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. At No Way Out on February 17, Christian and Lance Storm entered a tag team turmoil match with the winners getting a WWF Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania X8 which was won by The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). helping Cage in a match against Sting. [159] After unsuccessfully challenging for the ECW Championship in a Championship Scramble match that also included Swagger, Finlay and Mark Henry at The Bash on June 28,[160] Christian regained the ECW Championship from Dreamer at Night of Champions on July 26.[161]. [199] On November 9 during the WWE European Tour, Christian injured his ankle and was pulled from a traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match at Survivor Series on November 20. [262], Due to his winning streak, Cage would be ranked as the number one competitor in the men's division, and was named as the number one contender for the AEW World Championship,[262] held by Kenny Omega. vs. [151] Later that night, Christian defeated Swagger in his first match back. [226], Christian returned on the January 31, 2014 episode of SmackDown to defeat Jack Swagger in a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The veteran said that he didn't know what WWE was going to do with him from a creative standpoint. [90] On the March 25 and April 1 respective Impact! [269] He was then confronted by Brian Myers, his challenger at Emergence, a match which Cage won. On the August 4 episode of ECW, Christian retained the ECW Championship in an Extreme Rules match against Dreamer. [13] When Copeland received a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Reso went with him and they faced off in a non-televised tryout match, which Copeland was booked to win. [70] Stratus then joined forces with Christian, becoming his on-screen girlfriend in the process. 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. [75] At New Year's Revolution on January 9, 2005, Christian and Tyson Tomko faced Eugene and William Regal for the World Tag Team Championship, but they failed to win the titles. Raw 2011 (2010), WWE '12 (2011), WWE WrestleFest (2012), WWE '13 (2012), WWE 2K14 (2013), WWE SuperCard (2014), WWE 2K15 (2014), WWE 2K17 (2016), WWE Champions (2017), WWE 2K18 (2017), WWE 2K19 (2018), WWE 2K20 (2019), and WWE 2K Battlegrounds (2020). (2001), WWF Road to WrestleMania (2001), WWF SmackDown! [192] At Capitol Punishment on June 19, Christian faced Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship once again, but he failed to capture the title as the referee missed his foot under the bottom rope. At Armageddon on December 12, Edge and Christian competed in an eight-team battle royal which was won by The Acolytes. In 2005, Reso departed WWE and signed with TNA under his Christian Cage ring name, after which, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice. [182] On the March 7 episode of Raw, Christian made his in-ring return from injury against Del Rio's bodyguard Brodus Clay, picking up the victory. Here Comes the Pain (2003), WWE Day of Reckoning (2004), WWE Survivor Series (2004), WWE SmackDown! Welcome to the team #ChristianCage is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/3MycwGDTiJ. [189] On the May 6 episode of SmackDown, Christian lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton ending his reign at 2 days (5 recognized by WWE due to tape delay). [122] Afterwards, Cage and Sting came to the ring and the three began to argue over who was the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but due to the controversial finish to their match at Sacrifice the title was declared vacant by Cornette and a tournament was held for the title which culminated in a King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary on June 17. [212], After a ten-month absence, Christian returned from injury on the June 17, 2013 episode of Raw, defeating Wade Barrett. 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. [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. [89] Cage had his first title defence at Destination X on March 12, where he defeated Brown to retain the title. Christian Cage debuted with AEW just over a month after making his in-ring return at the WWE 2021 Royal Rumble. [102] The following week on Impact!, Cage came down to the ring where he addressed his attack on Sting further until he was interrupted by Rhino, who attacked after a small debate, starting a brawl between the two which came to an end after Cage laid Rhino's head on a steel chair, picked up another chair and bashed it over the outside of Rhino's head performing a one-man con-chair-to in the process. [181] On the March 4 episode of SmackDown, Christian saved Edge from another attack by Del Rio. to Raw, appearing on the July 29 episode of Raw to attack The Undertaker. vs. 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. Published 16th February 2023. His first appearance was on May 12 at ROH's How We Roll event in a tag match with Colt Cabana against Bryan Danielson and Christopher Daniels, which Cage and Cabana won. [240], Starting on February 21, 2016, Reso began appearing along with Edge in the WWE Network exclusive The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness, but in July 2017 it was announced that the show was cancelled from the Network. Christian Cage is a different prospect entirely. At Fully Loaded on July 23, Edge and Christian lost to The Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq) by disqualification, but they retained the titles. Prior to joining AEW, Chris Jericho was among the highest-paid wrestlers in the WWE, earning $900,000 a year. