Dude if Cody went back, the fanbase would literally go berserk when he & Cody crossed paths. Cody: So what do you wanna talk about? Christian's voice: How about your father? Walks onto the stage: Oh wait. He's dead. Internet goes berserk 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀
"Worked Everyone" He really does. If you're a young wrestler wondering how you to work heel, there's two guys to watch for the fundamentals. One is William Regal and the other is Christian Cage.
JBL was less of an innovator, but understood the idea that you can make your character an extension of yourself turned up to 11 and the crowd will buy into it. He had a lot of success with it. @@freshlypouredlean167
MJF's promos rely too much on WWE references and catchphrases. He's still excellent, but as a heel, Christian Cage is the master. He knows how to work a crowd perfectly. His pauses, facial expressions and how he turns a simple interview with Tony Schavione into the best segment on the show put him on a level of his own. MJF's best promos are when he has another wrestler out there with him to go back and forth with. Christian produces gold even with a simple interview! He was held back so much in the WWE. When he has more freedom like in TNA or now in AEW he reminds everyone why he's one of the absolute best ever! He truly deserves a run as the AEW Champion to cement his legacy on the very top one more time!
If you would have told me 10 years ago that two of my favourite wrestlers in 2023 would be Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage I'd have laughed in your face but here we are, what a crazy time it is to be a wrestling fan
Right?! Christian has always been great and killing it again. God I use to hate Jarrett, now I look forward to seeing him on dynamite. Masterful troll job by the universe on us.😂
I didn't really watch TNA, so all i know about Jarrett was that he was a death sentence for a promotion. NOW he and team tna are one of my favorite segments to watch. I think AEW has a little for everybody, and i enjoy the little bit of carny shit we get
The TNA wrestlers are often great assets to any promotion. Samoan Joe, Jeff Jarrett, Sting, Christian Cage, Eddie Kingston for AEW. Ken Anderson, The Pope, EC3 for NWA. Eli Drake, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode (For a while) in WWE. TNA knew how to push the good wrestlers. (Mostly heels though lol)
The creative freedom that AEW is giving can't worked well on some new talents that don't know how the drive the wheels. But for some veterans that for some time we're guided, it shows well how a complete professional wrestler can do when they don't cut their creative freedom.
He’s also one of the best ever at getting nuclear levels of cheap heat. It’s not just "this town sucks and the people here are stupid" his zingers definitely have some stank on ‘em. The "not losing to the Cleveland Browns embarrassing" line from this past Dynamite got a hell of a reaction
I understand the Dead Dad stuff is cool, but I think you really undersold just how well executed this TNT title dynamic has been. It's gold. It's so smart. And most importantly, its relatively fresh. This dynamic is 10x better than simply have Christian be the actual champion and having a heater like Luchasaurus. Each wrestler gets to play to their strengths, Christian gets to wrestle in select spots and still help rebuild the prestige of the title up. This current dynamic is a microcosm of everything that makes pro wrestling beautiful.
100% this. We all know Christian is an egotistical prick. As soon as Lucha wins the TNT title and Christian grabs it and celebrates like he just won, I was like: "Oh fuck yeah, here we go!" The Dead dad stuff is just icing on the cake and Christian legit being one of the best Heels in the business right now. Not only that, now Edge is there and we're going to get some crazy fun stuff in the future. Can't wait.
Well, another layer was peeled back during the 3-way for the TNT Championship on Collision 💥 before WrestleDream when, for the 1st time since actually winning the title, Luchasaurus picked up and held HIS title, just in awe and maybe in a trance like state of "OH this what it feels like huh???", before Christian came and demanded him to hand over the title... Then, after pinning Luchasaurus to win (or retain lol) the championship, he went back to treating him like his best friend 😂😂😂 The heel turn by Young Nick was perfectly excused and sets him up for a big step up aligning himself with "Father of the Year" Christian Cage. The promos between him and Adam are going to be interesting seeing as WWE made Christian come off like a whiny little prick who wasn't Edge's equal to whereas now the both of them are on the same level, more CC than Adam for me because Edge has been on a nostalgic run since returning in 2020 and Christian has been in a good groove with this character since turning on Jack Perry.
I love how AEW is booking Christian Cage right now. I think he is one of the best thing in AEW at the moment. How cool would it be for Christian Cage to use "My Last Breath" from Evanescence as his theme song, to make this run even more iconic?
As a huge mark for Edge and Christian since the 90s, I sincerely and deeply mean this: Christian was and is the Better overall talent. It's a shame they didn't push him to the very tippy top in WWE, but his TNA run was legendary. He was the reason I started watching TNA. Years later, he's one of the main reasons I'm still watching AEW.
I totally agree! No disrespect to Edge, but Christian has always been the smoother worker in the ring and the better craftsman on the mic. The only reason most casuals would straight away say Edge is better is because they saw him winning more! The boss pushed him more, but ability wise Christian is a more complete talent. He's been making AEW episodes worth watching just for his promos! He adds so much to that company. It would be a crime if he doesn't at least have one run as the AEW Champion!
