#1 Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley may have demanded it
AEW signed Chris Jericho in January. Soon after the signing announcement, Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio revealed that he has put a clause in his contract.
“Chris Jericho signed a contract that allows him to work New Japan any time he wants free of AEW and other guys’ contracts don’t allow that.”
Well, it was true until Cody Rhodes and Co. signed Jon Moxley, who may have demanded a similar contract as Y2J which would allow him to work in NJPW and some independent wrestling shows. And it seems like Tony Khan has no problems with this.
So, he is in a multi-year contract and he will be on a full-time deal. He's gonna... when we will go weekly, he's gonna be there full-time. When the schedule is light, I'm gonna be open for him to do international and indie dates. He's definitely a full-time wrestler. (H/T Sportskeeda for the quotes)
Edited by Amar Anand