Chris Jericho Confirms He’s Taking Time Off After WrestleMania

Chris Jericho was interviewed by Forbes and mentioned that he would be taking some time off shortly after WrestleMania. He said that “this run is pretty much winding down” but that he would be open to working random dates here and there and “when it’s time for me to come back, if that time comes and when that time comes, then I’ll come back the same way I always do.”

Chris Jericho’s band Fozzy is touring throughout May starting on May 5 and ending on June 11 (for now), so he could be back for a couple of shows after WrestleMania before taking time off.

So what does the future hold? Wrestling fans won’t be happy with what The Man of 1,004 Holds has to say: “We’re getting ready to put out a new Fozzy record, and I can’t do wrestling and music at the same time. So I think this [wrestling] run is pretty much winding down at this point.” That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise – Jericho announced Fozzy’s May tour dates three weeks ago – but Jericho makes it sound like this next break could be a long one: “It’s time to take a break from wrestling and work on some of these other things that have been on the back burner and are starting to come to fruition.”

Some of those plans include his fourth autobiography, No is a Four-Letter Word: How I Failed Spelling but Succeeded in Life, which comes out in August, plus a new deal to do a show with the Travel Channel. And those who’d rather see him in the squared circle will at least be glad to know that he’s leaving the door open for a future return:

“If there’s a tour of Japan or a tour of Australia, I’ll go if I’m free. If there’s a weekend I’m free, I’ll do it in Peoria or Lakeland, Florida. It doesn’t matter to me how big or small the shows are, because they all count. I still enjoy it, and when it’s time for me to come back, if that time comes and when that time comes, then I’ll come back the same way I always do.”