Report: Jericho & Ross To Lead Launch Of New Wrestling Promotion

According to a report by SEScoops, WWE Legend Chris Jericho & WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross are working with Prolific Agent Barry Bloom to launch a new wrestling promotion that will be financially backed by Billionaire Shad Khan, who owns The Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Team as well as an English Premier League Team.
 
Jericho & Ross are reportedly taking the lead in recruiting talent for this new promotion, with Jericho focusing on New Japan and Ross using his connections and sending out feelers to WWE Talent. Bullet Club Elite Members are said to be on board including Cody, The Young Bucks & Hangman Page. Meanwhile, Kenny Omega’s status is unclear, but members of Bullet Club Elite have always said that they will stick together when their contracts expire in the coming months and they have been hinting of something like this over the past few weeks.
 
As for a network company, negotiations are reportedly ongoing with AXS TV, which already airs some NJPW matches and are said to be very interested in fast tracking this deal, but officials from AXS TV are currently denying any involvement. Jericho has not made any official comment on this matter, but as we have reported recently, his attitude towards WWE has taken a clear change in direction. Meanwhile, Ross has made several hints on his podcast of something big on the horizon, including speculating that a promotion could be build around Cody and his friends.
 
The timeline for any sort of a launch is said to be within 12-16 months, bringing it into the late 2019/early 2020 time period. More on this story as it develops.