@@alaooooy7 Edge is the bigger daredevil and that gets more praise than winning. It isn't the 20th century. People won't think wrestlers are better if they win. Mick Foley proved that to the fans. Edge just has a better highlight reel than Christian. Also, while I agree that Christian is better on the mic and psychology it's not like Edge is a slouch in those areas either. Both these guys are great at every aspect of the business.
@@redrick8900 It's not about being a daredevil. I've seen people arguing that Edge is way better because look how many world titles he won and look how many big feuds he was pushed in. Many fans think a wrestler is better because he won more. I've seen people claim that Batista and Big Show are better than Christian because they won the WWE title! You might not see it that way but many fans do. And if being a "daredevil" makes you better then Ric Flair is an average wrestler because he never was a daredevil! It makes no sense. Christian deserves more credit than what he gets.
@@alaooooy7 Winning and winning major tittles are different things. Winning the WWE tittle is certain evidence that careers went better. Ric Flair was never that good. He's all hype and stolen bits from wrestlers that didn't hit the bigtime. He's adequate on the mic and crap in the ring. Also, I didn't say Daredevils are better. I'm saying that that is the chief criteria of modern wrestling fans. That's why people keep talking up Ricochet and Balor when their matches are almost always boring.
@@redrick8900 So Jinder Mahal, who won the WWE title, is better than Christian, Piper, Henry, Benoit, Hall, Rude, Owen etc. Winning the WWE only means one thing, which is that Vince chose to be nice to you. It doesn't say anything about ability. Ability wise the men I mentioned are way more worthy than many that won it. Ultimate Warrior won it but Rude, Orndorff, Ramon, Piper and Perfect didn't! You saying Flair was crap must be a joke. But the point was that being a daredevil isn't a great argument to say Edge was better agility wise. Yet Christian had his fair share of daredevil moments in Money in the Banks matches, which Vince never let him win. He also had big daredevil moments in TLC and ladder matches, feuds like those with Shelton, Rhyno, Abbyss, RVD and a few cage dives in TNA Lockdown matches. So it's not like being a daredevil is something Edge had more than Christian!
I ran into Christian in Huntsville, AL at a Waffle House in 2003 he was sitting at a table with Lance Storm, and Shane Helms. In my head I was like, "Holy shit! Three of my favorite wrestlers are over there." I knew that no one would believe me so I *flipped* out my cell phone and called my best friend in Michigan (he was a even bigger Christian-head), I walked over to Christian and boys, introduced myself and asked Christian if he would talk to my friend on the phone who was a hug fan. Without skipping a beat he jump right into character and started cutting the biggest heel promo on me to my friend on the phone (I was wearing a F*ck Fear, Drink Beer, Stone Cold Shirt - which he used to fire up his promo even more). When it was all said and done, he handed me back my phone and said, "Was that okay?" I graciously thanked him for that, shook his hand and told him, "I'd catch him down the road" which got a nice little chuckle. So I can say, "Yeah I popped Christian Cage." 😂😋 Side note, I sure do miss the E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness - Maybe one day we will see Flip Sunset and Paul Smackage on AEW television one day?
Christians Heel run as Captain Charisma from 04-08 was with Tyson Tomko as his problem solver was underrated and showed how Christian was a worthy main eventer at least TNA gave him that platform to be a top guy
Christian Cage is on a level of his own on the mic and is still one of the absolute best in the ring! He delivers gold in every single segment he's in! He truly deserves to be pushed as the top main event heel in AEW and to have a run as the AEW Champion!
Christian Cage coming out of his retirement three years ago is one of the best things to have ever happened to wrestling! He's unbelievable in his current run and I hope he keeps going for many years to come! Hope he gets an even bigger push after this TNT title run. He deserves a run as the AEW Champion! One of the absolute GOATs!
Being World Champion or not is something decided by the boss, although it was totally deserved. But in terms of actual quality of work, the promos Christian has been delivering regularly since turning heel put him on a league of his own in the mic! He's been incredible in the ring whenever he put his wrestling boots on as well! Would love to see the two have a major feud in AEW if Edge goes there, But I'd also love to see Christian become AEW Champion because he really deserves it based on how good he's been for the company. He was held back for years and he deserves all the credit in the world for his current work.@@TSEEMOD_618
@DanAD179 Not really. I didn't mean the programs he worked, just that he couldn't go all the way with his characters because of the restrictions of PG. That's all.
Oh yeah I was there live for the Nick Wayne segment we were so excited whe he came out and when he mention his dad the whole building all had the same reaction LOL we are all sick hahah
What I like about him is that he can get just as big of reactions as the top guys who do the big moves without doing the big moves. He doesn't need a 7-15 minute match to get himself over. He just needs a microphone and a wrestlers parents and everyone wants to see him get his butt handed to him. It's art.
Let's not forget how he's elevating the TNT title after it's been so "meh" for the last year or so. It definitely lost it's prestige since Sammy and Cody went back and forth with it a couple times then Cody left. Christian is making it important again after AEW didn't really know what to do with Wardlow.
