Jump to content

Edge & Christian

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rimara (talk | contribs) at 13:59, 2 May 2010. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Edge and Christian
Edge (left) and Christian
Tag team
Name(s)High Impact
Suicide Blondes
Revolution X
Hard Impact
Canadian Rockers
Christian and Edge
Edge and Christian
Team E&C / Team EC
Los Conquistadores
The Brood
Billed heights6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) – Edge
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Christian
Combined
billed weight		216 kg (476 lb)
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Former
member(s)		Christian
Edge
Debut1998
DisbandedSeptember 3, 2001
TrainerRon Hutchinson[1]

Edge and Christian (E&C) is a former tag team of on-screen brothers made of real life best friends Edge (Adam Copeland) and Christian (William Reso, who normally uses his middle name of Jason), who wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and the Canadian independent circuit.[1] They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions.[2] Both are currently signed to WWE although they no longer wrestle as a team (Edge wrestles on Raw while Christian wrestles on Smackdown.) It is interesting to note that recently, they were only referred and mentioned as childhood friends, ignoring their past storyline relationship as brothers.

History

Independent circuit (1998)

Edge (Copeland) and Christian (Reso) formed a tag team in the Canadian independent circuit after completing their training with Ron Hutchinson. Their tag team wrestled under several names, such as "High Impact", "Suicide Blondes", "Revolution X", "Hard Impact" and "Canadian Rockers".[1] They were part of a faction dubbed "Thug LiFe" in 1997.[1][3] The stable consisted of Cage, Hardcastle, Joe E. Legend, Rhino Richards, Bloody Bill Skullion, Big Daddy Adams and Martin Kane.[3] In 1998, Sexton and Christian began teaming up in independent promotions such as Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and Southern States Wrestling (SSW).

The duo won the ICW Streetfight Tag Team Championship twice and SSW Tag Team Championship once during their time in the independent circuit.

World Wrestling Federation (1998–2001)

The Brood (1998)

Edge in June 2008.

On the June 22, 1998 episode of Raw is War, "Edge" (Copeland) debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) against Jose Estrada, Jr.. He was a mysterious "loner" character, who would emerge from the crowd before his matches.[4] Eventually, he started a feud with Gangrel.[1] At In Your House: Breakdown, during a match pitting Edge against Owen Hart, an unknown person, looking similar to Edge, came out to the ring distracting him enough to allow Hart to get the win.[5] It was later revealed that this person was "Christian" (Reso), Edge's storyline brother, and he was aligned with Gangrel as his vampire follower. After some confrontations between the two brothers (both of whom appeared to be gothic and vampire-like), Edge was convinced to 'come home' with Christian and Gangrel, and the three of them formed a stable known as "The Brood" (the theory of Christianity word usage involvement in Copeland and Reso's WWE ring names is somewhat supported by the fact that both men had frequently worn cross necklaces on TV for some time since this beginning of their WWF careers).[1][6]

At In Your House: Rock Bottom, the Brood defeated J.O.B. Squad (Al Snow, Bob Holly and Scorpio).[1][6][7] The Brood briefly joined The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness faction, but left after Christian was kayfabe thrown out of the group for revealing Stephanie McMahon's whereabouts to Ken Shamrock following an attack.[6][8] Following a short feud with the Ministry, Gangrel turned on Edge and demanded that Christian do the same.[6][1] He refused and both he and Edge broke with Gangrel turning them into fan favorites. From there, the gothic storyline enjoyed limited success, beginning their eventual tag team feud with The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy).[1][6] At this point, the duo had rehashed Edge's pre-Brood gimmick as borderline gothic fan favorites most notable for a tendency to enter the ring through the audience.

Terri Invitational Tournament (1999)

The tag team feud with the Hardy Boyz intensified as Gangrel became Matt and Jeff's new manager, combining to form "The New Brood", in the summer of 1999. However, both teams were more interested in acquiring the managerial services of Terri Runnels for which (along with $100,000) they would compete in a best-of-five series of matches known as the Terri Invitational Tournament. Edge and Christian won the first two matches, putting the Hardyz in sudden jeopardy. The Hardyz went on to win the next two matches, however, leading to a rubber match at No Mercy to determine which team would earn the services of Runnels.[1][9][8] The rubber match would be a ladder match, in which Gangrel tried to interfere, only to get ejected. Matt and Jeff Hardy went on to win the match and the Terri Invitational Tournament.[1][10]

