5 things I learned from meeting Chris Jericho

What a legend

You know what happens when you buy tickets to WaleMania? You meet Chris Jericho, that’s what. The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla made a brief appearance at the big event in Downtown Orlando, with Tier Nightclub exploding once they caught a glimpse of the first ever undisputed champion.

Y2J didn’t appear before the public for too long, but I still managed to cease my opportunity by racing up the stairs and briefly meeting him before he descended back into the VIP section of the club. Big thanks to the security guard who got his attention and assisted in bringing him over to meet some of us who were waiting.

Jericho is perceived to be many things in this industry, but from our experience, we learned quite a few things in the process of meeting the creator of the list. Of course, a nightclub isn’t the usual scene for meeting one of your wrestling heroes, but that didn’t really matter all too much in this instance with Chris more than living up to his sterling reputation.

So with all of that being said, here are five things we learned from meeting Chris Jericho.

Drink it in, man.


#1 Jericho meets up with an old friend

Jericho and Kelly Kelly

Chris Jericho is perhaps one of the coolest dudes in all of WWE, as evidenced by his position as the lead singer of a successful rock band. As such he likely attracts the attention of many women, but that doesn’t mean everyone that’s seen with him is trying to sleep with the guy. Which, of course, brings us to Kelly Kelly.

The two were spotted together at WaleMania, which obviously sent a number of fans off into conspiracy theories given that there have been rumours about the duo for years now. Despite this, we’re choosing to believe that it was nothing more than two old friends catching up – and we trust in our old pal Chris.

We love you too, Chris.

#2 Loves the fans

He never lets fans down

On the top floor of Tier Nightclub, as the night began to wind down, Jericho didn’t need to come and meet us. He didn’t need to come over and allow us to interrupt his evening, but that’s what he did and the guy did it happily. Sure it may be because he was with Kelly Kelly, but let’s choose to believe it’s because he loves the fans.

He wore a smile on his face as he took many pictures with fans for quite a long time, as he interacted with us on a level that many people never could’ve imagined. He may be getting soft as he moves towards the end of his career, but let’s just choose to believe that he still has a deep passion for this industry.

Good one, Y2J.

#3 Sense of humour

We’d quite like to make the list

Jericho has always been one of the funnier members of the WWE roster, and yes, we realise that it sounds like we’re kissing his backside a little bit here. His many skits with the likes of Stephanie McMahon helped to put him and his performances on the map, and that seems to have carried through from the 90s into the noughties and now into the 2010s.

When meeting us, Jericho also decided to try his hand at bartending with the bartender behind the bar. It was an amusing sight as he got quite a few big pops out of the fans in attendance, with Y2J seeming more relaxed than we’ve seen him in years.

#4 Quite small

Anyone would look tiny next to the big man

As has been known for quite some time now, Chris Jericho was one of the original founding members of the cruiserweight movement in World Championship Wrestling. He was one of many competitors that was considered to be ‘too small’ to succeed at the highest level, working alongside the likes of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in order to prove that theory wrong.

As it turns out, meeting him in person does indeed prove that he’s quite a small dude. Jericho stands around 5’8” or 5’9”, but that doesn’t make him any less of an intimidating presence.

After all, the guy has choked out the likes of Goldberg and challenged Brock Lesnar to a fight – so he’s not a superstar we wanna mess with.

#5 WaleMania rules

Don’t miss it

As we’ve discussed in the past on this site, WaleMania is an event that mixes together music and wrestling in one brilliant night of entertainment. Founded by Wale and Court Bauer, the two men have created something that’s spawned into being one of the main highlights of WrestleMania week for hardcore fans.

In addition to Jericho, we got the chance to meet the likes of Jinder Mahal, Bruce Prichard, Tony Nese and many more. It was a whirlwind of a night that went by in a flash, and if you’re in New Orleans for WM34 next year then we highly recommend it.