Christopher Keith Irvine (innate November 9, 1970), better known as Chris Jericho, occurs as musician, media personality and (presently inactive) professional wrestler, best known for his stint inside World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to August 2005. Jericho was natural inside Manhasset, New York was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father Ted Irvine is a former NHL player. Contrary to popular belief, Chris Jericho's stage title was non inspired per ancient city of Jericho, but by the Heavy Metal album bearing the title "Walls of Jericho" (which became a title of Jericho's finishing move) per German band Helloween.

Early career
Jericho trained at a Hart brothers' pro-wrestling camp around Calgary, Alberta from June to September 1990. Between his broker debut in October 2, 1990 and the summertime of 1996 he worked for many little wrestling corporations, including Bay Area Wrestling, the World Wrestling Association, the Catch Wrestling Alliance, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling (where he was briefly required inside the tag team known as "The Thrillseekers" by using Lance Storm) and Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he briefly held a ECW World Television Championship. He as well wrestled at in one case for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the oldest promotion inside in favor wrestling.

World Championship Wrestling
Around August 1996 Jericho made his foremost appearance by having World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and in September 15 of that year he appeared at his number one pay-per-view show, in the match against Chris Benoit.

Jericho experienced tremendously early sucess around WCW. In June 28, 1997, Jericho defeated Syxx in Los Angeles, California to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship for the first instance. He would win a title once more in August 12, 1997 by defeating Alex Wright. Jericho won the title a third instance, defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. on January 24, 1998 at WCW's second annual Souled Out pay-per-view by making him submit to the Liontamer. Fallowing a match, Jericho continued an assault in Mysterio's knee by using a metallic ring steps to sandwich Mysterio's leg.

Jericho's feud by using Juventud Guerrera culminated in the Title vs. Mask match at SuperBrawl VIII on February 22, 1998 around San Francisco, California. Guerrera wasted a match & was forced to dislodge his mask. Jericho carried a mask as much as for months & mocked Guerrera's nickname of "Juvi Juice" by on to him when "Quasi-Juice."

Around the feud sustaining Dean Malenko, Jericho shamed Malenko by defeating him in the pay-by the-watch match. Following, Malenko so "left wrestling" & keep off camerthe for a prolongued time period. Jericho constantly mocked Malenko & mass produced jokes all about a fact that he defeated him & ended his career. Jericho began calling himself "The Man of 1,004 Holds" to mock Malenko, the Human of a Thousand Holds. At length, Malenko returned & Jericho would lose a title to him. Jericho would late regain & lose the title for a quaternary instance.

In July 13, 1998, Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. to win a Cruiserweight Championship for an unprecedented fifth instance.

In period, Jericho dropped a title & in August 10, 1998 Jericho defeated Stevie Ray to win a WCW Television Championship for his number one time.

Jericho likewise feuded using Perry Saturn. This competition resulted around irregular matches like the "loser must wear a dress" match that Jericho won & the run collar match that Saturn won.

Jericho experienced the brief feud by owning rising WCW star Bill Goldberg, which was shortened with Goldberg's pursuit of the WCW Globe Championship.

Jericho as well got the flunkie known as Ralphus and a heel referee (Scott Dickinson) on his side prior to he left a company.

World Wrestling Entertainment
Jericho alternated between WCW & the total of Japanese tours prior to his debut by owning the World Wrestling Federation (now Globe Wrestling Entertainment). A build-as much as Jericho's arrival was the clock labeled "countdown to the new millenium.", counting down above a weeks before his arrival. On the page streaming Break a Bulwarks Down, Jericho states he wwhile inspired to wash this as his entrance when he saw the similar vicarious the post professional. Vince McMahon gave him the green weak to let it run when his intro to WWE. A clock eventually ran down in August 9, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois while The Rock was in the ring doing a promo. Jericho, the heel, entered the arena & proclaimed himself "Y2J". A Rock proceeded to verbally mock him for his interruption.

In December 12, 1999 Jericho won his 1st WWF Title, a Intercontinental Championship, from Chyna.

2000
This feud sustaining Chynthe lasted for numerous months including a controversial guide where ii seperate referees declared apiece one of the two the winner of a match for the title in January Three, 2000. Following, it became co-owners of a title until Jericho attained resole ownership at the Royal Rumble in January 2000. He ended higher dropping a title to Kurt Angle on February 27 at No Way Out.

In April 2, 2000 Jericho participated in his super number 1 WrestleMania in a Triple Threat match against Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle with unique rules. Angle entered a match-matchup when two a WWF European and WWF Intercontinental champion. the number one human to score a pinfall or even submission would exist as declared Intercontinental Champion. the 2nd human to score a pinfall or even submission would become declared European Champion. Jericho was foremost pinned by Benoit & would pin Benoit later in a match, making Jericho the recently European Champion. Jericho, would lose a title a next day to Eddie Guerrero on RAW.

On the April 17, 2000 edition of RAW, Chris Jericho upset Triple H in a WWF Championship match. Referee Earl Hebner has made a convenient count whilst Jericho pinned HHH, leading him to inflict a referee to reverse a guide & prevent the title changing mitts. Jericho's win was stricken from either a record.

When a controversial guide, Jericho went in to feud by owning Chris Benoit. On the May 4, 2000 edition of SmackDown! Jericho defeated Benoit to become WWF Intercontinental Champion for the 2nd instance. 4 years late, Jericho wrestled the number of terzetto matches in Birthday suit. One of which ended inside kill at a paws of Chris Benoit where Benoit regained a Intercontinental Title. That equivalent year, at a May 21 Judgment Day pay-per-see, Jericho wasted the nowadays classic Submission Match against Benoit.

At that season's King of the Ring pay-per-learn from, Jericho defeated Test in the first spherical & Edge in the second spherical however wasted to Kurt Angle in the quarter-finals because of interference by Stephanie McMahon.

A single year late at Fully Loaded, Jericho attained another chance to get the convert Triple H, this period witharound the Previous Human Standing match, which ended in the loss for Jericho.

At SummerSlam on August 27, Jericho was handed another loss by Chris Benoit inside the Right Two away from Tierce Lessens Match.

In the Fall, Jericho would last in to feud by owning his old WCW rival X-Pac. This feud would culminate within the cage match at WWE No Mercy which Jeicho won.

Below this feud Jericho would feud using Kane, who defeated Jericho at November's Survivor Series and December's WWE Rebellion pay-ver-views. Nonetheless, Jericho would kill Kane inside the Previous Human Standing match at WWE Armageddon.

2001
At a 2001 Royal Rumble, Jericho and Chris Benoit experienced a second classic match. This instance it would exist as the ladder match & Jericho would exist as victorious, effectively capturing the WWF Intercontinental Championship for a third period.

At WrestleMania X-Seven, successfully defended his title inside the match against William Regal, only to break down 3 years late to Triple H. At WWE Backlash, Jericho and Regal would face off inside the "Dutchess of Queensbury" Match, which Regal won. All a same, in Can Five, at the Insurrexion pay-per-see, Jericho discomfited Majestic within the "Queen's Cup" match.

Fifteen years late, at a Judgment Day pay-per-see Jericho & Benoit would join forces to win "Tag Team Turmoil" & benefit an chance to face Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H for their WWF Tag Team Championship on RAW the next nighttime. Benoit & Jericho would win a match & Jericho became WWF Tag Team Champion for his number one period. A duo would lose a titles of these year late to the Dudley Boyz on June 19, 2001.

Undisputed Champion
In the ensuing months, Jericho would turn into the major inflict in the "Invasion" storyline in which WCW and ECW joined forces to overtake the WWF. Jericho would remain unofficially of the WWF & locate his status as a face. Nevertheless, slowly signs of A heel turn became conspicuous when Jericho would commence to show jealousy toward fellow WWF member, The Rock. Jericho would kill A Rock for the Rock's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. 1 nighttime late, them put their differences aside & won a WWF Tag Team titles from either the Alliance's Dudley Boyz. Fallowing it misplaced a titles, it continued their feud when A Rock regained a WCW Heavyweight Championship from either Jericho. At Survivor Series, Jericho would nigh prices a Rock & a WWF triumph in their Elimination match-up.

In December 9, 2001, at Vengeance, Chris Jericho defeated both A Rock, for his WCW Heavyweight Championship, & Stone Cold Steve Austin, for his WWF Heavyweight Championship, on a same nighttime to turn into the foremost-ever WWF Undisputed Champion. This is considered the wow honor & is arguably Chris Jericho's greatest accomplishment. He non exclusively united a WCW & WWF title, however did sol against ii men world health organization were arguably a better grappler of that time period on the equivalent nighttime.

