[3] One of his early ring names was Christian Cage, a combination of the names of actors Christian Slater and Nicolas Cage. [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. 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. 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". [24] At Unforgiven on September 24, Edge and Christian lost the titles against The Hardy Boyz in a steel cage match and were not allowed another title shot. [65] At Armageddon, Christian and Jericho defeated Lita and Trish Stratus in an intergender tag team match billed as the "Battle of the Sexes. [141] At Hard Justice on August 10, Cage and Rhino defeated Team 3D in a New Jersey Street Fight. [144] Cage was defeated in his final TNA match by Booker T for the newly established TNA Legends Championship at Turning Point on November 9, with the stipulation that if Cage lost, he would have to join the newly formed Main Event Mafia. [3][17], Christian was given the character of a vampire and formed an alliance with Gangrel and Edge, who (in storyline) was finally persuaded to join what became known as The Brood. Christian Cage made a surprise return on last week's Dynamite, resuming his feud with Jungle Boy Jack Perry by macing his former protege. [281] Reso is also the host of the DVD The Ladder Match 2: Crash and Burn. [118] On the following episode of Impact!, Angle came to the ring with a new championship belt in-toe and announced he was the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion,[121] a championship that TNA had just introduced at Sacrifice. [190] At Over the Limit on May 22, Christian failed to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Orton. [76] At the Royal Rumble, Christian competed in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by eventual winner Batista. [142] Cage was involved in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against the champion Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle at No Surrender on September 13, but he failed to win the title. [49] The Un-Americans lost the WWE Tag Team Championship the next night on Raw to the team of The Hurricane and Kane. Raw 2006 (2005), WWE SmackDown vs. Christian Cage debuted with AEW just over a month after making his in-ring return at the WWE 2021 Royal Rumble. [148], In May 2006, Reso made two appearances for the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion as Christian Cage. [215] That same week on SmackDown, Christian teamed up with The Usos to defeat The Shield, handing the stable their second loss in six-man tag team matches. [191] On the June 3 episode of SmackDown, Christian was the special referee for a World Heavyweight Championship defence by Orton against Sheamus, which Orton won only to be hit by Christian after the match with the title belt, turning heel in the process. [208] At No Way Out on June 17, Christian retained the Intercontinental Championship against Rhodes in a rematch. [43] The trio then defected from SmackDown! Many of the biggest names in AEW received multi-million contracts. [245] In October 2019, Christian started appearing as a regular contributor on WWE Backstage. Apart from being a pro wrestler, Chris Jericho also doubles up as a podcast show host and successful musician. Reso made his debut in 1995. [278] In December 2013, Reso announced the birth of his daughter during the time he had taken off due to recurring post-concussive symptoms. [11] The duo held titles in numerous promotions and competed in the United States and Japan. Brandi Rose began her professional wrestling career with the WWE back in 2011 where she wrestled under the moniker, Brandi. [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. [111], On the March 8 episode of Impact!, Cage proclaimed that he, Tomko and Scott Steiner were an "inseparable family", which he called Christian's Coalition. Christian Cage, formally known as Christian in WWE, has signed a multi-year contract with AEW. He debuted as a top talent and descended down to being the third wheel of Jurassic Express. Christian was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2014 because of injuries, but he shocked the wrestling world by returning in the 2021 Men's Royal Rumble match as a surprise entrant.. [46] On the August 26 episode of Raw, the Un-Americans attempted to burn the American flag, but were stopped by Booker T, Goldust and a returning Kane. