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The Complete List of Jericho
The Complete List of Jericho is a one-of-a-kind pro wrestling book, compiled in a way that has never been done before and will never be done again.
Throughout his illustrious 30-year career, Chris Jericho has documented EVERY ONE of his 2,722 matches from around the world in a handwritten journal.
That artifact provides the backbone of this unique book, which also includes dozens of never-before-seen photos from Chris’s personal collection, infographics, and a collection of top-ten lists compiled by some of the biggest names in pro wrestling history AND Le Champion himself! Want to discover his best and worst matches (there were plenty), his favorite tag partners, or his favorite ring music? All these answers - and more - are in this book!
If you think you know everything about Chris Jericho from reading his four previous New York Times best-selling books, think again. The Complete List of Jericho is the definitive chronicle of the career of one of the greatest, most charismatic wrestlers of all time.
Throughout his illustrious 30-year career, Chris Jericho has documented EVERY ONE of his 2,722 matches from around the world in a handwritten journal.
That artifact provides the backbone of this unique book, which also includes dozens of never-before-seen photos from Chris’s personal collection, infographics, and a collection of top-ten lists compiled by some of the biggest names in pro wrestling history AND Le Champion himself! Want to discover his best and worst matches (there were plenty), his favorite tag partners, or his favorite ring music? All these answers - and more - are in this book!
If you think you know everything about Chris Jericho from reading his four previous New York Times best-selling books, think again. The Complete List of Jericho is the definitive chronicle of the career of one of the greatest, most charismatic wrestlers of all time.
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381 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2021
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Chris Jericho
8 books208 followersChris Jericho lives in Los Angeles and Florida. He has been named one of the 50 greatest wrestlers of all time by the WWE.
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July 28, 2021
Recommended: yes!
For folks who are interested in wrestling, for stories from Jericho in his usual genuine, funny style, for interesting insights into other wrestlers Jericho has gotten to know over his years
Thoughts:
First of all: it is like 70% a giant list, living up to the name of the book. Based on Jericho's personal notebook recording and rating all of his matches ever, that content makes up the bulk of this. If you're interested in data and patterns, like myself, then that can be pretty interesting. How much money did he make on his Japan stints compared to Mexico? What did he rate that iconic match with Kenny Omega?
Besides that though, there are some matches he gives commentary for, and sometimes other wrestlers will provide their own notes on their match with Jericho. Jericho himself has lists of tops and favorites and worsts and mosts. Plenty of other names I recognized pitched in as well with lists of their own about Jericho, matches, locations, and everything else related to wrestling.
I'm a relative newcomer to the world of wrestling, only having dove in during the past few years, but WOW did I ever quickly respect Jericho once he started in AEW and I got to know him. This book is such a fun piece of insight from him into so much more about what life wrestling is like. My favorite parts were when he commented on SOMEONE ELSE'S comments, saying that he had never known that fact about a match he was in, or that some aspect was even new to him!
I also now have my own list of matches that I will have to find recordings of to watch because reading about so many people reminiscing about how deeply they impacted them was genuinely moving and exciting, and I want to have my own little piece of that!
For folks who are interested in wrestling, for stories from Jericho in his usual genuine, funny style, for interesting insights into other wrestlers Jericho has gotten to know over his years
Thoughts:
First of all: it is like 70% a giant list, living up to the name of the book. Based on Jericho's personal notebook recording and rating all of his matches ever, that content makes up the bulk of this. If you're interested in data and patterns, like myself, then that can be pretty interesting. How much money did he make on his Japan stints compared to Mexico? What did he rate that iconic match with Kenny Omega?
Besides that though, there are some matches he gives commentary for, and sometimes other wrestlers will provide their own notes on their match with Jericho. Jericho himself has lists of tops and favorites and worsts and mosts. Plenty of other names I recognized pitched in as well with lists of their own about Jericho, matches, locations, and everything else related to wrestling.
I'm a relative newcomer to the world of wrestling, only having dove in during the past few years, but WOW did I ever quickly respect Jericho once he started in AEW and I got to know him. This book is such a fun piece of insight from him into so much more about what life wrestling is like. My favorite parts were when he commented on SOMEONE ELSE'S comments, saying that he had never known that fact about a match he was in, or that some aspect was even new to him!
I also now have my own list of matches that I will have to find recordings of to watch because reading about so many people reminiscing about how deeply they impacted them was genuinely moving and exciting, and I want to have my own little piece of that!
