What Makes Chris Jericho One Of The Greatest Wrestlers Ever?

What Makes Chris Jericho One Of The Greatest Wrestlers Ever: Chris Jericho is recognised as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time. Over the course of a career spanning three decades in major promotions such as WCW, WWE, NJPW, and now AEW, we take a look at five key attributes that make him worthy of such a status.
Jack the Jobber is here to take a look at just why Chris Jericho is thought of as one of the greatest of all time.
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[@NotCornette]

Great Promos Oozes Charisma Great Matches The Master Of Reinvention Chris Jericho is one of the GOATS of pro wrestling

[@chainedpanda9574]

Screw the video, this is good enough TLDR

[@zenith3877]

It's simple. He understands human nature. He knows how to get a reaction out of anyone. He also elevates anyone that steps with him in the ring.

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

@@ekicks2396 Lmfao, imagine being a Jim Cornette fan.

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

@@ekicks2396 Yeah nah, Cornette's contributed nothing of note to the wrestling industry since he ran SMW into the ground 25 years ago, sorry pal.

[@jtp2007]

@@ekicks2396 Is this even a coherent sentence?

[@Windwalker88]

@@ekicks2396 i listened to him and its boring. If he booked a match every everything would be so predictable, that i rather watch 1970's wrestling

[@AxolotelPlays]

Jericho is also one of the savest worker ever. He is old but still can go and that's another reason why is that good. He is not injured to a point where he cannot wrestle anymore. He didn't do big bumbs and got over by just being a good wrestler. He is just a smart man with a hell of a lot charisma

[@Jimbo_Ka-Blamo]

The craziest thing about Jericho’s career is that he never really had Vince’s true support, it actually could’ve been even greater if Vince saw him as a true top guy. Y2J was the biggest baby face behind Rock and Austin in the early 2000’s, they never fully capitalised on it and he never won the World title as a face in his career. (Also choosing Goldberg to beat Owens for the title in 2016, instead of a face Y2J which everyone wanted and made way more sense) Vince just never saw Jericho as a top star despite his overwhelming popularity. He was never pushed like one either despite being the first undisputed champion in 2001 after a heel turn- which was a transitional title reign, playing third wheel to the Stephanie Triple H storyline. He then wasn’t ever really pushed again as maineventer until 2008 when he reinvented himself. If you think about it from 2008-10 was the only time Vince saw and used him as a top star rather than an upper mid carder. All 6 of his World Title reigns in WWE were really short lived and he was never given the opportunity and backing to carry the company/brand. Annnnnd despite all this he still managed to carve out one of the greatest/most entertaining careers of all time. The cream eventually rises to the top. Just imagine how much better Jericho’s careers could’ve been if he was actually used and pushed to the heights of Cena or Triple H or Roman or Randy and even Edge (who was given 9 world title reigns in 3 years from 2006-09).

[@d34dR0d3n7]

Jericho was treated amazingly well in WWE/F, considering he was a WCW guy. It's been proven over and over: if Vince didn't make you, you'll never be anything (with a small handful of exceptions) in his company.

[@Spaced92]

@@d34dR0d3n7 He was literally threatened with being fired in his first year or two because he was told to hit Chyna (in a terrible angle) and she got a bruise. Vince never made him, he was over with crowds well before he got booked strongly. If Vince made stars that well, you'd think 90% of the WWE stars didn't make it big at other companies these days.

[@braydensmith2053]

I couldn’t agree more. And I couldn’t think of a list pun..

[@Green_Ranger05]

Its simple. He beat The Rock & Steve Austin IN THE SAME NIGHT!!!! (Edit: plus everything he does is GOATED)

[@tonyevan1241]

You prolly dont give a shit but if you are bored like me atm you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend for the last months :)

[@caseyayaan9294]

@Tony Evan Definitely, been using instaflixxer for since november myself :D

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Chris Jericho is the only one who defeated Stone Cold & The Rock who were the biggest stars at the time to win the Undisputed WWF titles

[@kingtong1174]

Especially being a WCW guy makes that statement much more impactful. Most WCW guys were treated like shit once going to WWE we all know that. So yeah the chance that Chris went over Vinces biggest guys just speaks volumes.

[@nicholausbell2749]

@@kingtong1174 well I mean he was never world champion in the company he was good and put up great matches in WCW but he didnt reach top there maybe thats why Vince pushed him to the top in WWE

[@chrisbg99]

Chris Jericho is my favorite wrestler. When I was not really watching much wrestling at all I was still at least keeping up to what he was doing. When he went to New Japan it got my attention and since then I've been regularly watching wrestling again for the first time in probably 10 years.

[@getpumped87]

I'd say the two main factors are that he is always adapting and whatever his new gimmick is is usually a hit and the second being, as far as I know, he has always done his part to improve the business rather than just improve his own standing. Never heard of him politicking backstage and he was never afraid to do the job and put someone else over.

