fest event earlier this year, Jericho revealed that he’s open to returning to WWE in the future. Here’s what the first-ever AEW World Champion said:
“I would have considered a return to WWE before things changed. Once again, there are two teams you can play on, which is amazing, and it’s one of the reasons why I wanted to take a chance and go to AEW in the first place, it was a real gamble.
Of course I would consider going back [to WWE]. I would also consider not going back there too. It just depends on what the situation is and what’s going on with me at the time.”
Chris Jericho last appeared in WWE in 2018, at the Greatest Royal Rumble premium live event in Saudi Arabia, where he competed in the 50-man Royal Rumble match and lost.
• Possible Spoiler On Stipulation For Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena
Brock Lesnar returned to WWE on Night 2 of SummerSlam 2025, but hasn’t appeared since. WWE is advertising Lesnar for the following two episodes of SmackDown: September 12 in Norfolk, Virginia and September 19 in Toledo, Ohio.
As we previously noted, the Wrestling Observer reported that Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena will take place at the September 20th PLE:
“The planned main event for WWE’s September 20 PPV, going head-to-head against AEW All Out, is Brock Lesnar vs John Cena. Which is why Brock’s not booked for Paris. Because they wanted him as a method to counterprogram AEW.”
In an update, BWE is reporting that Lesnar vs. Cena is expected to be a Last Man Standing match.
• Fan Asks John Cena What He Would’ve Done With His Heel Turn Had He Known The Rock Wasn’t Going To Follow Up
During a Q&A session at FAN EXPO Chicago, John Cena was asked about a hypothetical situation regarding his heel turn. A fan inquired how Cena would have approached his character’s shift if he had known that The Rock wasn’t going to follow up on the storyline.
Cena dismissed the hypothetical question, stating that dwelling on “what if” scenarios is a “waste of time.” He emphasized the importance of focusing on the present, and the “excitement and adventure” of the current moment.
Cena pointed out that there are still 11 dates left in his ongoing WWE retirement tour and that they would be able to discuss all the details in January 2026, after he has retired. He expressed his enthusiasm for the rest of the year, noting that they had already taken the audience on a “hell of a ride.”
Here’s what the 17-time World Champion said:
“What I’m hearing is in a hypothetical universe what different choices would you make? I will answer that with hindsight, it’s a waste of time. We must live right here and now in the excitement and adventure, we got 11 dates left.
After we’ll be able to talk about all this bupkis in January after the whole thing is over, but we’ve taken the audience on a hell of a ride this year and we still got a ways left to go, so I’m excited about that.”
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• Brock Lesnar Turned Down Shane McMahon’s Request At Royal Rumble 2022
At Royal Rumble 2022, Brock Lesnar lost the WWE Championship to Bobby Lashley after interference from Roman Reigns. Later in the night, Lesnar entered the Men’s Royal Rumble match at #30 and won.
Backstage at this event, Shane McMahon asked Lesnar if he could pick The Beast up for a spot during this match, and Lesnar turned Shane O’Mac down.
Here’s what Riddle said about this situation during an interview with TMZ:
“I remember being in that locker room because there’s a bunch of people, Shane McMahon, a bunch of people were there. We had different ideas and plans and dude [Brock Lesnar] came in and was like, ‘I just did business for Bobby Lashley. You guys are all going to do business for me.’
And then Shane McMahon mentioned and asked if he could pick him up for a spot and Brock just looked down like, ‘No.'”
Riddle then bragged about how can lift anyone up in the ring:
“I can actually pick Brock up, but I’m not going to. I can pick anybody up, bro. I dealt with German suplex. Keith Lee. He’s like 350, bro.”
