WWF - Chris Jerichos Debut (1999) HD

[Giobba2285]

RAW IS JERICHO!!!

[IwriteDisCommentHigh]

I was there! After this moment, when the titantron shows 'JERICHO' i lost hearing of my left ear, but still im JERICHOHOLIC and i will always remember Jericho, because of that.

[ee248]

And thus, the greatest WWE superstar was born...

[jhiggs17]

This was so fucking great. I haven't seen this for years. The pop he gets is deafening. Fucking WCW... what a joke to miss the boat on Jericho.

[DX46879]

I love jerichos theme song!



[Docmain3]

sexual harrasment: he said lube his foot and something about my ass.

[shakysyxx]

That Millenium Clock that was ticking all year....back than there was no dirthsheets and internet wasnt really big than....so no one really knew what was going on..I was a huge WCW fan..and glad to see he made the brand change...WCW treated him like shit,so much potential!!

[Patrick46196]

chris jericho came here to save the wwf, from what! lol

kj jelly problem! lol

[mmtna]

you don't get cool shit like this anymore

[sexyman1024]

4:57 jericho's rape face

[younghiphopsoul]

I remember seeing this on wwf metal, man i miss those days,,these were good times.

[Nunyobuzness]

I like how it ends at 7:11

[nintendobrick619]

this is like john cena debut

[TheSalman5555]

best debut ever

[ShirtOffLJay]

where'd you get this version of his debut? reason i ask is cause usually the versions with the old scratch logo are shady vhs rips

[normandale1987]

Fucking miss this guy

[jamietee89]

One of the best debuts ever.

[lizardking7106]

@talian2mprez I didn't realize you had to live in America to Google somebody

[hitman9t92]

"you know what the ky jelly plan is JR?" you do? hahaha great line, "you dont use that to clean a pipe"

[MrTheferryboat]

in the 2nd grade I used to enter the classroom everytime like this

[mtxblau]

@bretdotg Heck no, he was a heel, it played into persona perfectly.

It's a shame he never got past the HHH ceiling, because he was the better wrestler, and fantastic on the mic.

[bretdotg]

Do you think he'd rethink the hair and shirt choices if given the opportunity?

[2MorrowMorrow]

It doesn't matter who Bill Simmons is!

[bsl05]

Jericho looks like a missing cast member from the last scene of The Birdcage.

[2MorrowMorrow]

IT DOESN't MATTER who Bills Simmons is!!!

[2MorrowMorrow]

IT DOESN't MATTER who Bills Simmons is!!!

[Bernardo77ish]

"It doesn't matter what you name is!"

That was one of the best one-liners ever by the Rock. Wycleff even wrote a song about it... watch?v=NZmO1ut2EPs

[synister281]

Greatest entrance and wrestler ever.

[KidKash007]

Chicago crowd AGAIN!! Chicago wrestling crowds OWN!!!

[benjaminajoffe]

Simmons.

[NOGiovanni]

Simmons!

[PizzaDinosaur]

0:42 Every time JR says, "We're coutin' it down!" I chuckle.

[morefaves1]

WWF blew it by not bringing Ralphus over also.

[teesburger]

Y2J Simmons

[bluesfan7255]

I have to disagree with Simmons just based on the hair. Seriously WTF Jericho

[goduke1001]

notice where this was...chicago again. great wrestling fans

[Jawbone54]

Yep...me too...

Simmons.

[whammaster]

i remember watching this on tv, and i almost glazed over with the explosion of cheers within my body when i saw who it was =)

[aborins]

Man I hate the Rock's stupid catchphrases. The Rock was and is very overrated.

[JCInsatiable319]

@aborins Bullshit! The Rock was never overrated and people love his catchphrases.

[MrLuhLz]

@JCInsatiable319 Obviously you never watched Raw back then, The Rock was, is, and always will be an overrated sellout.

[talian2mprez]

This is a stupid question, but was just wondering who is Bill Simmons?

[teedjr]

@talian2mprez ESPN columnist with a large following. He references tons of YouTube clips and his followers show up. Thanks for the vid.

[ArmadilloAl]

@talian2mprez Sportswriter. He was one of the biggest names on ESPN.com until starting his own web site a few weeks ago.

He just did an article on wrestling entrances, and named this the #1 entrance of the last 15 years. This video was linked from his article today (which was also linked on the main page of ESPN.com).

[MrSpikezorz]

@talian2mprez He's a writer for ESPN and also a huge pro wrestling fan. Only time you see anything pro wrestling related on ESPN chances are Bill wrote it.

[robpetrin]

Simmons is so wrong. Chris Jericho was absolutely a superduperstar in WWE... going over Rock and Austin (two all-time greats) to become the first Undisputed Champion? Check out his resume... he's so decorated... all because of his move to WWE. Prior to this, he was as novel as Disco Inferno and Alex Wright.... a guy stuck in the undercard in WCW (though not quite as gimmick-locked as those two).

