The return of Edge

[Mighty NorCal]

Welp he should be back soon, from all reports. How do you guys think he will get used?? how SHOULD he be used??


I can see Taker being flattened by Familia at No Mercy, only to return for Cyber sunday...with Edge alighned with him. Edge returns, cooky as a pet coon, ready to reap revenge on the woman who had him sent to hell. A face/tweener, and will be in the Vickie storyline, against her, totally focused on her. I think the pop behind his arrival would be fucking resounding.


How would you guys use him, or how do you think it will actually go???

 

[Kris]

Welp he should be back soon, from all reports. How do you guys think he will get used?? how SHOULD he be used??


I can see Taker being flattened by Familia at No Mercy, only to return for Cyber sunday...with Edge alighned with him. Edge returns, cooky as a pet coon, ready to reap revenge on the woman who had him sent to hell. A face/tweener, and will be in the Vickie storyline, against her, totally focused on her. I think the pop behind his arrival would be fucking resounding.


How would you guys use him, or how do you think it will actually go???

This is something i'd considered, but I'd love to see him used in pretty much this way. Him coming back slightly crazy would be cool, but I can see it getting old fast if done poorly. I mean how many times have we seen Kane haunted by Demons?

 

[Mexican Geek]

I dont see Edge aligning with Taker (again...), but I see him trying to get revenge on Vickie. eventually, a long feud with Triple H and/or Hardy will happen, so he can go back to the title scene.
Regarding if he should return as a heel or as a face, think about it: if he turns face, the biggest heel in the brand would be the big show. Not the biggest star in the brand (no pun intended) and certainly a waste of talent, considering that Edge is the best heel in the brand, maybe in the company.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

It isnt though. SD! is almost entirely comprised of heels. I dont even really count Taker as part of the real roster. All you basically have is Hardy and Trips. No one is really over as a face. meanwhile, you have

Show, Kendrick, Chavo, MVP, Shelton, Umaga again soon, Kozlov, Kahli, And possibly even ability to turn Trips heel to offset the loss.

Then what do you have??? as far as faces go?? R- truth??

right. SD! is heel central. And Edge's character wouldnt be full face, just tweener, so he could be a jack of all trades here, and benefit the brand.

 

[tj3000x]

I see Edge as a tweener. It'd be pretty cool to see him trying to get revenge on Vickie while messing around with the faces on Smackdown. I mean I could see him coming to Taker's aid against the Big Show only to spear Taker back down. A tweener Edge would be a nice change for Smackdown and the WWE in general.

 

[Khalifa]

yeah i see edge coming back as face and then just going straight into the story line with taker. then as soon as that is done he is a another great heel and goes on to feud with jeff for a number 1 contender spot at no way out after another raw victory at the rumble. i see edge being face at the start because of this massive pop he will get. anyways this is another return i am looking forward to. he is a great wrestler and i believe he should have a logn long world title run

 

[tehblogger]

When I first saw this thread I thought "bullshit". Now I'm not so sure. With Big Show kicking Taker's ass, it makes much more sense: Taker will now need Edge to cope with Vickie, Show, and possibly the others of La Familia as well, seeing Show basically just beat him cleanly. Norcal's analysis now makes sense after No Mercy, which Norcal called right...plus, Edge said a while back, in the middle of his feud with Taker, that the only guy he could imagine teaming with again would be...Taker. Now that could just happen.

While it would be cool to see Edge as a face again, and would bring balance to a very heel-heavy SD roster, I don't see it lasting for very long. Edge is simply too good as a heel to spend long as a face/tweener. That's not to say he's a bad face - he was a good one back in the day - but he's always worked far better as a heel.

 

[Crush1]

I suspect the whole la famillia angle is already over.When edge returns he will deal with taker with the help of his two crownies, and then move on to another program.I cant imagine that the wwe would continue this angle after so many pay per view matches between the two, people would get bored.

I hope they put edge in a program with jeff hardy/triple h/kozlov feuding for the wwe championship.

 

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

Edge WILL NO LONGER BE FEUDING WITH UNDERTAKER WHEN HE RETURNS. Which is the whole reason why WWE decided to give Taker a new feud with Big Show. I'm really looking forward to seeing Edge return, but I also find it hard to see what Edge's role will be upon his return. He will no doubt challenge for the WWE Championship again, but not immediately. I would love to see an Edge/Jeff Hardy feud also and the WWE Championship on the line would be the right way to go. As for Edge teaming with Undertaker against Vickie, I find hard to believe. Sure Edge will most likely want revenge with Vickie while Undertaker also does, but they DO NOT necessarily have to team with each other in order to do so.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

It will be good to see Edge back. One of the hardest working men in the industry and one of WWE's top guys. But as far what role he should return in...what with the plethora of heels on SD right now, Edge should become a tweener and fight everybody in his way.