August 2, 2021
Not really a traditional book, but there’s some fun stuff in here. Really liked some of the stories - it felt like a celebration of Jericho’s career.
December 29, 2021
Many - in fact - far too many wrestlers hang on way past their expiration date. There are many examples of real life Randy the Rams wrestling from major promotions to small, independent shows. Ironically, Chris Jericho was involved in an angle on WWE TV criticizing aged superstars like Ric Flair. On the other hand, there are wrestlers who can still go even in middle age. PCO in Ring of Honor immediately comes to mind, as does Jericho, the book's author.
The book's genesis came about over 30 years ago as Jericho was training in the legendary Hart Dungeon. He asked Keith Hart - the older brother of Bret and Owen - how many matches he's had. Keith's indignant reply that nobody keeps track of those things spurred Jericho to indeed keep track. The book lists all of his matches from #1 on October 2, 1990 (a 15 minute draw with Lance Storm) through to the end of 2020. Every match is numbered, along with the date, opponent, how the match was decided, how many stars he gave the match, and (early on) what his payout for the match was. There is no greater testament to his determination than the fact that all of his early payoffs were between $20 and $50. It's not a great way to make a living.
Some matches have small notes from Jericho, or his opponent in the match. They provide a little insight into the booking, or in the case of a CMLL match, the antics of his opponents as they climb into the stands to fight the fans. There are various lists, favorite matches/moments, and an appendix of stats. The first statistic is a pie chart showing his won-loss record through 2020 (1419-1226-77), his personal 5 star matches, etc. My favorite is a chronological listing of every championship title reign - who he won it from, when he lost it and the days of the reign. If there was a wrestler of any stature from the 90s until now, he's wrestled them. Just seeing names like Ultimo Dragon again brought back wonderful memories of WCW's cruiserweight division.
As an unabashed Chris Jericho mark, I couldn't get enough of this book. If you're a wrestling fan, you will need this book in your collection. The rare photos make it worth your while.
BOTTOM LINE: Chris Jericho by the numbers, by the years, by the matches.
The book's genesis came about over 30 years ago as Jericho was training in the legendary Hart Dungeon. He asked Keith Hart - the older brother of Bret and Owen - how many matches he's had. Keith's indignant reply that nobody keeps track of those things spurred Jericho to indeed keep track. The book lists all of his matches from #1 on October 2, 1990 (a 15 minute draw with Lance Storm) through to the end of 2020. Every match is numbered, along with the date, opponent, how the match was decided, how many stars he gave the match, and (early on) what his payout for the match was. There is no greater testament to his determination than the fact that all of his early payoffs were between $20 and $50. It's not a great way to make a living.
Some matches have small notes from Jericho, or his opponent in the match. They provide a little insight into the booking, or in the case of a CMLL match, the antics of his opponents as they climb into the stands to fight the fans. There are various lists, favorite matches/moments, and an appendix of stats. The first statistic is a pie chart showing his won-loss record through 2020 (1419-1226-77), his personal 5 star matches, etc. My favorite is a chronological listing of every championship title reign - who he won it from, when he lost it and the days of the reign. If there was a wrestler of any stature from the 90s until now, he's wrestled them. Just seeing names like Ultimo Dragon again brought back wonderful memories of WCW's cruiserweight division.
As an unabashed Chris Jericho mark, I couldn't get enough of this book. If you're a wrestling fan, you will need this book in your collection. The rare photos make it worth your while.
BOTTOM LINE: Chris Jericho by the numbers, by the years, by the matches.
August 26, 2024
There seems to have been a severely limited initial distribution of the book, leading to instant scarcity, and it took years of checking in at Amazon to find a decent price in its marketplace. So I pounced when that finally happened.
What a heckuva thing. Probably never see the like of it again, something you’ll normally see across the entire industry (various almanacs over the years), but for a single wrestler? As Jericho points out, when he was starting out he asked a veteran how many matches he’d had, and the veteran just scoffed at him. So Jericho kept a diligent record, which presumably even Cagematch doesn’t have in completion.
He doesn’t and couldn’t write about every match (that would be a multivolume affair that even the crazy completists willing to read this might question, much less task its writer to have something interesting to say). But there’s plenty of supplemental material and the occasional commentary from Jericho (and opponents) to satiate such interest. Closing out the book is the definitive list of great matches, from journalist Dave Meltzer, whom current generations of fans scoff at, unaware of or unconcerned with his studied and insightful perch.
