[18] More loyal to The Brood than to The Ministry, Edge and Gangrel betrayed The Undertaker and rescued Christian from sacrifice. He didn't make a follow-up appearance on WWE television. Cage appeared on the Revolution PPV tonight as Paul Wight's big news reveal and ended days of speculation among fans as to who the reveal might be. For weeks, Christian Cage has had free rein to run down Jungle Boy & his family. 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. In 2019, Brandi Rose joined the newly founder AEW as the CBO. [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. Styles and Petey Williams to defeat RISE (Milano Collection A.T., Minoru and Prince Devitt). [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. [186], On the April 8 episode of SmackDown, Christian lost to Del Rio in a number one contender's match for the World Heavyweight Championship after a distraction from Brodus Clay. [147], In March 2006, Reso competed as Christian Cage three times in the United Kingdom for the One Pro Wrestling (1PW) promotion. The announcers recognized his previous two NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns, though this recent reign was his first under the Impact World Championship lineage. 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. At Backlash, Christian and Stratus faced Jericho in an intergender handicap match which they lost. [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. [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. that he had hired a special consultant to assist him in training for his bout with Angle. [43] The trio then defected from SmackDown! [200] In December, Christian briefly appeared at the Slammy Awards and Tribute to the Troops. [148] His second appearance was at 1PW's Know Your Enemy: Night 1 event on May 26, defeating Steve Corino. 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Any promotion would jump at the chance to work with the former world champion, but. Despite having to retire due issues with a concussion in 2014, Christian Cage returned to action on January 31st 2021. At the companys inaugural event, Chris Jericho took on Adam Page becoming the companys first-ever world champion. At the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2004, Christian competed in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by Jericho. [6] The team parted ways in 2001, after which, Christian held various singles titles, including the European Championship, the Hardcore Championship, and the Intercontinental Championship. While the percentages are not yet available, we can estimate that these commissions are more or less what their counterparts in the WWE earn. [41] On the June 27 episode of SmackDown!, Test, another Canadian, joined their team, now called The Un-Americans. 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. called The Peep Show. [129] Cage made it all the way to the final round of the tournament, where he fought Kaz on the November 8 episode of Impact!, defeating Kaz due to interference from Styles and Tomko on Cage's behalf, but the match was declared a no contest, with the finals being determined in a ladder match at Genesis on November 11. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. It's actually a myth about how to make money on Facebook William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. [183] On the March 11 episode of SmackDown, Christian reunited with Edge and defeated Del Rio and Clay in a tag team match. You can read all about WWE salaries and earnings here. However, this rivalry was overshadowed by one awful moment. At AEW All Out, Christian Cage defeated Jungle Boy in a very short match after Luchasaurus turned heel on Jungle Boy before the match. [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. Keep up with everything happening on AEW Revolution with Fightful's ongoing coverage. After being cleared to compete again, Christian Cage immediately became the hottest free agent in pro wrestling. 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[71] During a steel cage match against Jericho on the May 10 episode of Raw which he lost, Christian suffered a severe back injury, causing him to miss almost four months of in-ring action. [197][198] On the November 4 episode of SmackDown, Big Show performed a chokeslam on Christian and Christian received a storyline neck injury, preventing him from competing that night and starting to wear a neck brace. [227] On the February 17 episode of Raw, Christian attacked Daniel Bryan from behind and mocked Bryan during the match, turning heel. Perry would grab two steel chairs, but he'd hesitate before the Conchairto - allowing Cage to hit the low blow. My childhood is slowly coming back pic.twitter.com/EFTUMVk6Aa. AEW wrestlers earn an average annual salary of $300,000 per year. [7] After appearing in the 2021 Royal Rumble match, Reso left WWE shortly after and signed with AEW, again reverting to his Christian Cage moniker, and officially resumed his in-ring wrestling career. 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. [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]. [81] At The Great American Bash on July 24, Christian faced Booker T in a losing effort. Styles. [25][26] At No Way Out on February 25, Edge and Christian were unsuccessful in regaining the tag team titles,[27] but they eventually recaptured them in the second ever TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1. [264] At the event on August 13, Cage defeated Omega to win the Impact World Championship. [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. Following this, he won the Impact World Championship at AEW Rampage, making his return to Impact Wrestling for the first time since Slammiversary 10 in 2012. [211] At Raw 1000 on July 23, Christian lost the Intercontinental Championship to The Miz ending his reign at 63 days and failed to regain it in a rematch the same week on SmackDown. [103] This led to a match against Rhino at No Surrender on September 24, which Cage won. [170] The ECW brand was deactivated shortly after. 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From WWE: The Day Of pic.twitter.com/VIqh3TLc0W. Christian retired in 2014 due to injuries, but managed to return to the ring at 2021 Royal Rumble, making a surprise entry in the match. [242] On the June 22, Talk Is Jericho podcast focusing on the Chris Benoit tragedy, Jericho mentioned Christian as an example of modern wrestlers who had to retire as the WWE would no longer give them medical clearances due to concussion related injuries (this was largely as a consequence of the Benoit incident as well as better knowledge of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other concussion related risks). [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. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. Please only use it for a guidance and Christian Cage's actual income may vary a lot from the dollar amount shown above. [115] A stipulation was added that the wrestler who got the pinfall would become number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and have their title shot at Sacrifice. 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. 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! Cage previously managed both Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus before turning on them. [79], On the June 30 episode of SmackDown!, Christian was drafted to the SmackDown! At No Mercy on October 22, Edge and Christian (disguised as Los Conquistadores) defeated The Hardys for the titles. [279], Reso is best friends with fellow professional wrestler Adam Copeland, better known in the WWE as Edge. She later joined the independent circuit before ultimately joining TNA and ROH. [11] The duo held titles in numerous promotions and competed in the United States and Japan. At the Royal Rumble on January 21, 2001, Edge and Christian lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to The Dudley Boyz. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. [3][9] They attended Orangeville District Secondary School together, from which Reso graduated. It was violent, it had a lot of variety, and Guevara was getting some good singles spotlight. [185] Christian was in the corner of Edge when he retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3. [99] On August 13, Cage was in Sting's corner at Hard Justice as he faced Jarrett (with Scott Steiner in his corner) and during the contest interfered to help Sting win numerous timesas did Steiner for Jarrettuntil Cage turned on Sting by taking Jarrett's signature guitar and bashing it over his headturning heel in the process. He was the twenty-third Triple Crown Champion and eleventh Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. But when it's time to hang up the boots once and for all, there's only one man who can be his opponent. [37] Christian won the WWF European Championship from Bradshaw on the November 1 episode of SmackDown!. At Survivor Series on November 19, Edge and Christian teamed with Right to Censor's Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match which they lost to The Dudleys and The Hardyz. wrestlers eligible to be voted Chris Masters and Snitsky's opponents by the fans. 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. [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. [81] Despite his quitting, Christian appeared on the October 31 episode of Raw and at Taboo Tuesday on November 1, fulfilling his obligations to the company as he was one of five SmackDown! [76] At the Royal Rumble, Christian competed in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by eventual winner Batista. [64] At Survivor Series, Christian was a part of Team Bischoff taking on Team Austin and during the match he eliminated Bubba Ray Dudley before he was eliminated by Shawn Michaels, though in the end Team Bischoff eventually won the match. [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". vs. [citation needed] As a result, they began feuding with The Hardy Boyz and competed in a ladder match for the managerial services of Terri Runnels and $100,000 at No Mercy on October 17, which The Hardy Boyz won. [91] The second aired on April 1, with Abyss, accompanied by Mitchell and Shelley, who was taping the segment with a camcorder like the previous video package, attacking Cage at his home in Tampa, Florida and nearly drowning Cage in his own pool. [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. 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. At Judgment Day on May 21, Christian, Edge and Kurt Angle lost a six-man tag team match to Rikishi and Too Cool, to whom they lost the titles soon after only to win them back in a four corners elimination match at King of the Ring on June 25. [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. [213] Later that week on SmackDown, Christian was attacked by The Shield while delivering a promo. Despite Kane's partner the Hurricane being absent from the match, he still retained the title. [2] He also utilized a spear as tribute to his best friend Edge, as well as a frog splash in memory of Eddie Guerrero. 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Langston & A.J. On the August 4 episode of ECW, Christian retained the ECW Championship in an Extreme Rules match against Dreamer. [116] Sting was the individual who gained the pinfall victory for Team Angle and became the new number one contender. 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. [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. They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era. Christian Cage was last seen in AEW at All Out, taking part in a short match with "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry that was reportedly cut short due to a shoulder injury that Cage was dealing with. In just its first few years in the market, AEW has not only managed to become a household name, but also a brand with millions of followers throughout the world. [14] After completing his training at the conservatory, Reso signed a contract with the WWF to become a full-time performer. [151] On the February 24 episode of ECW, Christian faced Swagger again for the ECW Championship in a losing effort. [47] On the September 2 episode of Raw, William Regal joined the team. [120] NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich stated the reason was that Cage refused to defend the NWA world title at NWA live events. [74], At Survivor Series on November 14, Christian failed to win the Intercontinental Championship from Shelton Benjamin. [94], At Slammiversary on June 18, Cage's NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign came to an end as he was defeated by Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Mountain match, which also involved Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting. [62], At Unforgiven on September 21, Christian defeated Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam to retain the title in a triple threat match,[63] but later lost the title to Van Dam in a ladder match on the September 29 episode of Raw. As a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble . 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Christian briefly turned face to help feud with The Alliance. [108] Heading into their encounter at Against All Odds on February 11, Cage announced on the January 17 episode of Impact! [194] At SummerSlam on August 14, Christian lost the World Heavyweight Championship back to Orton in a No Holds Barred match. Christian signed with. 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. In addition to the base salary, Darius, Daunte, and Serpentico still receive earnings from Pay Per View appearances as well as plenty of other perks and benefits. [141] At Hard Justice on August 10, Cage and Rhino defeated Team 3D in a New Jersey Street Fight. 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