RIPPA Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 I originally wanted to do Christopher Daniels since the whole Fallen Angel thing fits perfectly this weekend and today is the 11th anniversary of him winning the Super 8. Of course - then I realized I burnt him doing my "Chris"tmas theme back in December. So I am going with Edge - where today marks the 4 year anniversary of his last match. Yes, it has already been 4 years. You are all fucking old. Of course I am now realizing I unintentionally picked both members of Rated RKO this week...
Matt D Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Edge and Christopher Daniels have a lot in common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGIvEusRMHY
RIPPA Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 I am kinda indifferent about Edge - my favorite stuff being the tag match stuff with Christian or the giant clusterfuck matches where there a lot of other guys I like more. That being said - the stuff against Taker was by far my favorite singles Edge stuff http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e3107_edge-vs-undertaker-wwe-wrestlemania-24_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1s8v0v_the-undertaker-vs-edge-extreme-rules-2008_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dxnyh_wwe-summerslam-2008-the-undertaker-vs-edge-hell-in-a-cell-match_sport I think I did those in the right order
Web Conn Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 As Sexton Hardcastle with Joe E. Legend vs El Fuego and Johnny Paradise (Swinger) w/Christian vs The Dudleyz w/Christian vs The Rock vs Eddie Guerrero vs Dolph Ziggler
Charlie M. Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 One of the best gimmick match wrestlers ever, IMO. Some people use that as a knock against him but he was always very smart about how he put them together. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvn8io_edge-vs-john-cena-tlc-wwe-championship-match-unforgiven-2006_sport
Matt D Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 The issue isn't necessarily the gimmick matches but the lack of non gimmick matches.
Curt McGirt Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ0cqJ46rf8 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20tsns_wwe-one-night-stand-2006-terry-funk-tommy-dreamer-vs-edge-mick-foley_sport Hey, speaking of gimmick match Edge, here's him and Mick
Web Conn Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 vs Kevin Sullivan w/Christian and Chris Benoit vs The Rock and the APA vs Matt Hardy vs John Cena vs Triple H w/Christian vs Alberto Del Rio and Brodus Clay
J.T. Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 I always loved Edge but wow, he is up there with John Cena and Ox Baker as being one of the best ring workers ever with the worst finishers ever. Ox's awesomeness made you believe that the Heart Punch actually worked.
Pete Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Couldn't find the one of them choking in Indiana. This will have to do.
kafkonia Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Edge was great. Team ECK-era Edge was the high point, of course, but the Rated R superstar was good. Between his feuds with Cena and the Rated RKO team, I'd argue Edge had a hand in the formative years of the two men who, for better worse, have defined the main event scene for the better part of a decade. Post-injury "Spear spear spear, spear spear spear spear" Edge wasn't as good, but I think you have to cut him some slack for that. He was obviously more beat-up than it seemed, and he was a better fit as a heel than a WWE-brand pandering face but had the post-comeback sympathy push. He also had many, many good tag team runs under his belt -- Edge and Christian, Rated RKO, his teams with Mysterio during the Smackdown Six era, and his time with Jericho (I forget if they had a portmanteau name.)
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 That Hardy/Edge cage match is an easy frontrunner for Top 5 WWE matches of the decade. i'm not the biggest Edge fan but that period from early 05 to mid 07, the guy fucking brought it.
goc Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Edge after he finished up with Cena and became like "the guy" on Smackdown can fuck right off. I was so glad when he retired. That Kane feud involving Paul Bearer is some of the worst shit ever.
Big Fresh Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Edge is one of those guys that for whatever reason captured my attention and interest when I first started watching and he was a low carder still in the Brood. But for whatever reason, I took a liking to him and he was my favorite wrestler for more than a decade. It was an amazing ride to get invested at the groundfloor with someone who eventually became an all-time great. I miss him like hell. Also, he a great non-gimmick match worker too. Shut up. 1
MORELOCK Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Edge is one of those guys that for whatever reason captured my attention and interest when I first started watching and he was a low carder still in the Brood. But for whatever reason, I took a liking to him and he was my favorite wrestler for more than a decade. It was an amazing ride to get invested at the groundfloor with someone who eventually became an all-time great. I miss him like hell. Also, he a great non-gimmick match worker too. Shut up. Examples or a retraction, please
Big Fresh Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Edge is one of those guys that for whatever reason captured my attention and interest when I first started watching and he was a low carder still in the Brood. But for whatever reason, I took a liking to him and he was my favorite wrestler for more than a decade. It was an amazing ride to get invested at the groundfloor with someone who eventually became an all-time great. I miss him like hell. Also, he a great non-gimmick match worker too. Shut up. Examples or a retraction, please Vs. Del Rio at 'Mania Vs. Ziggler at Rumble Vs. Morrison on a Random Smackdown Vs. Orton on Raw after Backlash 2007 Vs. Undertaker at 'Mania 24 Vs. Cena many times Vs. Punk many times And many great Edge & Christian matches that didn't involve ladders. 1
MORELOCK Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Edge is one of those guys that for whatever reason captured my attention and interest when I first started watching and he was a low carder still in the Brood. But for whatever reason, I took a liking to him and he was my favorite wrestler for more than a decade. It was an amazing ride to get invested at the groundfloor with someone who eventually became an all-time great. I miss him like hell. Also, he a great non-gimmick match worker too. Shut up. Examples or a retraction, please Vs. Del Rio at 'Mania Vs. Ziggler at Rumble Vs. Morrison on a Random Smackdown Vs. Orton on Raw after Backlash 2007 Vs. Undertaker at 'Mania 24 Vs. Cena many times Vs. Punk many times And many great Edge & Christian matches that didn't involve ladders. The Morrison match online anywhere? I was thinking you had some more obscure examples, I've seen all that other shit and was not impressed.
Big Fresh Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Well that's unfortunate because they're awesome matches.
Spritenaut 32 Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 I'm probably in the minority, but I didn't particularly care for the Edge&Christian era. Probably wasn't bad, but the Dudleys/Hardys/E&C didn't interest me back then, so I paid very little attention to the tag team gimmick matches. Like Edge a lot as a singles character. Edge/Lita was a fun pairing and I loved most of the Edge/Vicky stuff. Went on too long, but most hot acts in wrestling do the same. Never really thought Edge was a great singles worker, though I generally enjoyed his matches. Still not sure what his moveset consisted of, once he stopped using the lifting DDT and the Edge-u-cator regularly. Punch, punch, heel stuff, spear? All in all, I'd put him down as a great chickenshit heel, if not a great in-ring guy.
HumanChessgame Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 I liked Edge a lot when he was with The Brood and Edge and Christian are one of my favorite tag teams. They had fantastic chemistry both in and out of the ring and were always fun to watch. When he became a solo wrestler and got higher up in the card, my interest in him plummeted. Him being one of the top guys in the company was one of the reasons I rarely watched WWE from 04-10 or so, I just couldn't buy him as a dominant upper carder and he was always pushed far beyond his ability.
MORELOCK Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Well that's unfortunate because they're awesome matches. I don't find Edge's work believable, generally speaking. So you don't have a link to the Morrison match? A date, even?
glfpunk Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 You don't like him. Why do you want to go look up a single match of his?
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