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Christian is doing fine as a heel. His heat has been tremendous. He's still getting signs and chants and stuff, but so many heels get that, too. CM Punk and The Miz are arguably the two best heels in the WWE today, and they get their share of positive reactions, too. When Christian cues the crowd to boo, they boo.
The only problem I see is that so much of this feud seems inverted. Christian seems more sympathetic than Orton, really. I'm not saying Orton should be sympathetic -- I like the way his character is a ruthless bad-ass and hasn't changed much since turning; but the angle is interesting because there are still those shades of grey. I'm sure there are marks for Christian, who really got into his journey to the World Heavyweight Title that want to see him win the World Heavyweight Title from Orton who kicks people in the head when they are down.
In many ways, that's a good thing, don't get me wrong. I like that Christian is slowly edging into a heel character. He didn't hit Orton with the belt and then suddenly come out to his new theme, titantron, tights, haircut, etc. He's the same guy that truthfully thinks he's on Orton's level. As XL said, the "catalogue of issues" is building with Christian, and either he'll lose to Orton, or he'll cheat his ass off to win the title. I have a feeling that the destination is going to give more meaning to the journey.
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