Question by Jarek C
Well Wrestlemania 25 is over, the dust has settled and all the results are on the table. Primo and Carlito Colon are the new Undisputed Tag Team Champions (Much to my pleasure ^_^ ) Matt Hardy soundly defeated Jeff Hardy in an Extreme Rules Match that leaves many a brow raised as to the real ‘extreme’ factor. Chris Jericho defeated the Legends after a stellar performance from Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, where the latter proved exactly why he’s Hall of Fame material. “Santina” Marella walked out crowned the first “Miss Wrestlemania” John Cena & Triple H drew much ire from the IWC by winning/retaining their titles. And as I predicted, Undertaker & Shawn Michaels delivered a match for the ages, where the former proved exactly why the Deadman is to be feared at Wrestlemania.
I meant to ask this question earlier, but given the occurrences of the Money in the Bank Match and the resulted it yielded from the IWC, it seems perfectly fitting to ask it now. I’m well aware that there seems to be a wave of resentment going through the boards at CM Punk winning the coveted Briefcase, thus guaranteeing him a title shot against any champion at any time. I for one and fine with CM Punk being the winner of the match, after all, last year he was made to look like an utter joke who got lucky in 1 match. Not to mention his World Title reign was atrocious. Now Punk gets a second opportunity to do things over and show that he is indeed a top notch wrestler who deserves to be in the World Title bracket.
But this is not the case with many people, and hasn’t been for the last couple months. I’ve seen many rumors go by ever since Christian’s return. Before which MVP was the strong favorite to win the Royal Rumble or the Money in the Bank match as a reward for his 5+ month losing streak. I think most of us can agree that after a losing streak that long, winning the US title hardly constitutes any sort of “reward” especially when the value of the belt is less then then the materials it’s crafted from. Truthfully MVP was my pick to win the match.
Yet back to the rumor, once Christian set foot in the WWE, MVP and all other worthy winners were soundly shoved into the corner as the IWC made Christian their “Champion”. According to mass belief/rumors in the IWC, Christian was supposed to win the match, then cash in the briefcase later that night to take advantage of Edge and win the title, thus sparking a feud between the two. Thus when this “plan” failed, there was an uproar. Not because CM Punk won the match, but because Christian did not. MVP, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, any of them could of won and it would of produced the same response. I know that for a fact, because today I looked at a question about the MITB match and 99% of the answers were about how Christian was supposed to win.
So my question to you, the IWC, is why Christian? I’m sure most of you are more then aware of his successful run in TNA, he is a former World Champion and a multiple time Tag Team Champion. His abilities allow him to Main Event (to those who know him) and he could be a top star in any promotion he works in. Most of that info you would know by watching TNA. However in the WWE Christian was a Mid-Card wrestler, which is fine by all accounts. Christian for one reason or another left the WWE to go to TNA.
Since coming back, Christian was placed on ECW, a move that makes alot of sense business-wise since the show needed star-power. During which time he began a feud with Jack Swagger, which resulted in the two putting on a great match though Christian unfortunately came up a little short.
Since then he has not done much, not that he’s been given the chance to since the Money in the Bank hype has taken up all his time. But there enlies the ‘meat’ of my ‘evidence’ against Christian. I like him, I really do, but with everything he’s done since his return there is no justification for him winning a match as big as the Money In the Bank. He’s been back and has only been in for one feud, and truthfully he’s only been back for a couple of months. Any other participant in the Money in the Bank match from Kane to Kofi to Henry, Shelton, Punk, MVP and Finlay have more right and stake to that win then Christian. Really, Christian is at the bottom of the ladder. This is all aside from the fact he left the WWE to join a rival promotion and comes back, and people expect him to get VIP status in a couple of months? I think the WWE made that mistake one time before with Brock Lesnar.
In short, out of curiosity, those who wanted Christian to win, why? What has Christian done that the other 7 participants have not done to earn that win? I’m not very interested in: “I like Christian because he’s cool” or “Well he’s popular” or “he was a world champion in TNA” sort of answers, because none of those are very substantial. When you look at everything that he’s done story wise since returning and ring-wise, why would Christian deserve it above anyo
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I’m not too interested in answers such as, “well he’s cool” “he was a world Champion in TNA” or “I like Christian” since they aren’t very substantial.
As always let’s avoid the negative remarks, thumbs-down to opinionated comments, and Best Answer will be given to the one who best supports his/her answer.
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Answer by A livin lightnin rod save_us_hbk
TBH christian is the only reason i am interested in ecw. he has great technical ability and charisma. he is the kind of character perfect for mister money in the bank.
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