7 real-life friends Chris Jericho has in AEW - Former WWE World Champion, ECW legend

#1. Chris Jericho and MJF have become good friends over the past couple of years

AEW has had several major storylines since its inception. However, none have been as big as the one between Chris Jericho and MJF. Maxwell Jacob Friedman requested to join The Inner Circle and defeated Jericho to do so. He later turned on The Demo God to begin a great rivalry with the veteran.

Chris Jericho has also called out MJF for stealing his gimmick. However, the two stars are good friends behind the scenes. MJF was asked about how the friendship between the two men started during a recent interview.

“Honestly, the first time I realized that I kind of like this guy, it was right after I kicked Cody in the nuts, and I came out the next week to announce to the world why I did it,” MJF recalled. “And Christopher just happened to be in the ring, and we ended up having a bit of a conversation in front of a live audience. And in that moment, I realized this guy’s all right. There’s something to him. He’s got something, and I’m sure he realized the same thing as we were looking eye to eye. Post that, I wanted to win that world title. I still do want to win that world title. It’s all I care about. It’s my one and only goal."

“[...] That’s why I wanted to get to know Chris Jericho and see if Inner Circle was a good fit for me as I’m sure Christopher was trying to realize whether or not Inner Circle, me being his group was a good fit for him. And I think week after week, it’s become more and more apparent we have so much chemistry. We’re clearly fast friends, and I’m really excited to get to know more and more about my good friend Chris,” said MJF.

MJF will likely become the face of AEW in the years to come. Chris Jericho has given the wrestler a good rub, and that will help him get ahead in his wrestling career.