How Chris Jericho Came Up With His Finisher

AEW star Chris Jericho tells Chris Van Vliet how he came up with his finishing move
#aew #chrisjericho #wrestling

[@CVVCLIPS]

Hit the Judas Effect on that subscribe button 💪

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

W

[@andyq524]

Umm, were you talking about the Judas Effect? Based on the time period you were talking about, it seemed like you meant the Code Breaker.

[@trevor6434]

judas in my mind🧠

[@33GLOCK]

L

[@thehammeringbiceps]

It's Judas effective

[@FireballJutsu98]

Jericho is legend, the man not only reinvented himself 3 times, but still kept his charisma and character all in check

[@KGreen-wz5xr]

More like 5 or 6 times and you just made the list

[@JohnSmith-er5gv]

@@KGreen-wz5xr😂😂

[@NotReallyTho_]

Facts. Chris Jericho 2008-10 is the best wrestler i've ever seen.

[@phillipbutcher7615]

​@@KGreen-wz5xr😂😂

[@aguyfromnewzealand3392]

​@@KGreen-wz5xrthe list gimmick was the best 🤣

[@trismaster]

“NEVER EEEEEEEVER CALL ME Y2J…AGAIYN!” - Chris Jericho

[@4zafinc]

I can hear it

[@acharvinay1601]

He'll be in WWE soon

[@Daran-bi7qh]

​@@acharvinay1601 my favourite wrestler of all time, but nah he's past his best.

[@tairynbravenec3276]

@@acharvinay1601negative he will retire in AEW JUST LIKE STING 🦂

[@arnaldoguerra5263]

eeeverrr!! again!! 😂

[@joemckim1183]

The Codebreaker is Jericho's best finisher.

[@richardanderson-gj8wr]

And now it's become the recoil and is quickly becoming as common as the super kick and it has now many variations

[@gametimex3969]

Ima Liontamer guy myself

[@richardanderson-gj8wr]

@@gametimex3969 yeah at least it isn't used by many people

[@akeemsmith3096]

​@@gametimex3969same. That torque was crazy

[@joemckim1183]

@codyhess5390 Codebreaker he can do anyone, he can't really do the Liontamer on anyone that's 6'5" or taller. Lionsault is a cool move but its basically just a moonsault off of the 2nd rope instead of from the top of the turnbuckle.

[@galahad5688]

Chris Jericho will always be known for Codebreaker and Walls of Jericho. No elbow flips gonna change that.

[@greenrandall143]

He never claimed it was “better” then those finishers, the point was that he was reinventing his charter, and that came with a new finisher

[@garydelong7750]

He ruined himself. He had gold. And gold and easy to find.

[@BarrywHiteFTW]

The lionsault also.

[@ayntchytius]

​@BarrywHiteFTW thank you. My favorite by far.

[@tonyacosta4574]

I love the lion tamer

[@rozzmin]

I'd go absolutely crazy when the Codebreaker hit. Quality finisher.

[@davidmiles4678]

Y2J character was one of my favorites growing up. “Break the walls down!” 😂

[@waynechicago727]

Facts😂💯

[@martinkasper197]

Walls of Jericho was Epic...🤓

[@MajorChipHazard16]

Remember he used to always yell anytime he would do anything athletic. Lionsault off the rope "YAAAAAP"

[@davidmiles4678]

@@MajorChipHazard16 I vaguely remember him doing that in WCW. I was born in 88 so a lot of what he did as Lionheart is hard to remember without KZbin clips. I do remember his “security team” Ralphus 😂JCP Jericho Personal Security

[@Retroactive93]

Brooo core memory unlocked 😂that theme was so 🔥

[@AgentZ46]

Man I loved the countdown. 😢

[@cristopperhamilton-gl6jb]

It was wore out. The count was supposed to be symmetrical with his name Y2J and of course the year 2000 where the countdown at New years Eve was thought to have brought on a lasting effect where all computers would shut down.

