.Sy™ Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It’s tough to trust an Intercontinental Champion with a crooked smile. It just comes naturally for Christian, who, when relishing a moment or getting caught up in a spirited discussion with an adversary, grows a half-grin. The left side of his mouth curls to a smile while the right side rests somewhat taut and emotionless. It's part of his charm, part of being Captain Charisma. But it is also reminiscent of the times when Christian's grin accompanied his ill-willed acts inside the squared circle. Every time Christian shows off his pearly whites while holding that prestigious Intercontinental Title in his hand, there may be a hint of doubt nestled in some corner of the WWE Universe’s collective psyche about what might be his true intentions. Does the grin just mean that the guileful Captain Charisma is simply happy to be back on top, proud to possess championship gold once again? Or is it that other side, the matter-of-fact facial expression on the other half of his face that the Peeps should be mindful of going forward? There’s something about the combination of Christian and the Intercontinental Championship that has brought the selfish side out of the Canadian-born Superstar in the past. That volatile mix once sent Christian down a sinister road to seize the spotlight for himself, at the expense of his longtime tag team partner and best friend, WWE Hall of Famer Edge, more than a decade ago. The tag team of Edge & Christian once achieved a level of success so great that the editors of WWE.com recently declared them the greatest tag team in WWE history. Then Edge won the 2001 King of the Ring Tournament and followed it up by becoming the Intercontinental Champion at SummerSlam 2001, just one year after he and Christian won the first-ever TLC Match. Discontent with his partner's moment in the spotlight, Christian challenged his brother-in-arms for the title one month later at Unforgiven and justified it as an opportunity to realize his own personal hopes and dreams. Christian won the same title he now holds again, and showed no remorse for stepping over his former tag team partner to do it. More than 10 years later, it would seem that the Canadian-born Superstar has put his past behind him. He even inducted his once greatest enemy, Edge, into the WWE Hall of Fame just months ago. Their friendship withstood their struggles in the past and so has Captain Charisma's connection with the WWE fans. The Intercontinental Champion knows that if he keeps smiling, the WWE Universe will keep smiling with him. Despite his reputation, it's hard not to, especially after the Captain took down a cunning, blackhearted Superstar in Cody Rhodes ... someone who actually shares a lot in common with the Christian of the past. Yes, the keeper of the Peeps certainly bears the qualifications to bring prestige back to the Intercontinental Title and WWE fans have quickly embraced their new champion – but at what cost? Considering a history of jealousy and other nefarious traits, what might Captain Charisma do to stay on top after injuries and setbacks kept him from it for so long? For now, the WWE Universe can merely trust that this Christian really is for the Peeps. And, if the signature smile proves to be a signal of another con job during his current title run, all we can do is simply grin and bear it. Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/christian-con-job-on-wwe-universe/page-1 This is interesting to say the least. Maybe there'll be an explanation on why Christian returned as a face after all. I prefer him as a face though and SmackDown! is in desperate need of top faces as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Evil Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Interesting article, however I hope Christian remains face, Smackdown! is in some desperate need for some top faces since Orton's going to be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Christian NEEDS to be face. I hope his run as IC champion is as good as his ECW reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»highlight Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's ridiculous that WWE gets pissy when dirtsheets spoil outcomes of their stories, yet when they tell us Stone Cold is coming for Johnny and Christian has his own agenda all in the same week it's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's ridiculous that WWE gets pissy when dirtsheets spoil outcomes of their stories, yet when they tell us Stone Cold is coming for Johnny and Christian has his own agenda all in the same week it's okay. This is the same WWE.com that said the NWO would be back when Big Sexy returned. They're just fantasy writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»highlight Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's ridiculous that WWE gets pissy when dirtsheets spoil outcomes of their stories, yet when they tell us Stone Cold is coming for Johnny and Christian has his own agenda all in the same week it's okay. This is the same WWE.com that said the NWO would be back when Big Sexy returned. They're just fantasy writers. Even if that's the case, then they're just ruling out possibilities and that's equally uncool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmVD Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 I don't care if he's heel or face. I just wish that he