Christopher Keith Irvine is a famous American showman, actor, musician and wrestler. Currently performing under the auspices of All Elite Wrestling. He is known to the general public under the pseudonym Chris Jericho.
Biography
The future showman was born in November 1970 on the ninth in the American city of New York. Christopher’s father is a professional hockey player, he played for the Rangers club in New York for some time and his family lived in this city, closer to his father. After he completed his hockey career, they returned to the hometown of the head of the family, in Canadian Winnipeg.
Wrestling
Christopher began to take his first steps in this popular American show at the age of twenty-five. Thanks to the recommendations of well-known wrestlers, an experienced promoter Paul Hayman came to a promising guy. After a short interview, he began to actively promote Irvine in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
The new participant of the show liked the audience, and in the story Christopher almost immediately won the television title. From the very beginning of his career, he also had enemies, among whom were already famous participants in the show: Tezz, Rob Van Damme, Douglas Shane and others.
After just a year, the World Championship Wrestling offers the new fighter a contract. In August 1996, he made his debut under the auspices of WCW in a match against Alex Wright. Jericho spent three years in this organization and managed to establish himself as a master of microphone skills, which made him even more popular among wrestling fans. Before leaving WCW, he became a television champion and also won the middleweight title.
In 1999, Jericho, along with his promoters, launched one of the most spectacular actions in the history of RAW. First, a timer was set with a countdown to the ninth of August 1999. When the time was up, Christopher reappeared in the ring, but under the pseudonym Y2J. In the same year, he openly declared his ambitions and claims to the international title. The two-match match ended in a draw (Jericho defeated in one battle, his opponent in another). In the decisive match, he won again and thereby won the coveted title.
During the zero years Jericho performed under various brands in wrestling, and also successfully toured with his heavy metal band. In 2010, at the annual Champions Night tournament, he announced that he would stop participating in the show if he could not win the title. In the decisive match, he was defeated and really stopped his career. For two years he studied music. In 2012, he returned to wrestling under the auspices of WWE.
To date, Jericho continues to perform in the show. At the beginning of 2019, he signed a very profitable contract with the All Elite Wrestling organization for three years. In May, he made his debut in Double of Nothing against the famous wrestler Kenny Omega. In August, he defeated Page Adam and won the AEW title and thus became the first AEW champion.
