REAL NAME: Jason Reso
BORN: November 30, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario
6'1", 227 pounds
ALIASES/NICKNAMES: Christian Cage, The Suicide Blonde, TheCanadian
Rage
Who was that mysterious Edge lookalike at ringside at Breakdown?
Why, that was Edge's long-time friend and tag team partner Christian
Cage. Cage, whose real name is Jason Reso, is from Orangeville, Ontario,
and started training with Ron Hutchison at Sully's Gym in Toronto in the
fall of 1994. Hutchison recalled Cage for SLAM! Wrestling via email.
"Cage was a good student and a fast learner," he wrote. "After 9 months
of training I felt that this young man from Orangeville was competent enough
to make his ring debut. Now, unlike a lot of schools you must understand
that I have two criteria for deeming my students competent enough to work.
One...they don't embarass themselves out there and...TWO (and more importantly!)
they don't embarass me!!" Cage made his debut against fellow trainee
Zakk Wylde in June 1995. The match went to a draw. From there, he
has spent time wrestling in southern Ontario, the Maritimes, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and southern States. Cage grew up with Copeland in Orangeville,
and often went to see his friend's matches, as Copeland started training
in 1992. It made sense for the two to tag up, and as the Suicide
Blondes -- Christian Cage and Copeland as Sexton Hardcastle -- they made
young hearts flutter. In the summer of 1997, they wrestled in the
Maritimes for Emile Dupre's Atlantic Grand Prix promotion, and feuded with
The Super Models (Rick Martel and Don Casablancas -- better known
now as The Jackyl). But the two have also competed against each other,
including a match at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum on May 3, 1998 where
Copeland, under his real name beat Cage. In mid-1998, Cage
got his break and went to the WWF training camp. He impressed enough that
in August 1998, he was signed to a contract. Almost immediately after
his debut, he won the WWF Lightheavyweight title, however the belt shortly
thereafter became meaningless when it was won by Duane Gill, aka 'Gillberg'.
Since losing the title, Christian has been teaming with fellow Brood members
Edge and Gangrel.
-- Bio by GREG OLIVER, SLAM! Sports