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Jericho’s bringing back another old gimmick for PPV rematch with Ciampa

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

Chris Jericho is reviving his Painmaker persona for a rematch with Tommaso Ciampa at AEW Redemption. The return was announced on Dynamite after Ciampa defeated Jericho at Beach Break, continuing Jericho’s recent pattern of revisiting elements from past gimmicks. Ciampa responded by telling Jericho to watch his upcoming Collision match in Boston.

Key Takeaways

  • Jericho announced he will bring back The Painmaker for his rematch with Ciampa.
  • The rematch is set for AEW Redemption in two Sundays.
  • Ciampa beat Jericho at Beach Break, setting up the next chapter of their feud.
  • Jericho has recently been using pieces of several older personas since returning to AEW without his first name.
  • Ciampa is scheduled for a Collision match taped in his hometown of Boston.

AI Timeline

April

Jericho returned to AEW using a tweaked presentation that downplayed his first name.

Beach Break

Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jericho.

July 15 Dynamite

Jericho announced he would revive The Painmaker for the rematch.

Collision taping

Ciampa told Jericho to watch his match, which was set to be taped in Boston after Dynamite.

AEW Redemption

Jericho and Ciampa are scheduled to meet again in a pay-per-view rematch.

Model: gpt-5.5•Generated: Jul 16, 2:31 AM

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Jul 16, 1:58 AM

Jericho’s bringing back another old gimmick for PPV rematch with Ciampa

Cageside Seats • AEW

Since returning to AEW without his first name (kinda) in April, Jericho’s been employing different aspects of several of his past gimmicks. Mostly those have been babyface or comedic heel bits. But after losing to Tommaso Ciampa at Beach Break last Wednesday, Jericho revealed on Dynamite tonight (July 15) that he’s bringing back his New Japan deathmatch character The Painmaker for round two at Redemption two Sundays from now. He closes out that announcement by holding the pose in the header image for several seconds, which again makes me wonder if he isn’t doing cringe comedy. That’s answered by a strong response from Ciampa, who tells Jericho to watch his match on Collision Saturday — which tapes after Dynamite in his hometown of Boston. “You bring the pain, I’ll bring the PAINMAKER.” The fight is far from over as @IAmJericho and @MrTommasoCiampa set their sights on Redemption! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + HBO Max pic.twitter.com/zIHdPCc4AY — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 16,

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