Bruce Prichard shoots on Chris Jericho's WWF Debut

[@TIDbitRETRO]

I was there for this moment, still the loudest pop I ever heard. The Allstate Arena EXPLODED once the name “Jericho” flashed up on the Titantron. It was awesome.

[@blakemelkey3774]

So jealous. I can't imagine that in person.

[@thetrollingcenter4608]

They were calling his name out before that lol

[@bradpaton3927]

@@thetrollingcenter4608 and they had signs for him.

[@PigDogVideo]

Loudest pop in WWF history

[@quigonkenny]

@@PigDogVideo I can think of at least two that were louder, at least judging by how loud they were on air. The Y2J fast count win over HHH on RAW that was overturned later in the night, and Mankind winning the belt over Rock after Stone Cold hit The Great One with a chair shot, on the RAW that Tony Schiavone unintentionally sent an extra 600,000 viewers to see after spoiling the finish on Nitro.

[@damienthorne3012]

When the name JERICHO hit the titantron that building blew up! Just a fantastic debut that I can't ever see happening again.

[@nukiepie]

First ever raw i saw live fell asleep and woke up ironically that exactly moment like wtf who's this and saw the crowd went crazzzyyyyyyyyy and thought who the fuck is this guy out talking the rock for a few minutes

[@piggyintheshadows]

It was nowhere near the same level, but AJ Styles was probably the closest to it. It was more of a shock reaction though rather than a big pop.

[@BrokeNerfing]

@@piggyintheshadows thank you.i was about to say AJ got a huge pop once the screen said Phenomenal

[@jeffreyriley8742]

When "Jericho" came up on the Titantron, they hammered the last nail in WCW's coffin.

[@cf2228]

Probably the greatest debut ever.

[@walterspencer7524]

Kane’s debut was something else

[@ivanjuarez1160]

@@walterspencer7524 nah

[@chiefelephanttuskbong8081]

For sure, at that point I had been watching wrestling since I was a little kid in the late 70s and that is one of the loudest pop's I've ever heard, it's like when you hear people talk about a Road Warrior pop which luckily I got to experience in person

[@positively_broad_st3780]

And now we all feel compelled to go watch the Jericho debut video...

[@owexsolo]

Look...tough guy. You don’t know me so don’t speak for me. I watched the debut before this one.

[@shomari17]

That's why I'm here I just watched it

[@ttjesus4959]

I can watch it in my head anytime. Haven't watched it in 10+ years. But, i saw it live and it definitely made an impression. Then, I saw clips of it in WWE docs for years after, til I ditched "Sports Entertainment", whatever that is, and everything WWE produces too. Ditched "Sports Entertainment" with Gay-BL and Triple HGH on top, like a shit ton of people did. Ditched the WWE produced things a year or 2 later. And damn it, I remember several raws with that countdown on it. When Y2J debuted, that clock had been largely forgotten about by me, idk about y'all. Then, it was sudden excitement because it was ending and nobody I knew could make heads or tails of what that clock ever was. And honestly, we all thought it was going to be a lame ass bummer, now termed a "swerve", bro. But then, we were all excited about it being jericho. He was over like a mofo already, larger than life personality

[@sbz88]

One of the best debuts I've ever seen. The crowd erupted when the lights turned on and he was on the stage

[@andrewr1773]

One of the best debuts of all time

[@TheHypnoManNation]

Agreed!

[@pigs18]

I remember the camera catching Jericho's smile while Rock went into his catchprase at the end of the segment, but instead of taking me out of the moment, it actually made me more invested in him. I enjoyed his work in WCW but seeing Chris's real emotions shine through in that moment made me realize that it must have felt to him that he was in a whole new world. I also believe that this, more so than any other moment, is the one that "won" the Monday Night Wars. WWE (WWF) had just told every single guy in the WCW locker room that the grass could be greener on the other side.

[@robertp181]

It has been 22 years and I will NEVER forget that pop when he debuted. That debut has to be one of the best debuts in all of sports entertainment history. That pop was INSANE!

[@dquanissavage6287]

Chris Jericho Debut was Cool!!🙌😎😎

[@dquanissavage6287]

Yesszzirrr!!🔥🔥

[@bradpaton3927]

Only Kane's >.