Comedic gimmick; Championship pursuits (2000)

At this point, Gangrel was completely out of the picture, and the Hardyz inevitably turned face. So in order to keep up and continue their own progression as a tag team (as well as the feud in a natural course), Edge and Christian redefined themselves as a villainous duo of surfer/teen idols. The two engaged in various comedic antics including making fun of their opponents, using strange exclusive phrases (the most notable being "reek of awesomeness"), and dressing in outlandish costumes. Other trademarks of theirs included the "five-second pose" where, "for the benefit of those with flash photography", they would stand still in odd positions in the middle of the ring so fans could take pictures. These poses usually involved making fun of either their opponents or aspects of town pride (for instance, making fun of Elvis Presley during a show in Memphis, Tennessee or imitating Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series at an event in Boston) to generate a negative reaction from the crowd.

Edge and Christian were involved in several tag team matches with Hardy Boyz at Survivor Series and No Way Out.[1][11][12] At WrestleMania 2000, they defeated the tag champs, Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and Hardy Boyz in a Triangle ladder match for their first WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][13][14] At Backlash, the duo retained their titles against D-Generation X and Road Dogg.[1][15] They began a feud with Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty, Brian Christopher and Rikishi). On May 29, 2000 edition of Raw is War, they dropped the titles to Scotty and Christopher.[16] At the King of the Ring pay-per-view, the duo defeated Too Cool, Hardy Boyz and T & A (Test and Albert) in a Four Corners elimination match to win their second WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][17][18]

At SummerSlam, they defended their titles successfully against Dudleyz and Hardyz in the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match (TLC match).[1][19] Edge and Christian stated that instead of doing the "time-honored tradition" of shaking the hands of their opponents, they would instead do the time-honored tradition of mocking their opponents, and had four little people show up dressed as the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz, with toy ladders and tables, with a "37 second pose" when the fake Hardys and Dudleys bowed to Edge and Christian, who stood on the table. In addition, they also became known for using the "con-chair-to" (simultaneous chair shot).[20]

Los Conquistadores (2000)

After Edge and Christian lost the tag team championship to the Hardy Boyz at Unforgiven, they had a rematch on the September 25 edition of Raw is War in a ladder match which they lost. According to the pre-match stipulation, they could never again challenge for the tag team championship as long as the Hardy Boyz held them. Thus, they began competing under the masks of Los Conquistadores.[16] On the October 16 edition of Raw Is War, they defeated Dudley Boyz,[16] and on the October 19 edition of SmackDown!, they won a tag team battle royal to earn themselves a tag team title shot.[21] They went on to defeat the Hardy Boyz at No Mercy to once again become the tag team champions .[1][22][23]

Soon after, another team began competing as Los Conquistadores as well, and they soon challenged Edge and Christian for their tag team championship on the October 23 episode of Raw is War. "Los Conquistadores" defeated Edge and Christian before ripping off their masks and revealing themselves as the Hardy Boyz.[16]

Team RECK (2000–2001)

They eventually started to team with Kurt Angle, forming "Team ECK", a group that was later joined by Rhyno when he came in from Extreme Championship Wrestling in early 2001 to make "Team RECK".

Edge and Christian won their fourth WWF Tag Team Championship at Armageddon in a Four Corners match which included the champions, Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather), Dudley Boyz and the makeshift team of Road Dogg and K-Kwik. Edge and Christian went on to win the match and their fourth WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][24][25] A week later, they exchanged the WWF Tag Team Championship with The Undertaker and The Rock.[16][21][26]

At the Royal Rumble, they lost the titles to Dudleyz.[27] They helped Hardyz defeat Dudleyz for the titles on March 5, 2001 edition of Raw is War and then two weeks later,[28] they defeated Hardyz themselves for their sixth WWF Tag Team Championship after replacing Dudleyz because it was Dudleyz' shot.[29] Later that night, they dropped the titles to Dudleyz.[30] At WrestleMania X-Seven, they defeated the tag champs, Dudleyz and Hardyz in the second TLC match for their seventh and final WWF Tag Team Championship, but with help from their teammate Rhyno.[1][31][32] On the April 19 episode of SmackDown!, they lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane).[33]

