Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho's first wrestling match against Lance Storm, and the All Elite Wrestling star has now celebrated that with a lengthy Instagram post.
Since making his debut, Jericho has been part of pretty much every major wrestling company, including ECW, WCW, WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and AEW. He's won a number of titles over the years, and was both the first WWE Undisputed Champion and the inaugural AEW World Heavyweight Champion.
On Wednesday's episode of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, Jericho's career will be celebrated by the company, while he'll team up with Jake Hager to take on Luther and Serpentico in a tag team match. Jericho has previously made it clear that he would like his final match to be against Storm, and there's a very good chance that could happen in AEW.
Check out Jericho's post below:
30 years ago today I had my first match against @stormwrestlingacademy in #Ponoka, Alberta!! Amazing to think it’s been that long ago, but what an incredible journey I’ve had! Please listen to #TalkIsJericho and hear #LanceStorm and I discuss that first match, how we got booked, my first pair of @stryper influenced tights, the #MooseHall venue, what we got paid, why I got heat for wearing black boots, how I chose my ring music, why I was billed from “Kasper, Wyoming”, who else was on the card and an exclusive watch-along of our first bout by Lance and I! (Access the match at http://www.chrisjericho.com/watchalong ). And stay tuned for info about my new book #TheCompleteListOfJericho, a chronicle of EVERY match I’ve ever had featuring exclusive top ten lists, never before seen photos and info you’ve never seen or read anywhere else! Pre Order begins on Oct 7, check so this space for more info very soon!!. Most importantly thanks to everybody that’s ever watched one of my matches, bought a shirt or approached me to say hi. You guys helped make me what I am today and I’ll always appreciate and never forget that. I LOVE YOU!! #Jericho30
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