Jericho with success defended his title at ii pay-by a-views, against the Rock so against Steve Austin.

Jericho eventually dropped a championship to Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania X-8. When this loss Jericho became the member of the SmackDown! roll & continued his feud sustaining Triple H after Jericho prices Triple H the title inside a match-matchup against Hollywood Hulk Hogan at the as a consequence year's Backlash pay-by the-review. 4 years late Jericho defeated Triple H to win an chance at a championship against Hogan a as punishment week. Triple H numbers Jericho that match. the contentiaround culminated on at Judgment Day, when Triple H defeated Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match.

2002
As punishment this feud Jericho would start out the brief contention by using greenhorn, John Cena. On the July Four edition of SmackDown! John Cena slapped Jericho. Jericho, angered, demanded a match by using the newcomer. Jericho defeated Centhe & fallowing a match, offered him a handclasp. Centhe returned a gesture however received a punch from either Jericho. Them would have the couple of extra matches until a July 21 Payback pay-by the-watch where John Cena scored a pinfall above Jericho.

Jericho had drafted back to Altogether & would last in to commence the competition by having Ric Flair by attacking him with a steel chair at the prevent of the July 29 edition of Altogether. At a August 25 SummerSlam pay-by the-see Flair defeated Jericho by making him submit to the figure quaternity leg lock.

Jericho would last in to tag team profits using Christian capturing the tag team titles from either Hurricane & Kane in October 14, 2002.

In November 17, at Survivor Series, Jericho participated in the super number one Elimination Chamber match along by owning Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Kane for the World Heavyweight Championship. Shawn Michaels won.

At Armageddin on December 15, Jericho & Christian eventually misused a Tag Team Championship to Booking agent T & Goldust in a deadly 4 way match besides involving a Dudley Boyz & Lance Storm and William Regal.

2003
Jericho began the contention by owning Shawn Michaels inside 2003. In January 13, Jericho won an above-a-top-rope challenge against Kane, Rob Van Dam & Batista to select his entry total for the Royal Rumble. Wishing to prove himself when practiced when Michaels, Jericho selected first, yet, he was informed that Michaels experienced already selected first &, instead, chose dull deuce. At the Rumble, Jericho eliminated Michaels when bloodying him by having a steel chair, prior to existence eliminated by Line 1 text. At that season's There is no Way Out event, Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy, whom Michaels was attempting to mentor, via a Bulwarks of Jericho. In March Three, Jericho knocked Michaels out cold sustaining the steel chair & challenged him to the match at WrestleMania XIX. A next week, Shawn Michaels delivered his Sweet Chin Music to Jericho & accepted his challenge. In March 30, at WrestleMania XIX, them faced off sustaining Michaels coming out a victor.

In October 27, Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam by submission to the Bulwarks of Jericho sequentially to capture the Intercontinental Championship on the other hand Co-General Manager, Stone Cold Steve Austin ordered a replay on the equivalent nighttime. Rob Van Dam won a replay, a cage match, & regained the title.

Beginning about this period, Jericho developed the crush in Trish Stratus. One of these days, on the November 10, 2003 edition of Monday Nighttime Raw, Jericho eventually become the date using Trish. In time, it was revealed that Jericho & Christian got mass produced the bet for of these canadian dollar to see which of the babies can have intercourse the chosen prima donna 1st. Jericho's prima donna was Trish when Christian's prima donna was Lita.

At Armageddon, Jericho & Christian defeated Litthe & Trish inside a "Battle of the Sexes" match. the next nighttime, a replay was scheduled however was stopped by Chris Jericho. Following, he was forced to face Kane & was attacked by Christian late that nighttime.

2004
In January Five, Jericho & Christian reunited & Jericho attempted to apologize to Trish. Seven days late, Jericho ran around to produce a save when Trish was existence assaulted by Jazz but was attacked himself by Jazz's stable-mate Mark Henry. Late that nightinstance, Christian convinced Jericho that he was wasting his time using Trish. Jericho conceded non caring that Trish was wanting to find him.

within January 26, Trish was scheduled to face Kane in the match-matchup. Nevertheless, Chris Jericho, with of these and exclusively one favor that he may ask of General Manager Eric Bischoff after helping Bischoff eliminate Steve Austin when Co-GM, asked that a match exist as cancelled. Trish approached Jericho & told him that it can be "really good friends." in the February 9 edition of Altogether, Jericho teamed by using Trish to require on Matt Hardy and Molly Holly. Jericho & Trish won sustaining support from either Christian. It seemed when in case Christian experienced eventually are to assume Jericho's fondness for Trish.

