WWE News: Chris Jericho forced to leave WWE after Wrestlemania 33 due to commitments with Fozzy

The Gift of Jericho; Drink it in mannn!

According to Inquisitr, Chris Jericho's fairytale of a run will soon come to an end shortly after Wrestlemania 33, in April. Jericho's commitments to his band, Fozzy has triggered the apparent sabbatical, as the heavy metal band will begin touring on the summer festival circuit.

It has come to light that Fozzy will start it's latest tour at “Welcome to Rockville” Festival in late April, they have also announced their other commitments in May as well. Fozzy is also set to record their new album, which is currently unnamed, thanks to deal with Century Media that was signed in October, this year.

With the sensational run, he has had this year; WWE will definitely look to hold on to Jericho throughout the Wrestlemania season. However, the extensive tour schedule of Fozzy will force the Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla to take another hiatus from WWE.

While the exact date of his exit is still unknown, the WWE Universe would want his outstanding run to end with a massive exclamation point. WWE officials originally planned for Jericho to stay with the company through April, this year.

However, April turned into July and July turned into October, and now Y2J is set to face Seth Rollins at Roadblock, which is less than two weeks away.

The List of Jericho for Hall of Fame, 2017. Anyone?

Various sources such as Bleacher report, have suggested that Y2J will soon begin a feud with his current best friend and WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens. However, the feud may not be for the WWE Universal title, as KO is expected to lose it to Roman Reigns, come Roadblock on 18th December 2016.

Since the beginning of 2016, Chris Jericho has shown his fans, why he is the best in the world at what he does.

Also, the JerchiKO faction has been the only good thing about Kevin Owens' Universal Championship reign. With the List of Jericho in his hand, Y2J has single-handedly produced some of the best televised moments of this year.


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