On day four of the Chris Jericho cruise, we started our day with the Newlywed Game in the Stardust theater where newlyweds Big Bill and his new bride Lexy Nair competed with fans in the ring to see who knew their partners the best. Bill and Lexy didn’t come out on top but it was still fun for everyone to partake in couple’s trivia.
Throughout the day, wrestling legends partook in meet and greets including Nic Nemeth, Ash by Elegance and many more. There were also multiple autograph sessions with so many AEW stars like Harley Cameron and The Outrunners offering up their signatures to patiently waiting fans.
The Chris Jericho Ultimate Fan Experience took place on the back deck in the great outdoors for a special meet and greet. Fans got autographs, a special wrestling belt commemorating the cruise, and were able to submit questions for a Q&A session with Chris. Fans asked questions like ‘How do you come up with cruise names?’ to which he answered that he names them after songs he loves. For the fifth cruise, 5 Alive is named after a drink and for the fourth cruise, Four Leaf Clover was for good luck. Chris also delved into how he manages to balance his life on the road with family life.
Chris talked about creating a community of fans on board, but he wanted to constantly mix-up the lineup to keep it fresh. He talked a bit about the cruise next year that will be taking place in the Fall, November 7 -11, 2026. When asked about his dream bands to book on the cruise, Chris named off Iron Maiden, Metallica, KISS, and Living Colour. Budget is always brought into the equation, so Chris tries to bring the best rock bands he can with the allotted budget each year.
A fan asked about Chris’ love for KISS and the creation of his KISS cover band Kuarantine. Chris went on about how he loves playing KISS no makeup era music. He said the songs are hard to sing and great fun to perform. He shared a fun story about how he went downtown to a record store to buy the new KISS album as a teenager. His dad, hockey player Ted Irvine was playing in a celebrity hockey game nearby, and wrestler Jesse Ventura met him with his KISS album on the street. His dad invited Chris to the afterparty of the hockey game where he got to sit with Jesse Ventura for an hour and talk all things wrestling and music.
Chris was asked about possible wrestling collaborations he would want to be a part of to which he mentioned Daniel Garcia and Big Bill as being a potentially fun collabs. He would also like to do something with Ricochet but the time and the story would have to be right.
In the chapel onboard, Tarot card readings took place all four days. The special readings were in high demand with guests lining up to find out the details of their past, present, and future brought to you by Love + Lotus.
From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. there was another wrestling event. Nyla and Thunder Rosa took it outside of the ring where the wrestlers ended up in the pool on deck. Ricochet and Komander had a tumbling fueled match.
Here are the results:
EJ Novka vs Jay Lethal
Riot Cabaret Women’s Title Match –
Nyla Rose vs Thunder Rosa
Komander vs Ricochet
Harley Cameron vs Lady Frost
Righteous and Nick Wayne vs Daniel Garcia, Mark Briscoe, and Will Ospreay
It’s been a long time since I watched wrestling and one thing became clear on this cruise: the physicality and gymnast-like skills required to compete by the men and women were over the top now with these AEW stars. Wrestling is no easy feat and these performers sure knew how to show it.
Little Miss Nasty dance crew took over the atrium stage with their NSFW second performance at 6:00 pm to a packed crowd. The group of erotically dressed women specialize in dark performance art and rebellious burlesque. The women dance and show visuals along to rock, metal, EDM and hip-hop music. The group tours North America regularly and has multiple popular residencies in Las Vegas and New York.
Fozzy took to the stage for one last time on the sixth cruise at 7:00 pm on the deck stage. Opening with “Spotlight,” it was clear that the band was going to play some of their most popular and fan-favorite songs. The band shredded on the guitar and rocked out with heavy vocals to powerful songs “Judas” and “Drinking with Jesus” to end the sail-back set.
The final wrestling events started in the ring on deck at 8:15 pm. Here are the results for the evening matches:
The Men’s Oceanic Championship Match was the first to take place and Mo Jabari won the match with Michael Oku.
In the first ever Women’s Oceanic Title Match Natalia Markova came out on top fighting Tasha Steelz.
Other match results included:
Bobby Lashley vs Serpentico
Bandido and The Outrunners vs Brian Cage, Takeshita, and Lance Archer
Billie Starks vs Toni Storm
The main event was the last match of the cruise with Real1, Big Bill, Bryan Keith, and Chris Jericho coming out victorious over the Grizzled Young Veterans, Mansoor, and Mason Madden. Chris Jericho entered the ring in a Norwegian Cruise Line uniform covering up his Taco Cat uniform.
The grand finale was a huge eight-man event. After the final bell, the brawl continued with Brad Walker, Curry Man and wrestling legend Jushin Thunder Liger joining in. Toni Storm ended up running in and closing all the men out.
As the wrestling came to an end and guests began to party for the night, the whole deck crew took Tequila shots while dancing to “Tequila” to end the epic cruise matches. We’ve had an unbelievable four days on the Norwegian Gem with so many amazing wrestlers, musicians, and fans. Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager: Six on the Beach was another sailing success.