[@ts_of_defunct]

The Judas Effect looks nasty when executed correctly

[@plotskosisii312]

Scorpio Sky sold it perfectly in the clip

[@brolysupersaiyan1634]

Code Breaker is better

[@CorpoHawkWasabi]

Selling will be important as well

[@CorpoHawkWasabi]

​@@brolysupersaiyan1634maybe, but going with one finisher all the timw would make him bigger problem than some changes ;)

[@nifty6970]

Its kind of just a tame Bullhammer IMO

[@elrohir0]

I think CVV meant the Codebreaker.

[@cometnews4]

That was what I was thinking 💯

[@torinsnotmyname827]

“The same thing in aew” obviously he acknowledged the cb brought up aew to show it wasn’t just 1 occasion

[@jamesaditya5254]

​@@torinsnotmyname827this. He's just saying that changing his finisher to better fit the character has been done more than once

[@kevincardoso5636]

To be fair he’s just explaining abviously cuz it was recent

[@tyrrellhueston8588]

Na .. you marks gotta clean ya ears .. fam thought he was talking bout the Judas effect 😭😭

[@thenightmare92]

Who else can put a pen and a clipboard over??? Nobody else but Jericho. Mans a legend!

[@JPM2k22]

For real because whenever we see a pen and clipboard you immediately think of "making the list"

[@rohan2utbe]

His return in 2007 was my first Monday night Raw

[@viperrecords3288]

😳 nice

[@4zafinc]

In person or on TV?

[@bradlee3109]

@@4zafincgood question

[@hosseintm165]

​@@4zafincIf in person, then as a fan or a wrestler/wwe crew?

[@fahadzane]

What u doing here bro 😂

[@hollyhaze1330]

Sittin there in a milli vanilli Shirt, legend

[@NemesisEnforcer4937]

Yooo!it's crazy because I was just listening to them last night 🤯.Well blame it on the rain.

[@powerofme7144]

Often imitated but never...wait a second!

[@ninjanunch2769]

The King of reinventing himself

[@astonishingaa-ron2529]

Yup he goes through gimmicks like their going out of style 😂

[@HittoTheAssassin]

Mick Foley is the King

[@slowburnraloh1807]

Sorry the king of reinventing themselves belongs to undertaker....

[@ninjanunch2769]

@@slowburnraloh1807 ya he I think his was different tho because at the time it needed it and was a huge risk.

[@johnm3907]

I think the best ever gimmick change was steiner. It totally reinvigorated his carreer

[@mattd1142]

I actually really liked the suited Jericho. Just a vial evil character and it was awesome

[@justindancy2855]

Now is the perfect time for a proper Y2J wwe return. The world wasn’t ready for it in 07 it wasn’t old enough for the full blown nostalgia but imagine the countdown coming on live on RAW today … everything about the Y2J character is now back in popular demand.

[@jakep1979]

Chris Jericho: "Never call me Y2J again!" Press guy: "Welcome back Y2J😅" Chris Jericho: 😠 "I told you not to call me that name....you know what?! YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!!"

[@MrTdang89]

Jericho will always be up there with the greats, amazing wrestler and one of the goats when it comes to trash talk. I really hope he pulls a CM punk and returns to WWE one day

[@gustavoramos1439]

I’m sorry Jericho was like the best Junior Varsity Player ever. He couldn’t draw like the greats…. All y’all AEW and Independents Fans don’t throw your Dino nuggets that your mom just made you on the ground. It’s all a personal opinion. And Jericho never sold out on his own.

[@Harry-sc1xk]

@@gustavoramos1439nah man Jericho is a beast right up there with all the modern wwe greats. Not a rock Austin Cena or taker but he can hang with HHH, Angle, lesnar and the rest.

[@gustavoramos1439]

@@Harry-sc1xk yeah I beg to differ I saw him a upper mid card. Potential and a couple of good stories but definitely not a carry the company guy.

[@shashikumar2004A]

THAT 2007~2009 JERICHO IS MY CHILDHOOD 😢

[@brownbandit4564]

The countdown and being called Y2J was fire tho 😂

[@blexgaming]

“Does that ever knock anyone out?” Brother, look up Jiri vs Reyes.

