Thread: Will Edge ever be anything more than a 'placeholder' champion?
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Old 12-28-2007, 05:33 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Alienoid06 View Post
My question to you, though, Heyman, is whether or not it's worth pushing Edge that hard? Is it worth to sacrifice SmackDown!'s comfortability with him, as well as The Undertaker's streak, just to give Edge that nod to credible main event status. The guy isn't exactly a spring chicken, and is really quite riddled with injuries.

To answer your question Alienoid, NO. IMO - it would NOT be worth pushing Edge that hard.

1) The WWE doesn't seem to have the confidence in Edge to go "all out" with him (possibly due to him being injury prone, or management simply not seeing him as "the" guy). Hence - Edge has never had any CLEAN victories over legit top-tier main-event guys in his career.

2) Backstage politics within the WWE. Even if Edge were to defeat Taker cleanly, I have a hard time believing that it would materialize. I honestly don't know much backstage pull Triple H has, but I can definitely see Edge's "push" being hampered even if he DID defeat Taker cleanly (Triple H related or not).

I was only suggesting that in theory, if the WWE DID want Edge to be more than a 'placeholder' champion, then defeating Taker convincingly (and cleanly) at Mania would be the route to go.

While I'm not the biggest fan of Edge, I do think that Edge plays the bitter heel exceptionally well. Having said that - I do NOT believe he is worthy of defeating Taker at Mania.

The ONLY guy in the WWE that I'd have defeat Taker at Mania (convincingly and cleanly), would be John Cena. Some may not appreciate what I'm about to say, but I'll say it anyways.

If it was up to me, I'd have Cena defeat the following wrestlers when he comes back:

-Undertaker
-Dave Batista
-Triple H
-Hulk Hogan
-Steve Austin (Austin comes back for one match)

If possible, I'd also try and get John Cena to face The Rock at Wrestlemania 25.

The crowd can react however they want with Cena. (Whether he's heel or face, Cena does garner TREMENDOUS crowd reactions when he's feuding with top-tier opponents.) For these reading this post, read my underlined sentence 10 more times.
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