I really hope he’s got a lot left in him and it looks like he does when you compare him to the Hardy’s especially Matt who looks like he can barely walk😕
You did justice to my favourite wrestler dude. Christian became my favourite wrestler in 2005 where he cut the best promos that year and had everything screaming main event. He showed it TNA, ECW and briefly WWE. In AEW he shows his full potential as a heel and cutting the best promos of his life. Also him wrestling rarely makes it feel like an event
Thank you for this video. Christian Cage deserves his flowers. He has no business being this good, and in that good of shape at his age. But here he is. Killing it.
Punk promised a lot and it was a disappointment. Nobody saw Christian as a big deal when he debut, but oh dear. For me week by week he is getting at top of his career. Kudos to aew for turning babyfaces into heels, Luchasauros, Jack Perry and Nick, they are risking putting them out of their comfort zone 🙌🏻
Gotta give aew massive credit for using legends as Talent and not a nostalgia gimmick. These people have wrestled forever and have learned a lot. They are valuable assets.
i think you missed a key point about christian going after people with dead dads. theres a reason past simply "being a villain," hes seeking them believing them to be easy targets, not just as enemies but to break them down and become the father figure, its one thing to be surrounded by henchmen, its another to be surrounded by dedicated henchmen who look to you as a father figure.
Christian is in my top 5 favourite wrestlers of all time and when it looked like he'd never get a proper retirement let alone another big run I was very sad so when he came back I was ecstatic! The stuff with Kenny especially was incredible and a dream come true with the All Out match legit being one of my favourite of all times! But it's been extra sweet to have him become one of the best most entertaining characters in wrestling proving to everyone what I've known for years Christian is incredible.
His AEW heel promos are so so good, and he is still one of the best in ring performers in the world, and topping it off with him calling himself TNT champion and carrying the belt while the real champion is Christian's muscle. It cracks me up every single time. I'm a peep for life
I was always more of a Christian guy than an Edge guy. I still think his goofy operatic solo theme is one of the best WWE entrance themes. He's one of the highlights of any show he appears on, and only slightly behind his mocking wrestlers' dead fathers is his eagerness to mack on their widowed moms sitting at ringside.
This is one of the best thumbnails of a video I've seen for a wrestling doc/video essay. The photos you select always look cinematic (like it was taken by film cameras) and the text you use is pretty eye-catching too. It reminds me so much of the "Nitro" by Guy Evans book about the rise and fall of WCW. Great video as well - Christian has always been underrated!!
I always preferred Christian over Edge. I remember watching an episode of WWECW and Christian vs Jack Swagger had the best match of the week. Yeah, that’s how bad the wrestling content was back then. Was never a fan of Randy Orton, but his rivalry with Christian made Orton watchable to me.
What I like about AEW the most is how there are guys who WWE saw nothing in that turn up in AEW and do some of their finest work. Brodie, Miro and Christian could've done what they did in WWE but because everything was booked for Vince alone, they didn't get a chance. However, they need to find more of their own guys because that's what really sets a territory on fire.
So the Acclaimed Hangman Orange Cassidy Jamie Hayter Kris Statlander Brit Baker MJF Darby Allin So you are saying they haven't found their own guys ???
Just proves more of Mcmahon Insanity. This is the guy Vince wanted to put in a mask because he didn't like his face. Christian made it work by making us hate that face.
Christian was held back so much over the years specially by Vince. He's now doing some of the greatest heel work ever and truly deserves to be AEW Champion! I hope they don't hold him back with age as an excuse this time. Jericho is older and they gave him the AEW and ROH titles. Christian deserves at least one run where he'd add more value to the title before dropping it to a fresh babyface giving him a huge boost. It would be a crime if he doesn't get it. He deserves it more than anyone!
This youtuber is way ahead of its time if he thought Christian was underrated back then. That’s a concept we all realized when it was already too late. Christian is such a great worker, an in-ring psychologist (better than Edge but behind Orton and AJ Styles), a great talker despite not having enough portion of the platform to truly express himself, and a great pro-wrestler. I won’t mind if he has to cut a promo for 20 minutes.
I posted a video of Christian taking a photo with a little girl holding a toy AEW belt and then he snatches it from her and puts it over his shoulder and has her dad take another photo with him holding both belts. I posted it on my channel and people absolutely love it. Christian has found his groove for sure! The dad was in line next to me at Starrcast waiting to meet Britt Baker and he saw Christian's line was low and wanted to meet him so I told him I would save his spot. He didn't know I recorded the interaction for him also. I surprised him with it and he couldn't have been more thankful. The little girl's reaction was adorable!
There is no doubt he’s on the best run of his career. When he said he’s never apologized for anything, and then looked at the camera to say, “Jungle Boy, I’m sorry your entire family isn’t dead,” so dead serious, was perfect.
