There were a few televised multi-man tag matches of Christian and Steiner having lackluster chemistry against teams with names like Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhyno and Sting. [46] 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. The two showed great chemistry in their win and would go on to pair up many times in their careers. The duo became the most successful team of the Attitude Era. Christian and Jericho were the best heel tag team for their run together on and off from 2002 to 2004. [180] On the March 18 episode of SmackDown, Christian defeated Del Rio in a steel cage match, but was afterwards attacked by both Del Rio and Clay. [242] The following week on Raw, Christian was challenged to an unsanctioned match by Orton, marking his first in-ring match in over six years, although unofficial. The week later, Christian turned on Edge and delivered a one-man con-chair-to to his best friend and joined The Alliance. [3][8] They attended Orangeville District Secondary School together, from which Reso graduated. [146], Reso did not appear for the promotion until the February 10 episode of ECW under his old ring name Christian as a face, confronting then ECW Champion Jack Swagger. While his partnership with MVP wasn't anywhere close to that level, the two men did. 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. In the 2000s, that began to change a bit. AEW tried to use the TNA history between Christian Cage and Frankie Kazarian as part of the formers first on-screen story. [196] In December, Christian briefly appeared at the Slammy Awards and Tribute to the Troops. [96], 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. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Tomko was his enforcer like Diesel to Shawn Michaels. As such, the entertainment side can often trump the wrestling side in WWE. [263], On the August 19 episode of Impact!, as the new Impact World Champion, he made his first Impact appearance since 2012. [261], On November 13 at Full Gear, Cage, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus defeated Omega's allies Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in a falls count anywhere match. WWE teamed them together with the can they coexist? storyline that has been recycled for years. 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Even though they were tag team partners, their paths in the singles division could not have been more different. [249][250] 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. [166] The ECW brand was deactivated shortly after. thanks to special guest referee Kurt Angle. Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. [177] On the March 4 episode of SmackDown, Christian saved Edge from another attack by Del Rio. 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). [81], On November 13, Reso made his debut in the TNA promotion at TNA's pay-per-view event Genesis under his old ring name Christian Cage. [51], On January 19, 2003, Christian entered the Royal Rumble match at the namesake event, however he was eliminated by Jericho. [175] The injury was put into a storyline with Alberto Del Rio attacking Christian backstage on the September 24 episode of SmackDown. [238], 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). called The Peep Show. [3][21] At SummerSlam on August 27, the Edge and Christian successfully defended the tag team titles in the first ever TLC match against The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz. He would become a champion and a main event attraction for the indie promotion. So I just want him to go wherever thats gonna be.. [202], Christian made his return at Over the Limit on May 20, where he won a battle royal to receive a title match for either the Intercontinental or United States Championship and (despite originally selecting to face Santino Marella for the United States Championship) went on to defeat Cody Rhodes later in the show to win his fourth Intercontinental Championship, turning face once again. People like to have fun and pick the "Jannetty" of tag teams but at this point that label could be used for guys who are unable to keep their shit together rather than "less successful member of a team". [251][252] At the Double or Nothing on May 30, Cage participated in the Casino Battle Royale, but he was the last competitor eliminated by the eventual winner Jungle Boy. [245] He then appeared as a surprise entrant in the 2021 Royal Rumble match, entering at number 24 and lasting over 18 minutes before being eliminated by Seth Rollins. Sport: Basel Basel gewinnt gegen Erewan +++ Piqu kndigt berraschend Karriereende an. [114] 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,[117] a championship that TNA had just introduced at Sacrifice. RELATED: Every Version Of Christian, Ranked From Worst To Best. [144], In May 2006, Reso made two appearances for the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion as Christian Cage. [248], Reso made his surprise debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and signed a multi-year contract at Revolution on March 7, 2021, reverting to his Christian Cage persona. [107], 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. [105] This consultant was revealed on the February 8 episode of Impact!, who turned out to be Scott Steiner after he attacked Angle following a match pitting the team of Angle and Joe against Cage and A.J. In fact, the Hall of Famer seems to be genuinely happy for Christian. 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[106] Cage went on to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Angle at Against All Odds with Joe as the unofficial special outside enforcer. 