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. Christian was obligated to fulfill the champion's duties by appearing in the Impact Zone for the first time in nine years, and he did so with pride and honor tonight on Impact Wrestling (Aug. 19, 2021). [151] Later that night, Christian defeated Swagger in his first match back. The introduction of AEW came at a time when fans had just begun to lose interest in pro wrestling due to poor bookings and predictable scripts. [9] Soon after, then-WWE Champion Cena was drafted to Raw, where Cena successfully defended the WWE Championship in a triple threat match against Christian and Jericho at Vengeance on June 26. [3][9] Cage's wrestling career began in June 1995 in a match against Zakk Wyld, which resulted in a draw. [121] Cage won entry into the match on the June 14 episode of Impact! [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. wrestler John Cena, began commenting on Cena, claiming he was a better rapper than Cena and denouncing him as "poseur" while being noticeably cheered during these segments. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. [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. And Brian Pillman, Jr. & his family. AEW At All Elite Wrestling 's March 7 Revolution pay-per-view, owner Tony Khan teased a "Hall of Fame"-worthy talent would sign with the company. 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. [81] At The Great American Bash on July 24, Christian faced Booker T in a losing effort. results 6/14/07 (Final KOTM Qualifier, Slammiversary PPV)", "No Surrender delivers on Angles and a new TV deal", "Caldwell's TNA Impact report 10/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of two-hour show", "Caldwell's TNA Impact report 11/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of two-hour show", "Booker T the surprise, but Angle still champ after Genesis", "Impact results 12/20/07 (Christmas theme, & Final Resolution PPV)", "Styles sides with Angle costing Cage at Final Resolution", "Against All Odds: Angle still TNA champ", "Impact: Lethal Lockdown begins to take shape", "Sacrifice PPV results 5/11 Orlando, FL (New main event and more)", "Slammiversary PPV results 6/8 Southaven, MS (KOTM, AJ & Angle)", "Victory Road PPV Results 7/13 Houston, TX (Samoa Joe vs Booker)", "Hard Justice PPV results 8/10 Trenton, NJ (Joe vs. Booker T, more)", "No Surrender PPV results 9/14 Oshawa, ON (Joe vs Angle vs Cage)", "Impact results 11/13/08 Orlando, FL", "Backstage News On WWE Allowing Christian To Appear At TNA's Slammiversary PPV", "Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show", "Backlash: All 3 world titles change hands", "Extreme Rules sees many title changes, but fails to live up to its name", "Mysterio & Jericho save The Bash from wash-out", "Night of Champions: Punk loses title, but keeps star performer tag", "TLC Match and the return of a fan favorite liven up SummerSlam", "Montreal fans 'screwed' again in Breaking Point sham", "CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 9/22: Complete coverage of Christian vs. Zack Ryder", "CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 10/27: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Christian vs. Yoshi ECW Title match", "Keller's WWE TLC PPV report 12/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event", "Interesting stat on Christian/ECW Title", "The 2010 Royal Rumble is Rated R in Atlanta", "ECW: Extreme ending for Christian, what's NXT", "WWE News: Complete cast of the NXT show revealed including The Miz mentoring Bryan Danielson", "WWE SmackDown Report 5/7: Drew McIntyre stripped of IC Title, four-man tournament to crowd new champ, Swagger vs. Kane", "WWE SmackDown Report 5/14: McIntyre returns after Kofi beats Christian in IC Finals, Mysterio vs. [86] He announced his intentions to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship held by Jeff Jarrett and rejected joining Scott D'Amore's faction, Team Canada. Christian Cage signed a long-term deal with AEW at Revolution. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Wwe Mattel Elite Series 11 Christian Cage Action Figure tna AEW at the best online prices at eBay! Nyla Rose is the other female wrestler who makes it into the companys top 10 highest-paid wrestlers list with an annual salary of $1.8 million. Cage walked to the ring and signed his contract. [243], At the Raw 25 Years event on January 22, 2018, Christian hosted The Peep Show with special guests Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins, but it was later interrupted by The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus). [132], On the January 3 episode of Impact!, Tomko left both Christian's Coalition and The Angle Alliance. [12] Reso won the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) Heavyweight Championship on July 18, 1998, which he held until October 15, 1999. At Armageddon on December 12, Edge and Christian competed in an eight-team battle royal which was won by The Acolytes. Great shot of Edge and Christian after the 2021 Royal Rumble. [173] On the May 7 episode of SmackDown, he was placed in an Intercontinental Championship tournament, defeating Cody Rhodes to get to the finals, where he lost to Kofi Kingston. Rob Van Dam and an appearance by Brock Lesnar", "PWTorch.com - CALDWELL'S WWE SSLAM PPV RESULTS 8/18 (Hour 1): World Title match, Ring of