Jericho would exist as away from action due to the knee injury for the next few weeks. Eric Bischoff scheduled the match between Christian & Trish Stratus for Birthday suit in February 23. Backstage Christian told Trish that he would lie down for her & allow her to pin him. Nevertheless, once in the ring, Christian delivered a clothesline to Trish & applied Jericho's Bulwarks of Jericho submission onto her. She was taken disabled for many weeks & Christian gloated across his actions.

Jericho returned furious & attacked Christian in March One. The match was scheduled for WrestleMania XX in March 14. A match saw Trish double-cross Jericho & reveal that she experienced associated herself sustaining Christian instead.

A when a consequence nighttime in Birthday suit, Stratus cloud revealed in how else else she got never forgiven Jericho for the American dollar bet, how her feelings of sadness & pain ate away at her for months as she plotted her ultimate retaliation. A feud would prove my point through a spring & into the summertime by using Tyson Tomko eventually joining Trish & Christian and would finally prevent at Animus in June 14, 2004 using Jericho defeating Tomko.

Jericho's feud using Christian began once again in August 30 whenever Christian processed his go to to Birthday suit. around September 12, Jericho defeated Christian in the ladder match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship. Jericho misplaced a title at Taboo Tuesday to Shelton Benjamin and lost a replay sustaining Benjamin the next week. Jericho displayed his approval of a immature Benjamin as punishment the replay.

2005
Inside February of 2005, Jericho began making it known that he wanted to leave an impact at WrestleMania 21. Sooner or later, he come higher using the idea of a ladder match. This would prepare into a "Money in the Bank" ladder match. Jericho entered in that match against Shelton Benjamin aswell when Chris Benoit, Edge, Kane, & Christian. Edge would last in & win a match.

Ensuing this, Jericho targeted Shelton Benjamin & a Intercontinental Championship. This come to a head at Backlash in which Shelton Benjamin once again defeated Jericho to locate the title.

Jericho, over again, showed signs of turning heel by knowing less just just about wrestling & sir thomas more about his career as a musician. This affected Shelton Benjamwithin a virtually all when Jericho typically abandoned Benjamin in tag matches & allowed him to become attacked due to anterior engagements.

Jericho processed an appearance at ECW's One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 12, 2005. He was defeated by Lance Storm by having serve from either Justin Credible.

Around 2005, Jericho turned heel over again by turning in WWE prizewinning John Cena. Cena retained his championship against Jericho & Christian at Vengeance in a triple threat match. Jericho, continued to feud sustaining John Cena. Them were so booked to fight for the championship at Summerslam. On the July 25, 2005 edition of RAW, Jericho & Centhe were supposed to face every more within a "Battle of the Bands," roughness Jericho's b& Fozzy against Cena, Trademarc, and Bumpy Knuckles. Cena & his partners performed Cena's latest lone, "Bad, Bad Man" to a great reaction from either a fans, however Jericho refused, thinking a fans within Cleveland, Ohio would be biased & said he'd hold off to perform at Summerslam.

inside August 21, Jericho eventually faced Centhe at SummerSlam in a match Cena won. a next nighttime in August 22nd edition of RAW, Jericho had the replay against Centhe within a "You're fired" match, when existence unable to beat John Cena, Eric Bischoff "fired" a pleading Jericho, world health organization was so carried away from the arena by security.

Retirement
WWE's official web site recently confirmed in July 28, 2005 that Chris Jericho signed a short-short-run contract extensiin to stay sustaining a company fallowing his long-semipermanent contract expired, which presumptively ended when his loss to Cena on August 22nd. These are presently unknown after Jericho may link to to wrestling. Farther speculation whenever to his first plans come when, times when his "firing," the picture of Jericho's trademark pose ahead of the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) logo appeared in his official site.

within August 25, 2005, Jericho announced his departure from either either WWE in the statement in (& later on pulled from) his official web site, saying that when Xv years of wrestling he was mentally blow & there are no elongated challenged by wrestling at that point eventually, noting that he has done all about he has ever wanted to neutralise the business. He said that a "You're fired" match by having John Cena was his previous match "for now," however said he wasn't done using wrestling or even WWE, & that whenever he returned to wrestling, it would become by using WWE. In his offical web site he added A handout saying he is touring by having Fozzy, acting, hosting his XM Radio indicate, The Rock Of Jericho & appearing in VH1's A Right Week Ever.

