William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Christian Cage. He is best known for his time in the WWE under the shortened name of Christian
Reso was trained by former professional wrestlers Ron Hutchinson, Dory Funk Jr., and Tom Prichard, and made his wrestling debut in June 1995. Reso wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, with Edge, his storyline brother. In 1998, Reso signed a developmental deal with the WWF and began competing for the company the following year. After signing with the WWF, Reso made his debut and captured his first title with the company, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. He and Edge went on to win the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven different occasions. During this time, they gained notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. In 2001, the team parted ways.
In 2005, Reso signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). There, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in February 2006. He recaptured the title in January 2007 and established Christian's Coalition, which disbanded a year later. Reso left TNA in late 2008 and re-signed with WWE. In April 2009, Reso won the ECW Championship, which he would win again that July. He became the longest reigning ECW Champion in the WWE era and later went to the SmackDown brand capturing the World Heavyweight Championship twice in 2011.
Overall, Reso has won 22 total championships in WWE and TNA. He is a six-time world champion, a one-time WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF Hardcore Champion, one-time WWF European Champion, four-time WWF/E Intercontinental Champion, and a nine-time World Tag Team Champion. In addition to these accolades, Reso is the twenty-third Triple Crown Champion and the twelfth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. Reso officially retired at Night of Champions (2015) after losing a title vs. career for the WWE United States Championship against James Harrison.
In wrestling[]
Finishing moves
Frog splash – 2005–2008 (TNA), 2012–15 (WWE); adopted from Eddie Guerrero
Impaler (WWF) / Killswitch (WWE) / Unprettier (WWF/E / TNA) (Double wristlock transitioned into an inverted double underhook facebuster, sometimes from an elevated position)
Spear, with theatrics – 2011–15; adopted from Edge
Signature moves
Cloverleaf – TNA
Corner springboard plancha
Diving crossbody, sometimes to the outside of the ring
Diving headbutt
Diving elbow drop to the opponent's back
Fireman's carry facebuster
Fisherman suplex
Flashpoint (Diving European Uppercut)
Front facelook drop
Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope
Inverted facelock backbreaker
Multiple DDT variations
Falling inverted
Lifting
Tornado, sometimes inverted
Multiple kick variations
back followed by a corner springboard sunset flip
Baseball slide
Drop, sometimes from the top rope
Pendulum overhead from out of the corner, as a counter to an oncoming opponent
One-man con-chair-to
Reverse hangman
Running forearm smash, sometimes while sliding
Sitout inverted suplex slam
Slingshots out of the ring and slaps the face of an opponent draped on the second rope
Stands and pushes down the shoulders of an opponent draped on the second rope
With Edge
Double team finishing moves
Con-chair-to – Innovated
Double team signature moves
Sidewalk slam (Edge) and falling inverted DDT (Christian) combination
Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet | King Curtis Iaukea and Mikel Scicluna | Sonny King and Chief Jay Strongbow | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea | Tony Garea and Dean Ho | The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) | Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera/Pat Barrett | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) | Louis Cerdan and Tony Parsi | The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2) | Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf | Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci | The Yukon Lumberjacks (Yukon Eric and Yukon Pierre) | Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko | The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant and Johnny Valiant)
1980s
The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales | Tony Garea and Rick Martel | The Moondogs (Rex, King and Spot) | Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito | Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow | Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas) | The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) | The Iron Shiek and Nikolai Volkoff | The Dream (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) | Demolition (Ax and Smash) | The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) | The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku)