The career of Chris Jericho has featured a lot of ups and downs, but in 2015, the man is generally regarded as one of the best and most important names in WWE over the past 15 years. Also competing in WCW, ECW, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Japan, Mexico and Stampede Wrestling throughout his career, Jericho has been around the block, and credits his diverse in-ring style to just how much experience he had around the globe prior to joining WWE in 1999. Nowadays, the man dubbed 'Y2J' can just waltz in and out of the company, in between tours with his rock band, Fozzy, but it wasn't always such a smooth road for Jericho - there have been many times when the man has been on thin ice with WWE, and others when Vince McMahon and his management didn't really think he had what it took to be a major star in the promotion. The stigma attached to Jericho stuck to him like a bad smell once he moved over from WCW in the Summer of '99, and wouldn't disappear for almost a full year. The general consensus was that Jericho was hard to work with, cocky, and thought he had an automatic spot at the top of WWE, something which irked others. It wasn't until the guy had tremendous matches with men like Triple H and The Rock that opinions started to change, but in-ring success didn't change the party animal outside of it. Chris Jericho has been involved in some unbelievably wacky situations, and here are some of the most memorable!
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.