Meet the Champ.
The Swolverine. The Machine. Mr. GMSI. Champion. Brian Cage might be the man of a 1,000 nicknames but after witnessing what the Impact Wrestling star can do in a wrestling ring, fans know he’s earned every one of the monikers.
Cage’s love of professional wrestling began at an early age. The passion for pro-wrestling lead Cage to become a fan of Chris Kanyon. A chance meeting between the two at a WWE RAW show would mark the beginning of a friendship between them. Cage would make his wrestling debut in the Main-Event Wrestling Federation, a promotion Cage and his friends started. And who did Cage face off against in his debut match? Who else but Kanyon?!
Following Kanyon’s advice and leadership, Cage would eventually become part of the WWE developmental system in 2008. Although his WWE run did not produce the results he hoped for, Cage would gain valuable experience before heading out to the regional scene in 2009.
Cage would make stops in Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG), NWA Hollywood and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) before truly making his mark in the new Lucha Underground promotion. Cage became an immediate impact player, challenging Prince Puma (WWE fans know him as Ricochet) for the Lucha Underground title shortly after debuting with the promotion. His feud with The Mack really showed fans that Cage was ready for the big time as the two had a brutal Falls Count Anywhere match at Ultimate Lucha. Following the success of Lucha Underground’s inaugural season, Cage would eventually find himself in high-profile feuds with Johnny Mundo, Pentagon Jr., Mil Muertes and others in the Lucha Underground promotion.
His success in the wildly popular Lucha Underground propelled Cage to the rebranded TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling. He became a force to be reckoned with, racking up wins left and right on his way to the Impact Wrestling X Division title. Cage has found himself in highly entertaining matches with Rey Fenix, Matt Sydal and more recently, Sami Callihan inside the Impact Wrestling ring.
It’s one thing to be involved in stories with such stellar names, it’s quite another to often steal the show. It’s easy to see why top promotions want to have Cage involved in their shows. He has a look that just screams pro-wrestling with his trademark mohawk, Wolverine-like beard and bulging biceps. While it’d be easy for Cage to be shoehorned into the powerhouse brute role, the Warrior Wrestling champion has shown a rare athletic ability in the squared circle. He can match power with the larger stars and keep up with the smaller cruiserweight style wrestlers. Simply put, Cage is the total package when it comes to a professional wrestler.
That’s why Cage became the first ever Warrior Wrestling champion at Warrior Wrestling 2, defeating a handful of the top stars of the indie scene in a “War of Attrition” match. Capable of having a great match with seemingly anyone, Cage is a great candidate to be the flag bearer for any promotion.
Cage will make his first defense of the Warrior Wrestling title at Warrior Wrestling 3 on Jan. 5, 2019 against the popular Bandido. The two men are without question 2 of the most popular wrestlers throughout the indie scene and it’s almost a certainty the two will earn Match of the Night honors. A Cage match is worth the price of admission alone but when added to the stacked lineup Warrior Wrestling 3 will present, it’s a no brainer. The holiday season may be over by Warrior Wrestling 3, but tickets make for the perfect gift. After all, you can’t really put a value on seeing some of the best wrestlers on the planet live and in person.
Cage’s love of professional wrestling began at an early age. The passion for pro-wrestling lead Cage to become a fan of Chris Kanyon. A chance meeting between the two at a WWE RAW show would mark the beginning of a friendship between them. Cage would make his wrestling debut in the Main-Event Wrestling Federation, a promotion Cage and his friends started. And who did Cage face off against in his debut match? Who else but Kanyon?!
Following Kanyon’s advice and leadership, Cage would eventually become part of the WWE developmental system in 2008. Although his WWE run did not produce the results he hoped for, Cage would gain valuable experience before heading out to the regional scene in 2009.
Cage would make stops in Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG), NWA Hollywood and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) before truly making his mark in the new Lucha Underground promotion. Cage became an immediate impact player, challenging Prince Puma (WWE fans know him as Ricochet) for the Lucha Underground title shortly after debuting with the promotion. His feud with The Mack really showed fans that Cage was ready for the big time as the two had a brutal Falls Count Anywhere match at Ultimate Lucha. Following the success of Lucha Underground’s inaugural season, Cage would eventually find himself in high-profile feuds with Johnny Mundo, Pentagon Jr., Mil Muertes and others in the Lucha Underground promotion.
His success in the wildly popular Lucha Underground propelled Cage to the rebranded TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling. He became a force to be reckoned with, racking up wins left and right on his way to the Impact Wrestling X Division title. Cage has found himself in highly entertaining matches with Rey Fenix, Matt Sydal and more recently, Sami Callihan inside the Impact Wrestling ring.