Eventually, they could get him back into what he does best, stealing victories and having him go over Hunter for the WWE title, since nobody else of interest are likely to go over Hunter in the near future. Either way, bringing Edge back as a face would flop. He's too good of a heel to get bad reactions to a face role.

 

[Tim]

I agree with tj and Hardcore Kennedy, I think he'll be a tweener. He'll probably feud with Vickie, which will lead to a feud with Big Show, possibly over the title. But by this time Taker will have been put out again somehow, therefore eliminating a feud with Taker. He can then just go on a rampage through everyone and everything because he'll be angry for being put out, which will be good to watch. But don't put him as a fully fledged face, he works way better as a heel, so having him as a tweener would balance things out.

 

[RBH]

He is the only person I could see right now that could take the title off Hunter if they decide to keep HHH face. Edge is a great heel but he has been that way for a long time. If he were to turn into a face, it could work as long as he is an agressive face. Agressive faces work better than laid back faces. Faces that do not pander to the crowd as much. Edge should feud with the Big Show first. Since Big Show is now Smackdown's number 1 heel at the moment. It would be a good feud. Edge would play off as the psychotic ex and Big Show would be the new head in command. Each would be working towards their own agendas so it would definately work. But if they choose to make HHH heel in the future, then Edge would need to be face because he cannot feud with Taker anymore. That feud is over and done with.

 

[CDR]

I think Edge will come back niether as a definate heel or face. Kinda like a tweener. I bet he comes back for his own revenge on Vickie and not want anything to do with Taker. He could come back, NOT feud with Taker again but feud with La Familia for a while. He could be like a crazy ex and want revenge on Vickie. He could team up with Taker and they could take on La Familia. After that I wouldn't want him to do anything more with La Famlia or Taker and turn heel and go for the title. I think by then Jeff Hardy would be the champ and HHH wanting his rematch for losing the title. That would set up for a triple threat match for the title at 'Mania maybe if not sooner.

 

[Kyle Cobra]

Theres been some talk of Edge returning with a tweaked look and gimmick, similar to Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in Dark Knight, with a much darker and crazed look. A very unpredictable character with no allies but himself.

Now i think Edge surely has enough talent to pull something like this off, but thats a fine line to walk...the line between influence and copying something. I think i can see Edge being much darker and explosive, maybe with a slight appearance alteration, maybe some suites. It reminds me of a short lived gimmick done but Sean O'Hair a couple years back.

Either way, all speculation aside, i see a month long tweener phase before going full heel again, and i can see a fued with Hardy by Royal Rumble.

 

[OIL]

I'm damn excited about his return. A fantastic heel and a fantastic wrestler.

How should he be used? Well, he needs to deffo NOT go back to being a coward, because I think his gimmick was better when he was a sadistic heel shown most recently before the HIAC match with Undertaker. It adds much more depth to his character and I think he plays the role really well.

With that being said, I reckon he should start a fued with Triple H by screwing him out of the WWE Title match with Big Show, if one is happening? I've only been kinda keeping up recently. Big Show could then continue the fued with Undertaker, while Triple H, Kozlov, Edge and Hardy all fight to be No.1 contender. After that, have Edge fued with Hardy. It will instantly put Edge in the mega-heel catagory, not that he wasn't already. That can easily bring out the best in both Edge, and Hardy.

 

[Harthan]

Smackdown does have a lot of heels but really no one I can see doing as good as Edge is. Edge-Taker was brilliant, and there's no way Show will be able to do half as well as Edge did. Edge still has two big old faces to feud with in Hardy and HHH, and that and any subsequent developments (new face moving up, someone turning face *cough*MVP*cough) could bring Edge up until the next draft when fresh blood can be cycled in or Edge can go to Raw.

Anyway, the tricky part is bringing Edge back to TV without any mention of the Undertaker. I mean, he was sent to hell. So what happens? He just shows up on TV? "Hey guys, I'm back from hell, was a little warm for my tastes". Clearly they want to keep him away from the Undertaker after this feud, so it will be a tricky business. I mean, there's the general problem of one coming back from hell in the first place. It's not a place most non-Herculian people make a point of returning from. I assume a week or two's vignettes is in order to start with, and maybe some harrowing tale of going to a "dark place" and escaping will work. Maybe the details don't need to be filled in. Maybe vagueness is best. Just get the man back on TV.

