Edge and Jericho Tag Team Champs!

[Theo Mays]

E2J!!!! Love this team. This brings some credibility to the titles by having two of the best in the WWE holding them. Main purpose, as Jake said was to get them on the Night Of Champions card without putting them in a singles belt match. I hope they let them run with the belts for a while and then have one turn on the other, setting up a Jericho/Edge feud that could end at WM26.

 

[master_saibot]

HOWEVER, as long as I can recall, I don't remember Jericho being a World Tag Champion in the WWE, so this adds to another accomplishment from Y2J.

Actually this is Jericho's 4th run as World Tag Team Champion. He has held the belts before with Chris Benoit, Christian and The Rock.

 

[Aversion]

I think that they will go far as a tag team. However, I also think that they could bring tag team matches into the main event, since both are main event-ers. This team just makes the tag titles worth something, which is a big step. However, Priceless could have been better as tag team champions, since they are in the tag team division, and always were. Maybe this will last a few months until Priceless wins it, and then Edge or Jericho turns face. Then, they can feud over the world title.

 

[crotchknocker]

Okay, a couple of people mentioned it, Edge and Jericho strictly won the belts so they can be at the Night of Champions PPV. Neither of them miss PPVs and the WWE smartly found a way to get them on this next one, while still having the Hardy Punk feud keep going.

Anyway it will be interesting to see who Edge and Jericho face at NOC, as I see them losing because one of them accidentally screws the other which will set up a Summerslam match so that Hardy and Punk can have a final match before Hardy leaves(the rumor is he agreed to stay til Summerslam, so I'm expecting some kind of career for the belt type match between the two at Summerslam).

For those of you crying for the Legacy win, I'd put them as the favorites to face Edge and Jericho at NOC, and like I said I expect one of the two to accidentally cost the other the match so Legacy will become the champs. There is no way they can pick up a clean win over the likes of Edge and Jericho it wouldn't be realistic with the way they have been built up. The Million Dollar Man is next weeks Raw host so I'd expect to see something favorable for Cody and Ted to pick up some kind of victory to get them the match at Night of Champions.

 

[shafe_41]

I also agree with anyone that says this is just a set-up so when Edge accidently screws up in a match, Jericho has a reason to beat the bejesus out of him and thus setting up a feud between the two. I hope it doesn't happen as fast as SSlam though. Although it was a totally random win for those two. They screw up at NOC, match at SSlam. I guess SSlam doesn't sound like too soon. I just hope it's a feud that goes a little further than just SSlam because these 2 could put on some damn good matches. Jericho and Rey Rey really impressed me with their matches. Their match at the Bash last night is easily in the hat for Match of the Year. Not quite Taker/HBK, but holy shit it's good for a match on a B PPV. If you haven't seen it, you must watch it.

But really.. they're transitional champions so the Hart Dynasty can come to SD I believe, win the titles, and that can break up Edge and Jericho. Maybe NOC will have a fatal four way match between Legacy, Colons, E&J, and Hart Dynasty. We shall see. WWE has been doing quite a few things right lately except for the Cena squash over Miz at the Bash but they made up for it on Raw tonight.

 

[Minor League Brian]

Why the hell are people saying Christian and Edge should have won the belts? Last I checked Christian is a Face and Edge isn't, and until he does turn he's STILL a heel. That'd of made no sense, and would have gone against whatever Christian has been doing on ECW (I don't know, I haven't been watching it)

Onto the actual topic. Hmm. For some reason, all the comments the likes of KB and such were making in the LD weren't making sense to me. Neither of these 2 really had a purpose at this point, neither are going for World Championships, neither had really good feuds to start up at the moment, and you know...something felt right about this. Couldn't they possibly ACTUALLY be doing the tag-team thing ala Rated RKO? Together to further each other? I think this is a good thing, and even if it does just lead to them breaking up, whoever beats them are instantly credible as they've beaten 2 of the best, if not THE best, heels in the business today.

 

[Nev]

By the looks of it, people believe having two big name stars will give value to the belts.

I'm not so sure on this one. This reminds me of Orton and Edge & the same story. It was just done because DX & John Cena were in the main event scene and Orton/Edge needed to stay in a card.

I wouldn't be surprised if the WWE does the same for this instance.

What doesn't make sense is the fact that it works for Edge, but not Jericho. Jericho was doing a great program with Mysterio and that leaves Mysterio nowhere. Oh yeah, Mysterio is the U.S. Champion! Silly me, I forget too much. Good move on the WWE's part.

Anyway, fact of the matter is, it won't change a damn thing. This is temporary. Once again the IWC will be disappointed.

The fun part about it happens to be the fact that the belts are unified. That means appearances on all three brands, how exciting. Still, the Brand Extension has been pretty weak as of late. It gets too free and rowdy during Wrestlemania time and never really recovers.

 

[tLight]

What I noticed is the great energy Jericho and Edge bring into their matches. What I also noticed was they already have Jericho and Edge bickering with each other. If they keep them together for a while and build them up correctly, not only can they help rebuild that tag division, but they can also slowly make Edge into a face, and start a feud with Edge and Jericho. Edge is going require a very slow, long turn face turn after his mega 4 year heel run. Jericho is current the best heel they have, and in order for him to replace Edge on Smackdown, Edge has to go face. Also having Edge start a face turn puts him in line to take Jeff Hardy's spot, if Hardy doesnt resign long term.

No way you cant say the two of them together is a bad combo. Their both great workers.

 

[truk24]

From a creative standpoint I understand why they would pair Edge/Jericho together. However if they were going to place Edge in to the tag team scene why not reunite E&C? We just went through a DX reunion, and another could be on the way. What was so wrong with Edge and Christian being a team. Both men could have stayed on two different shows, but just tagged up with one another. Teddy Long is a "face" he wouldn't have said no to a reunion of one of the most successful and popular tag teams in WWE history. Teddy is a GM for the fans. It makes sense because the tag titles can be defended on any show. Which means mixing shows stars while making tag teams with them is going with the flow.

As for Jericho the same can be said of his except not Jericho/Christian, but rather Jericho/Punk. Hear me out on this because it is obvious from a creative view. Punk is in "face" to "heel" purgatory. I like what the WWE has done with him so far, and I think he would have complimented Jericho well. Remember also that Punk is the current World champion. That would have still given us the "it" factor. Which would be what drives them at eachother's throats the same way that Y2J/Edge do now. What I'm saying is that the WWE could have still kept that theme. That goes for the scenario with E&C as well. With Christian still being an active wrestler on ECW he could potentially win the ECW world title making Edge envious.