What if Edge wasn't forced into retirement?

[luckyse7enz]

Would the WWE be in a better situation right now when it comes to booking and having a charismatic top face to fall back on?

Cena's a top guy but the fans are tired of his image.
Bryan's injured.
Sheamus is a bit goofy.
Dolph's not ready.
Punk's gone.
Orton's a better heel.
Jericho, Rock, and Taker are part-time.
Ambrose & Reigns are still being build.

If Edge had been around this whole time, could it have kept things a bit more fresh and helped some of these newer guys come up?

 

[Mook]

yea bro. A guy in the business for 15 years with as many reigns as cena is gonna keep things fresh

If all these old nikkas left no one would care the top would look like

Kenta, Generico, Devitt, DB, Ryder, Shield, Steen, dolph, Orton, and Sheamus.

that > what we got.

 

[Uncle Phil 36]

How old is Edge?

 

[The G.O.D II]

Edge was a sissy. Gay nygga. Frail bytch. Another guy pushed by Vince that fans never cared about just like Hickenbottom. Shelton was always better. fukk Cripple H.

R=G- Right since 2002

 

[Silkk]

26x world champion

 

[luckyse7enz]

yea bro. A guy in the business for 15 years with as many reigns as cena is gonna keep things fresh

If all these old nikkas left no one would care the top would look like

Kenta, Generico, Devitt, DB, Ryder, Shield, Steen, dolph, Orton, and Sheamus.

that > what we got.

I'm just thinking that the higher-ups would be more willing to have Edge as a top guy that puts the lesser guys over than they would with Cena, essentially the way a HHH would have worked when Rock & Austin were the focus. You see how going over Orton helped D-Bry ascend on his way to going over Cena.

Instead of recycling feuds like Orton, Jericho and even RVD, is it be far-fetched to think that a guy like Edge wouldn't have been an entertaining face to help the up-and-coming heels like Bray Wyatt, Rollins, and Cesaro find their chops during mic confrontations and telling a story. I think Edge could've helped with the spacing without people being in an uproar when he puts someone over the way they would have if Punk was around.

I think Edge could've kept things interesting and helped some guys stay afloat.

How old is Edge?

40.

Cena's 37.
Jericho's 43.

 

[RammerJammer]

17x World Champion

 

[The Rainmaker]

20/20 World Champion

 

[TNC]

Of course things would be better


Edge was a great working in the ring and an established character out of it and work a better than average heel or face roll. AT WORST he would be a good character for Ambrose, Rollins, Reigns, Bray and Barrett to feud with. It'd make them all look a lot stronger than a feud with Cena.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

26x world champion

I came in to say this same thing!!! And they would've never combined the belts

 

[I-Hate-You]

If Edge wasn't forced into retirement, maybe I wouldn't cry myself to sleep every night.

 

[dh86]

He was winding down. He was done

 

[MercuryHayes]

Christian getting that WHC run while Punk was ascending into greatness > Edge post injury return.

 

[Momentum]

Hasn't Edge won the most belts of any one person in history

 

[luckyse7enz]

Christian getting that WHC run while Punk was ascending into greatness > Edge post injury return.

Clap-happy Christian was meh....

...though, to be honest, I was never really moved by him as a singles competitor so I'm probably biased. I think I missed a lot of the great solo things that warmed people up to him.

I put him in the same category I put post-Eddy Chavo in: "tribute character."