Chris Jericho

Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known as Chris Jericho, is a professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment in its RAW brand. Jericho was born in Manhasset, New York, but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father Ted Irvine is a former NHL player. Chris Jericho probably got his stage name of Jericho from the ancient city of Jericho, the city that the Israelites/Jews destroyed with their shouting and God's power. Hence, the reason why his finishing move is called the Walls of Jericho and his theme song begins with the line, "Break the Walls down."

Contents

1 Career 2 Profile 2.1 Quotes 2.2 Finishing Moves 2.2.1 Signature Moves 2.3 Nicknames 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 External links

Career

Jericho trained at the Hart brothers' pro-wrestling camp in Calgary, Alberta from June to September 1990. Between his professional debut on October 2, 1990 and the summer of 1996 he worked for many small wrestling companies, including Bay Area Wrestling, the World Wrestling Association, the Catch Wrestling Alliance, Smoky Mountain Wrestling ,where he was briefly involved in a tag team called "The Thrillseekers" with Lance Storm and Extreme Championship Wrestling. He also wrestled at one time for the the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the oldest promotion in pro wrestling. In August 1996 he made his first appearance with World Championship Wrestling and on September 15 of that year he appeared at his first pay per view show, versus Chris Benoit. His biggest feuds while in WCW included Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Syxx, Alex Wright and Eddie Guerrero. His feud with Bill Goldberg was nixed because Goldberg did not care for the humour that Jericho included in his feuds.

Jericho alternated between WCW and a number of Japanese tours until his debut with the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) on August 9, 1999 as a heel when he interrupted The Rock. Later Jericho turned face by siding with the fans. After the WCW/ECW alliance broke up Jericho turned heel again by turning on The Rock. These two ended up having a big rivalry with each other during that time. On December 9, 2001, during his tenure with the company, Chris Jericho found the highlight of his career when he defeated both The Rock and Steve Austin in the same night to become the first ever WWE Undisputed Champion. He was on SmackDown! at first then drafted to RAW. He later was slowly having a face turn and he finally turned face again by turning his back on RAW GM Eric Bischoff, by telling him, "Why don't you shut the hell up, Bischoff." and everyone was cheering. Of course Bischoff hooked him in a match against then heel, Kane. Jericho lost thanks to Kane's powerful Chokeslam. Jericho, John Cena and Christian will fight for the championship at Vengeance in a triple threat match.

Jericho was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame on September 25, 1997. On July 5, 2004 he was awarded the Order of the Buffalo Hunt, the highest award given by the Province of Manitoba.

Besides being a professional wrestler, Jericho has a degree in journalism and is the frontman of the heavy metal group Fozzy. He also writes a semi-regular column for Metal Edge magazine.

Jericho also started his own weekly XM radio show, in March 2005, called "the Rock of Jericho."

Profile

• Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm)
• Weight: 231lbs (104.8 kg)
• Birthday: November 9, 1970
• Birth Place: Manhasset, New York
• Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Previous Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
• Resides: Tampa, Florida
• Trained By: Keith Hart
• Professional Debut: October 2, 1990
• Previous Identities: Corazon de Leon, Lion Do, Moongoose McQueen
• Previous Manager(s): Ralphus, Chyna, Mr. Curtis Hughes, Trish Stratus, Stephanie McMahon

Quotes

• "Welcome to RAW - Is - Jericho!"
• "Things will never - EVER - be the same again!"
• "Would you please shut the hell up?"
• "C'mon Baby!"
• "I'm the King of the World!"
• "Listen, Assclown"

Finishing Moves

• The Walls of Jericho / Lion Tamer (Elevated Boston Crab)
• Lionsault
• Running Enziguiri
• Flashback (Sleeper Slam)
• Breakdown (Inverted Full-Nelson Russian Legsweep)

Signature Moves

• Lionbomb (Double Underhook Powerbomb)
• Jericho Spike (Frankensteiner)
• Triple Powerbomb
• Missile Dropkick
• Double Underhook Backbreaker
• Springboard Dropkick (to an opponent on the apron of the ring)
• Single-hand Bulldog
• Jumping Forearm

Nicknames

• Lionheart
• Y2J (parody of Y2K)
• The Living Legend
• The King of the World
• The King of Bling-Bling
• The Man of 1,004 Holds
• The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla
• The Sexy Beast
• One BadMammaJamma
• Vitamin C
• C Man
• Human Highlight Reel
• Highlight of the Night
• Epicenter of Excitement

Championships and accomplishments

</table> 1. In a three way match against Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
2. The decision was revsersed later on the same show because of a fast count by the referee.
3. Jericho wins both titles on the same show and unifies them. The title is known as the WWE Undisputed Championship from then on.
4. RAW Co-GM Stone Cold Steve Austin forced the newly crowned IC Champion, Chris Jericho, to immediately defend his title in a cage match because of RAW Co-GM Eric Bischoff's interference in the previous match.
5. Jericho won the vacant title in a ladder match against Christian.

