He called McMahon several months later and told him he was preparing to sign another 3 match deal in NJPW. McMahon wasn’t as friendly this time around because he considered NJPW competition, and Jericho’s original “one-off” match has now turned into 4 matches. Regardless, this was something Jericho wanted to do.
Around the same time, McMahon called Jericho to work RAW25 and the Greatest Royal Rumble. Even though Jericho wasn’t fond of working the Greatest Royal Rumble, McMahon made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Initially Jericho was supposed to work a Casket Match against The Undertaker, but after telling McMahon about his new NJPW contract Rusev was put into that match. Jericho understood the move to pull him from the match, but notes that he and Undertaker would have had one of the best matches of the night.
In the months that followed, Jericho began promoting his cruise. He made an offer to NXT to join the cruise but they passed, so he offered it to ROH and they accepted. He started to become close with The Young Bucks trough this connection, and he had developed a great friendship with Kenny Omega from their match in 2017.
