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Edge & Christian

Edge&Christian(E&C) were a Canadianprofessional wrestlingtag teambest known for their time in theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where they won theWWF Tag Team Championshiponseven occasions.[1][2]Initially, the two were portrayed ason-screenbrothers,[1]but the aspect was de-emphasized in the mid-2000s, and in 2010, the team was officiallyretconnedas legitimate childhood friends. The team disbanded in 2001 but reunited briefly under theSmackDownbrandin 2011. Edge, however, announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to neck injury on the April 11 episode ofMonday Night Raw,which would ultimately end their final run together. Edge made his in-ring return in 2020, followed by Christian in 2021, as the two were both entrants in the2021 Royal Rumble.Shortly after, Christian left WWE forAll Elite Wrestling(AEW) using the ring nameChristian Cage,and Edge would then join AEW in 2023 under the ring nameCope.

Edge & Christian
Edge (right) & Christian (left) at the2018 WWE Hall of Fame
Tag team
MembersEdge
Christian
Name(s)Edge and Christian
High Impact
Suicide Blondes
Revolution X
Canadian Rockers
Hard Istian
E&C
Team E&C / Team EC
Los Conquistadores
The Brood
Team ECK
Rocket Strappers
Billed heights6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – Edge
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – Christian (Cage)
Combined
billed weight		453 lb (205 kg)
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Debut1998 (in-ring competition)
Years active1998–2001
2010–2011
2014–2021 (only reunions)
TrainerRon Hutchison[1]

In addition to their seven reigns as WWF Tag Team Champions, they each won singles titles during their run as a tag team. Edge and Christian are also noteworthy for their participation in the first threeTables, Ladders, and Chairs matches(TLC matches), and use of steel folding chairs as weapons. They developed a move called the “con-chair-to”, a play on words of “concerto” where both Edge and Christian each hit a wrestler simultaneously with a chair, often in the head, or they lay a motionless wrestler’s head on a chair, and then hit them in the head with another chair. They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during theAttitude Era.[3]In 2012, WWE named them the greatest tag team in WWE history.[4]The team's popularity propelled Edge & Christian tomain eventsuccess, with both men becoming multiple-timeworld championsin their own right.

History

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Independent circuit (1997–1998)

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Adam CopelandandJason Resoformed atag teamin theCanadianindependent circuitafter completing their training withRon HutchisonandSweet Daddy Sikiat Hutchinson's "Sully's Gym". The pair primarily used thering namesof Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage, respectively. Their tag team wrestled under several team names, such as "High Impact", "Suicide Blondes", "Revolution X", "Hard Impact" and "Canadian Rockers".[1]They were part of afactiondubbed "Thug LiFe" in 1997.[1][5]The stable consisted of Cage, Hardcastle,Joe E. Legend,Rhino Richards,Bloody Bill Skullion, Big Daddy Adams, andMartin Kane.[5]In 1998, Sexton and Cage began teaming up in independent promotions such as Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) andSouthern 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/Entertainment (1998–2001; 2009–2011)

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The Brood and Terri Invitational Tournament (1998–2000)

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On the June 22, 1998 episode ofRaw is War,Copeland debuted as Edge in theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF) againstJose Estrada Jr.He was a mysterious "loner"character,who would emerge from the crowd before his matches.[6]Eventually, he started afeudwithGangrel.[1]AtIn Your House: Breakdown,during a match pitting Edge againstOwen Hart,Reso, cited as an unknown person looking strikingly similar to Edge, came out to the ring distracting him long enough to allow Hart to get the win.[7]It was later revealed that Reso's character was Christian, Edge'sstorylinebrother, and that he was aligned with Gangrel as his vampire follower. After some confrontations between the twogothicbrothers, Edge was eventually convinced to "come home" with Christian and Gangrel, and the three of them formed astableknown as "The Brood".[1][8]

