Chris Jericho, born Christopher Keith Irvine, is a highly accomplished American-Canadian professional wrestler, musician, and actor. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Jericho has had a long and successful wrestling career spanning decades and multiple promotions, including WWE, WCW, and ECW. He is known for his charismatic persona, in-ring skills, and ability to reinvent himself. Beyond wrestling, Jericho is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Fozzy and has made appearances in film and television, solidifying his status as a versatile entertainer.
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Christopher Keith Irvine was born on November 9, 1970, in Manhasset, New York to Canadian parents. His father, Ted Irvine, played for the New York Rangers at the time.
On November 9, 1970, Christopher Keith Irvine, who is better known as Chris Jericho, was born in Manhasset, New York.
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On October 2, 1990, Chris Jericho made his wrestling debut as "Cowboy" Chris Jericho at the Moose Hall in Ponoka, Alberta, in a time limit draw against Storm.
In 1990, Christopher Keith Irvine graduated from Red River College in Winnipeg with a diploma in Creative Communications.
In October 1991, Chris Jericho and Storm (as "Sudden Impact") wrestled in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) as part of its "Super Radical Force - To The West!" tour, facing opponents such as Atsushi Onita.
In September 1992, Chris Jericho and Eric Freeze defeated Eiji Ezaki and Koji Nakagawa at the FMW 3rd Anniversary Show in Yokohama Stadium after Jericho's tag team partner Storm declined the offer to return to FMW.
In the winter of 1992, Chris Jericho traveled to Mexico and competed as Leon D'Oro and later as Corazón de León.
In March 1993, Chris Jericho appeared with the Universal Wrestling Association.
In April 1993, Chris Jericho began competing in Mexico's oldest promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
In December 1993, Chris Jericho began an 11-month reign as the NWA World Middleweight Champion in CMLL.
In February 1994, Chris Jericho started competing regularly in Japan for Genichiro Tenryu's Wrestling and Romance (WAR) promotion as Lion Heart.
In March 1994, Chris Jericho and Lance Storm began wrestling for Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) promotion as the Thrillseekers, a pretty boy babyface tag team.
In July 1994, at the 2nd Anniversary of Revolution, Chris Jericho teamed with Vampiro Casanova and The Warlord in a loss to Atsushi Onita, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow, and Genichiro Tenryu.
In August 1994 at The Night of the Legends, the Thrillseekers defeated the Heavenly Bodies in a street fight. Jericho suffered a broken arm prior to the match and left SMW after.
In November 1994, Chris Jericho lost the NWA World Middleweight Championship to Último Dragón, which he had won while wrestling in Mexico.
In March 1995, Chris Jericho lost to Gedo in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural WAR International Junior Heavyweight Champion.
In June 1995, Chris Jericho defeated Gedo for the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
In July 1995, Mick Foley watched Chris Jericho's match against Último Dragón for the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship and gave a tape of the match to Paul Heyman, leading to Jericho wrestling for ECW.
In September 1995, Chris Jericho made his final appearance with CMLL, unsuccessfully challenging Apolo Dantés for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship in Mexico City.
In December 1995, Chris Jericho competed in the second Super J-Cup tournament, defeating Hanzo Nakajima in the first round, but losing to Wild Pegasus in the second round.
In 1995, Chris Jericho joined the heel stable Fuyuki-Gun with Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado, adopting the name Lion Do.
In February 1996, Chris Jericho and Gedo won a tournament for the newly created International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, defeating Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka.
In February 1996, Chris Jericho began wrestling for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), based in Philadelphia, thanks to recommendations and a tape of his match against Último Dragón being seen by Mick Foley.
In June 1996, Chris Jericho won the ECW World Television Championship after defeating Pitbull #2 at Hardcore Heaven.
In July 1996, Chris Jericho made his final appearances with WAR. In his final match, he teamed with Gedo, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Juventud Guerrera in a loss to Lance Storm, Rey Misterio Jr., Último Dragón, and Yuji Yasuraoka.
In August 1996, Chris Jericho made his final appearance in ECW at The Doctor Is In, losing to 2 Cold Scorpio. During this period, he garnered attention from World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
On August 20, 1996, Chris Jericho debuted for WCW, defeating Mr. JL, in a match that aired on the August 31 episode of Saturday Night.
In January 1997, Chris Jericho debuted in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Super Liger, the masked nemesis of Jyushin Thunder Liger. The first match against Koji Kanemoto at Wrestling World 1997 was poorly received and the gimmick was quickly dropped.
In May 1997, Chris Jericho competed in the Best of the Super Juniors IV tournament in NJPW, placing joint second in block B.
