Recently, you’ll all recall that I noted about Christian mentioning that his wife, Denise, recieving her Master’s degree, well I unfortunately was unable to find the interview in full, but thanks to a site vistor, who passed on that the note may have been taken from an appearance on the radio show Bubba The Love Sponge back on June 8th. I’ve been able to get a recap of the interview, which you can all view below.

Coming out of commercials, we heard Christian’s entrance music; Bubba asked him if he could come on, Christian said yes. Spice asked what it’s liked being married to her, Christian said she’s cool with it, he said she’ll shot him straight. Bubba recapped some marriages in the wrestling world, he said it’s rare for Christian’s marriage to work, Christian said they make each other laugh, she has all kinds of stuff on her plate, she just got her master’s degree, Bubba said that’s Christian’s way of saying his wife didn’t start out as a rat, Christian said he’s not replaceable, he said they’re in town tonight.

Bubba asked if Vince tried to keep him down, Christian said he doesn’t think so, he said it’s about business, he said he’s fine with starting over, he thinks it was the best way for him to come back. Bubba said Vince is old school, he said Vince is all about testing mentality, he said Christian has always had the rap of being a hell of a hand. Christian said he’s working with Ziggler, he said he’s talented; he said he’s excited to be on Smackdown. Bubba asked him if Christian and Edge are still close, Christian said yes, he said that’s always his thing, he said splitting up was the right thing to do, he thinks people would want to see it again.

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Christian noted in a recent interview that his wife, Denise just got her masters degree.

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I’ll try and find this interview for you guys, if I can. But for now, congratulations go out to Denise!

In a recent interview with IGN.com, TNA wrestler Frankie Kazarian mentioned who some of TNA’s acquisitions, of the past few years were. Here’s what he had to say:

IGN: You’ve got a match against Kurt Angle at Slammiversary this weekend. I remember a few years back you had a great match with him on Impact when he was the champ. It must be great working with him again.

Kazarian: Kurt’s another one of those legendary guys and I think Kurt’s been the biggest asset, the biggest acquisition, that TNA’s gotten over the past few years. My opinion has always been that TNA’s biggest acquisitions were, before the new regime, Kurt Angle, Christian and The Dudley Boys. I think they’ve really helped the company out.

This article was originally written back in 2006, but as it’s the 11th anniversary of Owen Hart’s tragic passing, what better time to add this.

Every time the World Wrestling Federation Superstars come to Kansas City, they think and talk about Owen Hart. Backlash was the the first Pay-Per-View at this city’s Kemper Arena since Over the Edge on May 23, 1999, the night that the “King of Harts” died tragically in a harness accident.

Edge holds the unique distinction of having fought Owen in Hart’s last match. At a live event in Chicago the night before Over the Edge, Edge and Christian took on Owen and Hart’s then-tag partner, Jeff Jarrett. “It’s a distinction I’d rather not have,” Edge said. “I wish no one had it.” Debra, who managed Owen and Jarrett at the time, says she remembers how much fun they had that night in Chicago.

“Owen was purposely wearing one boot that was different, just to see if anyone would notice,” she smiled. “I also remember that night because he drug out a bunch of coat hangers from under the ring, and he was beating up (Edge & Christian) with a coat hanger. I just remember laughing, it was fun.”

Owen had a reputation for making everyone laugh.

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SOURCE: Not so long ago, Jay Reso could have stood in the middle of the ring at Scotiabank Place and, with a smirk, ripped on the Senators.

But even that may not have been enough for the fans to boo one of WWE’s top all-around stars, talented in the ring and electric with a microphone in his hands.

You see, Reso, a 36-year-old has endeared himself to Canadian fans as Christian. And as hard as he tried on some nights, the fans cheered and cheered. He was one of their own. He was Canadian.

Tonight, Tuesday night, Christian will stand in that same ring. And he’ll be a hero again. Now splitting his time between Toronto and Florida, Christian, a life-long Maple Leafs fan, appreciates the love. And you’d expect nothing less from a kid who grew up north of Toronto, in Orangeville, with boyhood buddy Adam Copeland, who would morph into Edge.

“It’s special to come home. I can’t go anywhere in Canada without the fans treating me like a hometown boy,” he says. “It sets the Canadian fans apart from other fans.

“In Vancouver, one time I got on the microphone and started cutting on the west coast and Vancouver. Then I said they weren’t really as good as people from Toronto. The Vancouver fans cheered me louder. So I said: ‘I was just testing you.’

While he’s viewed as a “face” — a do-gooder, as opposed to wrestling’s heels, the villains — he says his game doesn’t really differ much from years gone by.

SOURCE: Out of breath over the phone from Toronto, World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Christian was trying to squeeze in an afternoon workout as he called the Times & Transcript for an interview.

Christian, real name Jay Reso, is one of the many WWE Smackdown stars coming to tomorrow’s live event at the Moncton Coliseum.

Between televised and non-televised live events, WWE wrestlers travel the globe, working multiple shows each week and travelling constantly.

Squeezing in a workout whenever possible to stay in top shape is a challenge, Christian says.

“I’m only home a day and a half this week,” he says. “I’m back on the road tomorrow morning.”

While the outcome of pro wrestling matches and cards are planned in advance and wrestlers aren’t out to legitimately hurt one another, “sports entertainment” is still very much an athletic form of entertainment and its stars need to be in top physical shape.

A pro wrestler for over a decade, “Captain Charisma” Christian worked for small independent promotions early in his career, including a stint in New Brunswick with his longtime friend and fellow WWE star Edge (Adam Copeland). The duo worked a summer for longtime Maritime promoter Emile Dupre right here in Moncton in the late 1990s.

The last time Christian appeared before a Moncton crowd was in 2004 when he was also working a WWE Smackdown show. During the show, then-bad guy Christian “cut a promo,” berating the audience on the microphone, saying he’d lived and wrestled in Moncton several years back, hated it, and couldn’t wait to get out of the city.

We need a little background first. There was a bit of an ongoing joke between Chris Jericho and Christian back when they held the World Tag Team Titles. They generally had great matches and would often get compliments on their match quality. In a light hearted competition/rib each guy would go up to the other and point out that people liked the match but that everyone was saying they thought their stuff was much better than the other guys. As an example Jericho would go up to Christian and say, “I just talked to Vince, he really liked the match but said my stuff looked way better than your stuff.” To which Christian might reply, “Really because Fit and Arn just left and said they thought your stuff was pretty bad but my stuff was so good it covered up for it.”

They would go back and forth like this in what was usually a very entertaining battle of wits. On the nights that they didn’t get on each other I would usually keep it alive congratulating each guy on a great match but point out that word on the street was that the other guy’s stuff was much better than which ever one of them I was talking to. This never failed to produce a smart ass comeback, and provided me endless entertainment while on the road.

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