would bring that hooded tracksuit back. I can't call him Captain Charisma without it. He looks so generic in just a t-shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 WWE Articles have never made sense. Writing them is just a source to kill time for the Editors. That being said, I actually found this article pretty interesting to read, unlike the previous ones. As meaningless as it might be, I really hope Christian drops the IC Title and jumps in the Main Event picture instead. They should've never given him the title. Now that they have, and with Orton suspended, they have no alternative Main Event face on Smackdown. And now if they make him lose the title, it would solve their problem of filling the void in the Main Event (by upgrading him), but it would further effect the credibility of the IC Title, since they'll be making him lose it this early. Either way, Main Event matters more and they need him there, but unfortunately, this whole thing is bound to create a big mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownsold13r Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Smackdown needs faces. If Christian is going to be a cool face, that's fine, but he needs to at least fight against heels because there are too many heels and not enough faces right now for SD. Dolph could turn face too and that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 WWE Articles have never made sense. Writing them is just a source to kill time for the Editors. That being said, I actually found this article pretty interesting to read, unlike the previous ones. As meaningless as it might be, I really hope Christian drops the IC Title and jumps in the Main Event picture instead. They should've never given him the title. Now that they have, and with Orton suspended, they have no alternative Main Event face on Smackdown. And now if they make him lose the title, it would solve their problem of filling the void in the Main Event (by upgrading him), but it would further effect the credibility of the IC Title, since they'll be making him lose it this early. Either way, Main Event matters more and they need him there, but unfortunately, this whole thing is bound to create a big mess. Christian would never get booked strong in the main event, so be glad he's in the midcard shining again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 WWE Articles have never made sense. Writing them is just a source to kill time for the Editors. That being said, I actually found this article pretty interesting to read, unlike the previous ones. As meaningless as it might be, I really hope Christian drops the IC Title and jumps in the Main Event picture instead. They should've never given him the title. Now that they have, and with Orton suspended, they have no alternative Main Event face on Smackdown. And now if they make him lose the title, it would solve their problem of filling the void in the Main Event (by upgrading him), but it would further effect the credibility of the IC Title, since they'll be making him lose it this early. Either way, Main Event matters more and they need him there, but unfortunately, this whole thing is bound to create a big mess. Christian would never get booked strong in the main event, so be glad he's in the midcard shining again. That's not what I'm trying to say, though. My point is, now with Orton gone, there's no face on Smackdown (and kinda even on RAW) who can serve as an alternative to him during his absence (even if the alternative isn't booked nearly as strong), except Christian. See, as much as Vince might hate him, even he can't deny the fact that Christian put some of the best matches of last year, with Orton. He adjusted in the Main Event pretty well, and he is the most believable guy on the roster to serve as Smackdown's top co-babyface, along with Sheamus. But the problem is, he's the current IC Champ, and to achieve that 'filling the void' objective, they would have to make him drop the title first, thus effecting another extremely short reign and shatting on its credibility further. It's a win-lose situation either way. Even I'm not expecting him to get booked strong in the ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 WWE Articles have never made sense. Writing them is just a source to kill time for the Editors. That being said, I actually found this article pretty interesting to read, unlike the previous ones. As meaningless as it might be, I really hope Christian drops the IC Title and jumps in the Main Event picture instead. They should've never given him the title. Now that they have, and with Orton suspended, they have no alternative Main Event face on Smackdown. And now if they make him lose the title, it would solve their problem of filling the void in the Main Event (by upgrading him), but it would further effect the credibility of the IC Title, since they'll be making him lose it this early. Either way, Main Event matters more and they need him there, but unfortunately, this whole thing is bound to create a big mess. Christian would never get booked strong in the main event, so be glad he's in the midcard shining again. That's not what I'm trying to say, though. My point is, now with Orton gone, there's no face on Smackdown (and kinda even on RAW) who can serve as an alternative to him during his absence (even if the alternative isn't booked nearly as strong), except Christian. See, as