Chris Jericho Talks How His WWE Return Came to Be, Hiding Out Before Raw, How the Return Deal Was Done & More

July 2, 2014

On the latest edition of his "Talk is Jericho" podcast, Chris Jericho revealed details about his WWE return on Raw this week. The entire podcast can be heard at this link, and below are some highlights:

Jericho said his priority remains his band Fozzy, but when he feels he can come back to WWE, and he has ideas for a return, then he will.

In the past, Jericho wanted to work with Daniel Bryan and/or Bray Wyatt, but they were already booked in feuds for WrestleMania 30.

Jericho revealed he got a call about a month ago from a WWE creative team member who had an idea for a Jericho return. When the writer said the idea involved Bray Wyatt, Jericho was into it, so he sent WWE the dates he was free this summer. About three weeks went by and Jericho then got the call by WWE this past Friday, for a return on Monday. He said the entire return deal took about 5 minutes with Triple H.

Jericho said he flew to Boston in order to keep his return a secret, and he drove to Hartford. He waited until fans left the arena entrance area before he drove in, then he hid out in a production truck for about 4 hours. He went over his return ideas with Dean Malenko, then went over a few things with Wyatt and The Miz.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.