10 WWE Superstars who are immensely popular among non-wrestling fans

#9 Chris Jericho

An infectious personality

When fans think about Chris Jericho, they will either recall his legendary in-ring wrestling career or his time on stage as the lead singer of Fozzy. It's probably safe to say his time in the ring during the Attitude Era helped Fozzy reach the heights it currently enjoys, but there are still many hardcore metal fans that will know the name Jericho without having watched any of his matches.

Fozzy has been in existence for 17 years, releasing their debut album 'Fozzy' back in 2000. Since then the band has gone on to make six more studio albums, including 2017's Judas which is currently being promoted. Jericho himself has also performed with other metal bands including Bullet for my Valentine. In 2005, he did lead vocals for the Iron Maiden tribute album 'Numbers of the Beast' recording a cover of their hit 'The evils that men do'.

Along with Foley, Jericho is seen as one of the most accessible authors of pro-wrestling on the planet. His autobiography 'A Lion's Tale: Around the world in spandex' became a New York Times best seller. He has also released two follow up books and is working on a fourth. Due to how well these titles are written, many readers have been attracted from outside of the pro-wrestling bubble.

Jericho's other mainstream media appearance came in 2011 when he competed on Dancing with the Stars. Despite being eliminated half way through the season, his involvement led to a rush of publicity, appearing with his dance partner on the Jay Leno show.

Jericho's surprise return on Smackdown this week was well received, but we all know he has so many other commitments that seeing him in a WWE ring has become somewhat of a privilege.