One of the many, many flaws in WWE and Vince McMahon in particular was the way they looked at the breakup of The Rockers and the phenomenal solo success of the incomparable Shawn Michaels once he left Marty Janetty, and decided that they'd struck on a genius method to create a singles star- take a popular tag team, split them up, and you'll get one superstar to be pushed to the moon, and one jobber to be discarded, or at best one lower-mid card guy to be neglected. You saw it with Edge and Christian, with Jeff and Matt Hardy, and more recently with the likes of Otis and Tucker. Hell, there were rumours they were planning on doing it with the Street Profits, where I think the intention was to push Ford and discard Dawkins, and they may yet even try and do it with the Usos! Hell, even when they split up The Shield, they tried to make both Roman and Seth into stars while quietly sidelining Dean! Rather than treat it as an opportunity to make TWO big stars, they fixate on the idea that a tag team only has enough talent between them for one guy, and the "lesser" one isn't worth bothering with. And that's led to SO much wasted potential over the decades.
Also, there are some people who are tag wrestlers. That's what they're good at and they're not good solo acts. The New Age Outlaws are the obvious example of this, where Billy Gunn has been in numerous decent tag acts because he's an excellent tag wrestler. The Rock & Roll Express were an excellent drawing tag team. However, and this is something AEW promised to get back to and have drifted away from, tag wrestling was a territorial drawing card. A great tag division would carry a promotion and the top stars would be among the top stars in promotion. Instead, we've had nearly four decades of Vince shitting on it.
I like that he's working with the young guys. He's teaching them how to promo. He has the Matt Hardy syndrome. Matt and Christian are better in the ring just people seem to like their partners more.
another great vid, from the tranquilo kid - keep it up bro... Extremely enjoy your vid's, Would love to see more content, thanks for what you do - entertaining, as well as educating. Thanks again
What I learned from this Video is that: If I want to be a good heel, I should exclusively feud against people whose parents are deceased and remind them in every Promo that their parents are dead. If that's good Heel work, I think I pass...
The best one was he saying "What kind of a man carries around a championship he didn't even win?" while holding Luchasauras's TNT championship.
I live for irony
FACTS.
“I’ve never lost, I’ve only ever beaten myself.” - another Christian line I love, said while on commentary around 2011 or so.
In complete seriousness mind you without realeasing even a smirk. Meanwhile CM Punk is LOL'ing just hearing this near him.
Another one was: "You should take after me cause I don’t pretend to be something that I’m not."
"Out Work Everyone" becoming "Worked Everyone" is one of my favorite things in AEW
Lol
"Out Father Everyone"
Mans not just a heel, mans a fucking supervillain.
Most people: Make fun of the town your in, easy heat, cheat, you know, the usual.
Christian Cage: HAHA YOUR DAD'S DEAD
BRUH😂.
And wants to date your mother... 😅
So low hanging fruit then?
@@JayJ95Xit’s more the delivery. He comes off as a psycho.
*Christian goes back to WWE*
"Cody, I heard you had a father & your fathers dead."
I’m SLEEP😂.
Damnnnnn..
Nah, as if they'd ever let him go there. Maybe if Cody ever returns to AEW again.
Dude if Cody went back, the fanbase would literally go berserk when he & Cody crossed paths.
Cody: So what do you wanna talk about?
Christian's voice: How about your father?
Walks onto the stage: Oh wait. He's dead.
Internet goes berserk 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀
No need for that line. Cody mentioning it every time himself.
"Worked Everyone"
He really does. If you're a young wrestler wondering how you to work heel, there's two guys to watch for the fundamentals. One is William Regal and the other is Christian Cage.
I think Y2J can also be included. He has always been able to reinvent his character
Can’t forget JBL
JBL was less of an innovator, but understood the idea that you can make your character an extension of yourself turned up to 11 and the crowd will buy into it. He had a lot of success with it. @@freshlypouredlean167
Christian's Heel run is so damn good. Him being an irredeemable villain feels so different from recent heels we've seen.
MJF's promos rely too much on WWE references and catchphrases. He's still excellent, but as a heel, Christian Cage is the master. He knows how to work a crowd perfectly. His pauses, facial expressions and how he turns a simple interview with Tony Schavione into the best segment on the show put him on a level of his own. MJF's best promos are when he has another wrestler out there with him to go back and forth with. Christian produces gold even with a simple interview! He was held back so much in the WWE. When he has more freedom like in TNA or now in AEW he reminds everyone why he's one of the absolute best ever! He truly deserves a run as the AEW Champion to cement his legacy on the very top one more time!
I love that all Christian had to say to Lucha was, "Remember what happened to Marko!" *chef's kiss*
If you would have told me 10 years ago that two of my favourite wrestlers in 2023 would be Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage I'd have laughed in your face but here we are, what a crazy time it is to be a wrestling fan
Right?! Christian has always been great and killing it again. God I use to hate Jarrett, now I look forward to seeing him on dynamite. Masterful troll job by the universe on us.😂
I didn't really watch TNA, so all i know about Jarrett was that he was a death sentence for a promotion. NOW he and team tna are one of my favorite segments to watch. I think AEW has a little for everybody, and i enjoy the little bit of carny shit we get
The TNA wrestlers are often great assets to any promotion. Samoan Joe, Jeff Jarrett, Sting, Christian Cage, Eddie Kingston for AEW. Ken Anderson, The Pope, EC3 for NWA. Eli Drake, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode (For a while) in WWE.
