[120] NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich stated the reason was that Cage refused to defend the NWA world title at NWA live events. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. The veteran said that he didn't know what WWE was going to do with him from a creative standpoint. [49] The Un-Americans lost the WWE Tag Team Championship the next night on Raw to the team of The Hurricane and Kane. [249] At Clash of Champions, Christian got revenge on Orton by attacking him during his ambulance match against Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship. [212], After a ten-month absence, Christian returned from injury on the June 17, 2013 episode of Raw, defeating Wade Barrett. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. My childhood is slowly coming back pic.twitter.com/EFTUMVk6Aa. That man is none other than AEW star Christian Cage, who has been best friends with the . 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. (AEW) On AEW Dynamite, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry defeated Brian Cage. 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[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. Christian Cage On The Length Of His AEW Contract, Why His Debut Was "Nerve Wracking" By Brie Coder / March 10, 2021 10:00 am EDT After a life-threatening injury kept him on the retirement. [132], On the January 3 episode of Impact!, Tomko left both Christian's Coalition and The Angle Alliance. vs. 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. [263] Through AEW's partnership with Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA), Omega also held the Impact World Championship, and Cage challenged him to a match for that championship, scheduling the match for the premiere episode of Rampage. Christian Cage made a surprise return on last week's Dynamite, resuming his feud with Jungle Boy Jack Perry by macing his former protege. [98] Sting accepted Cage's offer, with interviewer and occasional ring announcer Jeremy Borash announcing Sting's decision in a backstage segment on the August 3 episode of Impact!. [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. [269] He was then confronted by Brian Myers, his challenger at Emergence, a match which Cage won. William Jason "Jay" Reso was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on November 30, 1973, the son of Canadian mother Carol and American father Randy Reso. Keep up with everything happening on AEW Revolution with Fightful's ongoing coverage. [12] Reso won the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) Heavyweight Championship on July 18, 1998, which he held until October 15, 1999. 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. [3] One of his early ring names was Christian Cage, a combination of the names of actors Christian Slater and Nicolas Cage. [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. [2] He also utilized a spear as tribute to his best friend Edge, as well as a frog splash in memory of Eddie Guerrero. It was violent, it had a lot of variety, and Guevara was getting some good singles spotlight. Christian signed with. [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. Saraya Gets First Singles Win On AEW Dynamite Cage, received a raucous ovation during a segment with Justin Roberts, and. At the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2004, Christian competed in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by Jericho. [135] Cage teamed with Joe and Kevin Nash (known as The Unlikely Alliance) at Destination X on March 9 to defeat The Angle Alliance (Angle, Styles and Tomko) in a six-man tag team match. [92] This storyline led to Cage facing Abyss at Lockdown on April 23 in a six sides of steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Cage winning and attempting after the match to attack Mitchell and gain revenge for all his recent evil deeds against Cage and his family, but Abyss stopped him, took a steel chain, wrapped it around Cage's neck and attempted to hang him with it until he passed out, after which Abyss and Mitchell stole the title belt and left the arena. [131] Later in the night, Styles and Tomko helped Angle retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship during the main event as Cage looked on from the ramp. After being cleared to compete again, Christian Cage immediately became the hottest free agent in pro wrestling. [104] A rematch was held at Bound for Glory on October 22, which Cage also won under 8 Mile Street Fight rules. [238] On the March 2, 2016 episode of Talk Is Jericho, Christian said that while he has had no formal discussion with management regarding his retirement, he would be unlikely to wrestle again. [149] His second appearance was a loss to Daniels at ROH's Generation Now event on July 29. [40] But last week, JB returned for the first time since Cage turned on him, delivering a con-chair-to and covering him with his own leather jacket. In September 2015, Edge and Christian were guests on the Stone Cold Steve Austin Podcast, which aired on the WWE Network. Christian came out to ramp, stepped in the ring, signed his contract, and walked to the back without cutting a promo. [278] In December 2013, Reso announced the birth of his daughter during the time he had taken off due to recurring post-concussive symptoms. They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era. According to Sean Sapp behind Fightful's paywall, the real . 