WWE DVD Review: Breaking The Code - Behind The Walls With Chris Jericho
By Phil Allely
Chris ’Y2J’ Jericho is currently on sabbatical from the WWE and has stated (in an interview with yours truly) that he may not return to the company anytime soon (you can read the interview very soon right here, so keep coming back to check us out), but that has not stopped them from putting together this rather excellent three disc set looking at Jericho’s career and legacy to date.
The very fact that Jericho in many interviews has said that he would never work for any other wrestling organisation may have something to do with the care and attention that has gone into this release. He documentary section itself is a well produced lok at every aspect of young Chris’ life and follows his rise through the ranks of pro wrestling. Taking looks at each promotion he joined, his tag team runs with Lance Storm, early matches and his love of music, which has in turn seen him leave the WWE for tours with his rock band Fozzy. Jericho is an interesting and fun person to view in this way and you do learn a huge amount from this piece., there is an awful lot to take in with this energetic and intelligent Canadian.
Some of his finest moments are here for all to see, the WCW days when he honed his character, the Millennium countdown that heralded his first WWE run and his time away from the ring to enjoy life on the road with his band.
From a match point of view there is very little to be afraid of here. The WWE have mined the archives rightly and brought some of Chris’ early matches as one half of The Thrill Seekers are covered well, his ECW appearances get a mention and the classic he had under the WCW Cruiserweight banner get a very healthy bit of airtime. Of course this set wouldn’t be the same without a long look at the mans WWE career and the matches although perhaps ones we’ve seen before are a great gauge of just what Jericho brings to every match he has. There are outings against Kurt Angle, Triple H, The Rock, Shawn Michaels and even Hulk Hogan himself squeezed in here. All of which have something special to them and show the character of Jericho to the best they can.
As a showcase of Jericho’s in-ring career to date (I firmly believe he will appear in WWE rings in 2011), his upbringing, training, life and love of music this is probably in the top five DVD box sets produced by the WWE for a man who has actually left the company.
If you are a Jerichoholic you will love this, if not you will be by the time you finish watching it, Jericho has a nice appeal to him. He may appear cocky and full of himself, but that’s is because he knows he can do exactly what he says he can, he can pull a match of the night out of a situation it shouldn’t even factor into (if he puts his mind to it).
This box set is on release now and available through www.silvervision.co.uk
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