TNA knew how to push the good wrestlers. (Mostly heels though lol)
The creative freedom that AEW is giving can't worked well on some new talents that don't know how the drive the wheels. But for some veterans that for some time we're guided, it shows well how a complete professional wrestler can do when they don't cut their creative freedom.
This is the realist comment
He’s also one of the best ever at getting nuclear levels of cheap heat. It’s not just "this town sucks and the people here are stupid" his zingers definitely have some stank on ‘em. The "not losing to the Cleveland Browns embarrassing" line from this past Dynamite got a hell of a reaction
On Dynamite he shitted on the Yankees and The Mets. It was brilliant
"worked everyone"
i love when Christian say he's the TNT champ, he will look to Luchasaurus to see his reaction
I understand the Dead Dad stuff is cool, but I think you really undersold just how well executed this TNT title dynamic has been. It's gold. It's so smart. And most importantly, its relatively fresh.
This dynamic is 10x better than simply have Christian be the actual champion and having a heater like Luchasaurus.
Each wrestler gets to play to their strengths, Christian gets to wrestle in select spots and still help rebuild the prestige of the title up.
This current dynamic is a microcosm of everything that makes pro wrestling beautiful.
100% this. We all know Christian is an egotistical prick. As soon as Lucha wins the TNT title and Christian grabs it and celebrates like he just won, I was like: "Oh fuck yeah, here we go!"
The Dead dad stuff is just icing on the cake and Christian legit being one of the best Heels in the business right now. Not only that, now Edge is there and we're going to get some crazy fun stuff in the future. Can't wait.
Well, another layer was peeled back during the 3-way for the TNT Championship on Collision 💥 before WrestleDream when, for the 1st time since actually winning the title, Luchasaurus picked up and held HIS title, just in awe and maybe in a trance like state of "OH this what it feels like huh???", before Christian came and demanded him to hand over the title... Then, after pinning Luchasaurus to win (or retain lol) the championship, he went back to treating him like his best friend 😂😂😂
The heel turn by Young Nick was perfectly excused and sets him up for a big step up aligning himself with "Father of the Year" Christian Cage. The promos between him and Adam are going to be interesting seeing as WWE made Christian come off like a whiny little prick who wasn't Edge's equal to whereas now the both of them are on the same level, more CC than Adam for me because Edge has been on a nostalgic run since returning in 2020 and Christian has been in a good groove with this character since turning on Jack Perry.
Christian is a flat out menace the moment he turned on Jake perry he became a straight up savage
I love how AEW is booking Christian Cage right now. I think he is one of the best thing in AEW at the moment. How cool would it be for Christian Cage to use "My Last Breath" from Evanescence as his theme song, to make this run even more iconic?
I'd love if he were to use his Waterproof Blonde theme
I feel like his current AEW theme is the music from "my last breath" He just doesn't have the lyrics
This is easily the best Christian has ever been he is such a despicable heel it's amazing
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FACTS dude.
As a huge mark for Edge and Christian since the 90s, I sincerely and deeply mean this: Christian was and is the Better overall talent. It's a shame they didn't push him to the very tippy top in WWE, but his TNA run was legendary. He was the reason I started watching TNA.
Years later, he's one of the main reasons I'm still watching AEW.
I totally agree! No disrespect to Edge, but Christian has always been the smoother worker in the ring and the better craftsman on the mic. The only reason most casuals would straight away say Edge is better is because they saw him winning more! The boss pushed him more, but ability wise Christian is a more complete talent. He's been making AEW episodes worth watching just for his promos! He adds so much to that company. It would be a crime if he doesn't at least have one run as the AEW Champion!
@@alaooooy7 Edge is the bigger daredevil and that gets more praise than winning. It isn't the 20th century. People won't think wrestlers are better if they win. Mick Foley proved that to the fans. Edge just has a better highlight reel than Christian. Also, while I agree that Christian is better on the mic and psychology it's not like Edge is a slouch in those areas either. Both these guys are great at every aspect of the business.
@@redrick8900 It's not about being a daredevil. I've seen people arguing that Edge is way better because look how many world titles he won and look how many big feuds he was pushed in. Many fans think a wrestler is better because he won more. I've seen people claim that Batista and Big Show are better than Christian because they won the WWE title! You might not see it that way but many fans do. And if being a "daredevil" makes you better then Ric Flair is an average wrestler because he never was a daredevil! It makes no sense. Christian deserves more credit than what he gets.
@@alaooooy7 Winning and winning major tittles are different things. Winning the WWE tittle is certain evidence that careers went better.
Ric Flair was never that good. He's all hype and stolen bits from wrestlers that didn't hit the bigtime. He's adequate on the mic and crap in the ring.
Also, I didn't say Daredevils are better. I'm saying that that is the chief criteria of modern wrestling fans. That's why people keep talking up Ricochet and Balor when their matches are almost always boring.
