Christopher Irvine

Christopher Keith Irvine better known by the ring name Chris Jericho is an AmericanCanadian professional wrestler rock musician and actor who signed with All Elite Wrestling AEW in 2019 where he became the inaugural AEW World Champion Noted for his overthetop rock star persona his inring technical wrestling prowess and his ability to reinvent his character throughout the course of his career Jericho has been named by journalists and industry colleagues as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time During the 1990s Chris Jericho competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW World Championship Wrestling WCW and promotions across Canada Japan and Mexico before debuting in World Wrestling Federation WWF later renamed WWE 2002 in 1999 later becoming the first Undisputed WWF Champion in 2001 by defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night headlining major events including WrestleMania X8 helping pioneer matches like TLC and Elimination Chamber earning induction into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2010 and winning multiple world titles a record nine Intercontinental Championships becoming the ninth Triple Crown and fourth Grand Slam Champion and earning Slammy Awards including 2008 Superstar of the Year and 2009 Tag Team of the Year with Big Show as JeriShow After his departure from WWE in 2018 Jericho signed with New Japan ProWrestling NJPW where he became a onetime IWGP Intercontinental Champion becoming the first man to have held both the WWE and IWGP versions of the Intercontinental Championship In January 2019 Jericho signed with All Elite Wrestling AEW and became the inaugural holder of the AEW World Championship in August of that year While in AEW Jericho would also capture the ROH World Championship the main title of AEWs sister promotion Ring of Honor twice and the FTW Championship In 1999 Jericho became the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Fozzy who released their eponymous debut album the following year The groups early work is composed largely of cover versions although they have focused primarily on original material from their third album All That Remains 2005 onward Jericho has also appeared on numerous television shows over the years including the 2011 season of Dancing with the Stars He hosted the ABC game show Downfall the 2011 edition of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards and the UKs Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2012 and 2017