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Y2Jericho: Leo, the Phoenix, Galactic Center
Chris Irvine took the name "Jericho" from the Helloween album, Walls of Jericho and from his Christian beliefs. He was also born in New York (Oz/Zion) and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba (GC). Jericho was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame on September 25, 1997.
Jericho-
Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate, and has a population of over 20,000 Arabs.
Described in the Hebrew Bible as the "City of Palm Trees (Phoenix)", copious springs in and around Jericho have made it an attractive site for human habitation for thousands of years. It is known in Judeo-Christian tradition as the place of the Israelites' return from bondage in Egypt, led by Joshua, the successor to Moses. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back to 11,000 years ago (9000 BCE).
Etymology
Jericho's name is pronounced by its local Palestinian inhabitants Ariha (Arabic ArJericho.ogg أريحا (help·info)), which means "fragrant" and is thought to derive from the Canaanite or Hebrew word Reah, of the same meaning. Jericho is also pronounced Yəriḥo (He-Jericho.ogg יְרִיחוֹ ) in Hebrew, and an alternate theory holds that it is it derived from the word meaning "moon" (Yareah) in Canaanite and Hebrew, as the city was an early center of worship for lunar deities.
Biblical references-
Jericho is mentioned over 70 times in the Hebrew Bible. Prior to Moses' death, God is described as showing him the Promised Land (Galactic Canter) in the Torah's fifth book, Deuteronomy with Jericho as a point of reference: "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan".
The Book of Joshua describes the famous battle of Jericho, stating that it was circled seven times by the ancient Children of Israel until its walls came tumbling down, after which Joshua cursed the city: "And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: 'Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it'". (Joshua 6:26). According to the First Book of Kings, centuries later, a man named Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho- and just as Joshua had foretold, he lost his eldest and youngest sons as a result. (1 Kings 16:34)
Jericho is also mentioned several times in the Christian Bible's books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Hebrews. According to Matthew 20:29-30, Jesus healed two blind men as he and his disciples were leaving Jericho. In Mark 10:46-52, Mark tells the same story, except he only mentions one of the men, Bartimaeus. Like Mark, Luke only mentions one man, but he differs in his account by saying that Jesus and his apostles were approaching Jericho. Some versions reconcile this by translating it as "near". In the Epistle to the Hebrews, the author mentions the Old Testament story of the destruction of Jericho as an outward display of faith. (Hebrews 11:30) In the story of the Good Samaritan (the experience is not told by Jesus as a parable, but as a narrative; Luke 10:30), Jesus mentions that a certain man was on his way to Jericho.
Breaking Down the Wall-
Jericho is the lead singer for the heavy metal band Fozzy(Play on Ozzy Ozbourne). He also started his own weekly XM Satellite Radio show in March 2005 called "Rock of Jericho" on XM 41 The Boneyard.
Jericho wrote a New York Times bestselling autobiography A Lion's Tale which was released in 2007. He took part in an extensive interview on the November 2007 MWF Xtra television program to promote the book. Jericho is going to release a sequel to A Lion's Tale, tentatively called Undisputed Attitude. The book will be released in fall 2009.
Lion/Leo/Phoenix/Eagle
On July 5, 2004, Jericho was awarded The Order of the Buffalo Hunt in a ceremony held in Manitoba for his achievements in wrestling and his continual commitment to working with underprivileged children, the day that WWE Raw returns to the Winnipeg Arena. Jericho will be honored by Premier Gary Doer on the south lawn at the Manitoba Legislature at 10.30 a.m. Jericho will be presented with the Order of the Buffalo. At 1 p.m. he will be presented with a key to the city by freshly minted Mayor Sam Katz in the courtyard of City Hall. The award has previously been given to Pope John Paul II, Chicago mayor Richard Daley, Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa.