@@redrick8900 So Jinder Mahal, who won the WWE title, is better than Christian, Piper, Henry, Benoit, Hall, Rude, Owen etc. Winning the WWE only means one thing, which is that Vince chose to be nice to you. It doesn't say anything about ability. Ability wise the men I mentioned are way more worthy than many that won it. Ultimate Warrior won it but Rude, Orndorff, Ramon, Piper and Perfect didn't! You saying Flair was crap must be a joke. But the point was that being a daredevil isn't a great argument to say Edge was better agility wise. Yet Christian had his fair share of daredevil moments in Money in the Banks matches, which Vince never let him win. He also had big daredevil moments in TLC and ladder matches, feuds like those with Shelton, Rhyno, Abbyss, RVD and a few cage dives in TNA Lockdown matches. So it's not like being a daredevil is something Edge had more than Christian!
I ran into Christian in Huntsville, AL at a Waffle House in 2003 he was sitting at a table with Lance Storm, and Shane Helms. In my head I was like, "Holy shit! Three of my favorite wrestlers are over there." I knew that no one would believe me so I *flipped* out my cell phone and called my best friend in Michigan (he was a even bigger Christian-head), I walked over to Christian and boys, introduced myself and asked Christian if he would talk to my friend on the phone who was a hug fan. Without skipping a beat he jump right into character and started cutting the biggest heel promo on me to my friend on the phone (I was wearing a F*ck Fear, Drink Beer, Stone Cold Shirt - which he used to fire up his promo even more). When it was all said and done, he handed me back my phone and said, "Was that okay?" I graciously thanked him for that, shook his hand and told him, "I'd catch him down the road" which got a nice little chuckle. So I can say, "Yeah I popped Christian Cage." 😂😋
Side note, I sure do miss the E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness - Maybe one day we will see Flip Sunset and Paul Smackage on AEW television one day?
Christians Heel run as Captain Charisma from 04-08 was with Tyson Tomko as his problem solver was underrated and showed how Christian was a worthy main eventer at least TNA gave him that platform to be a top guy
That bit with his daughter kills me lmao
“SHE’S NOT CREDENTIALED”😂.
I screamed at Christian for that because that’s classed as Child Neglect.
My dad is dead but Christian won't do a promo on him because he wasn't famous. RIP dad.
😂😂😂
Also remember what MJF told jungle boy before the pillars match. Jungle boy is literally doing what MJF said he needed to do
Whats that? Getting suspended?
Top sentiment: "Let's give wrestlers their flowers whilst they are still with us" ❤
His segment with his daughter is the best heel moment for me😂😂
FATHER OF THE YEAR!
Christian Cage is on a level of his own on the mic and is still one of the absolute best in the ring! He delivers gold in every single segment he's in! He truly deserves to be pushed as the top main event heel in AEW and to have a run as the AEW Champion!
Christian Cage coming out of his retirement three years ago is one of the best things to have ever happened to wrestling! He's unbelievable in his current run and I hope he keeps going for many years to come! Hope he gets an even bigger push after this TNT title run. He deserves a run as the AEW Champion! One of the absolute GOATs!
Christian has definitely had a better comeback than Edge.
Edge was held back by WWE. If he comes to AEW, we'll be able to see him truly unleashed.
For example, Christian became World Champion, Edge not
Being World Champion or not is something decided by the boss, although it was totally deserved. But in terms of actual quality of work, the promos Christian has been delivering regularly since turning heel put him on a league of his own in the mic! He's been incredible in the ring whenever he put his wrestling boots on as well! Would love to see the two have a major feud in AEW if Edge goes there, But I'd also love to see Christian become AEW Champion because he really deserves it based on how good he's been for the company. He was held back for years and he deserves all the credit in the world for his current work.@@TSEEMOD_618
@@TcrrorHow was he held back he got work with different ppl fans wanted to see and had memorable programs as well as good matches
@DanAD179 Not really. I didn't mean the programs he worked, just that he couldn't go all the way with his characters because of the restrictions of PG. That's all.
Yeah he's just on a different level right now.
Oh yeah I was there live for the Nick Wayne segment we were so excited whe he came out and when he mention his dad the whole building all had the same reaction LOL we are all sick hahah
No line ever spoken in a heel promo will ever be as diabolical as "I'm sorry your entire family isn't dead".
What I like about him is that he can get just as big of reactions as the top guys who do the big moves without doing the big moves. He doesn't need a 7-15 minute match to get himself over. He just needs a microphone and a wrestlers parents and everyone wants to see him get his butt handed to him. It's art.
Let's not forget how he's elevating the TNT title after it's been so "meh" for the last year or so. It definitely lost it's prestige since Sammy and Cody went back and forth with it a couple times then Cody left. Christian is making it important again after AEW didn't really know what to do with Wardlow.
At this point it feels almost like the main title. ESPECIALY at Wrestledream.
“Hey Tranquilo Club, I hear you and your father used to watch WCW…”
“I also learned that your mom does not post enough bikini pics on her instagram”😂.
@@cliffordjackson3 So immature. (Despite the fact that I’m a Heel now)
Christian taking the TNT belt after Luchasauras won was goat shit.
Please push him to the moon while he still can go
Exactly! Christian deserves a major main event push! He should be the company's top heel! Would love to see Christian Cage as the AEW Champion!