I’ve read every book Jericho has published (except the one that looked like it was just a self-help cash grab), and most of Mick Foley’s, and a bunch of others besides. This is by far the most straightforward, honest look at a career I’ve yet seen.
Do you know what happens when you take books like this for granted? When you fail to appreciate their brilliance? Don’t make every effort to find and savor a copy for yourself?
You just made the list!
What a heckuva thing. Probably never see the like of it again, something you’ll normally see across the entire industry (various almanacs over the years), but for a single wrestler? As Jericho points out, when he was starting out he asked a veteran how many matches he’d had, and the veteran just scoffed at him. So Jericho kept a diligent record, which presumably even Cagematch doesn’t have in completion.
He doesn’t and couldn’t write about every match (that would be a multivolume affair that even the crazy completists willing to read this might question, much less task its writer to have something interesting to say). But there’s plenty of supplemental material and the occasional commentary from Jericho (and opponents) to satiate such interest. Closing out the book is the definitive list of great matches, from journalist Dave Meltzer, whom current generations of fans scoff at, unaware of or unconcerned with his studied and insightful perch.
I’ve read every book Jericho has published (except the one that looked like it was just a self-help cash grab), and most of Mick Foley’s, and a bunch of others besides. This is by far the most straightforward, honest look at a career I’ve yet seen.
Do you know what happens when you take books like this for granted? When you fail to appreciate their brilliance? Don’t make every effort to find and savor a copy for yourself?
You just made the list!
January 3, 2022
3.50 out of 5.00
This was a decently fun read; it was a celebration of his career and took you in literal list fashion through all of his matches. It reminded me of some of my personal favorite highlights and turned me on to others that I hadn’t seen before, leading to my own literal list.
I could have done without the random additions from other people talking about his career. It would have been cooler to just have Chris talk about his matches majorly or totally as opposed to that, especially since he has a great wit and humor he always brings to his texts. It didn’t weigh the book down necessarily, but I wasn’t excited to read those passages.
It was a very undemanding read, it’s essentially a greatest hits album, but it was my least favorite book he’s done to this point. I do hope his next book picks up the thread where his third autobiography left off at.
This was a decently fun read; it was a celebration of his career and took you in literal list fashion through all of his matches. It reminded me of some of my personal favorite highlights and turned me on to others that I hadn’t seen before, leading to my own literal list.
I could have done without the random additions from other people talking about his career. It would have been cooler to just have Chris talk about his matches majorly or totally as opposed to that, especially since he has a great wit and humor he always brings to his texts. It didn’t weigh the book down necessarily, but I wasn’t excited to read those passages.
It was a very undemanding read, it’s essentially a greatest hits album, but it was my least favorite book he’s done to this point. I do hope his next book picks up the thread where his third autobiography left off at.
August 10, 2022
Interesting experimental book by Jericho that chronicles every one of his matches, with stats for payoffs, quality of match, location, etc. Wisely is not entirely a list of all his matches, and contains a couple dozen guest "list" columns by Jericho and his colleagues counting down Jericho's top matches, moments, opponents, and so forth. It is an entertaining experimental project that capitalizes on the fondly remembered "List of Jericho" character, but not required reading from Jericho's other biographies.
September 29, 2021
A strange book that's part list, part anecdote, but overall provides clear insight into the life of Chris Jericho as he went from unknown to headliner. The basic information captured in his list clearly demonstrates his growth as he goes from tiny to large crowds, and from being paid $50 per show, to thousands - before he eventually stopped recording that information. If you're a wrestling fan, this is truly fascinating and comes highly recommended.
August 1, 2022
Probably not a book for the casual fan as the majority is, as the title suggests, a listing of all of his matches throughout his career, but for a Chris Jericho fan like myself it was a fun read. The anecdotes from Chris and contributions from his peers were fun and I enjoyed looking up shows that I was at in person.
November 3, 2021
Bit of a different read since it's literally a 400 page list. But it's cool to see his complete history and notes and thoughts about honing his craft.
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March 7, 2022
Not really a book, as much as a record of his career, although the tidbits and pics in the book made it well worth while for any Jerichoholics out there.
January 11, 2022
Cool insight into such a great industry!
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