The only thing more interesting than pro wrestling itself is the origin of the monikers and moves that wrestlers tend to come up with. Chris Jericho also has quite the lore for you if you’re interested in it. Turns out, when it was time for Jericho to pick a gimmick name for himself, he was not quite sure what he would like to go with.

Luckily for him, he had recently listened to a song that guided him toward a potential name that he would be later recognized with. All the credit for the same goes to a German band.

How did Chris Jericho come up with his name?

In the year 1985, the German power metal band Helloween came up with the song ‘Walls of Jericho’. Little did the musicians know that this would help a wrestler of Scottish ancestry come up with his wrestling name. He clarified in an interview with Larry King a few years ago how Helloween helped him back in the day.

“They wanted me to be a cowboy when I first started [wrestling]. And I hated cowboys and stuff. So they wanted me to be, like, ‘Cowboy Chris Casper’ or something like that. I needed a name quickly, and there was a cassette tape of this German heavy metal band; the album was called ‘Walls Of Jericho’. And I was, like, ‘I don’t wanna be ‘Cowboy Chris Casper’; I’ll be ‘Chris Jericho’.’ ‘All right, Chris Jericho it is,’” remembered the wrestling veteran while speaking to Larry King.

This was a long time ago, but it is still relevant to how well-recognized he became in the coming years. He even made ‘Walls of Jericho’ his popular wrestling move. There are more interesting facts about Chris Jericho that you might wanna know further.

Chris Jericho had a sporty father

The wrestler isn’t the only sports personality in his family. Not only was his father an enthusiast of the sports world, but he was also a legend in the world of hockey. There was a time when Edward Amos Irvine, better known as Ted Irvine, was a well-known face and name among the fans of the National Hockey League. He played in the North American sports league from the years 1964 to 1977. This was before his son became a prominent name in the wrestling circuit.

Despite having a dad who was a professional hockey player, the sport didn’t support Chris Jericho. Fate had other matters to tend to and instead decided to hook up the AEW superstar with the sport of wrestling. When he wanted to pursue the same profession as his father, Chris Jericho couldn’t succeed further because of how bad he was at the game.

So, wrestling turned out to be his calling. Turns out, things were falling into place for him. Even though he has been around in the business for a long time, there must be fans who wouldn’t have known these facts about him until now. Were you one of them? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.