@@alaooooy7i am pretty sure he will win the aew title before he retire
@@bradley5431 I really hope so. He truly deserves it! Yet I'm afraid they might use age as an excuse to hold him back.
@@alaooooy7 nahh age is just a number
I really hope he’s got a lot left in him and it looks like he does when you compare him to the Hardy’s especially Matt who looks like he can barely walk😕
CC’s current heel run has some of the funniest shit I’ve ever heard in pro wrestling.
You did justice to my favourite wrestler dude. Christian became my favourite wrestler in 2005 where he cut the best promos that year and had everything screaming main event. He showed it TNA, ECW and briefly WWE. In AEW he shows his full potential as a heel and cutting the best promos of his life. Also him wrestling rarely makes it feel like an event
I wouldn't have mentioned WWE's ECW it's not very impressive.. Hell even Chavo was a main eventer in ECW
Yes finally Christian Cage deserves his own video, best time of his career
I think Christian was watching MJF and said “Hold my beer”
He’s the best heel in AEW in my opinion I love his work
He's up there with one of my reasons to watch right now.
"Your dad dead dood." -Christian Cage
Just earned yourself a sub. Well thought out articulate video
Big facts.
Making the TNT title feel special again
Christian looks so cool as an old guy. Really works for him.
Thank you for this video. Christian Cage deserves his flowers. He has no business being this good, and in that good of shape at his age. But here he is. Killing it.
“How to be a absolute Legend” more like.
Punk promised a lot and it was a disappointment. Nobody saw Christian as a big deal when he debut, but oh dear. For me week by week he is getting at top of his career. Kudos to aew for turning babyfaces into heels, Luchasauros, Jack Perry and Nick, they are risking putting them out of their comfort zone 🙌🏻
Gotta give aew massive credit for using legends as Talent and not a nostalgia gimmick. These people have wrestled forever and have learned a lot. They are valuable assets.
At Revolution 2021 I popped in the first second b/c I knew Christian’s TNA song by heart. He’s had such a great end of career run in AEW.
I love your videos and don't despair about Punk he made his bed and we will all move on
i think you missed a key point about christian going after people with dead dads. theres a reason past simply "being a villain," hes seeking them believing them to be easy targets, not just as enemies but to break them down and become the father figure, its one thing to be surrounded by henchmen, its another to be surrounded by dedicated henchmen who look to you as a father figure.
The fact that he somehow got, "Your dads dead lol" over to the extent that he has, shows how brilliant he really is.
Christian is in my top 5 favourite wrestlers of all time and when it looked like he'd never get a proper retirement let alone another big run I was very sad so when he came back I was ecstatic! The stuff with Kenny especially was incredible and a dream come true with the All Out match legit being one of my favourite of all times! But it's been extra sweet to have him become one of the best most entertaining characters in wrestling proving to everyone what I've known for years Christian is incredible.
His AEW heel promos are so so good, and he is still one of the best in ring performers in the world, and topping it off with him calling himself TNT champion and carrying the belt while the real champion is Christian's muscle. It cracks me up every single time. I'm a peep for life
I was always more of a Christian guy than an Edge guy. I still think his goofy operatic solo theme is one of the best WWE entrance themes. He's one of the highlights of any show he appears on, and only slightly behind his mocking wrestlers' dead fathers is his eagerness to mack on their widowed moms sitting at ringside.
CC is doing his best work of his career
This is one of the best thumbnails of a video I've seen for a wrestling doc/video essay. The photos you select always look cinematic (like it was taken by film cameras) and the text you use is pretty eye-catching too.
It reminds me so much of the "Nitro" by Guy Evans book about the rise and fall of WCW.
Great video as well - Christian has always been underrated!!
My father feeling great, thanks. Christian Cage is himothy fr I fear
I always preferred Christian over Edge. I remember watching an episode of WWECW and Christian vs Jack Swagger had the best match of the week. Yeah, that’s how bad the wrestling content was back then. Was never a fan of Randy Orton, but his rivalry with Christian made Orton watchable to me.
"Pillman you had a father but your father's dead" 😅 this guy is magic on the mic 🎤 🎩
He teaches a master class every week.
What I like about AEW the most is how there are guys who WWE saw nothing in that turn up in AEW and do some of their finest work. Brodie, Miro and Christian could've done what they did in WWE but because everything was booked for Vince alone, they didn't get a chance.
However, they need to find more of their own guys because that's what really sets a territory on fire.
So the
Acclaimed
Hangman
Orange Cassidy
Jamie Hayter
Kris Statlander
Brit Baker
MJF
Darby Allin
So you are saying they haven't found their own guys ???
I want Christian and Don Callis on an episode of Kill Tony.
Holy shit he would work tf out of tony 😂
*one of the greatest characters in ALL of professional wrestling/sports entertainment. This is an ALL-TIME heel run we’re witnessing
Just proves more of Mcmahon Insanity. This is the guy Vince wanted to put in a mask because he didn't like his face. Christian made it work by making us hate that face.
