Christian

Stats

• Height: 6’1”
• Weight: 212 pounds
• From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Career Highlights: ECW Champion; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; Light Heavyweight Champion; Hardcore Champion; European Champion; World Heavyweight Champion

Signature Moves

Hanging Overhead Kick

Corner standing front

Spear 5

Corner vs. grounded opponent

Finishers

Killswitch

Standing front or Irish Whip rebound

Frog Splash 1

Dive vs. grounded opponent (pin combo)

Attributes

• Strike Power: 80
• Grapple Power: 75
• Submission: 70
• Strike Defense: 85
• Grapple Defense: 85
• Speed: 80
• Jump: 85
• Agility: 85
• Adrenaline: 85
• Recovery: 80
• Toughness: 75
• Durability: 80
• Charisma: 85
• Tag Team: 85
• Overall: 88

Abilities

• Hammer Throw
• Springboard Dives
• Leverage Pin
• Outside Dives
• Resiliency

WWE Bio

Christian’s been proving his worth in WWE from day one. In his first official bout in 1998 as a member of The Brood, the Toronto native set the bar rather high for himself by winning the Light Heavyweight Championship from Taka Michinoku. And he’s raised it every year since. Christian’s knack for wowing the WWE Universe, by executing innovative and high-impact maneuvers, has cemented his rep as a top-tier Superstar and led to some pretty epic victories alongside lifelong friend Edge during the TLC mayhem of the Attitude Era. Together, the duo laid claim to seven stunning World Tag Team Championships and engineered some of WWE’s most memorably absurd moments, including their infamous “five-second pose.” They also pioneered the dreaded Con-Chair-To, a sadistic double-team strike in which both Canucks simultaneously whacked an adversary with a folding chair. This obsession with steel objects reached frenzied heights at WrestleMania 2000, where Edge & Christian, the Hardy Boyz and the Dudleys introduced the world to the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. “Captain Charisma” eventually broke out on his own, birthing a pack of followers known as “Peeps” and winning numerous titles such as the prestigious Intercontinental Championship. In 2009, after taking a four-year sabbatical from WWE, he returned to his hardcore roots to notch the ECW Championship—twice in one year. Perhaps none of his achievements, though, are as extraordinary as his victory in a brutal Ladder Match against Alberto Del Rio at Extreme Rules 2011, where Christian captured his first World Heavyweight Championship. He held the illustrious title for five days before seeing his reign ended prematurely by Randy Orton. The loss narrowed Christian’s focus on regaining the World Heavyweight Title by any means necessary, even if it meant constant pleas for “one more match” to prove his mettle. He kicked off his second reign with a victory over The Viper at Money in the Bank 2011, only to have Orton reclaim the title one month later at SummerSlam 2011. The charismatic competitor then struggled to regain his form and finally saw his year end due to injury. Upon realizing the honor of inducting his longtime friend and former partner, Edge, into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012, Christian confessed to experiencing a “moment of clarity” that reset his own career goals. He returned from injury at WWE Over the Limit 2012 and won a Battle Royal and a match with Cody Rhodes to claim the Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time. Though his reign ended on Raw 1,000, Christian looks ready to compete with the tenacity and charisma that the WWE Universe has come to expect from the Canadian Superstar.

Breakdown

Ah, yes. Christian. For an 88 overall rating, he’s not weak in any area. He also boasts five abilities and he’s a high-flier. This year, he gets a Frog Splash as one of his Finishers to complement the Outside Dives and Springboard Dives. With his 85 rating in Agility and Jump, use dives to have some fun with your opponent in—and out of—the ring. Our favorite match scenario: Frustrate your opponent by using the Hammer Throw to launch them out of the ring and then immediately follow with an Outside Dive by pointing the left analong stick in their direction and pressing strike. Christian will launch off the ropes into a Vaulting Body Press ringside. Whip them back into the ring and progress the match to a Frog Splash Finisher and pin combo to complete the highlight reel match.

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