I'm sure you've heard that former WWE champ Chris Jericho is headed off to Japan next week to face the Bullet Club's frontman, Kenny Omega, at New Japan Pro Wrestling's 1st major event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom. A good portion of the formative years of Jericho's career were spent between Japan & Mexico before coming stateside in the mid-90's, first with ECW, then WCW, before signing with WWE in the summer of 1999.
18 years, several championships and side projects later, Jericho remains relevant in the wrestling industry because he's always reinventing himself. The son of a former NHL player, Jericho's main side gig has been as the lead vocalist of the metal combo, Fozzy. Originally, Jericho tried to distance himself publicly by using the alias Moongoose McQueen on stage, but that went out the door once WWE began promoting his band's CD's.
It is likely because of his association with WWE that Jericho has found the going rough on the charts. Fozzy's latest CD, "Judas", was released earlier this year, and the title track represents a lyrical illustration of some of the twists and turns in Jericho's wrestling career.
For my readers in the home district, Fozzy will make a rare tour stop upstate on April 4, right before Wrestlemania, at the Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park. Tickets just went on sale the other day. Right now, scope out "Judas".
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