Why Chris Jericho Returned To AEW Instead Of WWE

TLDR

Chris Jericho returned to AEW on the April 1 episode of Dynamite, interrupting a contract signing segment and declaring "AEW I'm home." According to Dave Meltzer, WWE sources indicated they were not planning to bring Jericho back "anytime soon and maybe never," and that WWE had wanted him for a retirement tour rather than a long-term run.