Chris Jericho Reportedly Admitted To Hospital While Touring With Fozzy
Chris Jericho's band Fozzy has been forced to pull out of a concert in the UK after the AEW star was admitted to hospital.
A statement from the Fozzy that was shared on social media by the venue at which the band was due to perform claims that Jericho is currently recovering from a treatable health issue. As a result, the Fozzy concert at Sin City in the Welsh city of Swansea, UK was canceled.
The statement from the band reads as follows:
“Chris was checked into Hospital by doctors, with a non Covid related, treatable health issue. Regrettably the show on Friday in Swansea is cancelled and all tickets will be refunded. Will have updates on Saturdays show in Nottingham and Sunday’s show in London as soon as possible”.
In the same post, the venue's representatives wished Jericho and speedy recovery.
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The sold-out UK leg of Fozzy's "Save The World" world tour kicked off n Liverpool on November 29. Since then the band has played seven shows in the UK and one in Ireland. With the cancellation of the Swansea gig, Fozzy has two remaining UK dates; one in Nottingham on December 11, and one in London on December 12. Whether Jericho recovers in time to make those shows remains to be seen, but we'll be sure to keep you posted.
Jericho has been absent from AEW programming since he was attacked backstage by Daniel Garcia and 2point0 on the December 1 edition of AEW Dynamite. The former AEW Champion's last match went down at Full Gear on November 13 The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Ortiz, Sammy Guevara & Santana) defeated the American Top Team (Andrei Arlovski, Dan Lambert & Junior Dos Santos) & Men Of The Year (Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky) in a Ten Man Tag Team Minneapolis Street Fight.