454 of the top 500 greatest wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 10:37. [120] Cage, still holding the physical NWA world title belt, defended what was billed as the World Heavyweight Championship against Sting and Angle, who was the victor of said contest by making Sting submit (who had "technically" just pinned Cage at the very same moment) and was announced as the new World Heavyweight Champion. Reso made his debut in 1995. 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.. [31] On the May 24 episode of SmackDown!, Edge and Christian competed in a fatal four-way tag team TLC match for the WWF Tag Team Championship in which Benoit and Jericho retained the tag team titles. In January 2002, Christian lost the European Championship to Diamond Dallas Page. By James Holder. [108] Heading into their encounter at Against All Odds on February 11, Cage announced on the January 17 episode of Impact! With a net worth of $18 million, Chris Jericho is the richest AEW wrestler. [154], Christian won an elimination chase tournament to become the number one contender to the ECW Championship, gaining a title match at Backlash. Christian Cage, formally known as Christian in WWE, has signed a multi-year contract with AEW. 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. [55], On January 19, 2003, Christian entered the Royal Rumble match at the namesake event, however he was eliminated by Jericho. Your login session has expired. [228] At Elimination Chamber on February 23, Christian eliminated Sheamus before being eliminated by Daniel Bryan. Please only use it for a guidance and Christian Cage's actual income may vary a lot from the dollar amount shown above. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. thanks to special guest referee Kurt Angle. At Survivor Series, Christian defeated Al Snow to retain the European Championship. 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. [58][59] At Judgment Day, Christian went on to win a nine-man over-the-top-rope battle royal for his second Intercontinental Championship. [56] After a short absence, Christian returned on the April 7 episode of Raw, self-proclaiming himself as the new "People's Champion" and began calling his fans "The Peeps" after receiving advice and endorsement from The Rock. [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!. [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. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes", "KELLER'S TV SIX PACK: Quick thoughts on WWE Smackdown including Booker's jaw-dropping statement, Ross being mocked, Christian's good explanation", "Intercontinental Champion Christian def. [8] He played ice hockey and was a wrestling fan as a child. 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. [218] During the match, Christian had his teeth chipped after a strong punch from Sheamus through the rungs of a ladder. He speared Christian so hard the ankle boots almost flew off his ex-mentor's sock-less . [75] At New Year's Revolution on January 9, 2005, Christian and Tyson Tomko faced Eugene and William Regal for the World Tag Team Championship, but they failed to win the titles. [167] In late December 2009, Christian became the longest reigning WWE-era ECW Champion. Free shipping for many products! [269] He was then confronted by Brian Myers, his challenger at Emergence, a match which Cage won. [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). Being a main eventer, Jon Moxley earns one of the highest base salaries at the promotion together with earnings from pay-per-view events. Upon his return, he retired the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and considered the Impact World Championship the sole world title belt in the promotion. [19] At Survivor Series on November 14, Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz faced Too Cool and The Hollys in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, but they lost. [281] Reso is also the host of the DVD The Ladder Match 2: Crash and Burn. [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. [245] In October 2019, Christian started appearing as a regular contributor on WWE Backstage. [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. Get exclusive pro wrestling content on Fightful Select, our premium news service! [89] Cage had his first title defence at Destination X on March 12, where he defeated Brown to retain the title. Christian has been a playable character in several of WWE's video games, including WWF Attitude (1999), WWF WrestleMania 2000 (1999), WWF SmackDown! [246], On the June 8, 2020 episode of Raw, Christian hosted The Peep Show with special guest Edge, who had returned to competition in January and was feuding with Randy Orton. He did appear on WWE's The Bump following the Royal Rumble to discuss his return. 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. [85], 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. [184] 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. WWE NXT (2/28/2023) Results: Tyler Bate vs Carmelo Hayes, Wes Lee Hosts Open Challenge & More. But when it's time to hang up the boots once and for all, there's only one man who can be his opponent. 