On Twitter, current AEW and former WWE pro wrestler Chris Jericho reported that he received a ban from TikTok for seemingly no reason and requested that the ban be overturned. In the tweet's replies, Jericho's fans tagged numerous support lines run by TikTok in a bid to resolve the matter, while some users added TikTok itself to Jericho's infamous "list" as a way to make light of the situation.In the ring, Jericho has won multiple championships during his time in both WWE and AEW, including a record-setting nine reigns as the WWE Intercontinental Champion across multiple stints with the company. Outside the ring, Jericho is the leader of the rock band Fozzy and is the host of the eponymous Talk Is Jericho podcast, which has over 228,000 YouTube subscribers. In 2019, after spending time in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the independent circuit, Jericho signed a contract with AEW. Two years later, Jericho formed a stable called the Jericho Appreciation Society and claimed "the era of the sports entertainer" had arrived. Even with all his credibility, Jericho has had a rough go with TikTok lately. Following efforts to become verified, and later be rejected for verification on TikTok, Jericho tweeted that he had been banned after several failed verification attempts on the platform over the span of a month. The ban was made the more baffling when Jericho revealed that his band and his podcast are verified on TikTok, but that Jericho himself as a celebrity was both banned and unverified on the platform. Understandably, this upset Jericho. He then asked for help from Fozzy and Talk Is Jericho video editor Jessica Golich to resolve the matter.
While the ByteDance-owned service itself has been under a microscope amid the US government's efforts to ban TikTok, that has not stopped celebrities and media personalities from trying to grow their brand on the platform. However, at the time of writing, Jericho's personal TikTok account remains banned and inaccessible.
While celebrities such as Selena Gomez have left and returned to TikTok of their own volition, the platform remains one of the most popular on the Internet today. Only time will tell if and when Jericho and TikTok sort out the ongoing account issue.