I think Billy Gunn was JR.
Why did it take Edge so long to pop?
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People mention Matt Hardy
Who the fvck ever talks about a Matt hardy feud
Who the fvck ever talks about a Matt hardy feud
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^Matt Hardy V1 is probably a top two character out of all 4 of the Hardyz and E&C
Cause he simply wasn’t better than a bunch of the top guys during that period. He wasn’t better than Rock, Austin, Triple H, Mankind, Taker, Kane, nor Angle. Had it not been for the Brand Extention, a LOT of guys wouldn’t have nearly the amount of titles they had.
Cause he simply wasn’t better than a bunch of the top guys during that period. He wasn’t better than Rock, Austin, Triple H, Mankind, Taker, Kane, nor Angle. Had it not been for the Brand Extention, a LOT of guys wouldn’t have nearly the amount of titles they had.
Edge was gifted a fire rivalry with Cena, amidst the whole cheating scandal with Lita being an absolute heat magnet for him. After that it was apparent Christian was better. But his pushes (when they came) always got derailed by concussions.
Even to this day, Christian is better in the ring, better on the mic, and just has a more natural presence on the camera.
Anyone remembering Edge more fondly is a victim of the tremendous booking Edge received.
Even to this day, Christian is better in the ring, better on the mic, and just has a more natural presence on the camera.
Anyone remembering Edge more fondly is a victim of the tremendous booking Edge received.
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First off PAUSE at the thread title 
Secondly it was a mix off being inury prone and backstage politics
Secondly it was a mix off being inury prone and backstage politics
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The Cult of Meat with Extra Cheese...
I remember edge entering in 98... He looked mid card status for life.. never saw him as a legit main eventer
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At first I thought it the thread title said poop and not pop and I was like "how did I never hear about this story before? Vince ran with a constipation angle for Edge??"
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This. Christian is the one that actually started developing a personality before Edge. This should’ve been one of the first posts in this thread to eliminate the previous raggedy ones.
Edge had no gimmick/character/anything interesting about him until the Matt Hardy feud yet WWE still positioned him as a future main eventer. Getting injured in early 03 was a blessing in disguise because the crowd would’ve saw him for what he was a lot sooner (A tall white guy with long hair that VKM has a fetish for). He got booed in Toronto so badly at Summerslam 04 that the E had no choice but to turn him heel. And even then nobody gave a solitary fukk about him till he cucked Matty Janetty.
Christian on the other hand was forced into stupid gimmicks like The Un-Americans and the temper tantrum gimmick and made the most out of it. He carried the un-americans on the mic and also shined whenever he and Jericho had their alliance and eventual feud. Whenever he became Captain Charisma around Late 04 you saw the main eventer he was definitely capable of being but VKM just didn’t believe in him. So he went to TNA and became Christian Cage (A run that absolutely shyts on anything Edge has ever done)
Christian on the other hand was forced into stupid gimmicks like The Un-Americans and the temper tantrum gimmick and made the most out of it. He carried the un-americans on the mic and also shined whenever he and Jericho had their alliance and eventual feud. Whenever he became Captain Charisma around Late 04 you saw the main eventer he was definitely capable of being but VKM just didn’t believe in him. So he went to TNA and became Christian Cage (A run that absolutely shyts on anything Edge has ever done)
Because he was never a real star or draw.
He had to wait for the real stars like Austin and Rock to get out the paint, and also benefitted from the brand split.
He was always a midcarder but he came up in a weak era, was overpushed so people pretended he was bigger than he really was.
He had to wait for the real stars like Austin and Rock to get out the paint, and also benefitted from the brand split.
He was always a midcarder but he came up in a weak era, was overpushed so people pretended he was bigger than he really was.
Never would have been had he not slept with one of his best friends' girl's
Christian got over organically.
Edge had to do some all time scumbag real life shyt to actually get over. They had been pushing this mofo for like 3 years and he could never break through as a main eventer until he did that dirtbag shyt
That 2006-2010 era
To add on, of course Edge looked like a star during that time when compared to guys like Kozlov, Khali, Mr. Kennedy, Heidrenrich, etc.
But I’ll always
him for making MAGA Matt break down long before the Broken gimmick 
Thread title needs a major pause
But on topic, I've actually bought into Edge more as a main eventer the past 3-4 years than ever before. Always felt he was too skinny, and wasn't built like a typical heavyweight main eventer.
It's odd bc for me, 45 yr old Edge is better than younger Edge
But on topic, I've actually bought into Edge more as a main eventer the past 3-4 years than ever before. Always felt he was too skinny, and wasn't built like a typical heavyweight main eventer.
It's odd bc for me, 45 yr old Edge is better than younger Edge
Edge spear is one of the most overrated moves ever. I get it you're not supposed to injure a guy like Goldberg does, but many wrestlers did the spear better, like Rhyno, Lashley, etc.
Edge just runs out there, hugs his opponent and gently slams him. I'm supposed to believe this move has landed him so many victories? Nah...
Edge just runs out there, hugs his opponent and gently slams him. I'm supposed to believe this move has landed him so many victories? Nah...