On June 28, 1997, Chris Jericho defeated Syxx at a Saturday Nitro live event in Los Angeles to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, his first title in WCW.
In September 1997, Chris Jericho's stint with NJPW ended after being recalled by WCW. His final match was held in the Nippon Budokan, teaming with Koji Kanemoto and Dr. Wagner Jr. in a loss to Liger, El Samurai, and Wild Pegasus.
On March 12, 1998, episode of Thunder, Dean Malenko defeated a wrestler wearing Juventud Guerrera's mask, who appeared to be Chris Jericho but was actually Lenny Lane, whom Jericho had bribed.
On the March 30, 1998, episode of Nitro, after defeating Marty Jannetty, Chris Jericho pulled out a long pile of paper listing 1,004 holds he supposedly knew and recited them to the audience, most of which were fictional or armbars.
On September 23, 1998, Chris Jericho made a one-night return to NJPW at the Big Wednesday show, teaming with Black Tiger to unsuccessfully challenge Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
Chris Jericho got a tattoo of himself from his WWF debut in 1999.
In 1999, Chris Jericho became the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Fozzy.
In 1999, Chris Jericho feuded with Perry Saturn in bizarre stipulation matches, and alternated between WCW and Japanese tours before signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
In 1999, Jeff Jarrett previously held the record for most WWE Intercontinental Championship wins.
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On January 23, 2000, Chris Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a Triple Threat match at the Royal Rumble, attaining sole champion status for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
On July 30, 2000, Chris Jericho married Jessica Lockhart.
In 2000, Chris Jericho was involved in multiple championship matches including winning the European Championship at WrestleMania 2000 and losing the Intercontinental title to Kurt Angle.
In 2000, WWE produced a VHS tape documenting Chris Jericho's career titled "Break Down the Walls" was released. He later received two three-disc sets profiling matches and interviews.
On January 21, 2001, Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit in a ladder match at the Royal Rumble to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time.
In 2001, Chris Jericho became the first Undisputed WWF Champion, defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night to unify the WWF and WCW World titles.
In 2001, after saving Trish Stratus from an attack by Kane, Chris Jericho turned face after Stratus agreed that the two of them could just be friends.
On January 20, 2002, Chris Jericho retained the Undisputed WWF Championship against The Rock at the Royal Rumble.
Chris Jericho won the WCW/World Championship twice by 2002.
In 2002, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
On January 13, 2003, Chris Jericho won an over-the-top-rope challenge against Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Batista on Raw. This victory allowed him to select his entry number for the Royal Rumble match. Jericho chose number two to start the match with Shawn Michaels.
In 2003, Chris Jericho started a romance with Trish Stratus while his tag team partner Christian began one with Lita as part of a bet. Stratus overheard this and ended her relationship with Jericho. He saved her from an attack by Kane, leading to Jericho becoming a face for the first time since 2001.
In 2003, Chris Jericho's son, Ash Edward Irvine, was born.
On March 14, 2004, at WrestleMania XX, Christian defeated Chris Jericho after Trish Stratus "inadvertently" struck Jericho, leading to Christian getting the roll-up. After the match, Stratus turned on Jericho and revealed she and Christian were a couple.
On January 9, 2005, at New Year's Revolution, Chris Jericho competed in the Elimination Chamber for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho eliminated Edge but was later eliminated by Batista, with Triple H ultimately winning.
From 2005 onward, Fozzy focused primarily on original material starting with their third album, All That Remains.
In May 2006, Chris Jericho appeared on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and Heavy: The Story of Metal as a commentator.
On July 12, 2006, Chris Jericho made an appearance on G4's Attack of the Show!.
In 2006, Chris Jericho's twin daughters, Sierra Loretta and Cheyenne Lee Irvine, were born.
On September 24, 2007, WWE began promoting Chris Jericho's return with a viral marketing campaign. The campaign featured cryptic binary code videos similar to those in "The Matrix" movie series, containing hidden messages and biblical links related to Jericho.
On October 25, 2007, Chris Jericho's autobiography, A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex, was released and became a New York Times bestseller. It covers his life and wrestling career up to his debut in WWE.
On November 19, 2007, Chris Jericho made his return to WWE television on Raw. He interrupted Randy Orton's "passing of the torch" ceremony and declared his intentions to reclaim the WWE Championship.
In 2007, Chris Jericho developed a suit-wearing persona. This persona was inspired by Javier Bardem's character Anton Chigurh from the film "No Country for Old Men" and wrestler Nick Bockwinkel.