[@TyeDye4547]

Yooo I'm doing a project on Othello so thanks for the intro it helps

[@peggytheveteran4968]

0:20 - 1:06 Just write this on ur essay lol

[@gunpowderhoes3492]

CHRIS JERIGOAT

[@saintetienne373]

I was a WCW guy and Jericho was on of my favorites, I only started watching wwe when he moved over to it.

[@Mrsierramist1]

As someone that was watching regular when Y2J debuted for the federation, I agree that it is the greatest debut for that company. It is even more impressive looking back on it as an adult.

[@Nbflowers1989]

Yep. For my money he is the best wrestling personality ever.

[@Gorilla_Strong]

Jack, I've followed you as an on air talent since your first days at the other place. You have truly become 100% more self confident. Keep up the great work. PS- the editing was superb, as always. 🙏

[@justinmiller4421]

Chris Jericho is the goat and one of my favorite wrestlers of all time

[@InfectedChris]

For a long, long time, I have been a huge Jericho fan and he is truly deserving of the title of GOAT.

[@keshavbhargavbakshi]

These intros are one of the main reasons I love this series.

[@RudeBuddha]

jericho is a GOAT becoz he knows how to adapt and connect with the generations..

[@janlehur4820]

I'd say he'll be the next Ric Flair when that time comes! In terms of Wrestling Recognition of course

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Yeah I agree

[@Faodi97]

I have so much respect for jericho nd what he does dude is literally the living legend it's just idk how can i describe him more but he's the greatest nd best in the world

[@richardmilner6489]

The fact that he’s 50 and took that fall

[@leeherring8880]

Well done. He landed on padding :-/

[@BonnieBeats]

@@leeherring8880 you spoon 🤣, you can break your neck on a mattress if you land wrong 💯

[@Cal2929]

LE CHAMPIONNNNNNN

[@Rizzler45]

Jericho vs Benoit 2001 royal rumble one of his many great matches

[@Scaramanga7]

Good call on the Fall Brawl match, I was there, and it was incredible.

[@liamhemstock2286]

Here’s a few. Promos Consistently good/great matches which builds up a good relationship with the fans Charismatic Constantly reinventing himself when it is needed A fantastic mind to putting together stories and segment (the Festival Of Friendship, the Man of 1004 holds and the formation of the Pinnacle are some of my favourites) He’s been in some big storylines which people love to re visit like the Omega NJPW feud, the CM Punk 2012 feud, the Shawn Michaels 2003 and 2008 feud, the 2020 feud with Jon Moxley, the 2000 feud with Triple H. A lot of the funds I just mentioned then are quite recent and that’s because I believe as a performer in terms of character work Jericho has gotten better and better.

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Is that an Xbox pfp?

[@liamhemstock2286]

@@peggytheveteran4968 yes thank you

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Nice

[@Arizona77549]

Jericho for the wrestling 's bussinnes and Madonna for the music...both transformed through the ages🤘this is their secret

[@kingtong1174]

Chris Jericho is by far one of my biggest inspirations and favorite wrestlers. He had that charisma if he was baby face ya loved him, if he was heel you loved to hate him. Just a great worker and is a staple of wrestling from the last 30 years in my opinion. Jericho is a wrestling god, you have the greats of coarse but it wouldn’t have been the same with out Jericho at all.

[@TheMoopah]

Best Intro ever !

[@ChristopherJames1993]

All around, Jericho is the greatest wrestler of all time. Plus hes a great musician.

[@myoreopanda]

The answer is simple He's one of the very very very few wrestlers to have basically wrestle every big name

[@mrleo6004]

10 time IC Champion and 7 time world champion The Y2J CHRIS JERICHO

[@nicholausbell2749]

8 time world champion Hes ROH World Champion rn

[@aaronman3922]

This video could have been a minute he's the goat

[@ziggafy]

How has anyone given this a thumb down 😂

[@xNobodyOfConsequenceX]

"What Makes Chris Jericho the Greatest." There. Fixed it.

[@clearskies]

Legend...simple!

[@TRIPP5_Shurikens]

ending was absolute money

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

I had to watch his debut in wwe where he interrupted The Rock and it's still funny as hell 🤣

[@lilpoetat]

thanks!

[@snbond80ify]

Jericho was in the background yelling 🗣🗣🗣"ASK HIM!" So now this video is titled is a question.

[@unoriginalandrew]

Hardest video for this series to write so far. Hear me out, how do you write an extensive piece on Jericho being the best without simply saying, "um... Because. Duh."

[@jerransperarman9411]

good video

[@arresssyt6484]

Longevity

[@Windwalker88]

He really bring down all the walls in wrestling

[@georgejohnson4329]

Jericho is up there with the goats, just behind Flair and Eddie Guerrero for me.

[@aaronm8143]

His post WWE run pretty much is what completed his legacy.

[@martinbrookscreative]

I was so certain that in the intro you were going to say othello isn't the main character, Chris Jericho is.

