Christian (wrestler)
Christopher Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for AEW under the ringname Christian Cage. In WWE, Reso is a former World Heavyweight Champion, four-time Intercontinental Champion and nine-time World Tag Team Champion. 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, and was the last official holder of that title under the TNA name. He is also a former 2 time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Reso also does a weekly podcast that is released every Friday with Adam Copeland known as “E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness”.
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![]() Christian at the WrestleMania 31 Axxess on March 28, 2015 | |
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 Tampa, Florida (WrestleMania X8, TNA) |
Trained by | Ron Hutchison Dory Funk, Jr. |
Debut | June 1995 |
Acting
Movies
- Shoot 'Em Up - Senator's guard (2007)
- Dark Rising: Bring Your Battle Axe - Ricky (2007)
- Bloodstained Memoirs - Himself (2009)
- Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf - Officer Pete Gallant (2010)
Television
- Haven - McHugh (2014)
Championships

Christian during his time as NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 2006

Christian during his time as ECW Champion in 2009

Christian during his fourth reign as Intercontinental Champion
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)[2]
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Street Fight Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Sexton Hardcastle)
- International Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Earl The Orderly)
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Match of the Year (2000) (vs. The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000)[3]
- Match of the Year (2001) (vs. The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven)[3]
- He was ranked #7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2007.[4]
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (two times)
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (two times)[5][6]
- ECW Championship (two times)[7][8]
- WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (four times)[9][10][11][12]
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (one time)[13]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (one time)[14]
- WWF European Championship (one time)[15]
- World Tag Team Championship (nine times) (with Edge (seven[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]), Lance Storm (one[23]) and Chris Jericho (one[24])
- Twenty Third Triple Crown Champion
- Eleventh Grand Slam Champion
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Tag Team of the Year (2000) (with Edge)[25]
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) (TNA Reverse Battle Royal on the October 26, 2006 episode of TNA Impact!)[26]
References
- Copeland, Adam (2004). Adam Copeland on Edge. WWE Books. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4165-1130-4.
- "ECWA - East Coast Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title History". Solie's. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Pro Wrestling Illustrated". PWI. 33 (3): 98. 2012.
- "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2007". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Heavyweight Championship - Christian (May 01, 2011 - May 06, 2011)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Heavyweight Championship - Christian (July 17, 2011 - August 14, 2011)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "ECW Championship - Christian (April 26, 2009 - June 07, 2009)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "ECW Championship - Christian (July 26, 2009 - February 16, 2010)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Intercontinental Championship - Christian (September 23, 2001 - October 21, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Intercontinental Championship - Christian (May 18, 2003 - July 07, 2003)". WWE. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Intercontinental Championship - Christian (August 10, 2003 - September 29, 2003)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Intercontinental Championship - Christian (May 20, 2012 - July 23, 2012)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Light Heavyweight Championship - Christian (October 18, 1998 - November 17, 1998)". WWE. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Hardcore Championship - Christian (March 17, 2002 - March 17, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "European Championship - Christian (November 01, 2001 - January 31, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (April 02, 2000 - May 29, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (June 25, 2000 - September 24, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (October 22, 2000 - October 23, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (December 10, 2000 - December 18, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (December 21, 2000 - January 21, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (March 19, 2001 - March 19, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Edge & Christian (April 01, 2001 - April 19, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Christian & Lance Storm (July 21, 2002 - September 23, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "World Tag Team Championships - Christian & Chris Jericho (October 14, 2002 - December 15, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- Meltzer, Dave, "2000 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593
- Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 2007), "2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593
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