![]() ![]() ![]() I was working for WCW at the time, but I said, “I’m gonna go to the show, I don’t care.” I was going into enemy territory, and one of my goals was to go say hi to Vince. They had the Canadian Stampede pay-per-view, which was so crazy. JERICHO: The first time I ever met Vince was in Calgary in 1997. WWE.COM: Is that the first time you met Mr. Vince McMahon flew me to Connecticut to meet with him at his house. Fast-forward to March of ’99 and my deal was up in June. Don told Vince Russo that I had a year and a half left on my WCW contract and brokered a conversation between me and Vince Russo around Christmastime of ’97. He was friends with Vince Russo, who was a big fan of mine. I knew Don Callis, who worked with The Truth Commission in WWE as The Jackyl. There was not a lot of room for upward advancement. If you came in at the bottom in WCW, you would stay there for the rest of your life. I could tell after about a year in WCW that WWE was still the place to go for a young guy. WWE.COM: When did you decide you were going to make the jump to WWE from WCW?ĬHRIS JERICHO: My goal was always to be in WWE. ![]() VIDEO: Watch Chris Jericho's iconic debut on Raw, Aug. In a candid conversation with WWE.com, Jericho looked back at that legendary night in Chicago, the genesis of his catchy theme music, and what it was like to visit Mr. Across the three decades that followed, Y2J became the first man to unify the WWE and WCW Championships, nearly blinded Shawn Michaels and faced off with Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke, all en route to becoming a genuine pop culture sensation. Arms outstretched and biceps flexed, Chris Jericho turned to face The Windy City faithful and the millions watching around the world, beginning what would become one of the most amazing careers in the history of WWE.Īlmost instantly, Jericho went from cracking jokes with bumbling hap Ralphus to mixing it up with icons like The Rock and The Undertaker. 9, 1999, in a small suburb somewhere between downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, a talented yet undervalued WCW wrestler stood with his back to 14,000 screaming fans. ![]()
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