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Chris Jericho at an event for Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)

Biography

Chris Jericho

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Overview

  • Born
    November 9, 1970 · Manhasset, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    Christopher Keith Irvine
  • Nicknames
    • The living legend, Larger than life
    • Y2J
    • Lionheart
    • The King of the World
    • The King of Bling-Bling
    • The Man of 1,004 Holds
    • The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla
    • The Highlight of the Night
    • Vitamin C
    • Sexy Beast
    • C Man
    • First Ever Undisputed Champion
    • Mr. Canada
    • Moongoose McQueen
    • Lionheart
    • Corazon de Leon
    • Lion Do
    • Jeritron 6000
    • The Demo God
    • Le Champion
    • Ocho
    • The Ocho
  • Height
    1.83 m

Biography

    • American-born, Canadian-raised professional wrestler, rock singer, actor and author. Debuted in 1990 in Calgary after training in the Hart Family Dungeon. He competed for Stampede Wrestling, for the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (no connection to the National Wrestling Alliance) and West Fours Wrestling Alliance before jumping to Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in Japan. He also wrestled for Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling, CMLL, UWA and AAA in Mexico, and WAR in Japan before arriving in the U.S. as part of the team the Thrillseekers (renamed from Sudden Impact) with Lance Storm in James E. Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion. He arrived in ECW in February 1996 and feuded with Pit Bull #2 (Anthony Durante) over the ECW World Television Title. Arrived in WCW in August 1996 and eventually made his home in the Cruiserweight Division, winning the title five times. Turned heel at the end of 1997, essentially solidifying his persona for years to come. Went to WWE in 1999, and would become one of the most decorated wrestlers in the company's history. Outside of wrestling, he has been leading his heavy metal band Fozzy since 1999, published three autobiographies (2007's "A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex" [covering his career right up to his WWE debut]; 2011's "Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps"; and 2014's "Best In The World...At What I Have No Idea."), and has done stage acting and hosted a radio show as well as other pursuits. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, an 8x WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, a former 5x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 2x WWE Tag Team Champion, a former WWE European Heavyweight Champion, a former WWE Hardcore Champion, a former ECW World Television Champion, a former WCW World Television Champion, and was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2010.
      - IMDb mini biography by: JasonIK75

Family

  • Spouse
      Jessica Lockhart(July 30, 2000 - present) (3 children)
  • Parents
      Ted Irvine

Trademark

  • Trademark move: Swinging Choke Drop
  • Usually shouts at his opponents or at crowd during matches
  • Trademark move: Break Down (Front Russian Leg Sweep)
  • Finishing move: The Lionsault
  • Trademark Move: Liontamer

Trivia

  • During the summer of 1999, a millennium countdown appeared on WWF TV. People noticed it really didn't countdown to the Millenium, but instead August 9, 1999 at 10:00 PM. At that hour during a promo by the Rock, Chris Jericho made his debut in WWF, and it has been touted as the best debut in WWE's history.
  • Said two of his favorite people to wrestle are Chris Benoit and Triple H of WWE.
  • Has stated in multiple interviews that when he joined the WWE, his biggest goal was to be the Intercontinental Champion, because his idol Ricky Steamboat had been Intercontinental Champion as well (having defeated Randy Savage in a classic match-up from WrestleMania III). Jericho not only accomplished this only months after debuting, but has held the title more times than anyone else.
  • Won the WWE Heavyweight Title from Triple H on April 17, 2000, but was stripped of the title (and the match was stricken from the record) 15 minutes later.
  • He wears lifts, so he's actually only about 5' 10", which is why he says that he is the shortest WWF champion of all time. Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) is officially the same height, but doesn't look it because he and Jericho have different body types.

Quotes

  • An olympic [hero] with no neck, and a giant with no testicles!" In reference to Test: "The jerkle of the squared circle!" To Chyna in reference to her being Intercontinental Champion: "An idea more ridiculously enhanced than your breasts are!
  • Welcome to RAW is Jericho!
  • It will never EEEEVER happen again.
  • (To Viscera) Even though you look like the lovechild of Fat Albert and Mr. T, I will fight you tonight. I'd really like to get my hands on Eddie Guerrero and that SHANK Chyna, but instead I will fight you, who is bigger than both Eddie, and Chyna, and their extended families, and their living room furniture COMBINED!
  • (To Shane McMahon) Every day you come out here, these people call you that word that rhymes with wussy...(AUDIENCE: PUSSY!)...oh yeah, that's it!

Salary

  • WCW Monday Nitro (1995) - $165,000

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