Christian(left) &Edgeduring their time in The Brood

AtIn Your House: Rock Bottom,the Brood defeatedThe J.O.B. Squad(Al Snow,Bob Holly,&Scorpio).[1][8][9]The Brood then briefly joinedThe Undertaker'sMinistry of Darknessfaction, but left after Christian was flogged and almostsacrificedfor revealingStephanie McMahon's whereabouts toKen Shamrock.[8][10]Following a short feud with the Ministry in the immediate aftermath, Gangrel turned on Edge and demanded that Christian do the same.[1][8]He refused and both Christian and Edge broke away from Gangrel, turning them intofan favorites.From there, the gothicstorylineenjoyed limited success, beginning their eventual tag team feud withThe Hardy Boyz(Matt Hardy&Jeff Hardy), who also briefly formed a new Brood with Gangrel before turning on him as well.[1][8]At this point, the duo had rehashed Edge's pre-Broodgimmickas borderline gothic fan favorites, most notable for a tendency to enter the ring through the audience.

The tag team feud with theHardy Boyzintensified 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 ofTerri 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 & 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 atNo Mercyto determine which team would earn Terri's services.[1][10][11]The rubber match would be aladder match,in which Gangrel tried to interfere, only to get ejected. Matt and Jeff Hardy went on to win the match and the tournament after a competitive bout that resulted in both teams receiving a standing ovation from the audience after the match, as well as the next night onRaw Is War.[1][12]On that next night, the four men shook hands in a show of respect, then all turned against Gangrel by attacking him when he came out to boast about spending the night with Terri, establishing them all asheroic figuresand removing Gangrel from the equation entirely.

The storyline then focused around the "mutual respect" between Edge & Christian and the Hardy Boyz, along with both teams' pursuit of theWWF Tag Team Championship.The two teams were involved in several matches together, such as atSurvivor SeriesandNo Way Out.[1][13][14]However, shortly after Terri betrayed the Hardyz at No Way Out, the truce between the two teams imploded and they began fighting each other once more. Terri then attempted to sow discord between Edge & Christian in a storyline that was originally intended to see the two split off into singles wrestlers with Terri managing Christian, but plans was quickly changed to keep the tag team together and have them reject Terri's plans.[15]

Comedic antics and championship pursuits (2000)

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Edge(left) &Christianpreceded matches with a five-second pose for flash photography where they would often mock their opponents or the location of the event

Edge & Christian continued their "mutual respect" storyline with the Hardy Boyz, with the respect between the two teams steadily deteriorating into a more aggressive rivalry leading up toWrestleMania 2000.At WrestleMania, Edge & Christian defeated the defending championsThe Dudley Boyz(Bubba Ray Dudley&D-Von Dudley) and the Hardy Boyz in aTriangleladder matchto win their first WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][16][17]Immediately thereafter, Edge & Christian began redefining themselves as avillainousduo of comedic, arrogant,surfer-styledteen idols.No longer entering the arena through the crowd, the two engaged in various antics, including making fun of their opponents and/or the city they were performing in, 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 pose 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 ofElvis Presleyduring a show inMemphis, Tennesseeor imitatingBill Bucknerin the1986 World Seriesat theKing of the Ringevent inBoston) in order to generate a negative reaction from the crowd.

AtBacklash,the duo successfully retained their titles againstD-Generation X(X-Pac&Road Dogg).[1][18]They then began a feud withToo Cool(Scotty 2 Hotty,Grand Master Sexay,&Rikishi). On the May 29, 2000 edition ofRaw Is War,they dropped the titles to Scotty & Sexay.[19]At theKing of the Ringpay-per-view, the duo defeated Too Cool, Hardy Boyz, andT & A(Test&Albert) in aFour Corners elimination matchto win their second WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][20][21]

Matching the Dudleyz' penchant for driving enemies through tables and the Hardyz' proficiency in diving attacks using ladders, Edge & Christian became known for using the "con-chair-to",an attack consisting of simultaneous steel chair shots on both sides of a victim's head. AtSummerSlam,they defended their titles successfully against the Dudleyz and Hardyz in the first-everTables, Ladders and Chairs match(TLC match), a specialized ladder match themed around the signature weapons of all three teams.[1][22]Edge & 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, along with a special "37-second pose" where the fake Hardyz and Dudleyz bowed to Edge & Christian, who stood on the table.[23]

