Post by Chris Jericho on Jun 12, 2007 18:16:30 GMT -5
ZXWWF Wrestler
Wrestler Name: Chris Jericho
Real Name: Christopher Keith "Chris" Irvine
Ring Name/Nickname: Leader of the High Rollers
Hometown: Manhassett, New York
Height: 6 ft. 0 in.
Weight: 226 lbs.
Accomplishments: United States Champion (1 time)
Livewire Champion of Champions Match winner
World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
ZXWWF Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
2009 Superstar Riot Winner
Money In The Bank Winner (1 time)
Finishers: Breakdown (Full nelson facebuster)[3] – 2001–2005
Codebreaker (Double knee facebreaker)[1] – 2007–present
Lionsault (Springboard moonsault)
Liontamer (Elevated Boston crab with a knee to the opponent's back or neck)
Walls of Jericho (Elevated Boston crab)
Signature Moves: Armbar
Backhand chop
Diving European uppercut
Double powerbomb pin
Double underhook transitioned into either a backbreaker or a powerbomb
Flashback (Sleeper slam, sometimes to an oncoming opponent)
Giant swing
Leapfrog body guillotine to an opponent draped over the second rope, with theatrics
Jericho Spike (Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope)
Jericho steps on the opponent's chest with one foot in a pinning attempt, with theatrics
Missile dropkick
One–handed bulldog
Spinning wheel kick
Springboard dropkick to an opponent on the ring apron
Springboard plancha
Standing, leg–feed, or a running enzuigiri
Former Managers/Associates: Ashley Massaro
April Hunter
Molly Holly
Abyss
Ivory
Edge
Mr. Kennedy
LAX (Homicide, Hernandez, Konnan, Tygress)
Short Description of Wrestler: Whether he was beloved or hated by WWE fans, Chris Jericho was never at a loss for words. And “Y2J” backed up every single word he said in his storied career, winning a laundry list of championships and going down in history as the first ever Undisputed WWE Champion.
The son of former National Hockey League player Ted Irvine, Jericho was born in Manhasset, N.Y. but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. He trained in Stu Hart’s famed dungeon and made his pro wrestling debut at age 19 in 1990. Jericho wrestled around the world and infused different styles he learned in Canada, Mexico and Japan into his own repertoire. He slowly built a following what would become loyal “Jerichoholics” before appearing in ECW (where he briefly held the ECW TV Championship) and then landing in WCW in 1996.
Jericho’s trophy case was hardly empty during his tenure in WCW; he won the WCW Cruiserweight and TV Championships several times. However, despite his credentials and fan base, he never received an opportunity at the WCW World Championship or a chance to excel as a main event performer. Jericho would get that chance – and would rise to new heights of stardom – when he entered World Wrestling Entertainment in the summer of 1999.
Jericho’s WWE debut was one of the most memorable of all time. In homage to the countdown to the millennium and the vaunted Y2K bug, a mysterious Y2J countdown clock appeared on WWE programming. Eventually, Jericho was revealed as the man behind the countdown, and he made his first impact on WWE fans in verbal sparring session with The Rock in what has become a classic moment on Raw. This set the stage for “Y2J’s” WWE career.
Jericho’s rivalries with Chyna, The Rock, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Rob Van Dam and Christian were legendary for both their in-ring intensity and comic vignettes outside the ring. Hardly any titles were safe when he was around. Besides holding the European and Hardcore Championships, the self-proclaimed “Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla” won the Intercontinental Championship seven times and held the World Tag Team Championship three times with three different partners (Chris Benoit, Christian, and The Rock). But Jericho cemented his place in WWE history on December 9, 2001 at Vengeance, when he beat both The Rock for the WCW Championship and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for the WWE Championship to unify both titles and become the first Undisputed WWE Champion. Jericho’s WWE championship was brief – he lost the title to Triple H three months later at WrestleMania X8 – but no one could take away his accomplishment.
Besides the numerous championships, Jericho also showed the world that his “Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla” mantra was more than shtick. He released three albums with his rock band Fozzy. And in the tradition of WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Jericho hosted a weekly TV segment on WWE programming, The Highlight Reel, where he interviewed – and antagonized – his guests.
“Y2J’s” WWE career ended in August 2005 when he lost a You’re Fired Match to WWE Champion John Cena on Raw. Jericho has since pursued an acting career, continued touring with Fozzy and has appeared on VH1’s Best Week Ever and I Love The 80s. He has also hosted his own show on XM Satellite Radio called The Rock of Jericho and is set to release his biography, A Lion’s Tale: Around the World in Spandex, later this year.
It’s uncertain whether the multitalented Jericho will return to action in a WWE ring. But one thing is certain, as “Y2J” would say, WWE fans are not likely to see anyone like him ever – evvvveerrrr – again!
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