Top 8 longest serving superstars in the WWE

Job security is something which isn’t guaranteed in the WWE. Many superstars try to cement their place, but only a few manage to survive. The rest are left behind by the company or released.Among those survivors, there are superstars who are a special breed within themselves, having been able to serve the company for a long time.In this slideshow, we focus our attention on eight of the longest-serving WWE superstars.

#1 Chris Jericho

Tenure: 12 years

Chris Jericho made his debut on the 9th of August, 1999, interrupting The Rock, who was cutting a promo on The Big Show. Jericho entered the arena and proclaimed "Raw is Jericho" and that he had "come to save the World Wrestling Federation", referring to himself as "Y2J".

He made his in-ring WWF debut on the 26th of August in the same year, against Road Dogg – on the first ever episode of Smackdown. Jericho lost to Dogg by disqualification after he power-bombed him through the table.

Jericho’s first feud was with Chyna for the Intercontinental Championship, to whom he lost in the Championship match at Survivor Series. HIs later feud was with Chris Benoit and Christian.

On the 9th of December, 2001, at Vengeance, Jericho defeated both The Rock for the WCW Championship and Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship on the same night, to become the first wrestler to hold both championships simultaneously. That made him the first-ever Undisputed WWF Champion .

Jericho returned to the WWE on the 19th of November, 2007 after he left the company at the expiration of his contract on the 25th of August, 2005. He won the Unified Tag Team Championship with Big Show and also the World HeavyWeight Championship. In 2010, his departure from the company was confirmed after he was punted by Randy Orton.

Jericho returned to the WWE after a one-year absence on the 2nd of January, 2012 and competed in his match since leaving the company at the Royal Rumble. He faced CM Punk at WrestleMania 2012. Since then, the Savior has had irregular runs in the WWE.

Chris Jericho is presently engaged with his band Fozzy, but he does make some part-time WWE appearances.