How old is Chris Jericho?

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Chris Jericho Age
Chris Jericho, Source: Chris Jericho’s Instagram

Chris Jericho (original name: Christopher Keith Irvine) is right now performing on All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the trailblazer of the gathering "Jericho Appreciation Society". He performed at World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1990. He made his debut in 1999 for World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He brought home the Undisputed WWF Championship in 2001. Jericho turned into the last holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Title. He featured different pay-per-view occasions like WrestleMania 18, Elimination Chamber, and the inaugural TLC. He made his first departure from WWE in 2018 to join New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He turned into the main man to have held both the WWE and IWGP Intercontinental Titles. He endorsed with AEW in 2019 and brought home the debut of AEW World Title. He at the same time won The Ring of Honor World Title during his tenure with AEW. He brought home a sum of 35 championships across his expert wrestling profession. Jericho is noted for his in-ring specialized athleticism, preposterous heroic personality, and his capacity to reevaluate his personality over the span of his vocation. He has been named by writers and industry partners as one of the best proficient grapplers ever.

Chris Jericho’s Age

Chris Jericho was born in Manhasset, New York, United States of America on November 9, 1970. Jericho is 52 years old as of now. He has Ukrainian ancestry from his mother and Scottish ancestry from his father. His father played ice hockey for the club New York Rangers for a considerable length of time. He was brought up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada after his father's retirement. He passed his graduation from Red River College, Canada in 1990 with a diploma in Creative Communications. Jericho has dual citizenship in Canada and the USA. He started watching professional wrestling in childhood at American Wrestling Association (AWA) and idolized Owen Hart. He also admired Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Ricky Steamboat. His first-ever involvement in an expert wrestling advancement was the point at which he went about as a feature of the ring group for the primary visit through the recently opened Keystone Wrestling Alliance and gained significant pointers from grapplers like Caveman Broda and Catfish Charlie.

Professional Wrestling Career

Chris Jericho was admitted to the Hart Brothers School of Wrestling at a very young age. He started wrestling as "Cowboy" Chris Jericho in independent circuits like Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling (CRMW) and Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (CNWA) with Christian and Edge. He participated in several wrestling advancements like Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre & other Mexican promotions, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Wrestling and Romance/WAR, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling before making it to the WWE (then WWF). His first tenure with WWE was valid from 1999 to 2005. During that period he won the Intercontinental Title and the Undisputed WWF Title. He made his return to WWE in 2007 and went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship in his second term. He made his second return to WWE in 2011 and worked there till 2018 with various feuds and Championship pursuits. He was working with New Japan Pro Wrestling and other independent circuits like Southern Honor Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at the same time. He signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019 and bagged the inaugural AEW Title. Jericho is right now working with Ring of Honor (ROH) and AEW simultaneously.

Titles and Accomplishments

Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho, Source: Chris Jericho’s Instagram

AEW

TitleNo of times/ Year
AEW World Championship1 time
AEW Dynamite Awards2 times

WWE

TitleNo of times/ Year
Undisputed WWF Championship 1 time
World Heavyweight Championship 3 times
WCW/World Championship2 times
WWF/WWE Intercontinental Championship9 times
WWE United States Championship2 times
WWF European Championship1 time
WWF Hardcore Championship1 time
WWE Tag Team Championship (with Big Show and Edge)2 times
WWF/World Tag Team Championship (with The Rock, Christian, Edge, Big Show, Chris Benoit)5 times
Slammy Award3 times
Bragging Rights Trophy 2009
WWF Undisputed Championship Tournament 2001
Superstar of the Year2008

Other titles

TitleNo of times/ Year
NWA World Middleweight Championship 1 time
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Television Championship1 time
International Wrestling Alliance (IWA) Junior Heavyweight Championship1 time
IWGP Intercontinental Championship1 time
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship1 time
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship1 time
World Wrestling Association (WWA) Tag Team Championship1 time

FAQs

A. Chris Jericho’s present age is 52 years.

A. Manhasset, New York, United States is the birthplace of Chris Jericho.

A. Chris Jericho has dual nationality of Canada and the USA.

A. Ted Irvine is the father of Chris Jericho.

A. Chris Jericho’s mother is Loretta Vivian Irvine.

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