The Egomaniacs

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Here's a simple idea I've had for a faction on Raw, tell me if you like it...

Edge, Chris Jericho, and Christian all have enormous history with one-another. Edge and Christian were one of the greatest tag teams of their era, Chris Jericho and Christian were partners for a very long time before their feud over Trish Stratus, and it seems like Jericho and Edge have been involved in some capacity since the beginning of their careers. Now, Edge and Jericho are well known for their mic skills, but they are ALL fantastic heels. I was thinking that if you moved Christian to Raw, the three of these guys could find some common ground to form a faction. They all have huge egos as heels, they all think they're the best in the business, they're all fantastic athletes, and they know how to work in groups.

The purpose of this faction is not just to give older fans a heart-attack and see people mark out for the groups inception. It would be to give Christian, and one other lucky Superstar, some aid in getting to the top. It would be sort of like Evolution, in that Triple H and Ric Flair raised Orton and Batista to main even status, and eventually World Title wins. Christian is a great superstar that has been around a long while, but he's not getting that push he deserves.

But I didn't want it just to be about the three of them. I feel like they've all had long careers and great accomplishments (despite Christian's lack of a World Title), and it's time they took somebody new to the main event. So my questions are:

1.) Do you think an Edge/Jericho/Christian/? faction would work, make sense, and be entertaining on Raw?
2.) What would their job as a faction be?
3.) Who would be the 4th member of the faction?

1) I think it would work, especially on Raw. You could put them on against guys like Cena or Orton, and they wouldn't have to be together all the time. Maybe two of them could be in the tag team division, while one went after the World Title and the others helped him gain it for the group...wait a minute...I think I found a flaw. Neither of these guys is capable of the humility it takes to help another person gain the World Title. But, maybe as a team they could get over that and realize that a win for one of them is a win for the entire team. Now, it wouldn't last forever, but I think it could be a great way of getting Christian a WWE title shot. I know, it's exactly what Evolution did, and people will realize that, but it works.

2.) I don't think they would really need to be the guys that just beat the hell out of all the faces on Raw. I think their job should really be to put people over and make Christian and the 4th member look really good.

3.) I'm thinking a heel Heath Slater would work with the group. Maybe they could all grow their hair out again and look like either other.

 

[Sora/roxas]

No this wouldnt work. If you noticed, Jericho and Egde cant co-exist at all. And if you remember back to pick your poison between Edge and Randy Orton, Christian came out and Edge and him had a match, but after Orton revealed he didnt know why christian was out there and the Undertaker was his real oponnent.

If you were to replace Edge with The Miz or someone similar this could work, b/c it seems to me Edge is the only problem. The Miz had a tag team with Jericho and they didnt leave on bad terms so that could happen but i doubt Christian will be moved back to Raw till next year's draft.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Oh! The Miz! Why didn't I think of that! Christian and Miz are about the same popularity on opposite ends of the spectrum... A faction between Edge, Christian, Jericho, and Miz would be AWESOME. And you're right, I know Edge can't coexist with anyone. He's too selfish and would always be the one going for the World title, and pushing everyone down. I still think that the group could make it work, but a Jericho/Miz/Christian group would really work well too...perhaps even better.

 

[kofifan23]

1.) I think this stabe would work they could add some much needed life to the tag team division and challenge for the titles.

2.) Their job could be to put other teams over like dudebusters, the usos, and HD.

3.) Forth member of this stable could be dolph ziggler. like the other poster said they could grow out their hair and look like eachother again. dont think slater could work because of the whole nexus thing. one more thimg they have to be heels if this would ever work.

 

[Sora/roxas]

And the enevitable break-up of the group would make this an awesome triple threat match. After about a year or 2, after not caring about which one held the title they could break down and want the title to themselves. Leading up to WM and The Miz or jericho coming out on top. I dont see Christian coming out on top, b/c he isnt exactly in Vince's favor. It would most likely be the Miz b/c this would make him a solid main eventer.