These are crucial to point out that Chris is non indefinitly allowing the WWE & that the comeback is conceivable when a swell merited break.

Personal
Jericho is married to the woman known as Jessicthe, sustaining whom he has a boy, Ash Edward Irvine.

Jericho was inducted into a Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame on September 25, 1997. inside July Five, 2004, Jericho was awarded the The correct sequence of the Buffalo Hunt around a ceremony held inside Manitoba for his accomplishment in wrestling & his family medicine commitment to working using underpriveledged toddlers. A award has antecedently been given to Pope John Paul II, Chicago mayor Richard Daley, Desmond Tutu and Mother Theresa.

Besides existence the office grappler, Jericho has the degree in journalism and is the frontman of the heavy metal group Fozzy. He too writes the semi-regular column for Metal Edge magazine.

Jericho as well began his have hebdomadally XM radio show, in March 2005, called "the Rock of Jericho."

Jericho occurs as contributor to the VH1 pop culture show Best Week Ever.

He presently lives within Los Angeles, CA & Tampa, FL.

He was inside the Nestle Crunch Radio Commercial to promote Nestle's loose limitless Napster downloads sweepstakes. This may be heared on the American Top 40, TRL Weekend Countdown and a Weekend Top 30.

In wrestling
Previous managers
Ralphus Chyna Mr. Curtis Hughes Stephanie McMahon Trish Stratus

Catchphrases
"Would you please shut the hell up?" "Assclown..." "I'm a sexy beast!" "I'm the king of the world!" "I am a larger than life living legend." "You filthy, dirty, disgusting, brutal, bottom-feeding trash bag ho." "I am the Ayatolah of Rock'n'Rolla" "Hit the bricks junior ." "Lets take a look at the insanely expensive JERITRON 5000 " "Roll the tape, monkeys. " "RAW...is...Jericho!" "Never....e-e-e-ever be the same a-gain!!!"

Finishing moves
The Walls of Jericho / Lion Tamer (Elevated boston crab) Lionsault (Springboard moonsault) Running enzuigiri Flashback (Sleeper slam) Breakdown (Full nelson facebuster)

Signature moves
Lionbomb (Double underhook powerbomb) Spinebuster Jericho Spike (Frankensteiner) Double powerbomb Missile Dropkick Double underhook backbreaker Springboard dropkick to an opponent on the ring apron Single-hand bulldog Jumping forearm

Nicknames
Lionheart Y2J (parody of Y2K) A Millenium Bug A Dwelling Legend A King of the World A King of Bling-Bling A Human of 1,004 Holds A Ayatollah of Rock & Rolla A Sexy Beast Of these Bad Mamma Jamma A Man Highlight Reel A Highlight of the Night A Epicentre of Excitement

Theme songs
"The Days of My Life" WCW production song, Subservient version of "Evenflow" by Pearl Jam Manufactured by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart (maybe entitled "One Crazed Anarchist" or even "One Crazed Anarchrist") "Break Down The Walls" by WWE's Jim Johnston "King Of The World" written by WWE's Jim Johnston & performed by Saliva "Dont You Wish You Were Me" sung by Jericho himself

Championships and accomplishments
I. Within the deuce-ace way match against Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
Two. the guide was revsersed after a equivalent indicate because of a convenient count per referee.
Three. Jericho wins each titles on the equivalent indicate & unifies the two. A title is referred to as a WWE Undisputed Championship from then in.
Quatern. RAW Co-GM Stone Cold Steve Austin forced the recently crowned IC Champion, Chris Jericho, to immediately defend his title within the cage match because of RAW Co-GM Eric Bischoff's interference in the previous match.
Five. Jericho won the vacant title inside a ladder match against Christian.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 109 of a 500 right singles matman in the period of the "PWI Years" within 2003.

Chris won a 2002 PWI Virtually all Despised Wrestler Award.

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