#2
Chris Jericho
Jericho would get his first big break in pro wrestling from ECW. Paul Heyman brought Jericho in at the recommendation of several wrestlers. When WCW poached the talent of ECW. Jericho was one of the wrestlers that got signed for the WCW's cruiserweight division.
Jericho created a heel personal that utilized comedy. He would do a segment where in response to Dean Malenko calling himself the man of a a thousand holds, Jericho would say he's the man of 1004 holds. He later did a segment where he recited the holds. To continue the comedy most of the holds were made up and every other hold was an armbar.
In an attempt to put himself in the main event, Jericho called out Goldberg. After Jericho spent weeks cultivating a match between the two, he wanted to have a squash match against Goldberg at a pay-per-view. When he showed up to the pay-per-view Jericho had to wrestle someone else because Goldberg decided to go hunting instead. Never capping off the rivalry between the two.
Frustrated with not being put in the main event despite being the most popular act in WCW Jericho would leave for the WWF.
A clock would come on during Monday Nights Raw that was counting down to the new millenium. The clock was actually counting down to Jericho's debut on Raw where he'd debut with the Rock. This was a huge thing for the other wrestlers in WCW cause they were also frustrated with the picture in WCW.
Despite the fact that Jericho has been in The WWE for all these years now he is still the best parts of Monday nights. Most acts grow stale with time, yet Jericho has managed to keep his act fresh and entertaining. Jericho has also built a somewhat successful music career as the lead singer of Fozzy (Though Fozzy sucks and Jericho should focus on wrestling).