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. Christian returned to the ring at this year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, after a seven-year hiatus. [208] At No Way Out on June 17, Christian retained the Intercontinental Championship against Rhodes in a rematch. They won the promotion's World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions. [137] At Lockdown on April 13, Team Cage (Cage, Rhino, Nash, Morgan and Sting) went on to defeat Team Tomko (Tomko, Styles, Brother Devon, Brother Ray and James Storm) at the event. In 2005, Reso departed WWE and signed with TNA under his Christian Cage ring name, after which, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice. #christiancage #networth #wwe Christian Cage Height,Weight,Age,Wife, Children,Films,Profile,NetWorth,Salary,House,Wiki,BiographyName Christian CageNickname C. [228] At Elimination Chamber on February 23, Christian eliminated Sheamus before being eliminated by Daniel Bryan. With all these wrestling promotions, Chris Jericho managed to become a main event wrestler, winning some of the biggest and most coveted accolades and titles. Christian came out to ramp, stepped in the ring, signed his contract, and walked to the back without cutting a promo. Cage smacked Perry in the face with the chair, and left his former protege bloody. [130] However, Cage failed to win the tournament final the second time around at Genesis. Last updated on June 19th, 2022 at 01:11 am. [154], Christian won an elimination chase tournament to become the number one contender to the ECW Championship, gaining a title match at Backlash. Christian Cage is a huge name in the wrestling industry, and he made a triumphant, full-time return to wrestling when he walked onto the stage at AEW's Revolution PPV, in a shocking moment, coming out of retirement. [214] On the June 26 episode of Main Event, Christian took on Shield member Dean Ambrose, which resulted in a disqualification win for Christian following interference from Ambrose's stablemates, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. As a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble . [172], Christian was drafted back to the SmackDown brand by the WWE draft. [3][9] Cage's wrestling career began in June 1995 in a match against Zakk Wyld, which resulted in a draw. Before then, there was no real speculation Christian could be AEW-bound, and many simply assumed he was still on WWE's payroll. Results 6/29/06 (Cornette's Company Meeting, much more)", "Impact! By James Holder. The next night on Raw Is War, The Hardy Boyz dressed as the Los Conquistadores and defeated Edge in a handicap match after Christian was taken out backstage to regain the WWF Tag Team Championship. NEXT: WWE Salary: Highest-Paid Wrestlers, Richest Wrestlers, Lowest Paid Wrestlers, Referee Earnings, The 25 Greatest WWE Wrestlers of All Time, WWE Salary: Highest Paid Wrestlers, Richest Wrestlers, Lowest Paid Wrestlers, Referee Earnings. [151] On the February 24 episode of ECW, Christian faced Swagger again for the ECW Championship in a losing effort. At No Way Out on February 27, Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz in a tag team match to determine the number one contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship. Main event wrestlers receive the highest base salary, with most of them earning $1 million or above. [264] At the event on August 13, Cage defeated Omega to win the Impact World Championship. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. 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My childhood is slowly coming back pic.twitter.com/EFTUMVk6Aa. "Conquistador Dos" redirects here. William Jason "Jay" Reso was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on November 30, 1973, the son of Canadian mother Carol and American father Randy Reso. [11] The duo held titles in numerous promotions and competed in the United States and Japan. [187] After Edge's sudden retirement from wrestling on the April 15 episode of SmackDown, Christian won a 20-man battle royal to face Del Rio for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules,[188] where Christian defeated Del Rio in a ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Copyright 2023 Fightful, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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! According to Sean Sapp behind Fightful's paywall, the real . IMPACT Wrestling/NJPW Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive. [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. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. [3] One of his early ring names was Christian Cage, a combination of the names of actors Christian Slater and Nicolas Cage. [148], In May 2006, Reso made two appearances for the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion as Christian Cage. [162] Christian then began a rivalry with William Regal over the ECW Championship, retaining the title against him at SummerSlam in eight seconds on August 23,[163] and at Breaking Point on September 13. [14] After completing his training at the conservatory, Reso signed a contract with the WWF to become a full-time performer. [169] On the February 16 episode of ECW, Christian lost the ECW Championship in an Extreme Rules match to Jackson on the show's final episode. that he had hired a special consultant to assist him in training for his bout with Angle. [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. In September 2015, Edge and Christian were guests on the Stone Cold Steve Austin Podcast, which aired on the WWE Network. [82], On October 31, his contract with WWE expired. Although AEW is nowhere close to challenging WWEs supremacy, the promotion has still played a crucial role in reshaping the landscape of professional wrestling today, especially after the premature deaths of ECW and WCW. [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. [143] Cage then went on to participate in another three-way match against Styles and Booker T at Bound for Glory IV on October 12, which Booker T won. 9 Matt Hardy Vs. Sammy Guevara. "[66], Also, Christian and Jericho began romances with Lita and Stratus, respectively; and as part of the angle it was revealed to be a bet over who could sleep with their respective female first, with a Canadian dollar at stake. Apart from their base salary, AEW wrestlers also earn from PPV appearances. For weeks, Christian Cage has had free rein to run down Jungle Boy & his family. Unlike the WWE where most mid-carders and lower carders take care of their accommodation and travel expenses, the AEW offers a more on hands approach, catering for all these expenses. [152] Christian won a tri-branded 15-man battle royal on the March 10 episode of ECW,[153] gaining entry into the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 25 on April 5, which he failed to win. episodes, Abyss, his manager Father James Mitchell and Alex Shelley showed two pre-taped video packages that had been compiled in the weeks before the episodes, with first on March 25 depicting Mitchell stalking Cage's wife Denise, confronting her and even threatening that "they were coming". [147], In March 2006, Reso competed as Christian Cage three times in the United Kingdom for the One Pro Wrestling (1PW) promotion. [149] His second appearance was a loss to Daniels at ROH's Generation Now event on July 29. 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