25 Best Chris Jericho Moments

25. Chris Jericho - The Man Of 1,004 Holds

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During his rivalry with Dean Malenko, Jericho decided to take the words "arrogant jerk" to a new level after defeating Marty Jannetty on a March 1998 episode of Nitro.

Malenko had long been referred to as the "Man of a 1,000 Holds" and wore that number on his wrestling gear, a nod to his superior technical ability. Jericho took offense to this label and proclaimed himself the "Man of 1,004 Holds".

After beating Jannetty, Jericho grabbed the microphone and said that he had written down all the holds he knew. Jericho pulled out a cartoonishly long list of paper that he read from. The crowd quickly figured out what was going on though when every other hold was an "ARMBAR!"

When the holds weren't an armbar, they were something ridiculous like the "moss covered, three-handled family grudunzle" or the "Saskatchewan spinning nerve hold". It was another very effective promo that made Jericho into the whiny, arrogant heel that audiences loved to hate.