Chris Jericho’s first announcement of special guests for 2026 cruise doesn’t include any AEW stars

In recent weeks, there have been rumors about Chris Jericho potentially returning to WWE once his AEW contract expires at the end of 2025. WWE reportedly has “significant interest” in bringing back Jericho.

This week, speculation about Jericho has grown following the announcement of his 2026 Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise. In the first wave of special guests revealed, no AEW stars were included. In previous years, AEW talent had been featured prominently, although additional names could still be added to the cruise lineup in the future.

Here the wrestling personalities that have been advertised so far…

Jeff Hardy, Saraya, The Great Muta, Ted DiBiase, Carlito, Dave LaGreca, Nic Nemeth, Bully Ray, Elayna Black (formerly Cora Jade), Shotzi Blackheart, Fred Ottman (Tugboat), Vampiro, Marcus Bagwell, The Blue Meanie, AJ Francis, Natalia Markova, Victoria Crawford (formerly Alicia Fox), Mo Jabari, Indi Hartwell, Lacey Lane, Kacy Catanzaro, Ricky Knight Jr., Sonny Onoo, Chris Van Vliet, and Gabby LaSpisa.

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