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 109 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• Chris won the 2002 PWI Most Hated Wrestler Award.

Championship Reigns

Title Name	Defeated	Date	Where	Lost to	Date	Where
Independent
Canadian Heavyweight Title	Biff Wellington	January 29, 1993	Calgary, Alberta	Jason the Terrible	February 12, 1993	Calgary, Alberta
WWA Tag Team Title (with El Dandy)	Texano & Silver King	July 21, 1993	Mexico City	Texano & Silver King	September 1, 1993	Mexico City
NWA Middleweight Title	Mano Negra	December 4, 1993	Mexico City	Último Dragon	November 8, 1994	Tokyo
Canadian Mid Heavyweight Title	Steve Rivers	January 7, 1994	Calgary, Alberta	Lance Storm	February 4, 1994	Calgary, Alberta
International Junior Heavyweight Title	Gedo	June 4, 1995	Tokyo	Último Dragon	July 28, 1995	Tokyo
Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Television Title	Pitbull #2	June 22, 1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shane Douglas	July 13, 1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
World Championship Wrestling
WCW Cruiserweight Title	Syxx	June 28, 1997	Los Angeles, California	Alex Wright	July 28, 1997	Charleston, West Virginia
WCW Cruiserweight Title (2)	Alex Wright	August 12, 1997	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Eddy Guerrero	September 14, 1997	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
WCW Cruiserweight Title (3)	Rey Mysterio Jr.	January 24, 1998	Dayton, Ohio	Dean Malenko	May 17, 1998	Worcester, Massachusetts
WCW Cruiserweight Title (4)	Dean Malenko	June 14, 1998	Baltimore, Maryland	Rey Misterio Jr.	July 12, 1998	San Diego, California
WCW Cruiserweight Title (5)	Rey Misterio Jr.	July 13, 1998	Las Vegas, Nevada	Juventud Guerrera	August 8, 1998	Sturgis, South Dakota
WCW World Television Title	Stevie Ray	August 10, 1998	Rapid City, South Dakota	Konnan	November 30, 1998	Chattanooga, Tennessee
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
WWF Intercontinental Title	Chyna	December 12, 1999	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Kurt Angle	February 27, 2000	Hartford, Connecticut
WWF European Title	Kurt Angle1	April 2, 2000	Anaheim, California	Eddie Guerrero	April 3, 2000	Los Angeles, California
WWF World Heavyweight Title	Triple H	April 17, 2000	State College, Pennsylvania	Triple H2	April 17, 2000	State College, Pennsylvania
WWF Intercontinental Title (2)	Chris Benoit	May 4, 2000	Richmond, Virginia	Chris Benoit	May 8, 2000	Uniondale, New York
WWF Intercontinental Title (3)	Chris Benoit	January 21, 2001	New Orleans, Louisiana	Triple H	April 5, 2001	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WWF Tag Team Title (with Chris Benoit)	Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H	May 21, 2001	San Jose, California	The Dudley Boyz	June 21, 2001	Orlando, Florida
WWF Hardcore Title	The Big Show	May 28, 2001	Calgary, Alberta	Rhyno	May 28, 2001	Calgary, Alberta
WCW World Heavyweight Title	The Rock	October 21, 2001	St. Louis, Missouri	The Rock	November 5, 2001	Uniondale, New York
WWF Tag Team Title (2) (with The Rock)	The Dudley Boyz	October 22, 2001	Kansas City, Missouri	Test & Booker T	November 1, 2001	Cincinnati, Ohio
[WCW] World Heavyweight Title (2)3	The Rock	December 9, 2001	San Diego, California	Triple H	March 17, 2002	Toronto, Ontario
WWF Heavyweight Title (2)3	Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Intercontinental Title (4)	Rob Van Dam	September 16, 2002	Denver, Colorado	Kane	September 30, 2002	Houston, Texas
WWE Tag Team Title (3) (with Christian)	Kane & The Hurricane	October 14, 2002	Montreal, Quebec	Booker T & Goldust	December 15, 2002	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WWE Intercontinental Title (5)4	Rob Van Dam	October 27, 2003	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Rob Van Dam	October 27, 2003	Fayetteville, North Carolina
WWE Intercontinental Title (6)	Christian 5	September 12, 2004	Portland, Oregon	Shelton Benjamin	October 19, 2004	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Preceded by: Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE Champion	Followed by: Triple H
Preceded by: The Rock	WCW World Heavyweight Champion

External links

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• Chris Jericho's official site (http://www.chrisjericho.com/)
• Official Fozzy site (http://www.fozzyrock.com/)
• WWE Profile (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/chris_jericho/index.jsp)

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