[@MrGeo-EmitFodrol]

Liontamer > CodeBreaker= Walls of Jericho > Judas Effect > BreakDown... It was never his finisher but I always liked his double powerbomb.

[@chill0314]

I think he ditched the double powerbomb as soon as he realized he wouldn't be able to execute on some of the bigger guys in WWE.

[@aaronmock6157]

Yea, his first match against Roaddog when he hit the powerbomb, then hit it again thru the table was pretty awesome.

[@handphone77]

Honorable mention: Lionsault.

[@guess6635]

​@@handphone77Yup, he classic finisher along with the Walls of Jericho back in 2000 as a Face. Mainly became his signature move once he returned back in 2007 to where he never won a match off of it compared to how he did years before that.

[@editnosmirc4489]

I remember his double powerbomb was his finish on WM 2000

[@viperrecords3288]

Jericho’s move set is extensive but my favorite move he’s ever done has been the codebreaker.

[@thegeneral6552]

Entrance with the countdown gotta be top 5 entrances of all time

[@SamSphinx]

Such a simple yet effective and realistic finisher!

[@editnosmirc4489]

I thought this was gonna be about how he came up with the codebreaker

[@DJObiSmalls]

Loooool Chris is goated for that Milli Vanilli top

[@pooch72]

Worst reinvention of his career, but still a legend. Respect

[@suhtangwong]

“NEVER EEEEEEEVER CALL ME Y2J…AGAIYN!” - Y2J

[@georgefrancis8602]

Best finisher ever!

[@cheetodust7041]

He was waaaaaay better back then as y2j.

[@ayntchytius]

Vintage Y2J and Rock from attitude era was goated

[@rockydon3400]

Jericho is the true GOAT. The only straight man that can rock a milli vanilli shirt 😆

[@Aaron_leonard]

He also stopped working out and really leaned into the dad bod

[@brolysupersaiyan1634]

Yeah but he eventually slimed down during his last wwe run when he came back to feud with CM Punk

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

I don't know if he stopped working out or he just ate and drank more

[@Aaron_leonard]

@@brolysupersaiyan1634 I meant current Jericho more so than WWE

[@BRockin25]

@@orangemaniabrother2232 Yeah he's just a beer drinker but still in great condition for his age

[@H.K.5]

He was in good shape in 2012-13 though.

[@erosennin211]

I can’t think of any performer who has successfully reinvented himself more times than Chris. Truly one of the GOATs.

[@ce6654]

"You know what, Countdown?" 💪🏻 "...YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!"

[@edgesucks09]

Code breaker still looks much more effective than the judas effect...lets be honest..

[@alphanerd7221]

No it doesn't .The codebreaker isn't a real move. You couldn't hurt anyone like that.

[@edgesucks09]

@@alphanerd7221 You could literally kill someone if you pulled their face to your knees with high impact 🤣 and you need to work on your comprehension skills I said it looks effective it had nothing to do with realism 🤣

[@alphanerd7221]

@@edgesucks09 No. You can't kill anyone with a codebreaker. Its an idiot falling on his back. there wouldn't even be any impact on the knees. All the pressure is gradual on the back of the head. If it looks effective to you it's a sign of mental deficiency on your part.

[@yoceluila]

@@edgesucks09 you would fuck up your back wtf

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Man, Jericho used to be so cool. Dude was Shawn Michaels level cool. AEW Jericho is just not as cool. Idk what it is.

[@josealejandre9699]

Everyone forgot about the shining wizard he used for a while?

[@handphone77]

Yes the running enzuigiri.

[@mckdink]

Hell yeah that spinning elbow will knock someone out lolol... I will admit I've been knocked out with one before and I even had head protection on.... Even with head protection a spinning back elbow will rock your shxt.... It does NOT feel good 😂😂😂

[@kingstogodshm3251]

Ah yes let’s spin slowly and tricep smack someone as a finisher 😂

[@Itsme.-ic4ul]

“Would that knock someone out?” I burst out laughing

[@noeno17]

WCW Jericho forever

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I'll take WCW Benoit, Eddie, Jericho, Melenko, & Rey Mysterio all day. Plus La Parka, Juvy, etc

[@user-do3lg6lv7y]

The short hair looks way better than the long hair ever did or ever will.