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. [100] A rematch was held at Bound for Glory on October 22, which Cage also won under 8 Mile Street Fight rules. The rivalry with the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz redefined tag team wrestling to a new generation. [211] 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. [260] At All Out on September 5, Cage was defeated by Omega in a match for the AEW World Championship, marking Cage's first loss in AEW. [240] In October 2019, Christian started appearing as a regular contributor on WWE Backstage. [140] 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. He also headlined multiple pay-per-view events between WWE and TNA, and was one of WWE's most prolific pay-per-view performers. [73], 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. So pick a current tag team and say who you think could be the Christian of the group (and this is regardless of weather you think the other guy is the Edge.). [78], On October 31, his contract with WWE expired. Edge and Christian were also the hosts and stars of a WWE Network sketch comedy series titled The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness, which had two seasons, the first of which aired from February to May 2016 with the second from November 2018 to February 2019. [96] Cage then allowed Jarrett to pin Sting and retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [47], Christian formed a tag team with Chris Jericho and competed in a fatal four-way tag team TLC match for the World Tag Team Championship on the October 7 special episode of Raw Roulette, involving Kane, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam and Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley. [216] That same week on SmackDown, Christian defeated Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam in a triple threat match to become number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, after which he was attacked by Del Rio during a post-match interview. 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",[270] "Peepulation" (a play on the word "population"),[271] or the "Christian Coalition". that he had hired a special consultant to assist him in training for his bout with Angle. [108] After a short feud with Samoa Joe, culminating in a victory for Cage at Destination X on March 11 for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship,[109] Cage was announced as a captain of a five-man team for the Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown against Team Angle during the March 15, 2007 episode of Impact!. He's a writer, podcast host, and runs the @flashbackwrestling account on Instagram. They managed to. [3] Christian began throwing tantrums in his gimmick at the time whenever things did not go his way and during the same event defeated Mighty Molly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, but lost the title to Maven later that night. Both performers would go on to be World Champions and have more tag team success with other partners. But instead of going to the WWE, Christian decided to choose AEW instead. [151] At Backlash on April 26, Christian defeated Swagger to win the ECW Championship. The story of partners turned rivals has been told several times. It is one of the most well-known of all tag team maneuvers, and it almost always delivers a win after being hit. Christian Christian Cage Canadian Rage Male Nurse The Canadian Rage The Suicide Blonde Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 227 lbs (103 kg) Born November 30, 1973 (age 48) Birth Place Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Resides Toronto, Ontario, Canada Billed from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Trainer Tom Prichard Dory Funk, Jr. Ron Hutchinson Debut June 9, 1995 They shared an emotional moment as they hugged. [13] After completing his training at the conservatory, Reso signed a contract with the WWF to become a full-time performer. Despite working for rival promotions, Edge is quite positive about his tag team partner Christian moving to AEW. [179] On the March 11 episode of SmackDown, Christian reunited with Edge and defeated Del Rio and Clay in a tag team match. [215] On the July 29 episode of Raw, Christian defeated World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match. Raw 2006 (2005), WWE SmackDown vs. The duo felt more like old parents trying to be cool than badass Hall Of Famers. RELATED: 5 Reasons Christian Was Better In WWE (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In TNA). However, they were easily each other's best partners, by a mile. WWE quickly started treating Edge and Christian as the bigger tag team and Gangrel as a manager. Global Ministries is a joint witness in mission between the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. This led to all four members attacking each other, thus disbanding the team. [181] Christian was in the corner of Edge when he retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3. [74] Following this, Christian, who had an encounter with SmackDown! Eventually, the two would team up to face The Miz and Maryse at Royal Rumble 2022. Now that you've picked the perfect option out of these CrossFit team names, you want to make sure you're properly geared up for you next group workout. TNA reunited them when Cage turned heel and brought Tomko back in a similar role. WWE turning Trish Stratus heel to unite with Christian was a shocking move that few fans saw coming. From there, the tag team sent a bolt of energy to the division as they had with the X-Division as rivals. [239] On April 7, Christian appeared with Edge to induct the Dudley Boyz into the WWE Hall of Fame. In January 2002, Christian lost the European Championship to Diamond Dallas Page. [87] 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. [29] It was also during this time that Edge was becoming a face during The Invasion storyline. Sign in to comment to your favorite stories, participate in your community and interact with your friends I'll go first with The Young Bucks, my only exposure to them is a few njpw matches and basically every AEW show thus far and based on that limited sample I can't shake the feeling that Nick would be a better singles star than Matt so I'd say Matt is the Christian of the group.