12 Wrestlers Who DESTROYED Their Bodies For The Business

12. Chris Jericho

Today, Chris Jericho's name pulls a sarcastic smile from many. He's an unwanted part of AEW's weekly product, and a lot of fans believe it's time for Jericho to either call it a day or return to WWE for a quick Hall Of Fame turnaround as 'Y2J'. Something darker lurks beneath the surface of visibly embarrassing matches on episodes of Dynamite or Collision though.

The guy formerly known as one of wrestling's most dynamic workers is physically fading rapidly.

Jericho himself would scoff at that then post a pic of his abs in the mirror. Cool, nobody's denying he works hard, but he's also a 54 year old wrestler who has been working a rugged style since 1990. That's a whopping 35 years of mileage on his body. Sure, Chris has taken some breaks here or there to focus on other projects, but still - he's wrestled thousands of matches, and a lot of them have been arduous on his joints, bones and muscles.

One need only glance at 30 seconds of any Jericho match in 2025 to tell you that he's slowing down to a crawl at points. Fire up social media and you'll find numerous fans making light of this, but it speaks to Jericho wrecking his body to keep going. Surely he's on the final few innings of an epic career. Embarrassing himself and his biggest fans with poor performances won't do anybody any good.

Only Jericho can tell himself to stop, but we're here now. He isn't even the same guy he was when AEW launched in 2019. A great mind for the business psychologically? Sure, but physically? It's a struggle to watch.