As for Heath slater being the 4th member, he wont be ready for the WWE title for a long time, in fact after Nexus i dont see him doing a whole lot.

 

[Captain America]

A question you should've asked, but didn't was 'who would be the leader of this group'? With all of these egos and all of these guys on a very similar level it would be hard to choose a leader. I think the group could definitily work, but the problem with the group is that they're all so great at talking it would be hard to get them all enough air-time to truly do their thing. I think this group would work better on Smackdown for that reason (less guys they gotta compete with for air-time.)

 

[Sora/roxas]

Dolph Ziggler wouldnt work. Right now hes in a storyline with Vickie Gurrero. And after that, the way things are going he wouldnt be a big enough star to be in the stable. Alothough it could push him to this level but still. The other thing is the fact that Christian and Ziggler wouldnt co-exist b/c of the recent fued between them.

 

[rekon59]

The other thing is the fact that Christian and Ziggler wouldnt co-exist b/c of the recent fued between them.

Why does this matter? Or that Edge-Jericho have recent history? That doesn't mean they can't form a stable still. Hell, as I recall, Edge and Jericho were together on the heels team that attacked the faces on Raw, despite them beating each other up later. Feuds can be dropped to start factions at any time.

 

[Sora/roxas]

Why does this matter? Or that Edge-Jericho have recent history? That doesn't mean they can't form a stable still. Hell, as I recall, Edge and Jericho were together on the heels team that attacked the faces on Raw, despite them beating each other up later. Feuds can be dropped to start factions at any time.

You defeated your own point. Later that night they werent able to co-exist. And its b/c of there previous fued. Now i realize that Ziggler and Christians wasnt as big, but this could still cause some problems. Unless its down the road aways but right now it might.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

Also the fact they are all candadian...

But this won't work, Edge and Jericho just had a feud, although they are both heels now, and Edge and Christian hate each other, Although I like the idea, it won't ever happen, well never say never, but right now, never is the word!!

This COULD have worked maybe back in like 2000 - 2003, but not at this point..

There job is simple, the best there is in the business today...they will be out to prove it..

I can't really think of a 4th member, but if i'm thinking of someone, it has to be someone canadian, someone non-canadian would be Miz...

 

[Judah's Lion]

Hart Dynasty. that's who i'd add to the stable.

i get that this probably won't happen because Christian is on Smackdown and Edge has been feuding with both Christian and Jericho.

but lest we forget, this is wrestling, and Cena and Orton just teamed up recently even though they feuded for half of last year. turns can and do happen. and teams do form for sometimes not entirely logical reasons.

but if you put in the Hart Dynasty, then you have some common ground. they're all Canadian and over half (Hart Dynasty and Jericho) would have come from Stu Hart's Dungeon. so that's something.

to that end, there's no need for all of them to grow their hair out long. in fact, Edge is the only one with long hair so it'd just be simpler to have him get a hair cut. but still, it's not necessary. they could have different hair styles and the stable could still work.

they would need a name like the Ego Maniacs. that'd be better than the Hart Foundation version 85 or Team Canada, Again or The UnAmericans Strike Back, etc. it doesn't have to be an anti-USA stable. can just be a dominant stable that happens to have common ground in their nationality. that'd work fine.

have Jericho lead, the Hart Dynasty go for the Tag Titles and have Edge and Christian go for the IC and US Titles.

then, as Jericho and Edge get set to retire, Christian could move up to the lead position and transition into the main event picture, and eventually Christian along with Edge and Jericho could possibly help put over the Hart Dynasty as serious single competitors as well as a great tag team.

 

[Kayoh]

I think it would work if the WWE booked it right. Have them unify to fight Nexus and with a common cause they would ignore their past and be a great team. Christian, Chris Jericho, Edge, and...bring back Kizarny. Edge, Christian, and Nick Cvjetkovich (Kizarny) are GREAT friends in real life, they started their careers together and grew up friends and everything. I think the only problem Kizarny had when he came to the WWE was that Vince wanted him to be a babyface and he's just not. He's a natural heel. So throw him in that faction and you have the next Evolution, with Jericho being the Ric Flair, Edge being the HHH, Kizarny being the Batista, and Christian being the Orton.

