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Chris Jericho's band Fozzy may have a hit single and album named Judas - but he's more like Midas. Everything the AEW World Champion touches, or says, turns to gold.
Jericho recently hit the headlines for his phrase, "A little bit of the bubbly," that's gone viral with songs being edited to wonderfully shoehorn the line into it for comedic value - most prominently Lou Bega's Mambo No 5, Toxic by Britney Spears, Let The Bodies Hit The Floor By Drowning Pool, and many others - but this isn't the first time Jericho has nonchalantly uttered a few words and coined an instantly recognisable phrase.
The first ever Undisputed WWE Champion is known for twisting specific words into tiny gems on his podcast - notably "workout" and "pocket" - and if you could take Jericho's words to the bank, you'd have plenty of cash in your "pochet"!
It's not just "a little bit of the bubbly" that Jericho's had us all chuckling away at, though, he's been doing it for years - so let's run down five other catchphrases the nine-time WWE Intercontinental Champion has turned into absolute gold!
#7 "E-e-e-e-e-e-ver!"
Okay, so let's start with one of Jericho's earliest masterpieces - the word "ever".
Yep, that's right. One word. Jericho can hook any audience simply by teeing himself up to say the word "ever" when mocking his rivals or cutting a promo.
Jericho has said the word "ever" a lot, even more than I have over the past four sentences - but maybe never as iconic as in 2016, when Jericho returned to WWE to interrupt The New Day.
As well as making "rooty, tooty, booty" a thing and even getting the WWE Universe to chant it at the iconic trio, Jericho provided arguably the best delivery of his "ever" line...well...e-e-e-ever!
#6 "... IT!"
Much like the word "ever", Chris Jericho managed to get another single word over - and, perhaps more impressively, only a two-letter word.
"You're going to get... IT!"
A long pause and Chris Jericho's comedic timing made the word "it" one of the most anticipated words ever said in wrestling every single time the current AEW Champion was on screen for most of his final run.
Jericho's versatility, though, meant the possibilities were endless - as you can see below.
"Sami Zayn is a stupid idi.... IT!
#5 Stupid idiot
Now, there was only one place to go after the previous clip.
Chris Jericho certainly didn't coin the phrase "stupid idiot" - but he did make it arguably better than it's ever been. Tom Phillips was usually on the receiving end of the insult, but never after being called his own name.
Most memorably, Jericho asked Filipe... Sorry, Tom Phillips, what Enzo was going to get. Phillips responded, "It," and Jericho called the SmackDown announcer a stupid idiot before continuing to say that the phrase didn't make any sense.
#4 "Would you please shut the hell up?!"
Of course, this one is self explanatory. Yet again, a simple phrase - but Jericho's Midas touch made it almost immortal, with the WWE Universe chanting along at every possible opportunity.
If any WWE Superstar were to ever say anything Jericho disagreed with, he would very politely ask them for quiet...
Would you please shut the hell up?!
#3 RAW is Jericho!
This one may not seem as ridiculous at face value - but think about it.
"RAW is Jericho" was a play on "RAW is war!" Now, RAW is war made sense because it's an anagram. RAW is Jericho? No sense at all - but the WWE Universe became so accustomed to hearing the phrase that we now take absolutely no notice of how ridiculous it is.
That's the genius of Jericho. WWE have even since tried to replicate this with phrases like "Monday Night Rollins" being used.
RAW became Jericho in 1999, with the former WCW man garnering an absolutely incredible reaction from the crowd, and his very first line in WWE?
"Welcome to RAW is Jericho!"
#2 Drink it in, maaaaaan!
Now, this one was truly iconic - and yet again was birthed during Chris Jericho's final WWE run. Jericho would proclaim that he was giving the audience and, well, everyone else, The Gift of Jericho, and encouraged them to "drink it in, maaaaan" as the WCW legend basked in his own ego.
"Drink it in, man" became the ultimate heel catchphrase for Jericho, and became just as popular with the WWE Universe - spawning several spin-offs such as "drink it in, Dean", "Ink it in, man", "And he put it on, man", "Try it on, man", "Bring it in, man", "Lock me in, man", "Squash them down, man", "Smack it down, man," and "He was markin' out, man".
Most tragically, though, we were left with a final, "Say goodbye, maaaaan" as he left RAW for SmackDown Live.
#1 "You just made the list!"
There could only ever be one option for the number one spot. Chris Jericho's final WWE run saw the birth of one of the most iconic catchphrases in the history of wrestling.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jericho about the list - and why he'll never use it e-e-e-ver again - even citing the catchphrase as the reason he didn't go back to WWE.
It's probably one of the reasons I didn't go back there because The List was a product of its time. In 2016-17, it was so organic. If I was still doing that no, it would be very cliche and a little bit boring.
It's one of those things. You do it, you live it, people get so excited about it, and then you've got to move on if you don't feel it as much anymore.
The List of Jericho became one of the greatest props in the history of wrestling, and the catchphrase actually received the perfect ending to one of the greatest storylines over recent years in WWE.
I've been in the business almost 30 years. If I did the same thing over and over, it would just be nostalgia and I'm not interested in doing that at all.
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