Select Answers: ALL JERICHO SPECIAL! (Patreon)

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Has Jericho signed a new AEW Contract?

Yes, he's signed a new deal. They'd extended the old one, but he's there for the foreseeable future. I'm still working to find out a lot of the details, but he wants them close to the vest.

Seems like Chris Jericho is simply going by "Jericho"...Is he trying to do an Artist Formerly Known as Prince-type gimmick or am I reading too much into it?

He's still "Chris Jericho." The AEW roster page still has him as "Chris Jericho." They may abbreviate it briefly, but it'll almost certainly go back to "Chris Jericho." If it was a name change, the web team didn't get word, because he's still Chris Jericho in the articles.

Can you elaborate on what happened with Jericho? I see people saying he chose AEW over WWE but hasn’t he been under contract this whole time to AEW? Did he sign a new deal? Did he talk to WWE?

There is a common misconception that wrestlers aren't allowed, don't or can't talk to other companies while under contract. There is some recourse available early on in the deals, but by the time they get to the end, it wouldn't make legal sense for anyone to sue over that, and the courts would always side with the independent contractor. There is no "contract tampering." That's a thing in pro sports with unions and players associations