On January 27, 2008, Chris Jericho faced JBL at the Royal Rumble. Jericho was disqualified after hitting JBL with a steel chair during the match.
In 2008, Chris Jericho defeated CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven in a Championship Scramble match. Jericho then retained the title against Shawn Michaels at No Mercy in a ladder match. He lost the title to Batista at Cyber Sunday, but won it back on the 800th episode of Raw.
In 2008, Chris Jericho won the Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.
In 2008, Chris Jericho's feud with Shawn Michaels and their ladder match at No Mercy were highly acclaimed, with Wrestling Observer Newsletter naming their feud the "Feud of the Year" and the ladder match the "Match of the Year".
On January 25, 2009, Chris Jericho participated in the Royal Rumble match. However, he was eliminated by The Undertaker during the match.
On August 21, 2009, Chris Jericho made a second appearance on G4's Attack of the Show!.
In December 2009, Chris Jericho hosted VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments.
In 2009, Chris Jericho and Big Show (as Jeri-Show) won the Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award, making Jericho the only winner of both Superstar and Tag Team of the Year.
In 2009, Chris Jericho appeared in the film Albino Farm.
In 2009, Chris Jericho started a feud with Rey Mysterio, ultimately defeating him at Extreme Rules to win his record-breaking ninth Intercontinental Championship. However, he lost the title back to Mysterio at The Bash in a mask vs. title match.
In 2009, Umaga died.
On January 27, 2010, Chris Jericho and Gregory Helms were arrested in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, after an altercation leaving a bar. Christian and CM Punk bailed them out.
On May 21, 2010, Chris Jericho appeared in the film MacGruber as Frank Korver.
In June 2010, Chris Jericho was named the host of the ABC prime-time game show Downfall.
In 2010, Chris Jericho hosted the Revolver Golden Gods Music Awards.
In 2010, Chris Jericho was drafted to the Raw brand. He formed a tag team with The Miz and later teamed with rivals to face The Nexus at SummerSlam on August 15, where they were victorious.
In 2010, Chris Jericho was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
In 2010, Chris Jericho won the World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber after interference from Shawn Michaels. He defeated Edge at WrestleMania XXVI to retain the title, but lost it to Jack Swagger on SmackDown.
On February 16, 2011, Chris Jericho's second autobiography, Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps, was released, covering his wrestling career since his WWE debut.
Beginning in November 2011, WWE aired cryptic vignettes to promote Chris Jericho's return, making his appearance on January 2, 2012, episode of Raw SuperShow.
In 2011, Chris Jericho appeared on the season of Dancing with the Stars.
In 2011, Chris Jericho hosted the ABC game show Downfall.
In 2011, Chris Jericho hosted the Revolver Golden Gods Music Awards.
On January 2, 2012, Chris Jericho made his return on Raw SuperShow after cryptic vignettes promoting his return.
Since January 2012, Chris Jericho became a co-owner of a sports training facility in Tampa, a D1 Sports Training and Therapy franchise site.
On January 17, 2012, Chris Jericho made his fourth appearance on Attack of the Show! in a segment called "Twitter Twister" where he portrayed a character called "The Twistercutioner" and read tweets as instructions for a game of Twister between Kevin and Candace.
In 2012, Chris Jericho hosted the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.
Since 2012, Chris Jericho has gradually gotten a tattoo sleeve over his left arm.
On January 27, 2013, Chris Jericho made his return to WWE at the Royal Rumble, entering as the second participant and lasting for over 47 minutes before Dolph Ziggler eliminated him.
On February 26, 2013, Chris Jericho began hosting a robot combat competition program on SyFy titled Robot Combat League.
In December 2013, Chris Jericho started hosting his podcast "Talk Is Jericho", featuring interviews with wrestlers, rock musicians, and paranormal experts. The show began on PodcastOne.
Chris Jericho held the World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 version) three times.
In 2013, Chris Jericho hosted the Revolver Golden Gods Music Awards.
In 2013, Chris Jericho's third book, The Best In The World...At What I Have No Idea, was released. It covers some untold stories of the "Save Us" era, his Fozzy career, and his multiple returns from 2011 to 2013.
On June 30, 2014, Chris Jericho made his return on Raw, attacking The Miz, who had returned moments earlier, before The Wyatt Family attacked him.
On October 14, 2014, Chris Jericho's third book, The Best In The World...At What I Have No Idea, was released. It covers some untold stories of the "Save Us" era, his Fozzy career, and his multiple returns from 2011 to 2013.
In 2014, Chris Jericho recorded a YouTube exclusive podcast with a terminally ill fan, Daniel House, and set up a fundraiser to help him tour with Fozzy.
