Chris Jericho is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, actor, and rock musician. He was born in Manhasset, New York, United States, on 9 November 1970. Jericho made his official WWE debut in 1999, where, after weeks of mysterious vignettes, he finally appeared and interrupted The Rock. During his first-ever promo segment, he declared himself the “Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla” and the savior of professional wrestling. One of the biggest moments in Jericho’s career happened in 2001, when he defeated The Rock and Stone Cold on the same night.
Over the years, Jericho became one of the biggest stars in the WWE and went on to win many championships, including winning the Intercontinental championship for a record-breaking 9 times. In 2011, he started to work part-time and went on to have some legendary feuds with stars like CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler. Towards the end of his WWE career, Jericho was placed in an entertaining character, where he used to write the names of people he didn’t like on the “List of Jericho”.
He wrestled his final match in the WWE on an episode of SmackDown on April 17, 2018. His last match was a tag team match alongside his tag team partner, Kevin Owens, against AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. After leaving WWE, Jericho announced that he is officially signing with AEW, and he officially wrestled his first AEW match on May 25, 2019, at AEW Double or Nothing, where he defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of the show.
He also became the inaugural AEW World Champion at All Out 2019. As of 2025, it is widely reported that Jericho’s AEW contract will be over by the end of this year, and WWE has shown interest in bringing one of its most decorated superstars back home.
List of Chris Jericho’s WWE World Championships
Chris Jericho has won the WWE World Championships six times in his career. His first-ever WWE World Championship win happened at No Mercy in 2001, when he defeated the face of the WCW, The Rock, to win the WCW World Championship. This solidified Jericho as one of the only young stars who were placed in the main event scene this early in their career.
One of the most memorable championship wins in Jericho’s career happened at Vengeance 2001, where he first defeated The Rock to win the WCW World Championship, and then later on the same night, defeated “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship. After winning both titles, Jericho unified both titles and became the Undisputed WWF Champion.
His most recent WWE World Championship win took place in 2009 at the Night of Champions Premium Live Event, where Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and CM Punk in a fatal four-way match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Here is a detailed table summarizing Chris Jericho’s WWE World Championships:
| Championship Won | Date | Event | Opponents |
| WCW/World Championship | October 21, 2001 | No Mercy | The Rock |
| Undisputed WWF Championship | December 9, 2001 | Vengeance | Steve Austin (WWF Title) & The Rock (WCW Title) |
| WCW/World Championship | December 9, 2001 | Vengeance | The Rock |
| World Heavyweight Championship | September 7, 2008 | Unforgiven | CM Punk |
| World Heavyweight Championship | November 3, 2008 | Raw | Batista |
| World Heavyweight Championship | July 26, 2009 | Night of Champions | Jeff Hardy, Edge, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk (Fatal Four-Way) |
FAQs
Q. Is Chris Jericho still wrestling?
A. Yes, Jericho is still an active professional wrestler, and he is currently signed with AEW.
Q. Who is the inaugural AEW World Champion?
A. Chris Jericho is the inaugural AEW World Champion. He won the title in 2019 by defeating Hangman Adam Page at AEW All Out.
Q. Why did Jericho leave WWE?
A. Jericho’s main reason to leave WWE was that his match with Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 33 was moved from the main event spot to the second match on the card
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