Chris Jericho when he knew that it was time to leave the WWE

Chris Jericho had an amazing week.

Just after his victory over Kenny Omega at Double or nothing and his interview with Jon Moxley, Jericho continued his victory lap today (May 30) at the wheel of SiriusXM. Busted Open.

Jericho did not hesitate to talk about what having AEW as a viable WWE competitor means for the industry as a whole. More generally, Jericho knew the exact moment when he realized that his time with WWE was coming to an end.

"In 2016-17, I do not think I'm selfish to say that the best story, the best story, of this show (WWE) was the Kevin Owens-Chris Jericho saga. Team up, break up, the Friendship Festival, all leading to WrestleMania. There was now a moment where the main event for WrestleMania Jericho vs. Owens was nominated for the Universal title. Now. I will not blame Brock Lesnar or Goldberg or anything. Vince decided to change his mind and go with Goldberg vs. Lesnar for the title. Now you have the hottest story of the untitled society at stake.

It does not matter always. We should not have been the second game of the card. We should not have had a second game on the map, and when I saw that we had been placed like that, I was not too aware of it at the time, but in hindsight I knew that it was time to separate. Because if you have the best story in the series that everyone is interested in, everyone is excited, and we're second, there's really not much I can do to get higher on this map. "

Let the record show Jericho against Owens was for the US championship and Roman Reigns against The Undertaker was the main event of WrestleMania 33.

Jericho would come back on his story and would need a fresh start for his own career. All this was linked to the return of Dustin Rhodes and Jon Moxley after working for WWE for a long time.

In the same vein as Jericho, Rhodes or Moxley, who currently on the main WWE list could use a new career boost at AEW?