 

[rekon59]

You defeated your own point. Later that night they werent able to co-exist. And its b/c of there previous fued. Now i realize that Ziggler and Christians wasnt as big, but this could still cause some problems. Unless its down the road aways but right now it might.

No I didn't. My point is that it doesn't matter that they just feuded. If they wanted to do it, they'd do it. Hell, Triple H and Austin's heel alliance came shortly after they had a long running feud, and that aspect of it even was raised by the announcers, with Austin covering it well.

 

[Layorz]

1.) Do you think an Edge/Jericho/Christian/? faction would work, make sense, and be entertaining on Raw?

Yes, it could work. All three work brilliantly together, and don't buy into the crap about storylines - We've seen friends become enemies and then friends again before.

2.) What would their job as a faction be?

To collect as many titles as they can. I imagine they'd have E&C aim for tag titles, and Jericho and the fourth member chase the WWE Championship + United States belt

3.) Who would be the 4th member of the faction?

The Miz. He doesn't have the history the others have with each other, but his personality and gimmick would fit in perfectly with them. And what better way to completely get him over as a heel than to use some of the best heels in the business?

It's an idea that if set up right, would work brilliantly. That said, I don't expect to see it any time soon, if at all.

 

[Hazardous]

while both edge and Y2J have selfish personality's, i think a team of Miz/Christian would work awesome, Miz worked best when he was in a tag team, even if it was a singles match, he had his partner out there to back him up, and Christian has not had the same type of Hype since he became a singles wrestler. they have the attitude/swagga to be a new DX type team, as in the original DX full of attitude "we dont have to follow your rules", minus the penis references (god damn PG..) but as far as their mic skills, and in ring ability.. would work perfect. i would LOVE to see edge and Jericho in there with them, but very unlikely.

 

[Mannic]

ugh please dont put Christian back on RAW its bad enough i rarely get to see him on SD! as it is... it wouldn't work its been way to long since christian meshed with those two for tag matches and i wouldn't want to see him back doing crap like that he was the only reason i watched ECW for so long they need to build him back to being a singles champ give him an IC title built of the wwe champ please ! but yeah we know edge/jericho cant work together they won the tittles and i think never got to fight together and have been in a semi-feud since hes come back (edge i mean) i hate when they just throw random singles wrestlers together and expect them to be a great stable.. stables dont really work now a days name the last huge successful stable? its been a few years.. they always fade away and die esp if they dont work

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Why would you want to put Christian with two major heels? Look I'm all for a Christian title run, but I don't think pairing him with Jericho and Edge would help him all that much. Even if this stable were to become something big, I still highly doubt Christian would be the WWE champion. I'm sure Vince would rather put the strap on Edge or Jericho. Christian hasn't been pushed to this level in WWE yet, and I don't think he will be anytime soon or in the near future. Also, I don't think a heel turn would save Christian. He's doing fine as a face, and he seems to be pretty over with the crowd, so why would you want to ruin that?

Heath Slater wouldn't be a good pick to be a part of this stable. Slater is terrible on the mic, and there's nothing special about his ring work either. He's got a long way to go before he's ready to put in a stable with Edge, Jericho, and Christian.

 

[Bobby B]

I don't think this is a good idea for these reasons:

- None of them need it - they're all at times in their career where it's essentially singles action or no action. Edge and Jericho probably have 2 years, Christian maybe a little longer. They don't need the tag division, and the tag division certainly doesn't need them.
- I'm hoping/thinking they're headed towards and Edge vs Christian feud - this wouldn't help.
-Stables need a purpose - this doesn't have one. They're all perfectly good main eventer/upper mid-card stars, the stable wouldn't help elevate them.