30 Years of Chris Jericho: His greatest moments ever

#15 Chris Jericho punching Shawn Michael's wife (for real)

It wasn't supposed to happen (Pic Source: WWE)

This ranks high on this list as it paid dividends for Chris Jericho's heel character at the time, and the best part about it was that it was an unscripted moment. Chris Jericho's heel turn was a complete 180 from what he had done before.

He was wearing full suits, dispensing with his earlier incarnations' charisma and just coming across as a calm psycho from No Country for Old Men. He said:

"The guy was completely committed to what he was doing... You could say he was evil and wrong, but in his mind, he was right and that's all there was to it. He was very calm, cool and collected, and a complete psycho as well... I thought, 'These are the elements of a great (wrestling) character.' "

The involvement with Michaels' wife was a happy accident, and while he did get heat in the locker room for his actions, it played up to his new character strengths. He said:

"Nobody in the world felt worse than I did, but fortunately she couldn't have cared less... She thought it was great... It did add to the intensity of the feud and took everything to the next level."

Remember when Chris Jericho punched Shawn Michaels Wife? 💀😩 pic.twitter.com/KvyBjwFRLC

— chanel (@KissMySnap) November 18, 2017

Chris Jericho's analysis of the situation was correct as his feud with Shawn Michaels would go down as one of his best in his career.

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#14 Chris Jericho goes to Washington

He was a victim of a WCW Conspiracy (Pic Source: WWE)

Chris Jericho's panache for being creative was always on display during his days in WCW. Despite most of the attention being given to Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, and other main-event players, he still managed to be an entertaining part of the show with segments like these.

One of my favourite segments in WCW history was when Chris Jericho visited Washington D.C. to prove there was a conspiracy against him after Dean Malenko defeated him for the Cruiserweight Championship. It was outrageously hilarious and completely original.@IAmJericho pic.twitter.com/q5xMbdNeHX

— The Signature Spot (@SignatureSpot) August 12, 2020

Chris Jericho believed that he was a conspiracy victim after losing the WCW Cruiserweight Championship to Dean Malenko. Jericho was so aggrieved at his loss that he took his stance to Washington, D.C.

Jericho is remarkable in his ability to shoot off the cuff, and even in these unscripted segments that look straight out of reality TV, he exudes the hilarity that goes with it.

It's a big "What If" if WCW had realized what they had and fought to keep him. Jericho will always remain the one that got away.