[106], Cage's old WWE enforcer Tyson Tomko (now going simply by Tomko) made his TNA debut on the November 23 episode of Impact! Ever since its inception back in 2019, AEW has successfully climbed through the ranks to become one of the biggest wrestling promotions in the world. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. [14] After completing his training at the conservatory, Reso signed a contract with the WWF to become a full-time performer. thanks to special guest referee Kurt Angle. Christian Cage Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Christian Cage Promotion Search: All 1PW AEW FCW HWA Impact Wrestling JAPW NEW NJPW NWE OVW ROH TNA UPW WWE WWF Unlike their WWE counterparts, AEW wrestlers receive a hefty salary with a less demanding schedule. [130] However, Cage failed to win the tournament final the second time around at Genesis. [119] At the event on May 13, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the owners of the NWA World Heavyweight and the NWA World Tag Team Championships, stripped Cage and Team 3D of the titles. [95] Larry Zbyszko and referee Earl Hebner intervened at the end of the match by helping Jarrett win. 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. results 7/27/06 (Rhino vs. Samoa Joe, 4-Way Match, more)", "Caldwell's Impact report 8/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of show", "Cage turns on Sting at fiery Hard Justice", "Caldwell's Impact report 8/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of show", "Keller's Impact report 8/24: Styles & Daniels vs. LAX for tag titles, Christian-Rhino angle", "Impact: Hot show genesis of something bigger", "Samoa Joe finally tops Angle at Turning Point", "Cage, Angle on top after Final Resolution", "Caldwell's Impact report 1/18: Ongoing live coverage on Spike TV show", "Impact: Steiner revealed as Cage's consultant", "Christian retains belt Against All Odds", "Caldwell's Impact report 3/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show", "Caldwell's Impact report 3/15: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show", "Lockdown pulled down by gimmick matches", "Caldwell's Impact report 4/5: Ongoing virtual time coverage of Spike TV show", "Impact: Champions collide in main event", "World title picture muddied after good Sacrifice", "Impact! 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! Before then, there was no real speculation Christian could be AEW-bound, and many simply assumed he was still on WWE's payroll. Your login session has expired. Apart from being a pro wrestler, Chris Jericho also doubles up as a podcast show host and successful musician. Please only use it for a guidance and Christian Cage's actual income may vary a lot from the dollar amount shown above. [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. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. [124], After defeating Harris at Victory Road on July 17[125] and him, Tomko and Styles losing to the team of Andrew Martin, Sting and Abyss at Hard Justice on August 12 in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship,[126] Cage restarted his feud with Samoa Joe and the two met at No Surrender on September 9, where he defeated Joe by disqualification when Joe refused to release his rear naked choke submission hold he had applied. [151] On the February 24 episode of ECW, Christian faced Swagger again for the ECW Championship in a losing effort. [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. [8] He lived in Huntsville and East Luther-Grand Valley[8] before moving to Orangeville, where he met Adam "Edge" Copeland, who became his best friend and tag team partner. His first appearance was on March 4 at their All or Nothing: Night 1 event, where he defeated Rhino. However, this rivalry was overshadowed by one awful moment. [52] Christian and Jericho won the titles the next week on the October 14 episode of Raw. At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship in a triangle ladder match, which ultimately led to the creation of the Tables, Ladders and Chairs (TLC) match. [79], On the June 30 episode of SmackDown!, Christian was drafted to the SmackDown! [32], After losing the tag team titles, friction arose within the team after Edge won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament on June 24. [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. [254][255] Cage wrestled his debut match for AEW on the March 31 episode of Dynamite, defeating Frankie Kazarian, in what was Christian's first official singles match in seven years. Prior to joining AEW, Jon Moxley worked with the WWE, where he wrestled under the moniker Dean Ambrose. After celebrating the anniversary of his return to the ring at the 2021 Royal Rumble, Christian Cage says he will end his career in AEW. A clear and quick message was sent, and the Hall of Fame caliber Christian Cage was left laying. [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. Other wrestlers on the highest-paid list include Kenny Omega, Hangman Adam Page, and Chris Jericho all earning above $3 million. According to Sean Sapp behind Fightful's paywall, the real . [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. As he was going up the ramp after the match, the familiar music and countdown appeared on the screen. [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. [258] Soon after, he would begin a partnership with Jungle Boy and become his mentor. 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. [168] At the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010, Christian successfully defended the ECW Championship against Ezekiel Jackson. Christian has been a playable character in several of WWE's video games, including WWF Attitude (1999), WWF WrestleMania 2000 (1999), WWF 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. The company went ahead to bring in many renowned and seasoned stars such as John Moxley (Dean Ambrose) and Kenny Omega. [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. [73] The two had a ladder match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship at Unforgiven, which Christian lost, ending their feud. [123] At Slammiversary, Cage failed to defeat the four other men (Styles, Joe, Angle and Chris Harris) and win the title as Angle hung the title belt to become the new and undisputed TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Championship, but he lost to John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). [151] Later that night, Christian defeated Swagger in his first match back. [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. He also headlined multiple pay-per-view events between WWE and TNA, and was one of WWE's most prolific pay-per-view performers. My childhood is slowly coming back pic.twitter.com/EFTUMVk6Aa. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. [141] At Hard Justice on August 10, Cage and Rhino defeated Team 3D in a New Jersey Street Fight. [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. But when it's time to hang up the boots once and for all, there's only one man who can be his opponent. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Any promotion would jump at the chance to work with the former world champion, but. 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. Saraya Gets First Singles Win On AEW Dynamite [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. [209] On the June 29 episode of SmackDown, Christian and Marella defeated Rhodes and David Otunga to qualify for spots in the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank ladder match. He wasn't kidding: It was Christian Cage, who. 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. I am happy. 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. [216][217] At Money in the Bank on July 14, Christian competed in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match, but was unsuccessful as the match was won by Randy Orton. [28][29], On the April 19 episode of SmackDown!, Edge and Christian were defeated by The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) for the WWF Tag Team Championship. 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