page_title: Chris Jericho
section_title: In wrestling
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Jericho / In wrestling
caption_attribution_description: English: Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine) performs the Codebreaker (Double Knee Facebuster) on Batista (David Bautista)
context_page_description: Christopher Keith Irvine, better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian professional wrestler, rock musician, actor, author, and radio host. He is currently signed to WWE.
  Jericho is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling and internationally in Canadian, Mexican and Japanese promotions.
  As a part of WWE, he is credited as being the first-ever Undisputed Champion in professional wrestling history. Also, he has won the Intercontinental Championship a record nine times. Jericho is a six-time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the aforementioned Undisputed Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also the Ninth Triple Crown Champion and Third Grand Slam Champion.
  Jericho is also the frontman of Fozzy, an American heavy metal band. Jericho uses the theme song "Break The Walls Down" as his entrance theme.
  On May 24, 2012, during a match against CM Punk in São Paulo, Brazil, Jericho dropped and kicked the flag of Brazil which is a crime in that country. The police went to the ring and threatened to arrest Jericho.
context_section_description: Finishing moves
  Breakdown (Full nelson facebuster) – 2001–2002
  Codebreaker (Double knee facebreaker, sometimes while springboarding) – 2007–present
  Lion Tamer (Boston crab while kneeling on the opponent's back or neck) – 1996–present
  Walls of Jericho (Elevated Boston crab) – 1996–present
  Lionsault (Springboard moonsault) – 1996–2005; He used it as a signature move afterwards
  Signature moves
  Backbreaker submission
  Backhand chop
  Baseball slide
  Diving double axe handle
  Diving reverse elbow
  Double underhook backbreaker
  Double underhook powerbomb
  Flashback (Sleeper slam, he sometimes used it as a counter to an oncoming opponent) – 1999–2000
  Flying forearm smash
  Jericho Spike (Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope)
  Multiple kick variations
  Missile drop
  Spinning heel
  Springboard drop to an opponent on the ring apron
  Standing, leg-feed or a running enzuigiri
  Multiple powerbombs sometimes followed by a pin
  Multiple suplex variations
  Belly to back
  Northern Lights
  Super
  Tiger
  Vertical
  One-handed bulldog
  Putting his foot on the opponent's chest in a pinning attempt, with theatrics
  Running back elbow, sometimes while performing a corkscrew
  Springboard plancha
  Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
  Managers
  Ralphus (part of "Jericho Personal Security")
  The Jerichoholic Ninja (part of "Jericho Personal Security")
  Viva Los Jericho (part of "Jericho Personal Security")
  Mr. Hughes
  Chyna
  Stephanie McMahon
  Lance Cade
  Nicknames
  "Lionheart"
  "The Man of 1,004 Holds"
  "Y2J"
  "The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla"
  "The Sexy Beast"
  "The (self-proclaimed) Living Legend"
  "The King of the World"
  "The Best In The World At What He Does"
  Entrance themes
  "Rock America" by Danger Danger (SMW)
  "Soul-Crusher" by White Zombie (ECW)
  "Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" by White Zombie (ECW)
  "All The Days"  by Mammoth (WCW)
  "One Crazed Anarchist" by Grunge City from the Aircraft Music Library (WCW)
  "Break the Walls Down" by Adam Morenoff (WWF/E; August 9, 1999 – August 25, 2005; November 19, 2007 – September 27, 2010; January 2, 2012 – present)
  "King of My World" by Saliva (WWF/E; 2002)
  "Don't You Wish You Were Me" by Fozzy (WWE; 2004)
  "Crank the Walls Down" by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster (WWE; July 31, 2009 – January 4, 2010; Used while teaming with Big Show)
caption: Chris Jericho performing his Codebreaker on Batista
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