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Originally Posted by Know Your Role
 In fact, it was so laughable, and the crowds were responsible for this, that they had to turn him heel. The crowds HATED Edge as a face and would openly boo him (even worse than Cena - at least the crowd is basically 50/50 for him). So they introduced the stroryline how Edge was getting pissed off because he wasn't getting any title shots etc and over a couple of weeks they turned him heel.
Face-Edge just doesn't work. But you get that with some wrestlers. They just cannot naturally play a face character. Most wrestlers will admit that given the choice they would rather play a heel character because it's easier and it's the best way to get the crowd involved and generate heat.
Orton is another one who I don't think should EVER be a face. Could be wrong, but I just think the heel character (for what it is) works better for him.
Edge is not Austin or Rock. |
Of course, there's that whole...What was it? Context thing. Edge's face character was boring, so it was kind of a moot point. Turned heel, he got lukewarm responses up until the whole Edge/Lita thing came out. Even after that, he often struggled for responses. People play him up as a masterful heel, which is nice and all, but it's nothing more than fantasy. His biggest responses came from beating Cena and fucking Lita.
He did, however, have some decent time both as a face and a heel prior when people were partnered with him and the like. It's like watching Charlie Haas pushed to the main event. He's not unworkable, but people have hyped him beyond the reality of the actual receptions he got.
The only difference between the Edge bit and the usual BS that Alienoid spouts is the number of people doing it. And you know what they say:
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."