In 2014, fifteen years after Chris Jericho's departure from WCW, his entrance music "One Crazed Anarchist" inspired the second single from his band Fozzy's album Do You Wanna Start a War.
In January 2015, Chris Jericho signed an exclusive WWE contract to compete at 16 house shows.
In April 2015, Chris Jericho hosted his video podcast, "Live! with Chris Jericho" on the WWE Network, with John Cena as the first guest.
On April 23, 2015, the series Robot Combat League, which Chris Jericho hosted, ended.
In May 2015, Chris Jericho served as one of the hosts for the sixth season of Tough Enough.
In 2016, Chris Jericho donated $3,000 to help pay the medical expenses for Rico Constantino.
On August 29, 2017, Chris Jericho's fourth book, No Is a Four-Letter Word: How I Failed Spelling but Succeeded in Life, was released, detailing twenty valuable lessons learned throughout his career as a wrestler and musician.
On November 5, 2017, Chris Jericho returned to NJPW with a pre-taped vignette, challenging Kenny Omega to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome for Omega's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
In 2017, Chris Jericho hosted the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.
In 2017, Chris Jericho launched Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea, a cruise combining rock and wrestling with live band performances and wrestling tournaments.
On September 1, 2018, Chris Jericho, disguised as Penta El Zero, appeared at the All In show. He attacked Kenny Omega following Omega's victory over Penta to promote his upcoming Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise.
From October 27–31, 2018, the inaugural Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea sailed from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, featuring live performances and wrestling events.
In 2018, Chris Jericho's podcast "Talk Is Jericho" moved from PodcastOne to the WestwoodOne network.
On January 8, 2019, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance at a media event organized by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and signed a three-year contract.
In January 2019, Chris Jericho joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
In a February 2019 interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Chris Jericho revealed that his initial ring name was going to be "Jack Action" and that he took the name "Chris Jericho" from the album "Walls of Jericho" by Helloween.
On May 3, 2019, Chris Jericho appeared at a Southern Honor Wrestling event, where Kenny Omega attacked him.
On August 10, 2019, Chris Jericho launched his dirtsheet website, WebIsJericho.com, dedicated to the memory of Axl Rotten.
In 2019, Chris Jericho donated $5,000 to Kamala to help him pay for his housing expenses.
In October 2020, Chris Jericho reportedly donated $3,000 to Donald Trump's presidential re-election campaign.
In 2020, Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise took place.
In 2020, Jon Moxley stated, "Jericho is really making a case for being the greatest of all time... he's doing it again, he's doing something completely new, and breaking new barriers still here in 2020."
On February 3, 2021, on the Beach Break episode of Dynamite, Chris Jericho and MJF won a tag team battle royal to become the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at the Revolution event.
In 2021, Chris Jericho donated $2,500 to help cover Steve "Mongo" McMichael's medical expenses and $2,500 to the GoFundMe campaign for the family of Mohammad Anwar.
In 2021, Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise took place.
On March 6, 2022, Chris Jericho was defeated by Eddie Kingston at Revolution, and refused to shake Kingston's hand after the match.
On June 27, 2022, Chris Jericho appeared via video message on Raw to congratulate John Cena on his career.
In 2022, Chris Jericho captured the ROH World Championship at Dynamite: Grand Slam event.
On January 8, 2023, Chris Jericho debuted for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2023 night 2, teaming with the Jericho Appreciation Society to defeat Jonathan Gresham, Kevin Blackwood, Michael Oku, Player Uno, and SB Kento's team in a ten-man tag team match.
On August 26, 2023, Chris Jericho made a surprise debut for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) at the RevPro 11th Anniversary Show, attacking Will Ospreay ahead of their match at All In.
On December 3, 2023, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance at Vietnam Pro Wrestling (VPW).
In 2023, Chris Jericho donated $10,000 to Damar Hamlin's charity after Hamlin's on-field collapse, initially donating $5,000 and then another $5,000 after misspelling his own name.
In 2023, Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise took place.
In 2023, the wife of Umaga revealed that Chris Jericho donated $5,000 to his family following his death in 2009.
On December 14, 2024, Chris Jericho debuted for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) at Highest in the Room 3, attacking Effy and Matt Cardona.
In 2024, Chris Jericho captured the FTW Championship at Dynasty event.
In 2024, Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise took place.
In 2025, Chris Jericho donated $5,000 to help cover Sabu’s funeral arrangements and contributed $2,500 to a fundraiser for Syko Stu after he faced serious assault and injuries.
In 2025, Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise took place.
In 2026, a seventh Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Cruise is planned.
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