History Wrestling / Christian

** After being booked in a match with Trish Stratus (LoveInterest of Christian's partner, Wrestling/ChrisJericho) in 2004, Christian told Trish he would [[BlatantLies just lie down for her, so she wouldn't get hurt]]. He proceeded to instigate a CurbStompBattle. But with the way the angle played out this was more of a gambit on Trish's part, as in the end [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Trish turned]], they became the couple, and Jericho became a clear face.

* CanadaEh: Part of the chorus for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J8tX2SJ23k&feature=related This One for My Peeps"]] (a song written about Christian) is just the singers chanting "O Canada! O Canada!"

* RunningGag: His lackluster rapping skills. They come up in a backstage skit at the 2005 Royal Rumble when he tries to rap-battle Wrestling/JohnCena, and again at Survivor Series 2009 as he tries to impress his black teammates.

*** Said rivalry with Edge, now going by Adam Copeland, would be renewed when the latter arrived in AEW.

* PatrioticFervor: Its 2005, he's on Raw and he wants to go to Smackdown. Why? Because Smackdown has Americans, it has Mexicans, it has Japanese, it has Frenchmen, but it doesn't have one Canadian!

*** Said rivalry with Edge/Adam would be renewed in aew

** Apparently anyone with a dead father in AEW (Jack Perry, Wardlow, Nick Wayne, and Daniel Garcia) is a target for Christian. Or, in the case of Wayne, ''was'' before Wayne allied with him in late 2023.

** Apparently anyone with a dead father in AEW (Jack Perry, Wardlow, and Nick Wayne) is a target for Christian. Or, in the case of Wayne, ''was'' before Wayne allied with him in late 2023.

Christian retired in 2016 after his WWE contract expired, citing cumulative injuries over the course of his career. Following intensive rehab and recuperation following years away from the ring, he jumped back in with a surprise appearance in the 2021 Wrestling/RoyalRumble. The deal was a very short term "legends" contract that soon expired. A free agent and a hot ticket once more, he promptly signed a multi-year contract with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling at ''AEW Revolution 2021''. He defeated Wrestling/KennyOmega at the first episode of AEW's "Rampage" television show to win the [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Impact World championship]]. This marked the first time a major world title changed hands away from its home promotion in over twenty years and made Christian one of only three wrestlers[[labelnote:*]]The others being Wrestling/{{Sting}} and Wrestling/AJStyles[[/labelnote]] to have held both the Impact/TNA world titles and the NWA world title when it was held by TNA Wrestling.

** In 2023, he started to do the same to Nick Wayne's mom, regularly hitting on and objectifying her, only for Nick Wayne to ''side with Christian'' and screw over Darby Allin, with his mom in the front row watching on in shock.

* CatchPhrase: Towards the end of his first WWE run (And early in his stint in TNA), he had "Because that's how I roll!"

* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: A signature of Edge and Christian.

* TechnicianPerformerTeamUp: He and Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} fit this early in their careers, with Edge more of the charismatic "performer" (who'd go on to a much more successful singles career after, embracing the less-technical "main event style" popular in the WWE at the time) and Christian being the more technical "worker" in the ring (his CatchPhrase even being "Out Work Everyone"), famous as one of the best at "putting over" other wrestlers in the ring. As their careers went along, each evolved to include some traits of the other archetype.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Parodied. He claims to have been responsible for Kawhi Leonard leaving the Toronto Raptors after winning the NBA Championship in his first and only year with the team, saying Kawhi had to leave to be more successful like he did. Fittingly for a heel, this would mean he sabotaged both his close friend and his own hometown with bad advice, as neither Kawhi nor the Raptors have sniffed a return to the NBA Finals since he signed with the LA Clippers.

* HypocriticalHumor: Lambasted Wrestling/CMPunk for carrying around the "Real World Title" by asking what kind of person is carrying around a belt that they didn't win. Meanwhile, Christian has Luchasaurus' TNT Title on his own shoulder.

** Or at least, I'd ''Like'' to Bang Your Mom. After he betrayed Jungle Boy, Christian kept insulting every member of Jungle Boy's family (particularly his dead father, the late Creator/LukePerry) -- except for Jungle Boy's mom, who he hit on two weeks in a row.
** In 2023, he started to do the same to Nick Wayne's mom, regularly hitting on and objectifying her. Only for Nick Wayne to side with Christian and screw over Darby Allin, with his mom in the front row watching on in shock.

* TheQuietOne: His debut in the WWF during his time in the Brood. The first time someone put a microphone in his face, he merely stared at it with disdain. (Nowadays, it's getting him to ''shut up'' that's the problem).

* AbusiveParents: PlayedForLaughs. At one point during ''Collision'' while he's cutting a promo, Christian's daughter asks him if she can wear the TNT Belt. Christian coldly refuses saying that she didn't win the belt ([[HypocriticalHumor even though Christian didn't win it either]]) and tells her to go find her mother, immediately telling security to remove his daughter from the arena afterwards.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: When his childhood friend, Adam Copeland arrived in AEW, Christian warned him not to interfere with his business, despite the former not wanting to fight him. However, when Christian tried to snap his neck and paralyze him on the 11/1/23 of ''Dynamite'', this wound up enraging Adam into aligning with Sting and Darby Allin against him.

** Apparently anyone with a dead father in AEW (Jack Perry, Wardlow, and Nick Wayne) is a target for Christian.

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** In 2023, he started to do the same to Nick Wayne's mom, regularly hitting on and objectifying her.

William Jason "Jay" Reso, (born November 30, 1973[[note]]exactly one month after lifelong friend Edge[[/note]]) is a former upper-mid-tier [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] in Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the name Christian.

* DemotedToExtra: Has unfortunately been one of those guys that WWE doesn't seem to know how to use if he's not in a title feud. Consequently, often times he's left to do absolutely nothing.

* GameBreakingInjury: A torn pectoral muscle in 2011, and a concussion in 2013 that's kept him off TV for several months so far.
* GlassCannon: Has become this, sadly.

* IBangedYourMom: Or at least, I'd ''Like'' to Bang Your Mom. After he betrayed Jungle Boy, Christian kept insulting every member of Jungle Boy's family (particularly his dead father, the late Creator/LukePerry) -- except for Jungle Boy's mom, who he hit on two weeks in a row.