Squad in a six-man tag team match, then they briefly feuded with The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness and later joining the team, but upon learning that Christian was beaten into telling Ken Shamrock the whereabouts of Stephanie McMahon, The Undertaker punished Christian by flogging him. #christiancage #networth #wwe Christian Cage Height,Weight,Age,Wife, Children,Films,Profile,NetWorth,Salary,House,Wiki,BiographyName Christian CageNickname C. At Unforgiven on September 23, Christian defeated Edge to win his first Intercontinental Championship,[36] but he lost it back to Edge in a ladder match at No Mercy on October 21. [99] With Tomko at his side, Cage set his sights on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship now held by Abyss and at Turning Point on December 10 fought Abyss and Sting in a three-way match for the title, but he failed to win the match as Abyss won to retain the championship after pinning Sting. called The Peep Show. In 2007, TNA Home Video released a DVD titled The Instant Classic: Christian Cage, covering his beginnings in the independent circuit and other various subjects up to his second NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign. He did appear on WWE's The Bump following the Royal Rumble to discuss his return. [67][68] Despite the bet, Jericho continued his relationship with Stratus, which ultimately resulted in Christian and Jericho turning on each other. Many of the biggest names in AEW received multi-million contracts. One of the biggest stories coming out of this past weekend's AEW Revolution pay-per-view was the official signing of Christian Cage to the company. [228] At Elimination Chamber on February 23, Christian eliminated Sheamus before being eliminated by Daniel Bryan. Revealed as the 'Hall of Fame' worthy signing. The two grew up together in their native home of Orangeville, Ontario and went to the same high school and wrestling training academy.[280]. [223] On the September 9 episode of Raw, The Shield dragged out an assaulted Christian as a message to anyone that disrespected Triple H following Edge's opinion on Triple H's recent abuse of power. Your login session has expired. In 1998, he signed a developmental contract with the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed to WWE in 2002) and made his debut the following year, immediately capturing his first championship in the company, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, in his debut match. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Christian where he performed regularly from 1998 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2014. [22], Following their victory, Edge and Christian portrayed themselves as heels, shifting their in-ring personas from borderline goth to a comedic pair of "cool dudes". [3][23] At SummerSlam on August 27, the Edge and Christian successfully defended the tag team titles in the first ever TLC match against The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz. According to Sean Sapp behind Fightful's paywall, the real . Christian Cage, formally known as Christian in WWE, has signed a multi-year contract with AEW. [49] The Un-Americans lost the WWE Tag Team Championship the next night on Raw to the team of The Hurricane and Kane. He left TNA in late 2008 and re-signed with WWE in 2009, where he won the ECW Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship twice each until retiring in 2014 due to concussion issues. [146], In 2012, Reso made a one night return to TNA at Slammiversary 10 under his old ring name Christian Cage to announce the number one moment in TNA history as voted by the TNA fans (Sting's 2006 return in the aforementioned Final Resolution tag team main event). All 2022 2021 Overall 16/6 Singles 10/3 Tag 3/0 Trios 3/1 Group 0/2 Singles [149], On January 4, 2008, Cage, while still under contract with TNA, made a one-time appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) at the Wrestle Kingdom II event, teaming with fellow TNA wrestlers A.J. Mid-card AEW wrestlers on the other hand receive anywhere between $300,0000- $900,000 while lower-card wrestlers receive an annual salary of $100,000 to $300,000. He debuted as a top talent and descended down to being the third wheel of Jurassic Express. [148] At Know Your Enermy: Night 2 event on May 27, 2006, Cage fought against the champion Abyss and Corino for the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way dance, but failed to win as Corino gained the fall and the title. [241] In mid-May 2016, it became known that Reso had been released from his talent contract. [252] Following this, it was reported that Reso was no longer under contract with WWE. Matt Hardy Says Christian Cage Will Pay For Betraying Him At AEW Double Or Nothing Subhojeet Mukherjee on May 31, 2021 iPhone App Android App SEND NEWS TIP Leave Comment Follow us To Stay. While little to no data on the salary of AEW contractors, all AEW wrestlers are entitled to travel and accommodation allowances. [53][54] At Armageddon on December 15, Christian and Jericho lost the World Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Goldust in a fatal four-way elimination match also involving the teams of The Dudley Boyz and Lance Storm and William Regal. The versatility of the company and the genius behind its creatives and storylines enabled the promotion to morph into WWEs biggest competitor in a span of only two years. In 2015, Jon Moxley earned an annual salary of $900,000 while working with the WWE. Christian Cage is wasting away in AEW. [281] Reso is also the host of the DVD The Ladder Match 2: Crash and Burn. [11] The duo held titles in numerous promotions and competed in the United States and Japan. Title, Brian Cage vs. Ricky Starks for the FTW Title, Matt Hardy vs. Christian", "8/4 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of "Homecoming" with Malakai Black vs. Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera, Miro vs. Lee Johnson for the TNT Title, The Bunny vs. Leyla Hirsch for a shot at the NWA Women's Title, Christian Cage vs. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [41] On the June 27 episode of SmackDown!, Test, another Canadian, joined their team, now called The Un-Americans. As a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble . He had a match with Jungle Boy which he won after Luchasaurus jumped Jungle Boy during Jungle Boy's entrance. He had to step away from the ring due to a serious concussion-related injury, but he was cleared by doctors which then enabled him to return. vs. [133] Cage failed to win the title at Final Resolution as a result of Styles' betraying and attacking him during the bout, ending Christian's Coalition. [232][233][234] He then went on to host The Peep Show program with Chris Jericho at Night of Champions in September,[235] and with Dean Ambrose on the November 7 episode of SmackDown. [164] After a few months of defending the ECW Championship on ECW only, retaining the title against the likes of Zack Ryder and Yoshi Tatsu,[165][166] Christian was part of Team Kingston in a Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series on November 22, where he eliminated both Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes before being eliminated by Randy Orton. Christian came out to ramp, stepped in the ring, signed his contract, and walked to the back without cutting a promo. [246], On the June 8, 2020 episode of Raw, Christian hosted The Peep Show with special guest Edge, who had returned to competition in January and was feuding with Randy Orton. This led to all four members attacking each other, thus disbanding the team. [147], In March 2006, Reso competed as Christian Cage three times in the United Kingdom for the One Pro Wrestling (1PW) promotion. Published 3rd February 2022. [3] In 1997, he was a part of Thug Life, a stable that included Joe E. Legend, Zakk Wyld, Rhino Richards, and Copeland (under the name Sexton Hardcastle). [citation needed], In 1999, Christian and Edge parted ways with Gangrel, who associated himself with The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) to form The New Brood. In addition to a lighter schedule and more pay, AEW also offers all the wrestlers additional benefits such as accommodation and travel expenses. By Samantha Schipman. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. Results - 1/14/06 (Christian & Rhino vs. AMW, Sting is heard)", Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea, Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_Cage&oldid=1141103190, Canadian expatriate professional wrestlers in the United States, ECW Heavyweight Champions/ECW World Heavyweight Champions, Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan, TNA World Heavyweight/Impact World Champions, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ICW Street Fight Tag Team Championship (1 time) with, IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Earl the Orderly, Ranked No. [270] He then retained his title against Ace Austin at Victory Road. [213] Later that week on SmackDown, Christian was attacked by The Shield while delivering a promo. After storming to the top of the card, he is now finding himself a little lost in the AEW jungle, with a current lack of direction. After being sidelined for several months with an arm injury, Christian Cage returned to AEW during the February 15 th edition of Dynamite. [104] A rematch was held at Bound for Glory on October 22, which Cage also won under 8 Mile Street Fight rules. At No Mercy on October 9, Christian competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship which was won by Chris Benoit. [277] He also hosted a talk show segment called The Peep Show. The odds of another wrestler being able to main event a WWE, AEW, and IMPACT Wrestling pay-per-view in the same year ever again seems like an impossible . Perry was ready. Mar 16, 2021. [140] Cage and Rhino went on to team with Styles (who had made amends with Cage and Rhino) in a losing effort against Angle, Brother Devon, and Brother Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem match at Victory Road on July 13. [81] According to wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, Reso was asked on the spot to sign a new contract, but he declined. [51], Christian formed a tag team with Chris Jericho and competed in a fatal four-way tag team TLC match for the World Tag Team Championship on the October 7 special episode of Raw Roulette, involving Kane, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam and Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley. [154], Christian won an elimination chase tournament to become the number one contender to the ECW Championship, gaining a title match at Backlash. [267] Cage would qualify for the "Face of the Revolution" ladder match on the March 4, 2022 edition of Rampage by defeating Ethan Page, but would fail to win the match at Revolution. [244] On April 7, Christian appeared with Edge to induct the Dudley Boyz into the WWE Hall of Fame. [31] On the May 24 episode of SmackDown!, Edge and Christian competed in a fatal four-way tag team TLC match for the WWF Tag Team Championship in which Benoit and Jericho retained the tag team titles. * 16 wins, 6 losses from all matches. You can find his full comments by clicking here. He didn't make a follow-up appearance on WWE television. [15][16] Christian won the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship in his debut match against Taka Michinoku at Judgment Day: In Your House on October 18. [77], Christian participated in the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 21, but he failed to win as the match was won by Edge. 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Prior to joining AEW, Jon Moxley worked with the WWE, where he wrestled under the moniker Dean Ambrose. At the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2004, Christian competed in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by Jericho. Christian Cage signed a long-term deal with AEW at Revolution. Jay Reso, the man who created and engineered the Christian character, is back in pro wrestling, this time starring for AEW. William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. [88] and defeated Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds on February 12, 2006. Christian Cage last had a match in AEW at All Out in September of 2022. [225] Christian returned and appeared on the 2013 Slammy Awards, where he presented an award and appeared in a segment involving John Cena and Randy Orton. Please logout and login again. We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. On the February 22 episode of Raw, Christian was announced to have re-signed with the Raw brand, defeating Carlito later that same night to gain entry into the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, which he failed to win. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. My childhood is slowly coming back pic.twitter.com/EFTUMVk6Aa. 7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. For more than 30 years, Chris Jericho has been in the wrestling business, working with numerous promotions such as ECW, WCW, WWE, and NJPW. Christian began to build up a loyal fanbase around the spring of 2005, despite his placement as a villain; he referred to them as his "Peeps",[275] "Peepulation" (a play on the word "population"),[276] or the "Christian Coalition". (2008). At Armageddon on December 10, Edge and Christian regained the tag team titles in a fatal four-way match involving The Dudley Boyz, K-Kwik and Road Dogg and The Right to Censor, but they lost them eight days later to The Rock and The Undertaker only to win them back days later on SmackDown! [136] On the March 13 episode of Impact!, Cage and Tomko were announced as opposing team captains for a Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown. [73] The two had a ladder match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship at Unforgiven, which Christian lost, ending their feud. [115], Abyss was later kicked out of the group after he attacked Cage on the April 19 episode of Impact!. [100], After the event, Cage began a feud with Rhino one of Reso's real-life good friends as Rhino questioned Cage on his actions at Hard Justice on the August 17 episode of Impact!, but Cage replied saying he did it for the good of TNA. Last updated on June 19th, 2022 at 01:11 am. 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