[@C-Ray369]

Best I’ve ever seen, I caught da chills like it was me

[@krisover1758]

Jericho had one of my top 3 favorite debuts of all time! The pop when the audience saw JERICHO still gives me goosebumps

[@shomari17]

Jericho debut was soo Iconic

[@dba2605]

one thing no one ever talks about is that Jericho had to cut a heel promo to that ovation...not many could pull that off and were talking an incredible amount of composure.

[@charliehustle2591]

Best debut ever.

[@LobsterRavioli]

The loudest pop I’ve heard at that time. I stayed awake late just to see this. It exceeded anything I could have thought.

[@michaeltracy2725]

There’s a reason why Ross’s podcast kills this one...

[@jrupp8853]

The big promo was also to entice other WCW wrestlers to jump ship.

[@Jazzman2476]

His business ad made me laugh

[@trizzydwilliams4556]

Just caught me out of nowhere lol

[@Treniso]

Chris Jericho is proof that you don’t need an impressive body to be successful.

[@bradpaton3927]

No he's a fat, gross, shirtless boomer too drunk to hiThe Codebreaker, anymore.🤮

[@quigonkenny]

If there was anyone in the business at that point who could go toe to toe with Rock on the mic, it was Jericho. It was the ideal way for him to debut.

[@cmf22281]

Easily the best debut ever!

[@timothycampbell5772]

"how dare you little jabroni..." is the greatest line I ever heard

[@drums4lyfe0987]

This is the debut I will always remember the most. It was done so well

[@snafukilljoy204]

The wwf chat rooms were so fun back in the late 90s

[@VideoEgo1]

Really glad Conrad explained clocks keep time.. dynamite contribution Monty.

[@carlosortiz6742]

Feeling nostalgic. Gonna watch the debutl after this.

[@Eric-ew8jt]

The ayatollah of rock N rolla

[@retroextreme79]

I was there on my birthday August 9th for the greatest debut in wrestling history!

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Nice

[@bradpaton3927]

Kane didn't debut on August 9th.

[@JR-dw4mh]

Brad Paton Kane ripped a door off and tombstoned the undertaker with a good backstory, nothing on walking in on the rock with such flash and talkin shit to the people’s champ

[@damienmcc5009]

Chris himself said he wasn't happy with it

[@chrisbelos2834]

i'm old enough to remember when the internet was new

[@78zappaf]

Great debut, but Jericho was quite rough for the first few months.

[@msm1876]

78zappaf well put.

[@ManimalPatB]

I think the problem was, everyone in the lockeroom viewed him as a WCW guy, and why would they want to help a WCW guy get over.He was in that Cena position, the sink or swim. Remember they were going to FIRE Cena as he wasn't clicking, then he did his little rap for Halloween Smackdown dressed like Vanilla Ice and the rest his history. Jericho just needed to have something click, and then BOOM it happened

[@ManimalPatB]

In the beginning Cena was going to get fired, Vince didn't like him. Vince felt he wasn't getting over. Stephanie heard him freestyle backstage on day, he then did it again during the Smackdown Halloween episode and that was it. They changed his gimmick, and he had the rocket strapped to his back. Jericho had a similar issue, nobody really wanted to work with him, even Show told him it was different here. He had issues with his matches, he was clunky, nobody would really sell for him. They put him in an angle against Chyna which he loses. Vince ALMOST fired him as well. Then something clicked, they put both belts on him (after he BEAT Austin and Rock in the same night)

[@ManimalPatB]

You trolling right now? This has been stated numerous times on this channel (Bruce even talks about Cena almost getting let go early in his career). Jericho has discussed this on his podcast and even in his first book. Not hard to do the research when it's openly available. But yes, please keep trolling kid

[@dang2320]

@Stay Classy Kick his ass Ron. Do it for San Diego.

[@slicksmokegaming9857]

Was one the best wwe debuts of all time

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

WWF RAW Monday, August 9,1999: From: Rosemont,(Chicago) Illinois::All-State Arena 13,713 fans Attendance. I was there!😎

[@nickcox1408]

I think I was a of the few that booed while everyone was cheering when the screen said Jericho. I enjoyed his worked in the early WCW years but I never saw em as a main event player.

