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– Has 2 brothers, one older and one younger – His wife Denise is from Germany – Though not being his real-life brother, Adam “Edge” Copeland is his best friend and was his best friend growing up in Canada. The two were even college room-mates – He met his wife Denise in England at a WWE Event, they dated for 2 years, got engaged and married on May 25, 2001 – Met best friend and on screen brother Edge (Adam Copeland) in the 5th grade. Adam was one of the only people to become friends with Jay because he had a ninja star, and Adam really thought that was cool. They’ve been best friends ever since – Resides in Tampa, FL. Fellow wrestlers Chris Jericho and Gail Kim are his next door neighbors – Got into wrestling when he was about eight years old. He broke his arm and had nothing better to do than watch TV – Although actually about 6′ 2″ and somewhere between 220-230 weight range, Reso was billed by the WWF (now WWE) at very first to be 6′ and 215 lbs. to be classified as a light heavyweight (now known as cruiserweight) with 220 lbs. as the limit. Then he was billed as 5′ 10″ to more fit the light heavyweight appearance. Now, since he plays more of a bigger role, he is accurately billed as 6′ 2″ 227 lbs – Won the WWF (now WWE) Light Heavyweight Championship in his first match – Former member of the Brood and the Ministry of Darkness – Has been managed by Kenny Bolin, Gangrel, Lita, Terri Runnels, Trish Stratus & Tomko – He originally wrestled under the full name of Christian Cage, taken from actors Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater. He dropped the surname upon entering the WWF – Other nicknames used through his career include; The New People’s Champion (WWE), Creepy Little Bastard / C.L.B. (WWE), Captain Charisma (WWE/TNA), The Instant Classic (TNA), The Man That Makes Superstars (TNA), The Showstealer (WWE), The Livewire (WWE, bestowed upon by Matt Striker) & The Punctum Of The Peepulation (WWE, also bestowed upon by Matt Striker) – During his days in the indy wrestling scene, he was a member of the wrestling faction known as THUG Life. Other members included Sexton Hardcastle (aka Edge), Joe E. Legend and Rhino Richards (aka Rhyno) – Has reverted to using his old (full) ring name “Christian Cage” since joining TNA – Has a short non-speaking part, that of a Secret Service bodyguard for a United States Senator, on the movie “Shoot ‘em Up – He has the longest unbeaten streak in TNA history, dating from December 8, 2005 to August 16, 2007 – Features in the horror-comedy film, Dark Rising, as the character ‘Ricky’ – He and his wife Denise own 5 cats named Oscar, Felix, Nicki, Lexi and Sammy (a three-legged cat amputee that the couple saved from being put to sleep) |
