Chris Jericho Reveals Strange New Look At Today’s New Japan Pro Wrestling Show

After challenging Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship at New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall event in Osaka, Japan, Chris Jericho posted this Instagram photo revealing a strange new look.

The Alpha…. #Reinvent @njpwworld_official #Dominion #JerichoVsNaito

A post shared by Chris Jericho (@chrisjerichofozzy) on Jun 9, 2018 at 2:05am PDT

Here is Y2J making his ring entrance in the attire.

.@IAmJericho is in the mood for a little ultraviolence. #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

In a hard-fought battle, Jericho pinned Naito after hitting with him a Codebreaker to capture the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

.@IAmJericho crushes Naito through the table! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

.@IAmJericho puts the "professional" in professional wrestler. #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

You know what happens when you're too tranquilo for a match with @IAmJericho? YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS? #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

Lionsault by @IAmJericho! It's been all Y2J since before this one even started! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

El Ingobernable! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

At last some momentum for @s_d_naito! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

Naito has a cut under his right eye. Naito is unbothered. #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

Piledriver on the table! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

Jericho spiked by Naito! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

DESTINOOOOOOOO! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

Codebreaker by @IAmJericho! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

In defiance of everyone and everything… @IAmJericho is El Alfa. #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

First Naito, now EVIL… @IAmJericho is hellbent on taking on all of LIJ! #njdominion

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— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 9, 2018

After winning the match, Jericho continued to attack Naito until EVIL ran the new champion off.

With the win, Jericho becomes the first person to hold both WWE and IWGP’s version of the title. In WWE, Jericho held the Intercontinental Championship a record-setting nine times, so it seems only fitting that he won one the same country he cut his teeth in for many years.

Jericho’s future with New Japan Pro Wrestling seemed up in the air following his loss to Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January, though this title win would seem to suggest that he will be sticking around in Japan for a while to come (and not returning to WWE).

After the show, Jericho posted a photo of himself with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Well #Naito is amazing, but There’s a NEW @njpw1972 #IntercontinentalChampion…! #Dominion

A post shared by Chris Jericho (@chrisjerichofozzy) on Jun 9, 2018 at 3:57am PDT