[@elvergutierrez7790]

Jericho was great regardless if he was face or heel. Although his time as a heel are some of the greatest/funniest moments in his career. Especially when he would call everyone an “Assclown”

[@billbracey583]

Jericho is top of the list

[@liamhemstock2286]

My thoughts on the finish. Good spot, bad camera angle

[@d34dR0d3n7]

That's been my thing about that ending, there's one simple production fix that would have taken about an extra 10-15 minutes: paint every surface of those boards so they aren't so obviously wood and rig them to come apart instead of break. That he did that spot at all is still insane, but it's going to be haunted just as bad as the pyro botch from Mox v Omega. Which was exactly what we were promised with very cool moments...until that happened.

[@liamhemstock2286]

@@d34dR0d3n7 I don’t know. At least you could argue that the Jericho bump would have looked like it still would have hurt a bit and the fall was very dramatic. The Revolution ending was crap because we expected a massive explosion. We was promised a massive explosion and then we got some sparkles and that was it. We was never promised Jericho falling off the cage. Both ideas where fantastic in concept but the execution was awful for the Revolution match and there was no way to hide it but with the Blood And Guts match the ending was executed well it was just the camera angle that took away from the moment.

[@cw5289]

One of the best eeeeeeeeever

[@sjwhater]

Super handsome, talented and smart. That dude still does a lionsault its insane

[@thatdogfrom]

Simple, He’s just the G.O.A.T.

[@ReadIcculus93]

I do find it interesting to see just how much of wrestling is recycled from either the real world or from older wrestlers themselves. From Hulk Hogan's name being taken from the incredible Hulk to his appearance, which he took some tips from superstar Billy Graham. You can even look at more recent examples of successful wrestlers like Daniel Bryan, the whole Yes chant, he took it from Diego Sanchez in the UFC. Or my favorite, being the topic of this video, how the Miz basically ripped off Jericho in recent years.

[@esotericninja5630]

💯

[@snegsbegs]

I cant stop loking at your hat and how it sticks down further where the bull is. Also is it the same hat youve had for years or do you keep buying the same hat over and over?

[@savion8]

Cause he’s Chris Fkn Jericho “Le Champion” “The Painmaker” “The Lionheart” “The best in the world at what he does” “He just has......IT!”

[@peggytheveteran4968]

The Demo God

[@gsandison1]

Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat?

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Where's Chyna's video? Where's Sting's video?

[@randygoku4055]

Shawn Michaels was Michael Jordan Chris Jericho is Kobe Bryant

[@DaringPerspective]

that intro was turning into something epic and then... it wasnt

[@Julian-xj6mh]

Damn even Jack the jobber knows the star ratings are bollocks

[@oddishhonor]

MORE BITTER JACK PLEASE

[@nu-punkrants1551]

I miss Juventud Guerrera

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

He got the word "it" over for crying out loud. But yeah, Jericho seems a bit of an obvious choice, considering the last couple were out the left field. If you have no more dark horses, you should go for a pick that would really nettle the IWC. I would say John Cena, but that's not really contentious these days

[@braydensmith2053]

Y2J

[@marvellis6762]

Behind Michaels. Behind Eddie. Behind Benoit. Behind Angle. Behind Bret.... Not to mention Austin, Taker, Rock etc etc...

[@peggytheveteran4968]

But he's still great XD

[@marvellis6762]

So great he's behind minimal of 8 other wrestlers?... Sorry Vince, superstars! Great means best of the best. Y2J is very good. And that's all.

[@OhNyo69]

Depends how you look at it. Jericho edges every one of the guys you listed out in at least one area, be it ring work, promo ability, charisma or longevity. If you're looking at overall game, there's absolutely an argument to be made that Jericho could be the best ever.

[@fernandoreyes680]

What makes him one of the greats to me is his longevity. If he had retired in 2005 when he left wwe no one would think of him as one of the greatest, but he is just too good at reinventing his character and using that to stay relevant. And I think he still has years left

[@jtp2007]

@@marvellis6762 and ahead of thousands and thousands of others?

[@TakeNoteOfThat]

Answer: the first 28-odd years of his career.

[@JordanK14]

F Far East The Graps

[@secondcityr7331]

One of GOAT? Nope Y2J DE GOAT IN PRO WRESTLING OVERALL !!

[@anthonywasco7518]

Yay first :)

[@maccy4829]

New Japan won’t even let you pictures up? That’s utterly pathetic

[@tophb9855]

His falling on cardboard skills. His 'singing' skills. His republican views. His convoluted ideas that go nowhere.

[@fernandoreyes680]

hahaha just the fact that you had to bring up his political views and his singing shows that you ain't even critiquing him as a wrestler, but as the person he is outside the ring

[@Mm-xx7tf]

Chris Jericho is one of the worst wrestlers who never deserved better than the 2nd match at wrestlemania

[@fernandoreyes680]

Breh

[@jtp2007]

This is one of the worst takes I have ever seen. You know nothing about wrestling apparently.

[@Mm-xx7tf]

I know that AEW is prohibited in my household. Go impale yourself on reality

[@jtp2007]

@@Mm-xx7tf You are basing this on AEW? LMFAO. Jericho has been in the business for 30 years is one of the best ever in the ring and on the mic. You truly know nothing about wrestling.

[@Mm-xx7tf]

@@jtp2007 I am basing this on his entire career