[Takerdude001]

@robpetrin They at least had decent dance moves lol

[Paducahrus]

@robpetrin Jericho went from superduperstar to underutilized in a heartbeat during his first run. He wasn't booked consistently and it's easy to forget him running into the HHH ceiling. I LOVE Jericho, but he wasn't used to his full potential and never was 100% on the level of UT, HHH, etc.

[bigdog1002]

@robpetrin His WCW gimmick was still better.. I want you to want.. ME! (pose for the crowd)

[slimdagreat]

@robpetrin Y2Js prime should have been longer though. He had the intital push as undisputed champ then he faded into obscurity as they went into HHH Mode

[76slucas]

@talian2mprez Writer for ESPN. Has his own website now, Grantland that covers sports and entertainment.

[PRTetu]

@talian2mprez sports writer

[BurnzyBurninator]

@talian2mprez He's the guy that got you a bunch of views

[bobcatter14]

@talian2mprez

He's a sportswriter who has since moved more into pop culture with grantland, an espn.com spinoff. he is a wrestling fan as well, apparently.

[Joeybots23]

@talian2mprez

Hes a writer for ESPN, author, and NYT columnist.

[2MorrowMorrow]

@talian2mprez IT DOESN't MATTER who Bills Simmons is!!!

[2MorrowMorrow]

@talian2mprez IT DOESN't MATTER who Bills Simmons is!!!

[2MorrowMorrow]

@talian2mprez IT DOESN't MATTER who Bills Simmons is!!!

[mstball20]

@talian2mprez only the best sports journalist ever

[gasface88]

@talian2mprez He used to be a sports journalist. Now he's a self absorbed columnist who has lost sight of what got him to where he is. ESPN bought his soul and now he's a cog in the machine. But since he's "paid" he confuses that with still being great. He was great. His books are good. His columns rarely shine anymore. If you want to know who Simmons was go look at archives on ESPN from 5+ years ago. When he didn't talk about crappy reality shows - instead of sports. We miss the old Simmons.

[ejlecuyer]

@talian2mprez Are you also wondering what Google is?

[talian2mprez]

@ejlecuyer Sorry mate, I do not live in America and hence we do not get all of your sports channels.

[Djthegamer988]

@talian2mprez Dude, Google and Bill Simmons aren't even part of the sports channel.

[danblaze83]

@talian2mprez You are better off not knowing who that cunt Simmons is.

[trupdog]

Amazing. So many chips on the table and it paid off for everyone. Simply Amazing. 

[trupdog]

Amazing. So many chips on the table and it paid off for everyone. Simply Amazing.

[samNsav]

Awesome!! I would compare Jericho at this point to like Zach Ryder. Popular with the fans Internet fans but not getting a push. He came out and wasn't nervous. He hung with rock.

[mfp03001]

You know the rock is at least 2 of the 4 people who dislike this

[Mdgeist316]

I still get goosebumps from this entrance over a decade later.



[StudyingByStarlight]

SIMMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djg9d]

Raw is Simmons! Rated #1 Entrance on Grantland

[steve369ca]

SIMMONS

[crf156]

Simmons

[NovaBasketball]

Welcome to... RAW... IS... SIMMONS!

[mtrent1305]

If "hitting a home run" is doing something perfectly, and a grand slam is the best kind of home run, then this is the debut equivalent of Fernando Tatis hitting two grand slams in the same inning. Brilliant. It still gives me chills

[getdjc]

That's me holding "DAMN" at 6:07! Sweet!

[guillotine007]

Simmons!



[Kilmartin81]

Be advised the view and comment total is about to shoot through the roof because of Bill Simmons.

[uwecmako]

Simmon's

[chomongo23]

SIMMONS!!!!!

[ebugaloo]

Heh, K-Y Jelly plan...

[spadanko]

Still get amped every time I see this

[phreek44]

That is what you would call a big ass entrance! Thanks for posting!

[clergymen19]

"Raise your fat little hands in the air" ... my god Jericho was gold on the stick.

[TedDibiasePriceless9]

Simmons nailed this one. Best theme ever.

[azdevilcat]

Simmons!

[aguilla77]

Simmons...finally got it exactly right. Dead on the head

[ludacrisbutler]

Jericho's hair..

[babylonpaladin]

Raw...is...SIMMONS!

[TheReallyRealz]

God dammit I miss jericho

[jdlund]

Simmons

[andresmjc1]

SIMMONS!

[CliffX]

BILL SIMMINGS SENT MY ASS TO A WHOLE NEW GALAXY

[tomersde]

simmons.

[salmonbomb]

SIMMONS.



[JeffAndersonMN]

simmons

[cle1227]

Nawww, New Age Outlaws had the better entrance. Jessie James carried it.

[Furtraderrim]

Great intro but an even better rebuttal by the peoples champ.

[Anargam]

I like how everyone linked out by simmon's article before making it here. the first 5 or so links all are spammed with Simmons! but this one has only 2616 views and 2 comments before me =o

[JAMellott23]

Simmons!!!