Split and sporadic reunions

Friction arose between the team (as well as the entire RECK faction) at King of the Ring when Edge won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament (all four members had made it to the semi finals).[1][34] As a result, on the September 3 edition of Raw is War in their hometown of Toronto, Christian appeared to be jealous of his brother and insisted on carrying Edge's trophy to the ring. During the night, he assaulted Edge with a "one-man con-chair-to" and joined The Alliance. The former partners went on to feud over the WWF Intercontinental Championship for several months, causing the team to split.[1][35]

Edge and Christian had a one-night reunion at a SmackDown! live event on October 13, 2002 when they defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo).[1][36] They reunited again on November 15, 2004 edition of Raw but ended up losing to Chris Benoit and Shelton Benjamin.[1][37] From there, they would become loosely united through Christian facing Edge's storyline rivals, leading to three more reunion tag team matches in 2005.[1][38][39][40] These reunions, officially or otherwise, also included a brand new third party in the form of Christian's acting problem solver at the time, Tyson Tomko.

Singles success

Christian left WWE on November 13, 2005. He debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at its Genesis pay-per-view under the ring name Christian Cage, which he used in Canadian independent circuit.[41] Christian experienced immediate success in TNA, where he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice.[42] Edge also achieved greater success in WWE after Christian's departure. He went on to win the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 21 and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at New Year's Revolution for his first of nine World Championship reigns.[43][44] In 2009, Christian returned to WWE, and at Backlash, won the ECW Championship. Following his title win, and prior to Edge's ninth world title win that same night, the duo interacted on television for the first time since Christian's return. The following SmackDown after the 2010 draft Christian and Edge came face to face, following Edge's goodbye speech. Christian would force Edge to reveal that he had manipulated the WWE Universe, then challenge Edge to a match. Edge would then refuse and cheapshot Christian, however Christian got the upperhand.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Insane Championship Wrestling
    • ICW Streetfight Tag Team Championship (1 time)[45]
  • New Tokyo Pro Wrestling
    • NTPW Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time)[46]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Edge and Christian Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. ^ a b "World Tag Team Championship official title history". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  3. ^ a b "Thug LiFe Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  4. ^ "RAW is WAR results, 1998". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  5. ^ "Breakdown results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Brood Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  7. ^ "Rock Bottom results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  8. ^ a b "RAW is WAR results, 1999". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  9. ^ "SmackDown! results, 1999". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  10. ^ "No Mercy 1999 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  11. ^ "Survivor Series 1999 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  12. ^ "No Way Out 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  13. ^ "WrestleMania 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  14. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's first World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  15. ^ "Backlash 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  16. ^ a b c d e "RAW is WAR results, 2000". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  17. ^ "King of the Ring 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  18. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's second World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  19. ^ "SummerSlam 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  20. ^ "WWF results, 2000". Angelfire. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  21. ^ a b "SmackDown! results, 2000". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  22. ^ "No Mercy 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  23. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's third World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  24. ^ "Armageddon 2000 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  25. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's fourth World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  26. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's fifth World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  27. ^ "Royal Rumble 2001 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  28. ^ "RAW results - March 5, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  29. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's sixth World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  30. ^ "RAW results - March 19, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  31. ^ "WrestleMania X-Seven results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  32. ^ a b "Edge and Christian's seventh World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  33. ^ "SmackDown! results - April 19, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  34. ^ "King of the Ring 2001 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  35. ^ "RAW results - September 3, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  36. ^ "SmackDown! Live Event Results - October 13, 2002". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  37. ^ "RAW results - November 15, 2004". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  38. ^ "RAW results - January 24, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  39. ^ "RAW results - February 21, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  40. ^ "RAW results - March 21, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  41. ^ "Genesis 2005 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  42. ^ "N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  43. ^ "WrestleMania 21 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  44. ^ "Edge def. John Cena to become new WWE Champion". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  45. ^ "ICW Street Fight Tag Team Title". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  46. ^ Copeland, Adam. Adam Copeland On Edge (p.104)
  47. ^ a b "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Match of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  48. ^ "WWE Intercontinental Championship official title history". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  49. ^ "Edge's first Intercontinental Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  50. ^ "Edge's second Intercontinental Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  51. ^ "WWE Light Heavyweight Championship official title history". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  52. ^ "Christian's first Light Heavyweight Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edge_%26_Christian&oldid=359639680"