Brian Cage
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Brian Christopher Joseph Button[1][2] (born February 2, 1984), better known by the ring name Brian Cage, is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Cage also performs in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is part of The Embassy and is a former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. In AEW, he is a former FTW Champion. He also competes on the independent circuit.
Brian Cage | |
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Birth name | Brian Christopher Joseph Button[1][2] |
Born | (1984-02-02) February 2, 1984 (age 40) Chico, California, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Melissa Santos (m. 2019) |
Children | 3 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brian Cage[3] Barry Burke[3] Brian Cage-Taylor[3] Cage[4] Jonathan Cage[3] Chris Logan[3] Night Claw[3] Mortis II |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[5] |
Billed weight | 268 lb (122 kg)[5] |
Billed from | "The 559"[6] Chico, California[7] Chino, California[5] Sacramento, California[8] |
Trained by | Norman Smiley[9] Tom Prichard[9] Chris Kanyon[10] Oliver John[11] |
Debut | July 15, 2005 |
Button was hired by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2008 and was assigned to their farm territory Florida Championship Wrestling, where he worked as Kris Logan. He left the promotion the following year and began working in the American independent circuit, most notably Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as Brian Cage-Taylor. In 2014, Button was hired to appear in El Rey Network television series Lucha Underground, where he performed as Cage. Since Lucha Underground was created by Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, he appeared on several AAA shows. Also, Cage appeared on AAA's American partner Impact Wrestling where he is a former Impact World Champion and a former Impact X Division Champion.