Christian Cage | |
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![]() Christian at the GalaxyCon Richmond on March 1, 2020 | |
Born | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | November 30, 1973
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Canadian Rage Christian Christian Cage Conquistador Dos[1] The Suicide Blonde |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Trained by | Ron Hutchison Dory Funk, Jr. |
Debut | June 1995 |
Christopher Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. He is a former two-time AEW TNT Champion.
Reso became famous under the ring name Christian in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE, where was a former World Heavyweight Champion, two time ECW Champion, four-time Intercontinental Champion and nine-time World Tag Team Champion (seven times teaming with his real-life friend Edge). He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Christian Cage from 2005 to 2008, where he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice during his time in TNA (making him a five-time world champion overall), and was the last official holder of that title under the TNA name. Reso also hosted a weekly podcast with Adam "Edge" Copeland known as “E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness”. It ran from March 2017 until September 27, 2019.[2]
On March 7, 2021 at Revolution, Cage made his surprise debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was announced by AEW president Tony Khan in the post-event media scrum that Cage had signed a multi-year contract with the company.[3]
He made his in-ring debut for AEW at Double or Nothing on May 30. He competed in the Casino Battle Royale, lasting until the end before being eliminated by Jungle Boy.[4]
On the September 23 episode of Collision, Cage won the AEW TNT Championship after competing in a three-way match against Luchasaurus and Darby Allin. Cage had claimed Luchasaurus' TNT Championship as his own in the months leading up to the match.[5] At Worlds End, Cage would lose the title to his former friend Adam Copeland in an no disqualification match. Minutes after the match, Cage would use the title shot that was earned by Killswitch (previously Luchasaurus) earlier on the preshow and win his second TNT Championship.[6]