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Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known as Chris Jericho, is a professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's WWE RAW brand. Jericho was born in Manhasset, New York, but was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father Ted Irvine is a former NHL player.

Career

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Chris Jericho.

Jericho trained at the Hart brothers' pro-wrestling camp in Calgary, Alberta from June to September 1990. Between his professional debut on October 2, 1990 and the summer of 1996 he worked for many small wrestling companies, including Bay Area Wrestling, the World Wrestling Association, the Catch Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Championship Wrestling. In August 1996 he made his first appearance with World Championship Wrestling and on September 15 of that year he appeared at his first pay per view show, versus Chris Benoit.

Jericho alternated between WCW and a number of Japanese tours until his debut with the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) on August 9, 1999. During his tenure with the company, Chris Jericho found the highlight of his career when he defeated both The Rock and Steve Austin in the same night to become the first ever undisputed world champion.

Jericho was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame on September 25, 1997.

Besides being a professional wrestler, Jericho has a degree in journalism and is the frontman of the heavy metal group Fozzy. He also writes a semi-regular column for Metal Edge magazine.

Wrestling Stats

Finishing/Signature Moves: Walls of Jericho/Lion Tamer (Boston Crab), Lionsault (Springboard Moonsault)

Nicknames: Lionheart, Y2J, The Living Legend, The King of the World, The King of Bling-Bling, The Man of 1,004 Holds, The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla, The Sexy Beast

**Title Reigns**
Title Name	Defeated	Date	Where	Lost to	Date	Where
Independent
Canadian Heavyweight Title	Biff Wellington	January 29, 1993	Calgary, Alberta	Jason the Terrible	February 12, 1993	Calgary, Alberta
WWA Tag Team Title (with Dandy)	Texano & Silver King	July 21, 1993	Mexico City	Texano & Silver King	September 1, 1993	Mexico City
NWA Middleweight Title	Mano Negra	December 4, 1993	Mexico City	Ultimo Dragon	November 8, 1994	Tokyo
Canadian Mid Heavyweight Title	Steve Rivers	January 7, 1994	Calgary, Alberta	Lance Storm	February 4, 1994	Calgary, Alberta
International Junior Heavyweight Title	Gedo	June 4, 1995	Tokyo	Ultimo Dragon	July 28, 1995	Tokyo
Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Television Title	Pitbull #2	June 22, 1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shane Douglas	July 13, 1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
World Championship Wrestling
WCW Cruiserweight Title	Syxx	June 28, 1997	Los Angeles, California	Alex Wright	July 28, 1997	Charleston, West Virginia
WCW Cruiserweight Title (2)	Alex Wright	August 12, 1997	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Eddy Guerrero	September 14, 1997	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
WCW Cruiserweight Title (3)	Rey Mysterio Jr.	January 24, 1998	Dayton, Ohio	Dean Malenko	May 17, 1998	Worcester, Massachusetts
WCW Cruiserweight Title (4)	Dean Malenko	June 14, 1998	Baltimore, Maryland	Rey Misterio Jr.	July 12, 1998	San Diego, California
WCW Cruiserweight Title (5)	Rey Misterio Jr.	July 13, 1998	Las Vegas, Nevada	Juventud Guerrera	August 8, 1998	Sturgis, South Dakota
WCW World Television Title	Stevie Ray	August 10, 1998	Rapid City, South Dakota	Konnan	November 30, 1998	Chattanooga, Tennessee
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
WWF Intercontinental Title	Chyna	December 12, 1999	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Kurt Angle	February 27, 2000	Hartford, Connecticut
WWF European Title	Kurt Angle¹	April 2, 2000	Anaheim, California	Eddie Guerrero	April 3, 2000	Los Angeles, California
WWF World Heavyweight Title	Triple H	April 17, 2000	State College, Pennsylvania	Triple H²	April 17, 2000	State College, Pennsylvania
WWF Intercontinental Title (2)	Chris Benoit	May 4, 2000	Richmond, Virginia	Chris Benoit	May 8, 2000	Uniondale, New York
WWF Intercontinental Title (3)	Chris Benoit	January 21, 2001	New Orleans, Louisiana	Triple H	April 5, 2001	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WWF Tag Team Title (with Chris Benoit)	Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H	May 21, 2001	San Jose, California	The Dudley Boyz	June 21, 2001	Orlando, Florida
WWF Hardcore Title	The Big Show	May 28, 2001	Calgary, Alberta	Rhyno	May 28, 2001	Calgary, Alberta
WCW World Heavyweight Title	The Rock	October 21, 2001	St. Louis, Missouri	The Rock	November 5, 2001	Uniondale, New York
WWF Tag Team Title (2) (with The Rock)	The Dudley Boyz	October 22, 2001	Kansas City, Missouri	Test & Booker T	November 1, 2001	Cincinnati, Ohio
WCW World Heavyweight Title (2)³	The Rock	December 9, 2001	San Diego, California	Triple H	March 17, 2002	Toronto, Ontario
WWF World Heavyweight Title (2)³	Stone Cold Steve Austin	December 9, 2001	San Diego, California	Triple H	March 17, 2002	Toronto, Ontario
WWE Intercontinental Title (4)	Rob Van Dam	September 16, 2002	Denver, Colorado	Kane	September 30, 2002	Houston, Texas
WWE Tag Team Title (3) (with Christian)	Kane & The Hurricane	October 14, 2002	Montreal, Quebec	Booker T & Goldust	December 15, 2002	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WWE Intercontinental Title (5)	Christian ⁴	September 12, 2004	Portland, Oregon	n/a	present	n/a

1. In a three way match against Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
2. The decision was revsersed later on the same show because of a fast count by the referee.
3. Jericho wins both titles on the same show and unifies them. The title is known as the WWF Undisputed Title from then on.
4. Jericho won the vacant title in a ladder match against Christian.

Preceded by: Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE Champion	Followed by: Triple H
Preceded by: The Rock	World Champion	Followed by: Triple H

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 ==Career==
-Jericho trained at the Hart brothers' pro-wrestling camp in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] from [[June]] to [[September]] [[1990]]. Between his professional debut on [[October 2]], [[1990]] and the summer of [[1996]] he worked for many small wrestling companies, including [[Bay Area Wrestling]], the [[World Wrestling Association]], the [[Catch Wrestling Alliance]], the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]. In [[August]] [[1996]] he made his first appearance with [[World Championship Wrestling]] and on [[September 15]] of that year he appeared at his first [[pay per view]] show, versus [[Chris Benoit]].
+[[Image:Chris_Jericho_Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Chris Jericho.]]Jericho trained at the Hart brothers' pro-wrestling camp in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] from [[June]] to [[September]] [[1990]]. Between his professional debut on [[October 2]], [[1990]] and the summer of [[1996]] he worked for many small wrestling companies, including [[Bay Area Wrestling]], the [[World Wrestling Association]], the [[Catch Wrestling Alliance]], the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]. In [[August]] [[1996]] he made his first appearance with [[World Championship Wrestling]] and on [[September 15]] of that year he appeared at his first [[pay per view]] show, versus [[Chris Benoit]].
 Jericho alternated between WCW and a number of Japanese tours until his debut with the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) on [[August 9]], [[1999]]. During his tenure with the company, Chris Jericho found the highlight of his career when he defeated both The Rock and Steve Austin in the same night to become the first ever undisputed world champion.