Wrestler Profile

Christian Cage

Christian Cage has authored one of the great late-career reinventions in wrestling history. For years the loyal partner — to Edge in WWE's TLC-era tag division, then a two-time world champion in TNA and briefly WWE — Captain Charisma was always respected, often underused.

AEW changed that. Debuting in 2021, Cage evolved into the Patriarch: a sunglasses-wearing, father-figure-exploiting villain whose insults about opponents' dead fathers made him the most despised man on the roster and, paradoxically, its most entertaining act. His TNT Championship runs with Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne as his surrogate family were heel-work masterclasses.

Well into his 50s, Cage keeps finding new gears — proof that character mastery ages better than athleticism. WrestleRanks voters rank the Patriarch among AEW's most valuable performers, however loudly they boo.

Promotions

Christian Cage is associated with AEW (2025–2026), WWE and TNA.

Championship history

• AEW World Tag Team Championship (AEW) — Current champion · 1 reign · with Adam Copeland · Current AEW World Tag Team Champions (Cage and Cope); defeated FTR at Double or Nothing.
• World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) — Former champion · 2 reigns
• WWE Intercontinental Championship (WWE) — Former champion · 4 reigns
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (TNA) — Former champion · 2 reigns

PWI rankings history

Christian Cage has been ranked in the PWI 500 20 times, first at No. 268 in 1997 and most recently at No. 29 in 2024. The highest placement is No. 7, reached in 2007.

Placements by year: 1997 (No. 268), 1998 (No. 80), 1999 (No. 90), 2000 (No. 57), 2001 (No. 29), 2002 (No. 47), 2003 (No. 28), 2004 (No. 31), 2005 (No. 30), 2006 (No. 12), 2007 (No. 7), 2008 (No. 14), 2009 (No. 28), 2010 (No. 22), 2011 (No. 33), 2012 (No. 15), 2013 (No. 72), 2014 (No. 78), 2022 (No. 81), 2024 (No. 29).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2024 edition.

Teams and factions

Christian Cage has competed as part of the tag team Cope & Cage.

Christian Cage in the WrestleRanks rankings

Christian Cage is tracked as a respected veteran on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Christian Cage ranking page.

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