1999–2000
Jericho alternated between WCW and a number of Japanese tours before his debut with the World Wrestling Federation. The build-up to Jericho's arrival was a clock labeled "countdown to the new millennium," counting down over the weeks prior to his arrival. On the home video, Break the Walls Down, Jericho states he was inspired to do this as his entrance when he saw a similar clock in a post office. Vince McMahon gave him the green light to use it as his intro to the WWF. The clock finally ran down on August(Leo) 9, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois while The Rock was in the ring doing a promo. Jericho, a heel, who was actually being cheered instead of getting booed, entered the arena and proclaimed himself "Y2J" (a play on the Y2K bug). The Rock proceeded to verbally mock him for his interruption.
2007- Present
His return had been promoted since September 24, 2007 with a viral marketing campaign using a series of 15-second cryptic binary code videos, similar to the matrix digital rain featured in The Matrix series. The videos contained hidden messages and biblical links related to Jericho, although speculation existed throughout WWE fans over who the campaign targeted. The text "Save Us" and "2nd Coming" were most prominent in the videos. The campaign spread throughout the internet with numerous websites, though no longer operational, that featured hidden messages and biblical links to further hint at Jericho's return.
Jericho made his return to WWE television on the November 19, 2007 edition of Raw, where he interrupted Randy Orton during Orton's orchestrated "passing of the torch" ceremony. Jericho revealed his intentions to reclaim the WWE Championship in order to "save" WWE fans from Orton, with a new haircut and the Y2J gimmick again.
As a part of WWE, he is credited as being the first-ever WWF Undisputed Championship in professional wrestling history. Also, he has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship a record eight times. Jericho is a five-time World Heavyweight Champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the aforementioned Undisputed Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice. In addition, he is also the ninth Triple Crown Champion and third Grand Slam Champion.
Phoenix and King/American and British Empires
Finishing and signature moves
*Breakdown
*Codebreaker
*Lionsault
*Liontamer
*Walls of Jericho
Nicknames
o Y2J
o The Sexy Beast
o The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla[2]
o Lionheart (Mexico, Japan, ECW and WCW)
o The Man of 1,004 Holds (WCW)
o The (self–proclaimed) King of the World
o The King of Bling–Bling
o The (self–proclaimed) Savior of the WWE
o The Living Legend
Jericho-
Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate, and has a population of over 20,000 Arabs.
Described in the Hebrew Bible as the "City of Palm Trees (Phoenix)", copious springs in and around Jericho have made it an attractive site for human habitation for thousands of years. It is known in Judeo-Christian tradition as the place of the Israelites' return from bondage in Egypt, led by Joshua, the successor to Moses. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back to 11,000 years ago (9000 BCE).
Etymology
Jericho's name is pronounced by its local Palestinian inhabitants Ariha (Arabic ArJericho.ogg أريحا (help·info)), which means "fragrant" and is thought to derive from the Canaanite or Hebrew word Reah, of the same meaning. Jericho is also pronounced Yəriḥo (He-Jericho.ogg יְרִיחוֹ ) in Hebrew, and an alternate theory holds that it is it derived from the word meaning "moon" (Yareah) in Canaanite and Hebrew, as the city was an early center of worship for lunar deities.
Biblical references-
Jericho is mentioned over 70 times in the Hebrew Bible. Prior to Moses' death, God is described as showing him the Promised Land (Galactic Canter) in the Torah's fifth book, Deuteronomy with Jericho as a point of reference: "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan".
The Book of Joshua describes the famous battle of Jericho, stating that it was circled seven times by the ancient Children of Israel until its walls came tumbling down, after which Joshua cursed the city: "And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: 'Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it'". (Joshua 6:26). According to the First Book of Kings, centuries later, a man named Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho- and just as Joshua had foretold, he lost his eldest and youngest sons as a result. (1 Kings 16:34)
Jericho is also mentioned several times in the Christian Bible's books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Hebrews. According to Matthew 20:29-30, Jesus healed two blind men as he and his disciples were leaving Jericho. In Mark 10:46-52, Mark tells the same story, except he only mentions one of the men, Bartimaeus. Like Mark, Luke only mentions one man, but he differs in his account by saying that Jesus and his apostles were approaching Jericho. Some versions reconcile this by translating it as "near". In the Epistle to the Hebrews, the author mentions the Old Testament story of the destruction of Jericho as an outward display of faith. (Hebrews 11:30) In the story of the Good Samaritan (the experience is not told by Jesus as a parable, but as a narrative; Luke 10:30), Jesus mentions that a certain man was on his way to Jericho.