Fire, clean-shaven Rhodes vs. Sandow", "Raw results: Orton shatters Goldust's dreams, but Bryan gets the last laugh", "PARKS'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 9/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Friday show, including Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton on The Cutting Edge", "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match", "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 2/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Cena vs. Cesaro Raw MOTY contender, Wyatts-Shield, final Chamber PPV hype, more", "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton def. [195] On the August 26 episode of SmackDown, special guest General Manager Bret Hart announced that Christian would face Orton in a steel cage match on the August 30 episode of SmackDown for the title, which Christian lost to end their feud. 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. At AEW All Out, Christian Cage defeated Jungle Boy in a very short match after Luchasaurus turned heel on Jungle Boy before the match. [96] Jarrett agreed to the condition and Sting became the new number one contender at Victory Road on July 16. [78] Following this, Christian, who had an encounter with SmackDown! [98] Cage went on to say that he had asked Cornette the week before if he could be in Sting's corner in his match with Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Hard Justice, but Cornette had told him he needed Sting's approval. Christian Cage net worth 187 Million Millions of dollars 99% Net worth score Disclamer: Christian Cage net worth displayed here are calculated based on a combination social factors. MLW Underground Results (2/28): John Hennigan vs. Davey Richards, Billie Starkz In Action. [194] At SummerSlam on August 14, Christian lost the World Heavyweight Championship back to Orton in a No Holds Barred match. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Upper Deck AEW Spectrum Christian Cage Gold Auto Autograph #1/1 at the best online prices at eBay! Just Bring It (2001), WWF/E Raw (2002), WWE WrestleMania X8 (2002), WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 (2002), WWE SmackDown! A clear and quick message was sent, and the Hall of Fame caliber Christian Cage was left laying. [83][84], Before leaving WWE, Reso filed to trademark the nickname of "Captain Charisma", which allowed him to use it as Christian Cage in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but after WWE disputed the trademark claim by citing a provision in the terms of his old contract he stopped officially using it on TNA programming by the summer of 2006, calling himself "The Instant Classic" from early 2007 onwards although he still continued to be referred to as "Captain Charisma" in off-screen appearances and sometimes wore his "Captain Charisma" entrance jumpsuits to the ring at live events. AEW wrestlers earn an average annual salary of $300,000 per year. [148] His second appearance was at 1PW's Know Your Enemy: Night 1 event on May 26, defeating Steve Corino. Keep up with everything happening on AEW Revolution with Fightful's ongoing coverage. on the condition that he defend it against the winner of a four-way match involving Cage, Samoa Joe, Scott Steiner and Sting at Victory Road. [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. Christian Cage is a different prospect entirely. [60] Christian lost the Intercontinental Championship to Booker T on the July 7 episode of Raw,[61] but he regained it after Booker was legitimately injured at a house show on August 10. She later joined the independent circuit before ultimately joining TNA and ROH. [117] Steiner was the next to leave the group after he was attacked by Tomko following their NWA World Tag Team Championship match at Sacrifice. His first appearance was on March 4 at their All or Nothing: Night 1 event, where he defeated Rhino. [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. From WWE: The Day Of pic.twitter.com/VIqh3TLc0W. 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. And he might even add one more. All 2022 2021 Overall 16/6 Singles 10/3 Tag 3/0 Trios 3/1 Group 0/2 Singles [104] A rematch was held at Bound for Glory on October 22, which Cage also won under 8 Mile Street Fight rules. Styles and Petey Williams to defeat RISE (Milano Collection A.T., Minoru and Prince Devitt). [69] At WrestleMania XX on March 14, Christian faced Jericho in a singles match with Stratus on Jericho's side, but Stratus accidentally struck Jericho, allowing Christian to defeat Jericho. [138] Afterwards, Cage and Rhino began competition as a regular tag team, with the pair being involved in The Deuce's Wild Tag Team Tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship, but they failed to win the tournament and the championship at Sacrifice on May 11. 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