[@jasongodfrey823]

I still think Jericho should've brought Ralphus with him for his debut but Y2J debut was epic.

[@vcvortex6356]

If they don't bring back Brother Love, WWE is dropping the ball. That character would still work today.

[@kelman727]

VCVortex Bible Belt wouldn’t like it. That seems to count for far too much these days...

[@YellowBrickRoad-x1f]

Then Jericho jobs to Chyna, clean on PPV lol.

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

Exactly.

[@bradpaton3927]

Then, she jobbed to him on PPV < a month later.

[@Deftones22]

“With the ball rolling down…” Bruce are you thinking of Jerichos entrance video from 2002? 😂😂

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Not one of the best THE best Debut Ever period.....

[@robertvantine2810]

2nd STWWBP video with a Conrad ad in the middle...so distracting.

[@spungoflex3285]

Get rid of the intro for these short clips.

[@coachshawnkent397]

Canada 🇨🇦 🍁 and Canadiens have always been a huge part of the wrestling business / Culture .

[@coreysmith6401]

That's a fact. Great wrestlers and actor's. Canada has given us some great performers for sure

[@darrelltaylor5072]

Need to quit with save with Conrad ads in the middle. No good.

[@shanewebb7537]

🙌🙌

[@chrismonk8446]

It's funny when Bruce mentioned how Chris should of showed up his first night and beat everybody and won everything. First thing I thought of is Bret Hart... he'd loved that.

[@kingjoe3rd]

you guys put too much stock in the "dirt sheets" and that whole scene. i've been a wrestling fan ever since I saw a Bret Hart poster on a family friends wall and asked who he was way back in 1992 and i have never once read a dirt sheet or any thing that is comparable. i have had friends at school, work, and even when i was in the military and not once had i ever heard any of them bring up anything that they read on a fucking dirt sheet/behind the scenes website. its really only people on twitter and reddit that care about all that nonsense which is just a very vocal minority of the fanbase. most fans don't know about any of that shit and don't really care, they just like to watch the shows every week.

[@__RYN__]

Burying the WCW talent besides Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Booker T

[@__RYN__]

11:28 Screw Bruce Prichard just like he told Konnan to send tapes. Juve elevated talent

[@marcomancilla6457]

Bruce always school’s Conrad. Except when it comes to HHH throwing RVD under the bus.

[@TheBrister]

STW fans help me out. Which podcast had that " she pooted" clip? I've listened to most of the episodes but haven't found it. Thanks!

[@robbyburns]

STW #18 Sunny

[@TheBrister]

@@robbyburns thank you!!!!!!

[@GJones-kw8je]

@@TheBrister Better yet, buy the video they're talking about.

[@TheBrister]

@@GJones-kw8je I dont want to see old sunny in porn. I want to hold onto my fantasy of her lol

[@GJones-kw8je]

@@TheBrister Trust me, you'll love it.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

One person said y2k was real. Every other scientist said nonsense. Enough said

[@pigs18]

There were a lot of problems but most of the noticeable ones (ATMs thinking cards were expired, car registrations) happened before 1/1/2000. A major payroll company had a 2K10 problem because their solution involved someone inadvertently assigning the date to a hexadecimal (base-16) rather than a decimal (base-10) entry. So 2009 was followed by the year 200A. Thankfully 1/1/2010 was on a weekend so they had time to fix it before it wreaked havoc on Monday morning.

[@spungoflex3285]

The media played it up like crazy.

[@bradpaton3927]

Was that one person Leonard Nimoy?

[@duffman18]

Literally BILLIONS of dollars were spent fixing the problem, as well as god knows how many combined hundreds of thousands of man hours of work, all for some little kid idiot on KZbin to go "ackshually it wasn't a real problem". Go read a book. Educate yourself, dumbass.

[@creoleDJ]

One of the few GREAT ideas that Russo had.

[@asdfjkl5713]

People who were too young don’t remember the real fear about what happens when you program computers and the entire world of technology with a 2 digit date year. It seems silly now.

[@RomesThe59]

How tf does he not know who Juventud is?

[@joshuasezawich2078]

Finally......the Rock is FIRST!!!!!!

[@trizzydwilliams4556]

Shoulda had a Gauntlet 🤣🤣🤣🤣