William Jason "Jay" Reso[5] (born November 30, 1973), is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently contracted with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its ECW brand as Christian. In WWE, Reso is a former three-time Intercontinental Champion and nine-time World Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Christian Cage, where he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, and was recognized as the last holder of that particular title under the TNA banner.
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1 Career
1.1 Early career
1.2 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1998–2005)
1.2.1 The Brood
1.2.2 Edge and Christian
1.2.3 Singles competition
1.2.4 Captain Charisma
1.2.5 Departure
1.3 Independent circuit (2006)
1.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–2009)
1.4.1 Early run (2005–2006)
1.4.2 The Instant Classic (2006-2007)
1.4.3 End of the Coalition (2007-2009)
1.5 Return to World Wrestling Entertainment (2009-present)
2 Other media
3 Personal life
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
6 References
7 External links
Career
Early career
In September 1994, Reso enrolled in wrestling school at Sully's Gym, ran by Ron Hutchinson.[1] One of Reso's early lasting ring names, Christian Cage, was a spur of the moment combination of the names of the actors, Christian Slater and Nicolas Cage.[1][6] Christian's wrestling career began in June 1995 in a match against Zakk Wyld a fellow trainee from Sully's Gym in Toronto, which resulted in a draw.[1] In 1997, he was part of THUG Life, a stable that included Joe E. Legend, Bloody Bill Skullion, Zakk Wyld, Rhino Richards, and Sexton Hardcastle. As a tag team on the Canadian independent circuit, Copeland and Reso were known as "High Impact" and later "The Suicide Blondes". The duo held titles in numerous professional wrestling promotions and competed in Canada, the United States and a few appearances...