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Post by tylerbreezee on Feb 3, 2021 16:41:35 GMT -5
Sources say he’ll be taking on a part time schedule!
Hopefully his retirement match will be against Edge and he can have a real send off instead of his having been just being quietly removed from programming like he was years ago
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Post by Yambag Jones on Feb 3, 2021 16:44:19 GMT -5
Good for him. I hope he stays healthy and makes as much money as possible.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Feb 3, 2021 16:50:10 GMT -5
Crazy how a billion dollar wrestling company shows up and all these WWE stars who were "unqualified to compete" can all of a sudden be cleared to compete in a WWE ring!
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Post by RSCTom on Feb 3, 2021 16:57:02 GMT -5
This is great news and it's the first time I've popped watching wrestling since AJ Styles Rumble debut! (It's been a long, sad few years for me) Not as impactful in the grand landscape as that was, but extremely cool.
Someone on this forum once said, after a previous injury he had, that 'there is a Christian sized, Christian shaped hole in the WWE'. I am biased because he's always been a favorite but the dude is great at his job. He looks great with the grizzled style and I know everyone loves younger talent but that type of balance is exactly what's needed, a veteran being considered as a serious contender. He just needs good matches and hopefully the story can dictate the right decision like it always has with him.
That said I would love to see him not only back in the world title picture but I want them to stay as far away as possible from an E & C partnership/reunion. It was extremely stale when they did it with the Dudleys, the Hardys, the Outlaws, etc over the years. The 'sideshow act' approach that WWE writes for their older talents is just insufferable sometimes. They should play off of their tension.
Edge vs. Christian never took off like it should have when they first tried it in 2011 because it was horribly booked from the start. They have the chance to course correct that here, give us something that feels fresh while also hitting those nostalgia buttons and eventually could even involve other, younger talents or even Orton. There is no reason not to build off of this instead of another 'greatest wrestling match ever' bright idea which just kind of sidesteps history. There are very, very few things that could get me to watch wrestling as a whole at the moment but this is one of them.
Oh, also, the 'Edge's buddy' commentary from Michael Cole and from any other commentators is laughably bad. There's so much history here for Christian as the individual and it's abysmal to not just, after all these years, let him exist on his own. Obviously their relationship has to be mentioned but there are ways to do it without making it seem like being Edge's friend was all he ever had. I would even be cool with them making this part of a storyline.
We will see! Welcome back, Christian.
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Post by CM Tusk on Feb 3, 2021 17:00:57 GMT -5
I hope he gets a Mania match. Honestly, stick him in there with AJ. The history, though not in WWE, is there and AJ will give him a good safe match.
Or even KO or Sami.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Feb 3, 2021 17:14:22 GMT -5
I hope he gets a Mania match. Honestly, stick him in there with AJ. The history, though not in WWE, is there and AJ will give him a good safe match. Or even KO or Sami. The idea of a Christian/Generico match seemed impossible. lol I'm so down for that.
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Post by Dan on Feb 3, 2021 17:29:18 GMT -5
I feel like this is probably to help assist with the whole friends and family angle that will entail with the Roman Reigns feud. We will potentially see Roman Reigns vs Christian in the build to Wrestlemania, Christian vs Jey Uso etc. They could possibly do the Tag Match, which would no doubt be an easy one for them to sell, but I'm one that feels like it only weakens the Wrestlemania Match if they've already had a Match together on the PPV before hand, but who knows.
Would I rather have had Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan, and then Edge vs Christian though? Probably. Maybe as soon as Roman Reigns has beaten Edge at Wrestlemania, Christian will then turn on Edge on the following Smackdown, as a way to take them in different directions. That, or at the following PPV's rematch.
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Post by celflessness on Feb 3, 2021 18:23:10 GMT -5
I'd love an Edge and Christian tag team reunion. Fewer bumps for each to take. And I really hope Christian doesn't turn on Edge. These returns are heartwarming and real. Fake storyline nonsense takes away from it.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Feb 3, 2021 19:31:02 GMT -5
Glad he can finally have the final run he deserves. He looked great in the Rumble, and will surely look great going forward.
A WrestleMania match this year with Styles would be great, safe match for him to start with.
A little E&C tag run later on would be a cool throwback.
Then maybe even a friendly Edge vs Christian Retirement match in a few years at WrestleMania 40, or have them take on a fresh team and retire together as a team.
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Post by cordless2016 on Feb 3, 2021 22:05:26 GMT -5
Great news, but hopefully he’s not booked as just Edge’s lackey. He’s so much better than that and deserves his own run to end his career.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Feb 4, 2021 0:54:55 GMT -5
Christian/AJ is probably on top of my list to see but I can name 10 or 15 more I would love to see before he retires
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Feb 4, 2021 1:44:45 GMT -5
Crazy how a billion dollar wrestling company shows up and all these WWE stars who were "unqualified to compete" can all of a sudden be cleared to compete in a WWE ring!
Well medical practice does evolve & bodies heal
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Post by chaz on Feb 4, 2021 5:38:15 GMT -5
It’s a shame the Dudleys and Matt Hardy aren’t around anymore.
Not saying I’d want to see another TLC match, but it would have been fun to see all three teams in the same ring one last time.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Feb 4, 2021 5:54:20 GMT -5
It’s a shame the Dudleys and Matt Hardy aren’t around anymore. Not saying I’d want to see another TLC match, but it would have been fun to see all three teams in the same ring one last time. First time all 6 are able to wrestle since 2011. We could have atleast got the Hardyz vs Edge & Christian if Matt hadn't of left. But it was the companys fault he did so only themselves to blame there.
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Feb 4, 2021 6:29:31 GMT -5
I want him and Edge to feud. "Even when I make my glorious return in the Royal Rumble, I'm overshadowed by you winning the Rumble." But, I'll take a tag title run before that.
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Post by @brit_figs on Feb 4, 2021 6:35:59 GMT -5
I can't help but think about Christian Vs Jeff Hardy.
Hope he goes to Smackdown really.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Feb 4, 2021 9:09:32 GMT -5
Christian/AJ is probably on top of my list to see but I can name 10 or 15 more I would love to see before he retires Christian and AJ wrestled numerous times in TNA.
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Post by marino13 on Feb 4, 2021 10:28:03 GMT -5
Glad to hear it, he's one of my all time favorites!
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Post by cordless2016 on Feb 4, 2021 10:41:39 GMT -5
Christian vs Finn for the NXT Title at WM please.
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Post by Valbroski on Feb 4, 2021 10:42:35 GMT -5
He definitely has earned a proper send off. Good for him. I was never the biggest Christian fan but I don’t hate the guy and do respect what he’s contributed to the business.
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