much as Vince might hate him, even he can't deny the fact that Christian put some of the best matches of last year, with Orton. He adjusted in the Main Event pretty well, and he is the most believable guy on the roster to serve as Smackdown's top co-babyface, along with Sheamus. But the problem is, he's the current IC Champ, and to achieve that 'filling the void' objective, they would have to make him drop the title first, thus effecting another extremely short reign and shatting on its credibility further. It's a win-lose situation either way. Even I'm not expecting him to get booked strong in the ME. They always could bring Punk and Cena to do overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 WWE Articles have never made sense. Writing them is just a source to kill time for the Editors. That being said, I actually found this article pretty interesting to read, unlike the previous ones. As meaningless as it might be, I really hope Christian drops the IC Title and jumps in the Main Event picture instead. They should've never given him the title. Now that they have, and with Orton suspended, they have no alternative Main Event face on Smackdown. And now if they make him lose the title, it would solve their problem of filling the void in the Main Event (by upgrading him), but it would further effect the credibility of the IC Title, since they'll be making him lose it this early. Either way, Main Event matters more and they need him there, but unfortunately, this whole thing is bound to create a big mess. Christian would never get booked strong in the main event, so be glad he's in the midcard shining again. That's not what I'm trying to say, though. My point is, now with Orton gone, there's no face on Smackdown (and kinda even on RAW) who can serve as an alternative to him during his absence (even if the alternative isn't booked nearly as strong), except Christian. See, as much as Vince might hate him, even he can't deny the fact that Christian put some of the best matches of last year, with Orton. He adjusted in the Main Event pretty well, and he is the most believable guy on the roster to serve as Smackdown's top co-babyface, along with Sheamus. But the problem is, he's the current IC Champ, and to achieve that 'filling the void' objective, they would have to make him drop the title first, thus effecting another extremely short reign and shatting on its credibility further. It's a win-lose situation either way. Even I'm not expecting him to get booked strong in the ME. They always could bring Punk and Cena to do overtime. They can, but both are already involved in much relevant feuds in their own rights. They clearly need an integral and entirely settled face in the World Title picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylton Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's ridiculous that WWE gets pissy when dirtsheets spoil outcomes of their stories, yet when they tell us Stone Cold is coming for Johnny and Christian has his own agenda all in the same week it's okay. This is the same WWE.com that said the NWO would be back when Big Sexy returned. They're just fantasy writers. Even if that's the case, then they're just ruling out possibilities and that's equally uncool. Man you just can't see positive in anything? It either sucks that they 'spoil' their own stories, or it sucks that they come up with fantasy situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTheWhisp Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 SD NEEDS FACE CHRISTIAN. and so does his reign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Nakamura Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 ^ Exactly. His heel character is great but we've already seen Cody Rhodes hold the Intercontinental Championship, as a heel, so we need Christian as one of the top faces right now. Especially when Orton and Jericho have been suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»highlight Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's ridiculous that WWE gets pissy when dirtsheets spoil outcomes of their stories, yet when they tell us Stone Cold is coming for Johnny and Christian has his own agenda all in the same week it's okay. This is the same WWE.com that said the NWO would be back when Big Sexy returned. They're just fantasy writers. Even if that's the case, then they're just ruling out possibilities and that's equally uncool. Man you just can't see positive in anything? It either sucks that they 'spoil' their own stories, or it sucks that they come up with fantasy situations. I believe Raw and Smackdown need more shock factor or at least some form of the unexpected. An easy example of this was last year with CM Punk. The shoot promo made people proud to be a wrestling fan at the time. Nobody was informed from some source that "Punk will turn the WWE upside down." No one knew Jeff Hardy was going to jump off the scaffolding onto Randy Orton. Who honestly predicted the 8 NXT rookies would become one of the most memorable factions of the decade? It was appreciated to the point of being exaggerated because situations like that are a rarity these days. People could say that if we had this kind of stuff all the time it would end up being anticipated, therefore stale, but I disagree when times and characters change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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