WWE’s 10 Greatest Canadian Wrestlers of All Time
By Tim Sherry
6. Christian
Hitting the list at number 6 is one of the most underrated superstars that the WWE has ever had. Christian has one the best WWE resumes of any retired wrestler, capturing 20 championships in his tenure, 2 of them World Heavyweight Championships, while also becoming just the 12th Grand Slam Champion. “Captain Charisma” had it all. The Ontario native had a great look, was a terrific in-ring worker, and he was an absolute riot on the microphone.
Starting off his WWE career as in a tag team with Edge, the duo would go on to win 9 tag team titles, etching themselves as one of the best tag teams of all time along the way. But Christian’s singles career is where the slight disappointment lies. As mentioned earlier, he was a two-time World champion. But in reality, Christian was a guy who deserved to be a 6 or 7-time champion, minimum. Now it didn’t help that he left the WWE for the rival TNA promotion for 3 years during his prime, but at the end of the day, Christian was one of the best and most consistent guys in the locker room. His 2011 feud of the year with Randy Orton over the WHC was proof of that.
Christian’s career was unfortunately cut short by injuries but his impact on the WWE was huge. He was a guy that could do it all in the sport and did it all as far as accomplishments. With a little better booking, he could’ve been higher ranked, but “Captain Charisma” is undoubtedly still one of the best Canadian wrestlers of all time.