[shindean]

Yep, Simmons



[bambudaw]

Simmons

[milkmanv1]

Welcome to RAW...IS....SIMMONS!

[crowgora]

the only thing wrong here, is that ponytail. But no one has as much swagger, charisma as these two characters.

[MrSwood3000]

Its funny how many simmons comments there are at the beginning of his links, but by the end, not so much. i've had more wrestling flashbacks in the last 10 minutes than in the last 10 years

[elkabong2k]

I miss the European hairstyle.

[tagjim]

SIMMONS

[jakeus2323]

SIMMONS!

[singe101]

shiny

[enochjames]

This is the time of Y2S - SIMMONS

[Kansas462]

This entrance makes me smile every time. One of the greatest ever.

[Gods5Monkeys]

Best ever intro!



[onlybuilt4rttp]

The Rock's turn when the clock kicks in is epic

[aro327]

i remember watching this live. love y2 jericho

[rtron5]

Just commenting because Simmons linked to this on Grantland and there is currently under 1000 views and just 2 comments. People need to see a comment by moi. Raw.is.ROSS

[RevRyan15]

Ha, I wonder how many people are brought to this video by the "fozzy" tag. I can't imagine more than one sad human being.

[Dodgrlvr33]

Simmons...

[ShelbKis]

And Jericho absolutely became a superduperstar.

[ShelbKis]

SIMMONS!

Best theme song ever, no doubt. Best moment in wrestling history right here, too, IMO. Jericho best mic worker ever.

[maclen44]

the only debut I can think of that tops this would be Kane's - his coming to the WWF was so hyped up that when he actually came out of the woodwork with his manager, the Undertaker's old manager (Paul Bearer) , and ripped the steel cage door right off of its hinges and proceeded to throw the ref around like a toy was epic in itself - he only went on to deliver flames from the four ring posts and delivered a tombstone to the Undertaker which cost him the match against HBK - that debut was epic

[freddiegibbs101]

BREAK THE WALLS DOWNNNNNNNNNN

[pdx1chris]

The crowd roar at 1:22 is goosebump-inducing

[EGarrett01]

Bill Simmons named this the best entrance ever and I 100% agree.

[anderssonnippon]

Not a coincidence that this and CM's recent entrance were both in Chicago. Epic wrestling crowds there.

[rayrayxl3]

You know Simmons got you. Yeah.

[marinesquad49]

2 people checked into the Smackdown hotel

[DreadfulVids]

Greatest debut...eh.eh.eh...EVERRR!!

[jfierce18]

Simmons!



[silentbob19588]

God love him. Come back and SAVE US!

Simmons!

[al8b]

SIMMONS!!!

[iloveicarly84]

I remember listening to this musically constantly while in high school - this was and still is an awesome song.

[drewcifer66]

Save us Simmons.222

[jprue24]

simmons

[arturtrakand]

simmons!

[redskins3656]

DAMN I MISS THE WWF DAYS

[cubbyblues]

I was there live. INCREDIBLE.

[otteravner]

Simmons

[ccpickre]

I fucking HATED Chris Jericho, but you can't deny. BEST! DEBUT! EVER!

I still can't tell if that roar was real or padded by WWE. But still, gives me chills and I never even liked him :)

[fuepie84]

Simmons!



[haroldz21]

Damn you, Simmons.

[neilsabo]

welcome to RAW... IS... SIMMONS

[ferrnt]

I lose more time to Simmons pages

[homicidemanex]

Fuck yeah simmons has taste

[shawnjacob32]

SIMMONS

[thebon]

SIMMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[nwofolife]

Gives me goose bumps every time!

[dfsghnhfddbvdghn]

Simmons

[Uncharted3King]

Santino Marella's debut was kinda good too, but not as good as this one. santino won the intercontionential championship in his wwe debut.

[Uncharted3King]

Santino Marella's dabute was kinda good too, but not as good as this one.

[ballinkofi23]

THe rock is terrified in the beginning

[PeeEyeSee]

Blimmons Sudimmons

[jcchou]

simmons

[marvolution]

grantland!

[TheProjock1]

Simmons

[jjohns33]

Simons!!

[gopher3737]

Y2J! 

[carnifex2005]

Prepare for a lot of Simmons! posts.

[ercwtzl]

Simmons

[Longhornzmatt]

Best debut ever, no other even comes close.

[Mackaframmalamma]

Best intro / debut of all time.

[mricha06]

How can neither of you know how to spell correctly?

[sammarshall]

Simmons?

[jartime24]

simmons



[SoulStorm360]

I remember going to see this with my brother. had my dad record this while we where there on the ole vhs. still have it. CHEERS FOR UPLOADING

[DrLazaru]

If anyone can even attempt to name me a better debute?

[maclen44]

@DrLazaru

I'd have to say Kane's debut is def. right up there if not passing Jericho's debut

[InternetAesHole]

@DrLazaru KANE

[ChadTower]

@DrLazaru Kurt Angle in TNA. I was in the third row and my god I think everybody in that room wet themselves in unison.