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Christian is so fucking good, but as a face he gets to show no personality. Also, it doesn't make sense when he switches from being a CLB to a heroic underdog. The WWE had the chance to give him an underdog face push in 2011, but decided that they wanted wormy Christian. Then Daniel Bryan did wormy tiny heel champ well in 2012, so Christian was brought back as a face. It seems like they've got no real idea as to what to do with Christian.
I'd personally enjoy Christian winning the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Ladder Match later in the year, and the WWE doing a storyline where he's technically a face, but everyone thinks he'll cash his title shot in like a CLB, because they don't think he's got the "right stuff" to be a champion. You can either go with Christian proving them right and being a sneak who cashes in Edge-style, or you can have him challenge heroically, and either win or lose and go off the deep end.
Also, I remember wishing at SummerSlam 2011 that Kevin Nash would return as Diesel and help Christian retain in his No Disqualification Match against Randy Orton. At Night of Champions, Christian could have retained the World Heavyweight Title against some babyface and Orton could have beaten Diesel in a match without a title on the line -- setting up their big rivalry-ender in Hell in a Cell.
Christian could have been such a good heel champ. I still think he can, but I think he will return as a face. Christian beating Cesaro for the US Title and then feuding with Jack Swagger over it could be a good use for the guy.
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