Los Conquistadores (2000)

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After Edge & Christian lost the tag team championship to the Hardy Boyz atUnforgivenin a Steel Cage match, they were granted a rematch the very next night onRaw Is Warin aladder match,which they lost. According to the pre-match stipulation, due to the loss, they could never again challenge for the tag team championship as long as the Hardy Boyz held them. Thus, as a loophole, they began competing under the masks ofLos Conquistadores.[19]On the October 16 edition ofRaw Is War,they defeated the Dudley Boyz,[19]and on the October 19 edition ofSmackDown!,they won atag team battle royalto earn themselves a tag team title shot.[24]They went on to defeat the Hardy Boyz atNo Mercyto once again become the tag team champions.[1][25][26]

Soon after, another team began competing asLos Conquistadoresas well, and they soon challenged Edge & Christian for their tag team championship on the October 23 episode ofRaw Is War."Los Conquistadores" defeated Edge & Christian before ripping off their masks and revealing themselves as the Hardy Boyz, therefore the Hardyz were champions once again.[19]

Team RECK (2000–2001)

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During the course of 2000, Edge & Christian began to periodically team withKurt Angle,forming "Team ECK", a group that was later joined byRhynowhen he came in fromExtreme Championship Wrestling(ECW) in early 2001, christening the foursome as "Team RECK".

AtArmageddon,Edge & Christian competed in a Four Corners match which included the then-current champions,Right To Censor(The Goodfather&Bull Buchanan), the Dudley Boyz and the makeshift team of Road Dogg &K-Kwik.Edge & Christian went on to win the match and their fourth WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][27][28]A week later, they lost the WWF Tag Team Championship toThe Rock&The Undertaker,but eventually regained them.[19][24][29]

At theRoyal Rumble,they lost the titles to the Dudley Boyz.[30]They aided the Hardy Boyz in defeating the Dudley Boyz for the titles on March 5, 2001 edition ofRaw Is Warand then two weeks later,[31]they defeated the Hardy Boyz themselves for their record breaking sixth WWF Tag Team Championship.[32]Later that night, they dropped the titles to the Dudley Boyz, making them the shortest reigning WWF Tag Team Champions of all time.[33]AtWrestleMania X-Seven,they defeated the then-champions the Dudley Boyz and the Hardy Boyz in the second-ever TLC match to win their seventh and final WWF Tag Team Championship, with help from their teammate Rhyno.[1][34][35]On the April 19 episode ofSmackDown!,they lost the WWF Tag Team Championship toThe Brothers of Destruction(Undertaker&Kane).[36]

Split, brief reunions, and individual success

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Friction soon began to arise between the duo (as well as the entire RECK faction) atKing of the Ring,when Edge won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament (all four members had made it to the semi-finals).[1][37]As a result, on the September 3 edition ofRaw Is Warin their hometown ofToronto,Christian appeared to be jealous of his brother and insisted on carrying Edge's King of the Ring trophy to the ring. After Edge had defeatedLance Storm,Christian assaulted Edge with a "one-man con-chair-to"turning into a major heel and joiningThe Alliance.The former partners went on to feud over theWWF Intercontinental Championshipfor several months, causing the team to ultimately split.[1][38]

Edge and Christian had a one-night reunion at aSmackDown!live eventon October 13, 2002 when they defeatedLos Guerreros(EddieandChavo).[1][39]They reunited again on November 15, 2004 edition ofRaw,losing toChris BenoitandShelton Benjamin.[1][40]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][41][42][43]These reunions, officially or otherwise, also included a brand new third party in the form of Christian's actingproblem solverat the time,Tyson Tomko.

