[259] Cage would continue to stay undefeated in singles matches, beating the likes of Anglico,[260] Matt Hardy,[261] and The Blade. [9] Soon after, then-WWE Champion Cena was drafted to Raw, where Cena successfully defended the WWE Championship in a triple threat match against Christian and Jericho at Vengeance on June 26. [237] Pro Wrestling Insider corroborated Lawler's statement, adding that because of multiple concussions and other injuries, the company considered Christian retired as an active wrestler. 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. Christian Cage last had a match in AEW at All Out in September of 2022. 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. At 47, after seven years away from the ring, he is looking . [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. At the Royal Rumble on January 21, 2001, Edge and Christian lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to The Dudley Boyz. The last time Cage was involved in a relevant AEW storyline would be his feud with Kenny Omega, but that's going all the way back to September 2021. [110] Cage went on to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Angle at Against All Odds with Joe as the unofficial special outside enforcer. 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After being sidelined for several months with an arm injury, Christian Cage returned to AEW during the February 15 th edition of Dynamite. [106], Cage's old WWE enforcer Tyson Tomko (now going simply by Tomko) made his TNA debut on the November 23 episode of Impact! (AEW) On AEW Dynamite, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry defeated Brian Cage. Christian Cage, formally known as Christian in WWE, has signed a multi-year contract with AEW. Before then, there was no real speculation Christian could be AEW-bound, and many simply assumed he was still on WWE's payroll. [258] Soon after, he would begin a partnership with Jungle Boy and become his mentor. [49] The Un-Americans lost the WWE Tag Team Championship the next night on Raw to the team of The Hurricane and Kane. 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. to Raw, appearing on the July 29 episode of Raw to attack The Undertaker. They won the promotion's World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions. [203] Christian appeared on the March 16 episode of SmackDown, hosting an episode of The Peep Show and given a spot on Laurinaitis' team in a 12-man tag match at WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1. [3] One of his early ring names was Christian Cage, a combination of the names of actors Christian Slater and Nicolas Cage. 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[265] 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. This led to all four members attacking each other, thus disbanding the team. Despite Kane's partner the Hurricane being absent from the match, he still retained the title. The former WWE star said he had some "cordial talks" with the company,. Christian came out to ramp, stepped in the ring, signed his contract, and walked to the back without cutting a promo. [57] On the May 5 episode of Raw, Christian faced Goldberg, but the match ended in a no contest when 3-Minute Warning got involved which led to a rematch on May 12, where Christian lost to Goldberg in a steel cage match. With a net worth of $18 million, Chris Jericho is the richest AEW wrestler. [149] His second appearance was a loss to Daniels at ROH's Generation Now event on July 29. At Vengeance on December 9, Christian and Test faced Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty in a losing effort. [2] He also utilized a spear as tribute to his best friend Edge, as well as a frog splash in memory of Eddie Guerrero. IMPACT Wrestling/NJPW Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive. [185] Christian was in the corner of Edge when he retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3. [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. [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. [172], Christian was drafted back to the SmackDown brand by the WWE draft. Free shipping for many products! He had a match with Jungle Boy which he won after Luchasaurus jumped Jungle Boy during Jungle Boy's entrance. Christian Cage debuted 31st March 2021 & their last match was 04th September 2022 which was 161 days ago. [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. 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. AEW star Christian Cage recently opened up about contract discussions with WWE before joining Tony Khan's promotion. 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[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. 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. [279], Reso is best friends with fellow professional wrestler Adam Copeland, better known in the WWE as Edge. [105] They had their final bout on the November 16 episode of Impact!, where Cage defeated Rhino in a barbed wire six sides of steel cage match. [219] On the July 29 episode of Raw, Christian defeated World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match. [35] The following night on Raw, Christian appeared on Chris Jericho's talk show The Highlight Reel sporting a new haircut and ring attire. [3] Christian made his television debut as a heel at WWF's pay-per-view event Breakdown: In Your House on September 27, distracting Edge during his match against Owen Hart to reveal his allegiance to Gangrel. At Armageddon on December 10, Edge and Christian regained the tag team titles in a fatal four-way match involving The Dudley Boyz, K-Kwik and Road Dogg and The Right to Censor, but they lost them eight days later to The Rock and The Undertaker only to win them back days later on SmackDown! William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. [252] Following this, it was reported that Reso was no longer under contract with WWE. [118] Cage was set to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting at Sacrifice, but Angle was added to the match on the May 3, 2007 episode of Impact!, making it a three-way match. 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