Chris Jericho was certainly one of WWE’s mainstays all through his 20-year profession. The 53-year-old wrestler made his debut for the corporate means again in 1999, again when the scores struggle was nonetheless at its peak between WWE and WCW, and would later go on to develop into a assured future Corridor of Famer.
Jericho is a six-time world champion. He gained the Undisputed WWF Championship as soon as, the WCW/World Championship twice, and the World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 model) 3 times. As well as, he has a document 9 WWE Intercontinental Championship reigns, and was the fourth Grand Slam Champion in historical past, along with being the ninth Triple Crown Champion. He’s the one individual to have gained each Famous person and Tag Crew of the 12 months. He additionally gained the 2008 Slammy Award for Famous person of the 12 months and the 2009 Slammy Award for Tag Crew of the 12 months, teaming with The Large Present as Jeri-Present.
The Famous person just lately opened up about his first ever WWE contract throughout an episode of Discuss is Jericho, and he revealed that his first deal was price a assured $450,000-a-year. Not dangerous in any respect contemplating it was his first one for the corporate.
“Strolling into that dressing room, I had a reasonably good assure: I received paid $450 grand a 12 months assured to come back in, which was so much lower than WCW was providing me, however I didn’t care in regards to the cash. I simply cared in regards to the alternative.”
Persevering with, Jericho acknowledged: “It was much more than lots of people have been making in WWE, so on the time, assured contracts have been simply beginning to develop into a factor, which is so laughable when you consider it now. I’ve sort of a goal on my again of this ‘sizzling younger upstart coming in, he’s interrupting The Rock, he’s received this huge push, this huge contract.’ There was sort of lots of odds stacked towards me once I first walked into the dressing room.”
Chris Jericho’s Life After WWE
He swapped WWE for NJPW in 2018 earlier than transferring over to AEW
In 2018, Jericho left WWE and signed with New Japan Professional-Wrestling (NJPW). There, he gained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as soon as, making historical past as the primary individual to carry the title in each IWGP and WWE.
Chris Jericho’s AEW stats (as of 21/08/24)
Matches
128
Wins
86
Win %
67.2
Losses
41
Loss %
32
Attracts
1
Draw &
0.8
Jericho then signed on with AEW in January 2019 and gained the AEW World Championship for the primary time in August of the identical 12 months. Jericho has gained 36 titles in whole from ECW, WCW, WWE, NJPW, AEW, and ROH, eight of which have been world titles and 10 intercontinental titles.
Jericho Pens New AEW Deal
Regardless of being 53 years previous, Y2J remains to be going robust
Chris Jericho has just lately signed a contract extension with All Elite Wrestling that may preserve him with the corporate by December 2025.
“I assume the straightforward reply is ‘Why not?’ Issues have been going so properly within the firm, and I actually do really feel that that is my firm,” Jericho mentioned about his contract extension. “I’ve been right here since day one, and there’s actually no purpose to not be right here persevering with ahead. When AEW first began, I believe mainly it was Chris Jericho and a bunch of very gifted folks which may not have been as well-known. Inside three months, that modified, and now inside three years, we’ve received at the very least a dozen, perhaps two dozen, of our personal homegrown stars that got here into their very own on AEW tv.”
Together with persevering with to information up-and-coming expertise, Jericho may even assume extra duties behind the scenes as a producer and inventive advisor.
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