5 records that Chris Jericho holds in WWE

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Chris Jericho is set to make his WWE return

Chris Jericho will compete in his first WWE match in nine months when he takes part in the Greatest Royal Rumble event on Friday.

The 47-year-old, whose last match was outside of a WWE ring against Kenny Omega in NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 show in January, will be one of 50 entrants in the largest Royal Rumble of all time in Saudi Arabia.

To celebrate Y2J’s in-ring WWE return, let’s take a look at five records that he holds with the company.


#5 Most eliminations in Elimination Chamber history

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Chris Jericho has eliminated 10 people from Elimination Chamber matches

Earlier in 2018, Braun Strowman eliminated five men to set a new record for the most number of eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match.

However, he’s still five away from equalling the all-time record of 10 cumulative eliminations inside the steel structure, which was set by Chris Jericho in 2012.

The future Hall of Famer has competed in eight Elimination Chamber matches (another all-time record), eliminating Booker T, Kane, Kevin Nash, Edge, JBL, Umaga, Mike Knox, The Undertaker, Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston along the way.

#4 Most Intercontinental Championship reigns in WWE history

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The Miz is closing in on Chris Jericho's record

The WWE Universe is reminded on a weekly basis how The Miz has made the Intercontinental Championship relevant again – but he’s still one victory away from matching Chris Jericho’s long-standing record of nine reigns with the famous title.

Y2J first won the title in December 1999, defeating Chyna at Armageddon, and his most recent reign came to an end in June 2009 when he lost a mask vs. title match against Rey Mysterio at The Bash.

With The Miz guaranteed two opportunities at the IC title in the next couple of weeks (vs. Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe and Finn Balor at the Greatest Royal Rumble and vs. Rollins at Backlash), there’s a chance that Jericho’s record will soon be jointly held with “The A-Lister”.

#3 Only person to win Superstar of the Year and Tag Team of the Year

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Chris Jericho held the Tag Team titles with The Big Show

WWE has held 13 Slammy Award ceremonies throughout the years, so it may come as a surprise that Chris Jericho is the only person to win both the Superstar of the Year and Tag Team of the Year awards.

In 2008, the former World Heavyweight champion was named Superstar of the Year for the one and only time in his career, winning the award despite a strong shortlist which also included Batista, Edge, Jeff Hardy, John Cena and Triple H.

A year later, the unlikely duo of Jericho and The Big Show (aka Jeri-Show) were named Tag Team of the Year ahead of D-Generation X, The Legacy and The Hart Dynasty.

#2 Only person to defeat The Rock and Steve Austin on the same night

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Vengeance 2001 was one of Chris Jericho's best nights in WWE

Unlike the other statistical records on this list, this one is merely based on a pretty cool fact: Chris Jericho is the only person to defeat The Rock and Steve Austin in separate matches on the same show.

In a four-man tournament to crown the first Undisputed champion, Y2J won the World Championship from The Rock in the penultimate match on the Vengeance 2001 PPV, setting up a unification main event against Austin, who defeated Kurt Angle earlier in the night.

With Jericho’s World Championship and Austin’s WWE Championship on the line, “The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla” was able to defeat “The Texas Rattlesnake”, largely thanks to interference from Booker T, to win the Undisputed title.

#1 Longest cumulative time spent in Royal Rumble matches

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Chris Jericho broke Triple H's record in 2017

Chris Jericho has spent a combined total of 4 hours and 56 minutes in Royal Rumble matches – more than any other Superstar in WWE history.

The nine-time Intercontinental champion’s most impressive year came in 2017 when, after entering at #2, he spent 1 hour and 13 seconds in the match, earning him the nickname "The 61-Minute Man".

The record for the most amount of time spent in cumulative Rumbles was previously held by Triple H, who took his tally to 4 hours and 2 seconds when he won the WWE Championship in the match in 2016.