Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks official for January 4 AEW Dynamite
One match is official for the first AEW Dynamite of 2023.
Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks has been confirmed for the January 4, 2023 episode.
Jericho interrupted a promo segment by Starks last Wednesday and invited him to join the Jericho Appreciation Society. Starks turned down the invite and challenged him to a match instead. Jericho didn’t give Starks an answer but AEW made the match official in a social media post on Thursday.
The show is scheduled for the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, and will also feature the debut of a “new look” for AEW.
Both Starks and Jericho are coming off losses in world title matches. Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeated Starks in the main event of Winter is Coming two weeks ago. Jericho lost the ROH World Championship to Claudio Castagnoli in the main event of Final Battle on December 10, 2022, when he tapped out to the Big Swing.
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