Chris Jericho's Return?

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Since everyone has been asking non-stop about this, it is believed that Chris Jericho has indeed signed a new deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. Sources within TNA, who were in negotiations with Jericho hoping to bring him on board, have confirmed they've learned that Jericho opted to return to WWE, where he held the Undisputed WWF championship for several months and headlined Wrestlemania X8 against Triple H in Toronto.

Jericho departed WWE following a Summerslam 2005 loss to then-WWE champion John Cena, citing mental burnout. Stating that he was no longer challenged by the business, Jericho said he was taking time to step away and work on new ventures. A statement posted on his official website in August 2005 featured Jericho's promise that if and when he returned to wrestling, it would be as part of WWE, equating them to a mafia family that you never really leave.

During Jericho's time away from the business, he penned an autobiography titled "A Lion's Tale" which will be released on 10/25, and has received several positive advance reviews. He hosted a satellite radio show, headlined a play in Canada, appeared briefly on the Fox "Celebrity Duets" reality series, was a semi-regular for the Groundlings improvisational troupe in California and appeared on several VH-1 panel shows discussing music and pop culture.

Given the injury to WWE champion John Cena, Jericho's return is an influx of fresh, top-tier talent that the company can use at just the right time. Since the "SaveUs_222" viral campaign is being built towards a big surprise, it should be noted those videos began about two weeks back, the same time period Jericho backed away from negotiations with TNA, according to sources.