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[citation needed], In 1999, Christian and Edge parted ways with Gangrel, who associated himself with The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) to form The New Brood. They won the promotion's World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions. Unlike WWE wrestlers, all AEW wrestlers are entitled to the same privileges such as fully catered travel and accommodation packages. Christian did defeat Jungle Boy at the 2022 ALL OUT pay-per-view, but the match was not contested in a fair fight as Luchasaurus attacked his former tag partner and left him unconscious so Christian could get the easy victory. Before then, there was no real speculation Christian could be AEW-bound, and many simply assumed he was still on WWE's payroll. [70] Stratus then joined forces with Christian, becoming his on-screen girlfriend in the process. [187] After Edge's sudden retirement from wrestling on the April 15 episode of SmackDown, Christian won a 20-man battle royal to face Del Rio for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules,[188] where Christian defeated Del Rio in a ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. 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. Published 3rd February 2022. [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. As a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble . [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". [196], Christian then began feuding with Sheamus, leading to two matches between the two at the Hell in a Cell on October 2 and Vengeance on October 23, both of which Christian lost. 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. At No Way Out on February 17, Christian and Lance Storm entered a tag team turmoil match with the winners getting a WWF Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania X8 which was won by The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). [3][9], In September 1994, Reso enrolled in a wrestling school run by Ron Hutchison at Sully's Gym. 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. [51], 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. The company went ahead to bring in many renowned and seasoned stars such as John Moxley (Dean Ambrose) and Kenny Omega. 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. Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Sheamus, Cesaro & Christian in an Elimination Chamber Match", "Caldwell's WWE Raw results 3/24: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw Taker & Lesnar face-to-face, Cena gets spooked, no Bryan, WM30 developments, more", "Why Did Christian Retire From Wrestling In 2014? 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. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. #christiancage #networth #wwe Christian Cage Height,Weight,Age,Wife, Children,Films,Profile,NetWorth,Salary,House,Wiki,BiographyName Christian CageNickname C. [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). (2001), WWF Road to WrestleMania (2001), WWF SmackDown! [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. [156] At Judgment Day on May 17, Christian defeated Swagger in a rematch to retain the title. [41] On the June 27 episode of SmackDown!, Test, another Canadian, joined their team, now called The Un-Americans. [214] On the June 26 episode of Main Event, Christian took on Shield member Dean Ambrose, which resulted in a disqualification win for Christian following interference from Ambrose's stablemates, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. [220] 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. Apart from being part of AEWs womens roaster, Brandi Rhodes currently serves as the promotions, Chief Branding Officer. Christian signed with. Cage smacked Perry in the face with the chair, and left his former protege bloody. In 2007, TNA Home Video released a DVD titled The Instant Classic: Christian Cage, covering his beginnings in the independent circuit and other various subjects up to his second NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign. Christian Cage signed a long-term deal with AEW at Revolution. 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[178] Following surgery, WWE released a statement that revealed he was expected to only be sidelined for four months. [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]. [12], When Reso came to the WWF, he shortened his ring name to Christian. Christian Cage vs Kenny Omega | AEW Rampage Highlight #aew #christiancage #kennyomega #aewrampage #aewrampagehighlights AewAew rampagehighlights this weekada. [145] On the November 13 episode of Impact!, Cage had his final appearance in TNA before his contract expired as during the telecast he was to be inducted into The Main Event Mafia, but Cage was attacked and "injured" by Angle, Booker T, Nash and Scott Steiner after Angle learned that he would go back to WWE when his contract expired. [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. [230] [231], After suffering his concussion, Christian appeared as a face on pre-show discussion panels for WWE for events including NXT TakeOver, Money in the Bank and Battleground. In September 2015, Edge and Christian were guests on the Stone Cold Steve Austin Podcast, which aired on the WWE Network. [88] and defeated Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds on February 12, 2006. [208] At No Way Out on June 17, Christian retained the Intercontinental Championship against Rhodes in a rematch. Christian Cage cut a vicious promo on Jungle Boy that invoked his late father, actor Luke Perry. While the percentages are not yet available, we can estimate that these commissions are more or less what their counterparts in the WWE earn. 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! Please logout and login again. [183] On the March 11 episode of SmackDown, Christian reunited with Edge and defeated Del Rio and Clay in a tag team match. With all these wrestling promotions, Chris Jericho managed to become a main event wrestler, winning some of the biggest and most coveted accolades and titles. Bangladesh national cricket team net worth, AADOM Radio-THE Podcast For Dental Managers podcast episodes, Risk and Reels: A Cybersecurity Podcast podcast episodes, All About Affordable NFTs podcast episodes, We Are The Gayers | A Buffy Podcast podcast episodes, The Lorehounds: A Mandalorian Podcast podcast episodes, The Not Ready for Prime Time Podcast podcast episodes, The Movie Roulette Podcast podcast episodes, I Watch More Movies Than You podcast episodes, The House That Screams Horror Podcast podcast episodes, Weird, Together: Watching the Latest in Indie Horror Films podcast episodes. 