Before or After: Edge

**Anybody Thrilla** · 10-16-2011, 12:41 PM

I loved the tortured soul gimmick. I loved the Brood. I loved E & C. After we won King of the Ring and became a face, I wasn't really feeling it too much. There's a big chunk there that I don't even remember. Maybe he was injured? Anyway, when he came back as a face and won the tag titles with Benoit, I was unimpressed. Loved the "LET'S GO SYLVAIN" chants in Montreal (yes, that's not Edge, but he was in the fucking match, OK?). When he first won Money in the Bank, I still didn't give a fuck. When he cashed it in, it was kinda awesome though, for some reason. His feud with Cena was pretty cool. His feud with Hardy was pretty cool for like ten minutes. Nice heel run in general all the way up through Wrestlemania 24. Whenever it was he turned face though, he got super lame. Abhorrent, really. So much so that I wasn't really sad that he retired.

Those are my stream of conscience thoughts on the career of Edge. Reviewing them, it's hard to say whether I prefer before or after because there were things on both sides that I really liked and some that were really fucking wack. I'll get back to you.

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10-16-2011, 12:41 PM	#23
Anybody Thrilla Cranky Kong Posts: 78,671	I loved the tortured soul gimmick. I loved the Brood. I loved E & C. After we won King of the Ring and became a face, I wasn't really feeling it too much. There's a big chunk there that I don't even remember. Maybe he was injured? Anyway, when he came back as a face and won the tag titles with Benoit, I was unimpressed. Loved the "LET'S GO SYLVAIN" chants in Montreal (yes, that's not Edge, but he was in the fucking match, OK?). When he first won Money in the Bank, I still didn't give a fuck. When he cashed it in, it was kinda awesome though, for some reason. His feud with Cena was pretty cool. His feud with Hardy was pretty cool for like ten minutes. Nice heel run in general all the way up through Wrestlemania 24. Whenever it was he turned face though, he got super lame. Abhorrent, really. So much so that I wasn't really sad that he retired. Those are my stream of conscience thoughts on the career of Edge. Reviewing them, it's hard to say whether I prefer before or after because there were things on both sides that I really liked and some that were really fucking wack. I'll get back to you.