Christian's World Heavyweight Championship reigns

[Artemis Paradox]

Although the timing may seem peculiar in the aspect of Edge retiring, so now we feel sorry for Christian, so let's give him the belt now thing can be plausible, this was something long in the making. VKM holding spite for Christian is irrelevant, short-lived reigns are irrelevant. The thing is, Christian is more than worthy of holding the belt again, and in a long, dominant, meaningful reign, regardless of anyone's dislike of him, regardless of his winning his first world title in TNA, regardless of Edge's retirement.

[Captain Morgan Freeman]

Christians a great wrestler, probably my favourite in the WWE these days but a brand leader he is not. Had Edge not retired it's very possible that he wouldn't have won a world title in the WWE. I don't think Vince took the title off him because of his run in TNA. He just doesn't sell enough tickets/merchandise to warrant being the main guy on a show the way Orton, Cena or Punk do.
Sure i would have liked it if Christians title run had lasted longer then a week but the main point of his feud with Orton was that he couldn't win one on one against Orton and him losing it so early helped develop the whiny heel character and the whole "one more match" shtick.
It all worked out pretty well in the end anyway, Christian goes down in the record books as a two time world champion and we got probably the feud of the year between him and Orton, what's not to like?
Will we ever see him as champ again? Naah he's had his time in the sun. He can certainly do a good job as a heel chalanger to the champ but his main job will be helping some of the younger guys get over, god knows some of them could do with a rub.

[Little Jerry Lawler]

I don't see Christian winning the WWE title. I can see him winning the World Heavyweight Title. Christian may not be the guy to carry a brand but Smackdown is basically Raw Jr. so it doesn't need that much carrying. Sheamus was the champion for six months but did you see any significant positives in Smackdown due to him holding the belt. To me, no. Smackdown was the same as it has always been. I wouldn't mind another Christian run at the title.

[Lorenzo von Matterhorn]

I need to get something off my chest: I don't think Christian is that great, nor do I think he made a particularly good World Champion. PHEW! Man, that load has been weighing me down for over a year...

Controversial talking point incoming: the only time I thought Christian stood out, on his own, was when he wrestled for TNA. In WWE he was Edge's tag team partner. He was Chris Jericho's tag team partner. He was a damn good comedy act at times, but that's all he ever amounted to in my head. When he went to TNA, he was a big deal. Everyone got excited to have a WWE guy around; you could tell the roster respected him, and for the first time ever Christian got to be a singles star. He got to be a World Champion.

I liked that WWE made a big deal out of his return, and hooked him up as a veteran star in WW-ECW. But how long did that momentum last? How long before he was either injured, or a midcard jobber during the times he was healthy enough to wrestle? I will be so bold as to say, the only reason WWE ever put the WOrld Title on him was Edge's retirement. They captivated on a unique moment, thus why the belt went to Orton two days later. Christian winning with Edge there was something people talked about, but he was never a long-term plan for Vince. They ended up swapping the title again during the summer, but if for no other reason than to shake up their rivalry, and potentially keep things interesting. So unless Edge plans on retiring again, I wouldn't put any money on Christian being a World Champion again in WWE. He's getting to that age that I'd be surprised if WWE wanted to keep him around much longer. His contract has to be substantial with that much tenure, and he's not a draw. THis is just my opinion of course, and apologies to any die-hard Christian fans, but he should go back to TNA and end his career in a place that appreciates his talent.

Oh, and he looks mentally retarded when he claps before the Killswitch. I hate finishers that are complicated to set up, and look like they could easily be avoided. I like simple, easy to set up maneuvers like the KO punch, the RKO, Zig-Zag, etc. Not a fan of the Killswitch; the fact that he claps his hands together with the power of 40,000 screaming fans, effectively warning any half-brained opponent of his impending attack, doesn't make it any more appealing.

[HBsam31]

I would say that Edge really lobbied for Christian to win the title, and it really did make for a good moment when he beat ADR, and yes I was upset when he lost it just days later on Smackdown. The thing is though he won the belt twice and after losing it the first time it turned into a pretty decent heel run. Like Mustand Sally said, most guys don't win the belt at all. I think he definitely has the makings to be a World champ again, but I just don't think that is in the cards for him.