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. 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. We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. [3][9] Cage's wrestling career began in June 1995 in a match against Zakk Wyld, which resulted in a draw. [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). Christian entered the Rumble at number 24 and lasted just over 18 minutes before being tossed by Seth Rollins. [271][272] At Bound for Glory on October 23, Cage lost the title to Josh Alexander.[273][274]. [2] He also utilized a spear as tribute to his best friend Edge, as well as a frog splash in memory of Eddie Guerrero. Here Comes the Pain (2003), WWE Day of Reckoning (2004), WWE Survivor Series (2004), WWE SmackDown! At Backlash, Christian and Stratus faced Jericho in an intergender handicap match which they lost. At the Royal Rumble on January 20, Christian entered the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin. At the Royal Rumble on January 21, 2001, Edge and Christian lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to The Dudley Boyz. 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. Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara was a rivalry that had a lot of promise, and for the most part, it had all the elements of a great veteran versus younger star feud. [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. Ranked #134 for total wins. [102] The following week on Impact!, Cage came down to the ring where he addressed his attack on Sting further until he was interrupted by Rhino, who attacked after a small debate, starting a brawl between the two which came to an end after Cage laid Rhino's head on a steel chair, picked up another chair and bashed it over the outside of Rhino's head performing a one-man con-chair-to in the process. [81] At The Great American Bash on July 24, Christian faced Booker T in a losing effort. [95] The title was declared vacant until TNA's main authority figure at the time, Management Director Jim Cornette, awarded the title belt back to Jarrett on the June 29 episode of Impact! Cage previously managed both Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus before turning on them. Apart from the base salary and earnings from pay per view, Jon Moxley also receives VIP treatment from the promotion which includes travel and accommodation expenses. [18] More loyal to The Brood than to The Ministry, Edge and Gangrel betrayed The Undertaker and rescued Christian from sacrifice. [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. 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. [201][202], At Elimination Chamber on February 19, 2012, Christian returned from his injury to show support for John Laurinaitis. [224] On that week's SmackDown, Edge promised Christian would return soon and get his payback. In 2019, Brandi Rose joined the newly founder AEW as the CBO. All 2022 2021 Overall 16/6 Singles 10/3 Tag 3/0 Trios 3/1 Group 0/2 Singles [256][257] 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. Christian Cage defied expectations in 2021. 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. Jon Moxley is the highest-paid AEW wrestler, earning an annual salary of $6 million. 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Cage, received a raucous ovation during a segment with Justin Roberts, and. [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. [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. Apart from their base salary, AEW wrestlers also earn from PPV appearances. At 47, after seven years away from the ring, he is looking . Prior to joining AEW, Chris Jericho was among the highest-paid wrestlers in the WWE, earning $900,000 a year. After working for WWE for quite some time, Dean Ambrose opted to leave the company once his contract expired. For more than 30 years, Chris Jericho has been in the wrestling business, working with numerous promotions such as ECW, WCW, WWE, and NJPW. His first appearance was on March 4 at their All or Nothing: Night 1 event, where he defeated Rhino. 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. He also appears in the TNA video game TNA iMPACT! He also headlined multiple pay-per-view events between WWE and TNA, and was one of WWE's most prolific pay-per-view performers. [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. Full results to tonight's Dynamite can be found here. Since March 2017, Reso has hosted a podcast with Copeland called E&C's Pod of Awesomeness.[282]. [258] Soon after, he would begin a partnership with Jungle Boy and become his mentor. [212], After a ten-month absence, Christian returned from injury on the June 17, 2013 episode of Raw, defeating Wade Barrett. [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. [277] He also hosted a talk show segment called The Peep Show. [106], Cage's old WWE enforcer Tyson Tomko (now going simply by Tomko) made his TNA debut on the November 23 episode of Impact! Apart from offering wrestlers higher wages, All Elite Wrestling also provides wrestlers with a lighter schedule and more freedom. And Brian Pillman, Jr. & his family. MLW Underground Results (2/28): John Hennigan vs. Davey Richards, Billie Starkz In Action. (2008). 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