Edgein June 2008
Christianin September 2008

Christian left WWE on November 13, 2005. He debuted inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling(TNA) at itsGenesispay-per-view soon thereafter under the ring name Christian Cage, which he used in Canadian independent circuit.[44]Christian experienced immediate success in TNA, where he won theNWA World Heavyweight Championshiptwice.[45]Edge also achieved greater success in WWE after Christian's departure. He went on to win (before Christian departed) the first-everMoney in the Bank ladder matchatWrestleMania 21and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract atNew Year's Revolutionin January 2006 and won theWWE Championship,his first of elevenworld championshipreigns.[46][47]

Reunion and Edge's retirement (2009–2012)

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In 2009, Christian returned to WWE, and atBacklash,won theECW Championship,his first world championship in WWE. Following his title win, and before Edge's ninth world title win that same night, the duo interacted on television for the first time since Christian's return.[48]On the firstSmackDownfollowing the2010 WWE Draft,Christian and Edge came face-to-face following Edge's goodbye speech, in which they referred to themselves simply as childhood friends rather than brothers, permanently retconning their previous backstory. Christian would force Edge to reveal that he had manipulated the fans into believing he was now a fan favorite, and challenging Edge to a match. Edge refused the challenge, admitted that Christian was right and that he had manipulated the fans, which led to a brawl between the two, which saw Christian get the upper hand.[49]On the May 17 edition ofRaw,in their hometown of Toronto, Edge was scheduled for a "Pick Your Poison" match and his opponent turned out to be Christian.[50]Edge eventually won the match with a spear, however, moments laterRandy Ortonrevealed that The Undertaker was in fact his real opponent.[50]Though Edge got himself intentionally counted out, Christian got the last laugh by throwing Edge back into the ring to get chokeslammed by the Undertaker.[50]

The duo reunited once again at the 2010 Slammy Awards. During the first months of 2011, Christian assisted Edge during his feud withAlberto Del Rio.At WrestleMania, Edge defeated Del Rio. On the April 15, 2011 edition ofRaw,Edge officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to complications from his previous neck injuries, vacating theWorld Heavyweight Championshipin the process. Upon his retirement, Christian would gain a championship match for the vacated World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio after winning a 20-Man Battle Royal. At Extreme Rules, after a distraction by Edge reversed the effects of interference from Clay, Christian defeated Del Rio in a Ladder match for the vacated title. Edge and Christian celebrated the win and embraced in the ring one final time.

Edge destroying Alberto Del Rio's car, as Christian watches, at WrestleMania XXVII

AtSummerSlam,Christian revealed that Edge would be at ringside for his World Heavyweight ChampionshipNo Holds Barredmatch against Randy Orton. However, Edge berated Christian for his recent actions (Christian, at this point, had once again turned heel) and left him to fight on his own in a losing effort to Orton. On the September 16, 2011 edition ofSmackDown,entitled "Edge Appreciation Night", the duo once again came face-to-face backstage. They made up, but argued again after Christian tried asking Edge to get him another title shot. After the tapings, a tribute for Edge aired and the two did a five-second pose in front of their hometown of Toronto. In January 2012, it was announced that Edge would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. On March 31, 2012, Christian inducted Edge into the WWE Hall of Fame. At the end of Edge's speech, he did a five-second pose to end the ceremony.

Last reunions (2014–2021)

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Edge & Christian guest hosted the December 29, 2014 episode ofRaw.During the show, Christian was attacked and forced out of the ring bySeth Rollins,Big Show,&J&JSecurity. Edge was held to the mat by Big Show while Rollins threatened to break his neck with the Curb Stomp ifJohn Cenadid not bring backThe Authority.Ultimately, Cena would give in to Rollins' demands, saving Edge, but bringing back The Authority.[51]Edge & Christian appeared on theStone ColdPodcaston theWWE Networkfollowing the September 7, 2015 episode ofRaw.

Outside of WWE, the two have appeared together on theSyfyTV seriesHaven,on which Copeland had a strong recurring role as Dwight Hendrickson, and Reso made guest appearances as McHugh, a close friend and ally of Dwight's. They also co-hostedThe Edge & Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomenesson theWWE Network.Their new show debuted on February 21, 2016, immediately followingFastlane.[52]To promote the show, Edge & Christian hostedThe Cutting Edge Peep ShowatFastlanefeaturingThe New Dayas their guests. A second season of the show was then announced and began in November 2018. In addition, they started their own podcast calledE&C's Pod of Awesomenessin April 2017. The show would eventually end in February 2019.