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 2019, Brandi Rose joined the newly founder AEW as the CBO. [55], On January 19, 2003, Christian entered the Royal Rumble match at the namesake event, however he was eliminated by Jericho. [67][68] Despite the bet, Jericho continued his relationship with Stratus, which ultimately resulted in Christian and Jericho turning on each other. [213] Later that week on SmackDown, Christian was attacked by The Shield while delivering a promo. 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. [279], Reso is best friends with fellow professional wrestler Adam Copeland, better known in the WWE as Edge. In 2015, Jon Moxley earned an annual salary of $900,000 while working with the WWE. [136] On the March 13 episode of Impact!, Cage and Tomko were announced as opposing team captains for a Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown. While this might be slightly lower than what many WWE wrestlers earn, AEW wrestlers receive numerous perks and benefits that many wrestlers in the WWE are not entitled to. [236], Edge and Christian were the guest hosts for the December 29 episode of Raw, where WWE commentator Jerry Lawler referred to Christian as "retired". [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. Apart from their base salary, AEW wrestlers also earn from PPV appearances. #christiancage #networth #wwe Christian Cage Height,Weight,Age,Wife, Children,Films,Profile,NetWorth,Salary,House,Wiki,BiographyName Christian CageNickname C. [114] At Lockdown on April 15, Team Cage (Cage, Tomko, Steiner, A.J. [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. 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. [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. In January 2002, Christian lost the European Championship to Diamond Dallas Page. Apart from offering wrestlers higher wages, All Elite Wrestling also provides wrestlers with a lighter schedule and more freedom. [50] On the September 30 episode of Raw, both Christian and Storm lost matches to Randy Orton, while Regal and Test lost to Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer. Get notification with the latest net worth updates for free. Great shot of Edge and Christian after the 2021 Royal Rumble. Christian came out to ramp, stepped in the ring, signed his contract, and walked to the back without cutting a promo. Before then, there was no real speculation Christian could be AEW-bound, and many simply assumed he was still on WWE's payroll. 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. [121] Cage won entry into the match on the June 14 episode of Impact! At AEW Revolution, Christian Cage was revealed as the "Hall of Fame worthy" signing by AEW. Ranked #134 for total wins. [10] As a tag team on the Canadian independent circuit, Reso and Copeland were known as High Impact and later The Suicide Blondes. 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. 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. [185] Christian was in the corner of Edge when he retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3. [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. Championship, but he lost to John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). [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. [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. At the Royal Rumble on January 21, 2001, Edge and Christian lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to The Dudley Boyz. [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. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. [139] At Slammiversary on June 8, Cage and Rhino were involved as single competitors in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but they failed to win the match. Christian Cage entered the men's Royal Rumble match at number #24 and was in the ring for 18 minutes, while Edge started as the first entrant and won the match. 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. [172], Christian was drafted back to the SmackDown brand by the WWE draft. Your login session has expired. 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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. brand in the 2005 WWE draft lottery and replaced Big Show (who was drafted to Raw) in a six-man elimination match for the newly created SmackDown! 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With a net worth of $18 million, Chris Jericho is the richest AEW wrestler. 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. [151] On the February 24 episode of ECW, Christian faced Swagger again for the ECW Championship in a losing effort. However, its important to note that because many injured wrestlers are not able to attend PPVs events, they will not receive commissions from these events. [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. [93] The storyline between Abyss and Mitchell and Cage continued until Sacrifice on May 14, where Cage defeated Abyss to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship under Full Metal Mayhem rules. [181] On the March 4 episode of SmackDown, Christian saved Edge from another attack by Del Rio. [193] At Money in the Bank on July 17, Christian won the World Heavyweight Championship for the second and final time after Orton was disqualified for kicking him in the groin (the stipulation was if Orton was disqualified or the referee made a bad call, he would lose the title). [167] In late December 2009, Christian became the longest reigning WWE-era ECW Champion. 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