[@Kmelc]

Jericho is so underrated

[@thewasserrecord4513]

Great clip from Y2J. Thanks for sharing

[@markopolo69]

Rockin' Milli Vanilla shirt just made THE LIST!

[@geezushasrisen]

“Would that knock somebody out?” *instantly has flashbacks of Jiri vs Reyes*

[@foosdontcry]

That wasn't a KO That was murder

[@LordRaptor]

Judas Effect looks really dumb lol.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Yeah. I'm surprised Jericho, of all people, forgot the difference between Fighting and Sports Entertainment. Just because a move is effective in a real fight doesn't mean it actually looks good. And when you're in the Sport Entertainment Industry, it's more important for your Finishing Move to LOOK effective than it is to actually BE effective. And, as you mentioned, the Judas Effect, while actually IS effective, doesn't really LOOK all that effective. It's the reason Cena never really used his Chinese Finishing Move. While it was a rather effective Martial Arts move in actual combat, it didn't translate well, at all, to the spectacle that is Sports Entertainment.

[@brolysupersaiyan1634]

​@@ForeverDegenerateI guess it really depends on the move and the wrestler who performs it. For example Wade Barrett Bull's Hammer looked devastating

[@MERCURIAL7i]

​@@ForeverDegeneratewhat was Cena's Chinese finishing move because I've seen the guy only using AA as his finishing move for years

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@MERCURIAL7i It's called "The Lightning Fist." He developed while he was living in China and learning Kung Fu for the movie he was shooting over there. If memory serves, he wrestled, like, a match in China and decided to develop a Kung Fu based Finishing Move for that match. He liked it so much that he used it once or twice after he came back, but hasn't really used it since then because, as I alluded to, it looked goofy despite it being a legit move.

[@MERCURIAL7i]

@@ForeverDegenerate i see thanks for the info

[@lastfewtokes]

Jericho only did the spinning elbow after Cena returned after an absence and did the spinning elbow out of nowhere. That’s where he got it from.

[@MicroGrizzly]

hes forever a wcw midcarder

[@forgottenmma3694]

Ngl serious Jericho and King Booker were all characters the dropped them a level from where they were before imo

[@dustinfreeman4189]

That’s certainly an opinion. I disagree though. Suit wearing Jericho had crazy amounts of heat from the audience, and is what led Jericho to more world title reigns than any other point in his career. It was a great character in my opinion. I do agree with you about King Booker though.

[@hbktroy2100]

“Y2J” Jericho: YOU JUST MADE THE LIST

[@jonahbennett9938]

That’s was the peak of his career, that’s why it’s so fresh in his memory

[@a-dubwashington1429]

I love his Milli Vanilli shirt

[@xfluentx_]

2007 best Jericho code breaker walls of Jericho will always be legendary with the countdown pose

[@chrissheehan5793]

This man is the Jerishow I always used him in the video games cause he literally Broke the Walls Down

[@pelago_]

He really understands the value of reinvention and evolving. He’s the greatest.

[@nahslimmoebobjoe3793]

But nobody wanted him to reinvent. He didn’t need to reinvent. He could have stayed the same Y2J that won the Undisputed Championship forever. “The Iotola of Rock n Rolla” and he would still be the man.

[@HippolitoJuancheese]

He understands desperately trying to cling to pop culture relevancy while embarrassing himself. Nowadays he's basically like a grandpa hanging out with teenagers at a skatepark, except grandpa's jokes would be funnier

[@ironplasticmachine2309]

Y2J long hair Attitude Era will always be part of my childhood.

[@goldenclovds1760]

Y2J & CodeBreaker BOTH just made the LIST! 📝

[@altonhumes5782]

As Mr. Davis of WrestleTalk ALWAYS SAYS: IT'S JUST JUDAS-EFFCTIVE!!! #CVVClips #ChangeJustRight. #ITSJUDASEFFECTIVE!!!

