Chris Jericho is currently one of the key names of All Elite Wrestling. In fact, he was one of the first major signings by Tony Khan, helping AEW to build from scratch. In his whole AEW career, Jericho has been the main event-level star, and he is also the first-ever AEW World Champion.
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Years before AEW, Jericho rose to prominence from his amazing career in WWE. He has been a professional wrestler for over three decades, starting his career at the age of 22. He is currently 52 years old but still going strong in the ring. Without further ado, here are some pictures of a young Chris Jericho that fans must see.
10 A Young Jericho As A Fan
Since Chris Jericho made his wrestling debut in 1990, he grew up watching professional wrestling in the Golden Era. When he was young, he followed guys like Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and many more.
Here is a photo of a young Chris Jericho as a wrestling fan. He seems to be at a fan meeting. Jericho is smiling while posing for a picture with the legendary Ricky Steamboat.
9 Jericho's Graduation
Considering professional wrestling is a highly physical sport, the academic track record of a wrestler has less importance. While Jericho began wrestling at an early age, he was still good academically.
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Being from Canada, Jericho attended Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He got a diploma in Creative Communications. This is a gradation photo of Chris Jericho from his pre-wrestling days.
8 Autograph For Fans
Wrestlers do love and respect their fans regardless of the promotion. Fans often get to meet their favorite wrestlers at fan conventions, clicking pictures and getting autographs from them. When Jericho was younger, two decades back, selfies weren't a norm, but he didn't shy away from giving autographs.
This is a rare photo of a young Chris Jericho interacting with young fans. He is giving an autograph to a young fan.
7 Young Jericho At ECW
Chris Jericho wrestled in the independent circuit before getting his big break in the mid-1990s. His first major wrestling promotion was ECW. He signed for ECW in 1996 when he was just 25 years old.
Jericho never won any title in ECW, but he certainly drew the attention of other big promotions during his time there. He wrestled the likes of Rob Van Dam, Cactus Jack, Sabu, and Taz there. In the photo, a young Chris Jericho battles "The Franchise" Shane Douglas.
6 The WWE Debut
Chris Jericho signed from WCW to WWE in 1999. On an edition of RAW in August, Jericho made his first appearance in WWE, he made his debut by interrupting a promo of The Rock. Following his appearance, Jericho introduced himself as 'Y2J'.
Jericho's WWE debut was certainly one of the greatest debuts in WWE history. Right after his debut, he showed his potential on the microphone. This Chris Jericho photo is from his debut, where is looking quite young.
5 The Undisputed WWE Champion
Perhaps the greatest moment in Chris Jericho's wrestling career was winning the Undisputed WWE Championship. He defeated the two biggest names of the Attitude Era, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, on the same night. He pinned The Great One for the World Championship, while he pinned The Texas Rattlesnake for the WWE Championship.
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When Y2J attained the incredible feat, he was just 31 years old. Here is a shot of Jericho's historic night, as he is holding both titles here.
4 Wedding Photo
Chris Jericho has been married for 22 years. He tied the knot with Jessica Lockhart back in 2000 when he was still wrestling in WWE. The couple has three kids, one son named Ash and twin daughters named Sierra and Cheyenne. Jericho and his family currently live in Florida.
Jericho was a 29-year-old man when he married Jessica. This is a beautiful picture of Chris Jericho and his wife Jessica from their wedding. Y2J is rocking a black suit with his long blonde hair.
3 Fun Outing With Family
Today, in the age of social media, wrestlers don't mind sharing pictures from their personal lives with fans. Many wrestlers post photos with their partners or spouses on social media platforms. But when Jericho was young and married, he didn't have the same opportunity to share his family photo with fans.
This is a precious photo of Y2J having fun with his family. He is snapped with his wife Jessica and son Ash, who is just a toddler here. A young Jericho is sporting shorter hair here.
2 Having Fun With His Baby Boy
Being a father of three children, Chris Jericho is certainly a great dad. His oldest child was born in 2003, and he is currently 19 years old. Y2J was still in his early 30s when his first child was born.
This picture of Chris Jericho is showing the fatherly side of his personality, which fans don't get to see in the ring. He seems to be having fun with baby Ash.
1 Indie Days
Chris Jericho embarked on his wrestling journey back in 1990. He trained with Lance Storm initially and then the duo teamed up to make a tag team. Their tag team was known as Thrillseekers, and they worked together in SMW aka Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
This is a young Chris Jericho with former tag team partner, Lance Storm. Jericho is likely to be in his early 20s here.