Once he's back I think Hardy is the smart option to begin with. This could probably touch off at Survivor Series and go up to the Rumble (I'd expect both of them to be in the Rumble match this year - how awesome would it be for them to finish it?). Edge is my pick to win the Rumble this year, which neatly touches off a feud with HHH and possibly involving Hardy until Wrestlemania. A Triple Threat match would be awesome. Edge vs Triple H is a money feud if I ever saw one, and it could last till Summerslam for all I care. Those two feuds are just money waiting to happen. Edge is gonna have his hands full when he gets back.

On a side note, I think in a year or two down the road a feud with a lot of potential is Edge vs CM Punk. I remember these two had a match on Smackdown the week before Backlash and it was a damn good match, even though it was technically a squash for Edge to get "momentum" into Backlash. Nevertheless, one day these two could put on a hell of a show.

 

[Rusty]

In all honesty, I love the idea of a possible Edge face turn. As NorCal mentioned, a large majority of the Smackdown roster are heels. Triple H, Jeff Hardy and maybe Mr Kennedy are the only major babyfaces I can think of. Edge has been a heel for many years now and I think when he returns, he should return as a face. Edge as a heel is starting to get a little stale in my opinion. I'm sick of him feuding with the Undertaker and I don't want to see him near Vickie again. He has many feuds as a face including matches with M.V.P, Vladimir Kozlov, Big Show, Umaga, Shelton Benjamin and many more.

I think Edge should stay away from the main event and the WWE Title for a while so he can help put over the young midcard heel talent like MVP and Shelton. It will be interesting when he returns as the WWE doesn't want him near the Undertaker but since Edge was in 'hell', it will be interesting to see how they bring him back without too much confusion. I think the fans will cheer him if he attacks a heel like Kozlov upon returning. Edge doesn't need the WWE Championship to be over with the fans. He has a pretty strong fan base so I'm sure he will have no problems getting over as a face.

The guy has proven he can play any role and gimmick very well. I really want him to return as a face and instantly feud with Vladimir Kozlov. He has been a heel for a long time now and has feuded with almost every face in the WWE. Edge has feuded with the likes of John Cena, Undertaker, Batista, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and many more. With Kennedy out for a while, Smackdown is in desperate need of faces and Edge will make up for the loss if he returns as a mega face.

 

[Dragonslayer]

Hm a lot of interesting thoughts there... However, I feel there's really no need to wonder too much how they should explain how Edge returned "from hell". Seriously - people should stop taking every single thing the Undertaker says or does litterally. Of course, the whole "dark side" thing is part of his gimmick - but you simply can't suspend your disbelief THAT much to really think he could send someone to "hell" at his will. It can be as easy as that - once Edge returns, in whatever fashion, he can just give a speech about how he has "truly" been to hell - a hell of pain and agony after the beating Taker put him through, and he just needed a while to get his sh*t back together again. And now he's ready to rock again. And it could be as simple and as easy as that.

Probably WWE won't go that simple and easy way; they're not exactly known for always doing the "logical" thing lol. But anyway, it's wrestling - so who cares?

As for Edge upon his return... Well I truly do believe he should remain a heel. But as said - nothing with Vickie anymore, that angle has been done and should be over. Instead he should just try to be the uber-heel on Smackdown, the role Orton has been playing basically for a very long time now. Alone, by himself, but still tough enough to win, and still sneaky enough to play dirty when he thinks it necessary. He definitely should keep this maniacal touch he's had towards the end of the Taker feud... some sort of "focused madness". But in all honesty - I don't worry about Edge too much. I guess he has proven over the course of the past two years that he is more than capable of being a main event player, and he can make pretty much anything work. Whatever they figure out for him, he'll somehow manage to add an edge (sic!) to it, heh.

And besides, either he or Hardy would be my picks for Royal Rumble winners this year, so I also see a very realistic chance in any case for Edge to be somewhere near the title scene in a short time again as well.

 

[jmar9304]

Well i was thinking what if Edge won the Rumble? Hes done it all except win the Rumble I think it is his time. And I believe Edge is way better then Kozlov. to me Kozlov is boring , so i rather see Edge, Trips and Hardy fight for the title.

 

[My$terio_Fan]

When Edge comes back I think it would be interesting if he became a face but I think he is needed as a heel or at least a tweener. I could see him when he first comes back feuding with Vickie and Big Show. Personally I would love for him to destroy Vickie & Big Show, then for Undertaker to turn heel and join forces with Vick & Show and have Edge as the face in the feud. Only problem is Edge(along with Orton) is a great heel and get's alot of heat, but I can still see him pulling off a face turn. It also will be interesting to see if he returns as a heel and if that happens I see him defeating trips down the line than setting up a Hardy feud for the title. This two worked well together and I think they still can even without ladders. WM Hardy Vs. Edge TLC for the title sounds pretty good to me.

 

[LMaruko]

Well, as Wikipedia had stated before:

"Chokeslammed to Hell by the Undertaker."

