{"id":214410,"date":"2026-04-06T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=214410"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:31:03","slug":"greg-parks-outloud-chris-jerichos-aew-return-will-he-be-a-heel-or-babyface-what-is-he-missing-by-not-going-to-wwe-who-could-he-feud-with-in-aew-and-more-22-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/greg-parks-outloud-chris-jerichos-aew-return-will-he-be-a-heel-or-babyface-what-is-he-missing-by-not-going-to-wwe-who-could-he-feud-with-in-aew-and-more-22-min\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Parks Outloud! Chris Jericho&#8217;s AEW return &#8211; Will he be a heel or babyface? What is he missing by not going to WWE? Who could he feud with in AEW? And more (22 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3792654421\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>In this edition of &#8220;Greg Parks Outloud!,&#8221; PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents a podcast version of his weekly PWTorch Newsletter column. This week&#8217;s show features a look at Chris Jericho&#8217;s AEW return. The moment itself is analyzed, as well as potential opponents for him in the company. 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