Finally someone who watched Cage's run at TNA and understands how good this man is at what he does 💙
Christian was held back so much over the years specially by Vince. He's now doing some of the greatest heel work ever and truly deserves to be AEW Champion! I hope they don't hold him back with age as an excuse this time. Jericho is older and they gave him the AEW and ROH titles. Christian deserves at least one run where he'd add more value to the title before dropping it to a fresh babyface giving him a huge boost. It would be a crime if he doesn't get it. He deserves it more than anyone!
This youtuber is way ahead of its time if he thought Christian was underrated back then. That’s a concept we all realized when it was already too late. Christian is such a great worker, an in-ring psychologist (better than Edge but behind Orton and AJ Styles), a great talker despite not having enough portion of the platform to truly express himself, and a great pro-wrestler. I won’t mind if he has to cut a promo for 20 minutes.
His in character scrum interviews are fantastic. Calling Nick Wayne a fine boy killed me
You’re gonna make some real cash reporting wrestling one day gang keep going you at the top of this AEW shit for sure
i was there live for the nick wayne one man did we pop 🤣🤣
"Anyone can be a bad guy, but no one can be Christian Cage 🔥."
I posted a video of Christian taking a photo with a little girl holding a toy AEW belt and then he snatches it from her and puts it over his shoulder and has her dad take another photo with him holding both belts. I posted it on my channel and people absolutely love it. Christian has found his groove for sure! The dad was in line next to me at Starrcast waiting to meet Britt Baker and he saw Christian's line was low and wanted to meet him so I told him I would save his spot. He didn't know I recorded the interaction for him also. I surprised him with it and he couldn't have been more thankful. The little girl's reaction was adorable!
There is no doubt he’s on the best run of his career.
When he said he’s never apologized for anything, and then looked at the camera to say, “Jungle Boy, I’m sorry your entire family isn’t dead,” so dead serious, was perfect.
I've been watching wrestling since 04 and this is my favorite Christian run by far.
Give him the AEW title! He trully deserves it!
"You have a father, but your father's dead." 12 hell points for you Christian Cage
Hell yeah dude. Thanks for making this.
Do one on Roderick Strong plzzzzz. (Great video by the way)
David Benoit is a ticking timebomb if he ever starts training again
One of the absolute best heels I've ever seen.
the best natural heel period.
Christian's bit about looking through Nick Wayne's mom's Instagram account was golden.
Yk I’ll admit I’m not the biggest AEW fan but I love the way they use legends
Christian in TNA was one of the best , glad AEW put him again in that position
I absolutely adore how much of a menace turtleneck Christian is
World Champion heat. Let him bring prestige to all of AEW belts!
Great video man. His promos been fire this entire heel run.
Never change the intro bro ❤️
...and he is funny! He shows so much humor in his promos.
Christian's my favorite, this dude is a master heel.
One of the best all around wrestlers in history. Love Christian.
One of the many, many flaws in WWE and Vince McMahon in particular was the way they looked at the breakup of The Rockers and the phenomenal solo success of the incomparable Shawn Michaels once he left Marty Janetty, and decided that they'd struck on a genius method to create a singles star- take a popular tag team, split them up, and you'll get one superstar to be pushed to the moon, and one jobber to be discarded, or at best one lower-mid card guy to be neglected. You saw it with Edge and Christian, with Jeff and Matt Hardy, and more recently with the likes of Otis and Tucker. Hell, there were rumours they were planning on doing it with the Street Profits, where I think the intention was to push Ford and discard Dawkins, and they may yet even try and do it with the Usos! Hell, even when they split up The Shield, they tried to make both Roman and Seth into stars while quietly sidelining Dean! Rather than treat it as an opportunity to make TWO big stars, they fixate on the idea that a tag team only has enough talent between them for one guy, and the "lesser" one isn't worth bothering with. And that's led to SO much wasted potential over the decades.
Also, there are some people who are tag wrestlers. That's what they're good at and they're not good solo acts. The New Age Outlaws are the obvious example of this, where Billy Gunn has been in numerous decent tag acts because he's an excellent tag wrestler. The Rock & Roll Express were an excellent drawing tag team.
However, and this is something AEW promised to get back to and have drifted away from, tag wrestling was a territorial drawing card. A great tag division would carry a promotion and the top stars would be among the top stars in promotion. Instead, we've had nearly four decades of Vince shitting on it.
I didn't think there could be a better heel than MJF...till Christian Cage in AEW
Christian Cage deserves to be AEW Champion!
During a Christian Cage segment David Benoit was in the front row and I was just waiting for Christian to start on that treasure trove
Edge was a real life heel outside the ring
I like that he's working with the young guys. He's teaching them how to promo. He has the Matt Hardy syndrome. Matt and Christian are better in the ring just people seem to like their partners more.
another great vid, from the tranquilo kid - keep it up bro... Extremely enjoy your vid's, Would love to see more content, thanks for what you do - entertaining, as well as educating. Thanks again
What I learned from this Video is that: If I want to be a good heel, I should exclusively feud against people whose parents are deceased and remind them in every Promo that their parents are dead.
If that's good Heel work, I think I pass...