It’s one thing to be involved in stories with such stellar names, it’s quite another to often steal the show. It’s easy to see why top promotions want to have Cage involved in their shows. He has a look that just screams pro-wrestling with his trademark mohawk, Wolverine-like beard and bulging biceps. While it’d be easy for Cage to be shoehorned into the powerhouse brute role, the Warrior Wrestling champion has shown a rare athletic ability in the squared circle. He can match power with the larger stars and keep up with the smaller cruiserweight style wrestlers. Simply put, Cage is the total package when it comes to a professional wrestler.
That’s why Cage became the first ever Warrior Wrestling champion at Warrior Wrestling 2, defeating a handful of the top stars of the indie scene in a “War of Attrition” match. Capable of having a great match with seemingly anyone, Cage is a great candidate to be the flag bearer for any promotion.
Cage will make his first defense of the Warrior Wrestling title at Warrior Wrestling 3 on Jan. 5, 2019 against the popular Bandido. The two men are without question 2 of the most popular wrestlers throughout the indie scene and it’s almost a certainty the two will earn Match of the Night honors. A Cage match is worth the price of admission alone but when added to the stacked lineup Warrior Wrestling 3 will present, it’s a no brainer. The holiday season may be over by Warrior Wrestling 3, but tickets make for the perfect gift. After all, you can’t really put a value on seeing some of the best wrestlers on the planet live and in person.
Meet the Challenger.
The masked Bandido is an enigma that seemingly came out of nowhere in 2018 to become one of the hottest attractions in professional wrestling.
Bandido began training as a young teenager and blossomed into a star in Mexico as part of the LUCHA LIBRE Elite promotion. Bandido would become the welterweight champion and defend the title prior to the promotion closing. Although Bandido would gain notoriety in LLE, it was in The Crash Lucha Libre promotion that propelled Bandido to become a household name.
Bandido and his tag team partner Flamita, known as “MexaBlood”, became tag team champions in The Crash Lucha Libre promotion. Bandido’s performances in the promotion left fans speechless and it was becoming even more clear that Bandido’s career was projecting well beyond Mexico.
He would travel to Japan to work in the Dragon Gate promotion in January and June of 2018, become tag champion in Progress Wrestling and appeared at the massive indie supershow, All In. Bandido would also find himself as one of the key participants in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) tournament by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He’d defeat T-Hawk, his usual tag partner Flamita and the bad boy Joey Janela before falling in the finals against powerhouse Jeff Cobb.
His performances in BOLA and All In combined with recent work in Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide reportedly put Bandido on the WWE’s radar. However, the indie wrestling star has thus far not signed a deal with the industry leader.
WWE’s loss is Warrior Wrestling fans’ gain as Bandido will challenge fellow star Brian Cage at Warrior Wrestling 3 for Cage’s Warrior Wrestling 3 title. The two men are some of the most entertaining wrestlers in the ring and there has been plenty of buzz surrounding this title matchup. The talent level possessed by Bandido and Cage is more than enough to sway even the most jaded wrestling fan to check out Warrior Wrestling 3 on Jan. 5, 2019.
Bandido began training as a young teenager and blossomed into a star in Mexico as part of the LUCHA LIBRE Elite promotion. Bandido would become the welterweight champion and defend the title prior to the promotion closing. Although Bandido would gain notoriety in LLE, it was in The Crash Lucha Libre promotion that propelled Bandido to become a household name.
Bandido and his tag team partner Flamita, known as “MexaBlood”, became tag team champions in The Crash Lucha Libre promotion. Bandido’s performances in the promotion left fans speechless and it was becoming even more clear that Bandido’s career was projecting well beyond Mexico.
He would travel to Japan to work in the Dragon Gate promotion in January and June of 2018, become tag champion in Progress Wrestling and appeared at the massive indie supershow, All In. Bandido would also find himself as one of the key participants in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) tournament by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He’d defeat T-Hawk, his usual tag partner Flamita and the bad boy Joey Janela before falling in the finals against powerhouse Jeff Cobb.
His performances in BOLA and All In combined with recent work in Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide reportedly put Bandido on the WWE’s radar. However, the indie wrestling star has thus far not signed a deal with the industry leader.
WWE’s loss is Warrior Wrestling fans’ gain as Bandido will challenge fellow star Brian Cage at Warrior Wrestling 3 for Cage’s Warrior Wrestling 3 title. The two men are some of the most entertaining wrestlers in the ring and there has been plenty of buzz surrounding this title matchup. The talent level possessed by Bandido and Cage is more than enough to sway even the most jaded wrestling fan to check out Warrior Wrestling 3 on Jan. 5, 2019.
