Is Christian Cage Unhappy in TNA?
As of late, it appears as if Christian Cage has been unmotivated. There are talks that he's not too happy with his situation in TNA.
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Second Fiddle
Christian Cage has not come out and stated that he was unhappy, but it wouldn't be all that difficult to understand why if he did.
He's stuck playing the role of second fiddle in a storyline that doesn't particularly make him look good.
TNA had a great thing going for a while when Christian Cage was running around with his Christian Coalition stable. Their segments were entertaining, the interviews were hilarious, and Christian Cage was motivated.
Then, they made the switch to focus more on Kurt Angle.
They accomplished their goal of shocking fans by having AJ Styles and Tomko turning on Christian Cage and joining Kurt Angle's Angle Alliance. However, the storyline's momentum died shortly afterwards because it just didn't feel right.
Don't get us wrong. Christian Cage still puts on solid matches and great interviews. It's just that he has't had that fire in his eyes since the Christian Coalition split.
To say that TNA dropped the ball on this would be pretty fair. They had two of the best performers in the business on the heel side of things. They could have switched off on them playing the lead role to keep things fresh, but they didn't. |
Nowhere to Go
There were reports a few months ago that Christian Cage was on the verge of leaving the company. TNA president Dixie Carter made an offer to every single wrestler in the locker room that they could leave the company if they were unhappy. A few people expected Christian Cage to be one of those that left, but he didn't. Only Ron Killings and Senshi took the offer to leave.
Some people have speculated that Christian Cage would like to return to WWE, but that wouldn't make much sense right now. His good friend Chris Jericho recently made a return to WWE. Unfortunately for him, though, he went from being a main event wrestler to being a mid card wrestler in record time. Christian Cage wouldn't fare any better if he would return to WWE.
ROH sounds like an interesting place for Christian Cage to go. However, it wouldn't work out in the long term. First of all, ROH would not be able to afford his salary. The company is currently making financial cuts right now. Plus, their pay per view business has been faced with a setback. They're going to need to regroup, which doesn't sound like a situation suitable for Christian Cage.
Japan has been a good place for American wrestlers without a place to go. Christian Cage's talents, though, would be somewhat wasted. His greatest skills are his theatrics. His ability to tell a story on the mic and entertaining with his natural sense of humor would probably not go over too well in Japan. He also doesn't have an imposing physique like Tomko and Giant Bernard have either.
Closing Thoughts
Hopefully, the situation gets better for Christian Cage soon. He's easily one of the best thing going in TNA today. |
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