Breaking Down the Wall-
Jericho is the lead singer for the heavy metal band Fozzy(Play on Ozzy Ozbourne). He also started his own weekly XM Satellite Radio show in March 2005 called "Rock of Jericho" on XM 41 The Boneyard.
Jericho wrote a New York Times bestselling autobiography A Lion's Tale which was released in 2007. He took part in an extensive interview on the November 2007 MWF Xtra television program to promote the book. Jericho is going to release a sequel to A Lion's Tale, tentatively called Undisputed Attitude. The book will be released in fall 2009.
Lion/Leo/Phoenix/Eagle
On July 5, 2004, Jericho was awarded The Order of the Buffalo Hunt in a ceremony held in Manitoba for his achievements in wrestling and his continual commitment to working with underprivileged children, the day that WWE Raw returns to the Winnipeg Arena. Jericho will be honored by Premier Gary Doer on the south lawn at the Manitoba Legislature at 10.30 a.m. Jericho will be presented with the Order of the Buffalo. At 1 p.m. he will be presented with a key to the city by freshly minted Mayor Sam Katz in the courtyard of City Hall. The award has previously been given to Pope John Paul II, Chicago mayor Richard Daley, Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa.
1999–2000
Jericho alternated between WCW and a number of Japanese tours before his debut with the World Wrestling Federation. The build-up to Jericho's arrival was a clock labeled "countdown to the new millennium," counting down over the weeks prior to his arrival. On the home video, Break the Walls Down, Jericho states he was inspired to do this as his entrance when he saw a similar clock in a post office. Vince McMahon gave him the green light to use it as his intro to the WWF. The clock finally ran down on August(Leo) 9, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois while The Rock was in the ring doing a promo. Jericho, a heel, who was actually being cheered instead of getting booed, entered the arena and proclaimed himself "Y2J" (a play on the Y2K bug). The Rock proceeded to verbally mock him for his interruption.
2007- Present
His return had been promoted since September 24, 2007 with a viral marketing campaign using a series of 15-second cryptic binary code videos, similar to the matrix digital rain featured in The Matrix series. The videos contained hidden messages and biblical links related to Jericho, although speculation existed throughout WWE fans over who the campaign targeted. The text "Save Us" and "2nd Coming" were most prominent in the videos. The campaign spread throughout the internet with numerous websites, though no longer operational, that featured hidden messages and biblical links to further hint at Jericho's return.
Jericho made his return to WWE television on the November 19, 2007 edition of Raw, where he interrupted Randy Orton during Orton's orchestrated "passing of the torch" ceremony. Jericho revealed his intentions to reclaim the WWE Championship in order to "save" WWE fans from Orton, with a new haircut and the Y2J gimmick again.
As a part of WWE, he is credited as being the first-ever WWF Undisputed Championship in professional wrestling history. Also, he has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship a record eight times. Jericho is a five-time World Heavyweight Champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the aforementioned Undisputed Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice. In addition, he is also the ninth Triple Crown Champion and third Grand Slam Champion.
Phoenix and King/American and British Empires
Finishing and signature moves
*Breakdown
*Codebreaker
*Lionsault
*Liontamer
*Walls of Jericho
Nicknames
o Y2J
o The Sexy Beast
o The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla[2]
o Lionheart (Mexico, Japan, ECW and WCW)
o The Man of 1,004 Holds (WCW)
o The (self–proclaimed) King of the World
o The King of Bling–Bling
o The (self–proclaimed) Savior of the WWE
o The Living Legend
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