Wrestling legend Chris Jericho is famed for reinventing himself numerous times over his illustrious career.
He first hit it big with his Y2J persona in WWE in the early 2000s but as his career progressed, whether he portrayed a heel or a babyface, he has altered his persona to keep things fresh.
After leaving WWE and appearing on New Japan Pro Wrestling, Jericho started referring to himself as The Painmaker, which he previously explained takes inspiration from numerous serial killers.
He wears darkened make-up, a top hat and spiked jackets.
And, Jericho reckons he could make a comic book out of the character or even a movie.
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" tried to create a whole backstory for it to where we have a Painmaker graphic novel where the Painmaker is now an intergalactic serial killer who has reformed his evil ways and now searches the galaxy to hunt down and arrest or kill other serial killers," he told ET Canada.
“But he still has the urge to kill innocent people, and he has to give in to those urges from time to time. So he’s very flawed.
"And I thought, why don’t we start doing a universe of that with the end game of doing a Painmaker movie?"
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and AEW World Champion believes it would be a welcome relief from the constant adaptations of other comic book characters like Superman and Spider-Man.
"And why not, right? Listen, let’s be honest, guys. How many more Spider-Man movies do we need? Superman? I know Spider-Man — bit by a spider, shoots the webs, works at the newspaper. It’s done! I know it!" he continued.
“Sooner or later, someone’s going to have to come up with a new superhero that’s not Ant-Woman and Wasp-Man, which are the lowest guys. Or whatever? — the insect genre.
"So I thought, what the hell? Let’s see if we can make that happen. So it’s kind of a project that I’m working on, too.”
Jericho has previously appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Terrifier 2 and MacGruber.
Chris Jericho as The Painmaker
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