[@zachiswayposi1]

No one loves Chris Jericho as much as Chris Jericho, but I honestly can’t blame him.

[@Fernando-fr5cu]

And that's why Jericho is the GOAT

[@genarogilormino2139]

Jericho is one of the few that can reinvent himself and get over insane each time ❤❤

[@belly9145]

Nothing beats the walls of Jericho

[@KnoxLeadKnuckles]

Jericho looked like Kane with hair in the thumbnail lmfao 😂

[@yeahprep1880]

Y2J Chris Jericho is legendary

[@user-uh1bp2wr9t]

Chris Jericho is the G.O.A.T.🥳

[@acj5409]

I loved the countdown with the lights out though

[@rarebreedsamTV28]

Chris be like " you dare call me y2j I'll put you on the list you stupid idiot"😅😅

[@MRFittedcap5950]

Back in my day, Jericho had two finishers. The walls of Jericho and the lionsault

[@JosePaezChavez]

Chris Jericho one of my favorite wrestlers always great in the ring and on the mic

[@worm5559]

"When I was in Duba Duba E."

[@johnpaulosullivan432]

He said don't call him y2j but his shorts and boots said y2j on them 😂😂

[@nutty99]

All from Winnipeg Manitoba!!!! Hometown hero baby!!!

[@zaniarsighary2284]

I loved y2j and I loved when he would say. You just made the list! That was golden!

[@arsenaljay91]

I watched him live at AEW at Wembley. Honestly was one of my childhood dreams come true. I don’t follow wrestling like I used to but being able to see an idol of mine live, was something that will live with me forever.

[@rickyhartley8936]

Chris Jericho is a legend. He's been in the business for close to 30 years & he's smart enough to change just enough to keep himself in the top of the list of the goats of wrestling

[@devjaitly6624]

Evil suit Jericho was his best incarnation

[@marcusjug21]

Short hair Jericho was goated 🐐🐐💯

[@MrGuitarforyou]

One time Chris Jericho got in my face at a live event in 2008 or 09 after I patted his back when he was walking into the ring… I’ll never forget that lol.

[@CherryCokeNixon]

The Walls of Jericho is one of my all time favorite finishers. Plus “Break the Walls Down” is an all time theme.

[@macewindu6853]

The Codebreaker is one of the most satisfying finishers

[@aayushmuralidhar4413]

Nothing can beat the name Y2j and the iconic code breaker

[@bryanmcneil9872]

This is a man who hits people for a living. Yes it’s wrestling but he still knows what it’s like to hit and get hit. And he had to ask the guy if a spinning elbow could knock someone out?

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

Jericho is a wrestling God

[@justclickit9905]

The code breaker, the short hair and the y2j is Jerichos best version im his entire career.

[@timothylester769]

I loved the element of surprise with the codebreaker- similar in regards to the RKO in that it can come when no one expects it and really change the momentum of a match.

[@superchesman38]

Code breaker and walls of jericho will always be the best.

[@theduggs1949]

My favourite wrestler ever. I lost my mind when he came over from wcw. This was the best version of jericho.

[@ccroft1973]

I hope that Chris Jericho will agree to induct the List of Jericho into the WWE hall of fame.

[@dynaguy6970]

“DUBBADUBBAE” -y2J

[@RobertWalsh-vp5ui]

the Codebreaker was my favourite finisher he did

[@user-hw9nb2uw5c]

Liontamer & Lionsault foreeeeever in my heart

[@Greatone765]

WCW and Y2J Jericho is the Best. Jericho in my top 10 All-Time.

[@Jahtrendz]

Jericho is such a legend yo I have so much respect for the guy

[@DAWGOFWAR]

I absolutely loved his countdown and the whole Y2J Version of him was so so good

[@ViviendoElPincheSueno]

The count down was iconic. As well the walls of Jericho. Middle school was awesome 💯

[@1mindlesswriter875]

List of Jericho is still my favourite gimmick

[@jonathandemelo3075]

Guy always had great finishers