NorCal got my vote for ingenuity for a storyline. He should go and kick the holy crap out of Freddy Prinze Jr. and take his spot. Edge should return "from Hell," focused intently on Vickie Guerrero for having Taker return and sending him through the canvas. Maybe have a kick-ass line saying to her;

"You know, Vickie, my love... You sent me to Hell, but for some reason they didn't want me there. Maybe Satan was too afraid I'd take over and he would have to take my place here on Smackdown... I don't think he'd like that idea... working for you!!"

Then Edge would attack La Familia, and take his frustrations out on the Big Show (after Show's feud with Taker), and make Vickie scared shitless until something major happened, like she'd leave or something.

EDGE!! COME BACK AND "SAVE_US!"

 

[JackAttack]

Many people have continually brought up the idea of Edge turning face. At first I scoffed at this notion, but the more I think about it the better it seems. As many have noted, smackdown needs more faces, and Edge could be part of the solution. There is no question that he has the ability to do it, but we have to examine how it should be done.

If he does become a face, he shouldn't be the type that never breaks the rules and stands up for whats right. Edge would make a better anti-hero, a kind face that is still corrupt and breaks the rules, but is still widely considered a "good guy." This would make Edge extremely popular with the crowd, and propel his career to new heights.

As for when he will return, I'm not exactly sure when it will happen. Last year they made it blatantly obvious that it wold be at survivor series, but I'm not sure if that would be the best choice story wise. It would just seem like a wated opprotunity, when there are possibly better options.

I think jmar9304 had an excellent idea. How awesome would it be if Edge entered at number 30 an eliminated the last few guys? Imagine what the crow reaction would be! If done right, it may just be as big as Cenas comeback at the rumble last year.

 

[Checkmate]

Many people have continually brought up the idea of Edge turning face. At first I scoffed at this notion, but the more I think about it the better it seems. As many have noted, smackdown needs more faces, and Edge could be part of the solution. There is no question that he has the ability to do it, but we have to examine how it should be done.

If he does become a face, he shouldn't be the type that never breaks the rules and stands up for whats right. Edge would make a better anti-hero, a kind face that is still corrupt and breaks the rules, but is still widely considered a "good guy." This would make Edge extremely popular with the crowd, and propel his career to new heights.

As I've stated before, Smackdown is really lacking in main event Face players. Heels they have in abundance, and with HHH potentially turning heel in the future, Edge would be the perfect guy to go face. Add to this that now he has the perfect opportunity to do so and I'm sold.

I think jmar9304 had an excellent idea. How awesome would it be if Edge entered at number 30 an eliminated the last few guys? Imagine what the crow reaction would be! If done right, it may just be as big as Cenas comeback at the rumble last year.

Edge returning at the rumble would be awesome, but waiting to the rumble would be a while. I'd rather something where he comes back and feuds with Vickie as a face (see what I said above). She makes him struggle to get to and into the rumble similar to how Paul Heyman messed with John Cena and Chris Benoit before the 2004 Rumble. I'm not saying Edge is an auto win in the event, as creative needs to work out their Wrestlemania plans, but Edge in main events draws many fans. That is a given.

 

[jmar9304]

Yes he should come back and feud with Vicky and La Familia but the problem with that would be is it would get old quickly. Well I think Edge will not come back at the survivor series for the top two reason being 1) Randy Orton is suppose to make his return and 2) Cena is suppose to be back then. So im thinking either they have him come back at Armageddon which is a possibility or just hold his return off until the Royal Rumble. How cool would it be The Undertaker and Big Show are the last two in and Edge comes out Number 30 and eliminates both he would get revenge on both Vicky and the Undertaker. The WWE needs not to rush edge into a storyline just because their ratings are not good.

Dont get me wrong they do need Edge because HHH is great and so is hardy but its just getting to boring. Also Kozlov just is crap as a Main Eventer. I Keep hearing the WWE is wasting Kozlovs talent but i keep asking what talent? Ill be honest in a way their wasting Edges talent. I may be bias cause i was an Edge fan ever since he entered the WWE but just how i feel.

 

[JackAttack]

Yeah, I almost forgot that Edge would have to settle his buisiness with Vickie first. That still doesn't mean he can't come back at the rumble though. He doesn't have to return at the rumble, but he can still win it. Everyone has said that a heel should win the rumble, and this could be the year it happens.

Not only that, but this would give Edge a chance to actually have a good feud with Triple H, assuming he is still champion.

Many of the veteran posters are probably pissed with how we keep saying that Edge should turn face, and I agree that it shouldn't happen yet. He needs to come back all crazy and shit like he was during Summerslam and feud with some of the top faces first.