In 2018, Edge & Christian inductedThe Dudley Boyz(Bubba Ray Dudley&D-Von Dudley) into theWWE Hall of Fame.

After nine years and two neck fusion surgeries, Edge made his in-ring return at the2020 Royal Rumble,making it to the final three in the men's Royal Rumble match. He then reignited a feud with Randy Orton, which also saw involvement from Christian, as after Orton defeated Edge in a match atBacklashin June, which resulted in Edge suffering a legitimately torn triceps, Christian tried to take up for Edge, resulting in a quickunsanctioned matchonRawthat Orton won.

At the2021 Royal Rumble,Edge made his return from the torn triceps injury and entered the match at number one. Christian later entered the match at number 24 as a surprise entrant, marking his first official match since 2014, and he and Edge once again reunited. Christian was ultimately eliminated bySeth Rollins,but Edge then eliminated Rollins, and then Orton, to win the 2021 men's Royal Rumble match. In March, Christian left WWE forAll Elite Wrestling(AEW), thus separating the team once again.

All Elite Wrestling (2023–present)

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Feud (2023–2024)

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In August 2023, Edge announced on social media that his WWE contract would be expiring in September. WWE offered a contract extension,[53]but Edge did not accept the offer and his WWE contract expired on September 30.

The following day, Edge, now going by his real name Adam Copeland, made his AEW debut atWrestleDreamto confront Christian, who once again goes under the name of Christian Cage, after Cage's two-out-of-three falls match againstDarby Allinfor theTNT Championship.[54]At the post-event media scrum, Copeland confirmed that he has signed a contract with AEW and will be appearing in a regular, full-time capacity for the promotion.[55]On the following episode ofDynamite,Copeland chastised Cage for his actions at WrestleDream and asked Cage to reunite as a tag team only to getcursed offinstead, with Cage threatening to break Copeland's neck and retire him.[56]AtDynamite:Title Tuesdayon October 10, Copeland won his debut match by defeatingLuchasaurus,Cage's associate.[57]Cage's faction was later called The Patriarchy, with Cage being recognized as "The Patriarch" of the faction.[58][59]

AtFull Gear,The Patriarchy lost to Copeland,Stingand Allin in a six-man tag team match.[60]After taking out Nick Wayne and Luchasaurus (who Cage renamed as Killswitch after the loss at Full Gear), Copeland challenged Cage for the TNT Championship. On the December 6 episode ofDynamite,Copeland failed to win the TNT Championship from Cage afterShayna Wayne(Nick Wayne's mother) hit him with the title belt in retaliation for taking out Nick.[61]On the December 23 episode ofCollision,Cage accepted Copeland's challenge to a no disqualification match for the TNT Championship atWorlds Endwhile announcing that Shayna Wayne has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne.[62][63]At Worlds End, Copeland defeated Cage to become the new TNT Champion, his first title win in AEW and ending Cage's reign at 98 days. However, Killswitch, who had won a TNT Championship title shot earlier that night, gave Cage the title shot opportunity for Cage to regain the TNT Championship, ending Copeland's reign in three minutes and marking his reign as the shortest of the championship.[64]

After the loss, Cage said that Copeland now goes back to the line for a title shot. Copeland responded by introducing "The Cope Open", an open challenge series for him to earn a TNT Championship title shot.[65]On the February 14, 2024 episode ofDynamite,Copeland wrestledDaniel Garciain a number one contender match for the TNT Championship. The match ended in a no-contest after Cage attacked both competitors.[66]On the March 20 episode ofDynamite,Copeland defeated Cage to become a two-time TNT Champion in an"I Quit" match,ending Cage's second reign at 81 days and ending their six-month feud.[67]

Championships and accomplishments

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