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Edge and Christian | |
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Edge | |
Debut | 1998 |
Disbanded | September 3, 2001 |
Trainer | Ron Hutchinson[1] |
Edge and Christian (E&C) is a former
Edge and Christian won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions.[2]
History
Independent circuit (1998)
The duo won the ICW Streetfight Tag Team Championship twice and SSW Tag Team Championship once during their time in the independent circuit.[6]
World Wrestling Federation (1998–2001)
The Brood (1998)
On the June 22, 1998, episode of
At
Terri Invitational Tournament (1999)
Edge and Christian's feud with Matt and Jeff Hardy, the Hardy Boyz, intensified as Gangrel became the Hardy's new manager, combining to form The New Brood, in the mid-1999.[15] They feuded with the Hardy Boyz, as they went onto compete for the "managerial services" of Terri Runnels and $100,000 in a best-of-five series of matches known as the Terri Invitational Tournament. Edge and Christian won the first two matches, however, the Hardy's went on to win the next two matches,[1][16] resulting in a rubber match at No Mercy to determine which team would earn the services of Runnels. At No Mercy, in October 1999, both teams competed in a ladder match which saw the Hardy's win the match.[17]
World Tag Team Championship pursuits (2000)
Edge and Christian were involved in several tag team matches with the Hardy Boyz at
Following this victory, Edge and Christian found success as a villainous duo, shifting their in-ring personas from borderline goth to a comedic pair of "cool dudes", winning the WWF Tag Team Title six more times (for a total of seven).[26] During this time, their trademark became the "five second pose" where they performed a pose in the ring for five seconds "for the benefit of those with flash photography" to mock, insult, or otherwise amuse the fans.[27] They also competed as a team in the first three TLC matches winning the first two over the Dudley Boyz and the Hardy Boyz at SummerSlam in August 2000 and then again at WrestleMania X-Seven in April 2001.[28][29] At the 2001 Royal Rumble, the team lost the World Tag Team title to the Dudley Boyz.[29] They unsuccessfully attempted to regain the tag team title at No Way Out against the Dudley Boyz and the Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane),[29] but they succeeded at WrestleMania X-Seven against the Dudley Boyz and The Hardyz in the second TLC match.[29]
Los Conquistadores (2000)
After Edge and Christian lost the tag team championship to the Hardy Boyz at
Soon after, another team began competing under the Los Conquistadores tag name, 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 Matt and Jeff Hardy.[32]
Team RECK (2000–2001)
They eventually started to team with
Edge and Christian won their fourth WWF Tag Team Championship at
At the
Split and sporadic reunions
Friction arose between the team (as well as the entire RECK faction) at
Edge and Christian had a one-night reunion at a SmackDown!
Singles success
Christian left WWE on November 13, 2005. He debuted in
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature move
- Double hip toss[1]
- Step up corner bodysplash[1]
- Sidewalk slam (Edge) / Falling reverse DDT (Christian) combo[1]
- Managers
- Terri Runnels
- Gangrel
- Theme music
- "Blood" by Jim Johnston (used as part of The Brood) (WWE)[55]
- "You Think You Know Me" by James A. Johnston
- "On the Edge" by James A. Johnston[56]
- "Blood Brother" by James A. Johnston[56]
- "
Championships and accomplishments
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Streetfight Tag Team Championship (1 time)[57]
- New Tokyo Pro Wrestling
- NTPW Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time)[58]
- Southern States Wrestling
- SSW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation
See also
References
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- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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- ^ Press, Jordan. "Wrestle-maniac — Adam Copeland turns a childhood dream into a WWF career". Toronto Star: D04.
- ^ a b "Thug LiFe Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "Edge's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "RAW is WAR results, 1998". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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- ^ "Breakdown results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-1130-4.
- ^ a b c d e "Brood Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4165-1130-4.
- ^ "Rock Bottom results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "New Brood Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "SmackDown! results, 1999". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Survivor Series 1999 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". Wrestling’s historical cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 105.
- ^ Russo, Ric (2000-04-07). "WrestleMania Fallout — Solofa 'Rikishi' Fatu Is Riding High After 10 Years In Ring". Orlando Sentinel: 21.
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- ^ a b "SmackDown! results, 2000". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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- ^ "WrestleMania X-Seven results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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