What was the point of Edge's heel turn?

[TheSaintSays]

This is not a "WTF" moment by WWE nor is it a heel turn. This is simply two guys carrying on a long standing fued with each other. When Stone Cold and Rock were both good guys, how many times did they attack each other? When HBK gave Hogan sweet chin music, did it turn him heel? No, it was just a superstar trying to state his position, and with Edge being new to Raw, he came out and proved to Orton he is a threat. The funny thing is, this set up a championship match between Cena and Batista, however I'm 100 times more interested in the Edge/Orton impending fued, and really isn't that all that matters?

 

[AmericanDragonSW]

I don't think it was a heel turn. he just was making a statement. I mean you have Batista, Shaemus and Orton all saying "i'm no. 1 contender" "No I am" "No I am" and yet you have Edge. All he did was make a statement that he was back on Raw. That he wants to be back on top like only he can. Orton was simply the last guy standing. So, Edge did what he does best: Seize the opportunity. But I will admit, this draft seemed to be tame by comparison. I mean apart from the possibility of Christian and Kofi moving UP instead of getting buried, what good did this draft really serve? You moved Jericho and Edge back to Raw. All the big levels are now on Raw. What good did this really do?

 

[TheLoneLegend]

I see a few people breaking down the Face/Hell Main Event Roster on RAW and my opinion it looks more like this....

Faces:
John Cena
Triple H

Tweener:
Randy Orton
Edge

Heels:
Chris Jericho
Sheamus
Batista

Now why do I label Edge as a Tweener, because there is no reason for him to go all out Face and more importantly Heel right now; just like Randy Orton. Both guys are able to work the crowd and still pull off Heel tactics while being loved for it.

You can almost dub Randy Orton and Edge as this generations Stone Cold and Rock (I am not calling them Stone Cold or The Rock, but like the two, they can pull out all the stops and still get the crowd behind them no matter what they are working as).

Now personally I hope I am right and that they utilize the two of them both as Tweeners and further more I do hope they do start a nice feud between the two of them. I've been waiting for an Orton/Edge feud since Rated RKO broke up and envisioned a pretty awesome storyline that could of easily played out ending at a Wrestlemania.

 

[XgringolocoX]

Maybe it's just me, but I haven't seen Edge as a full flegded face since his return. He hasn't pandered to the crowd since his return. He's also been a pretty lone wolf. It feels to me that they've been playing it neutral, doing a wait n see. His reaction to not being a heel is def flat. I'd rather see Edge as a heel. I am, however, not too sure if this will be a heel turn.

 

[RKOx7]

Usually during a heel turn, the announcers totally dump on the heel, however, they all said he's making a statement, like welcome to RAW type of thing. I agree the statement made him look like a heel cuz Randy Orton is a fan favorite face (and no I don't think he is a tweener, I think he's just a Stone Cold-ish type of face) but yeah, not even including their history, Randy was just the guy about to win and Edge made his statement on Randy.

However, where this now leads next week, we will know for sure.

 

[Mr Snigglez]

Now all they got ta do is turn Christian heel, get E &C together again, make hart dynasty tag champs, hve these two actual tag teams feud and the tag titles will mean something again

 

[thepalaceprince]

They turned edge because batistas leaving simple as that. Batista is basically the top heel in the company right now with orton making the final move in his face turn they needed a top heel so they turned edge and they moved jericho to raw simple as that

 

[ratedyg]

Turning edge a heel is a bad move...a real bad move...u got many young superstars back in the raw roster.....who can be better heels...john morrison nd M.V.P wer successful as heels...they generated a lotta heat
MVP nd Morrison can fill in for batista's shoes.....

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

I'm not sure if Edge turned heel or not...but it's a good possibility.

Randy Orton is the hottest face in the WWE (Raw). He is on a major role right now, and the fans are going crazy for the RKO. But Edge is pretty popular himself. I think they are testing the waters here. If Edge gets the fan reaction over Orton, look for Edge to take the "face" route in this feud. But I don't think that is going to happen.

On Raw, Orton has become the guy who can do whatever he wants, and get cheered. He can RKO Cena in any arena in the country, and proceed to get the biggest pop of the evening. I think Edge will wind up as the heel here because Orton just has too much momentum. It may have been different if Orton had sneak-attacked Edge..but I doubt it. Orton is getting over doing heelish things, and Edge isn't. When Edge is a heel, he's booed like a heel.

I see this being a great feud, with Orton becoming the clear fan favorite. I really see Orton becoming the biggest face on Raw. Will he sell as many t-shirts as Cena? No. But I see him getting the biggest crowd reaction each Monday night (minus Boston). Edge can be the biggest heel on Raw...but not the biggest face. Too much to go against with Cena and Orton. I am very excited Jericho and Edge have been added to Raw...two much needed, big-time heels.

 

[sTyLnK]

A heel turn? No. Edge is called the ultimate opportunist for a reason.To take an anology from hockey. He was saying....keep your head up!

 

[Megadeth]

This was definitely a heel turn, I cant believe so many people are saying otherwise. If they just wanted to have Edge make a statement, then he would have come out and attacked everyone, and cut a promo about how he should be the #1 contender. Yes, Edge is the "Ultimate Opportunist," but only if he has something to gain, and he gained nothing by helping Batista become the #1 contender, whereas if he had taken out everyone he would have a claim at a title shot. Instead he attacked the only face in the match, who happens to be a former tag partner of his. Orton is one of the top 2 faces on Raw right now, and while Edge has had a decent face run, he isn't anywhere as over as Orton is. While I would have liked to have seen Edge continue on as a face for a while more, he is definitely best as a heel. Plus with both Edge and Jericho going to Raw, turning Edge heel gives them a way to get away from continuing their feud on Raw. At Over the limit, it will be a heel Edge vs Face Orton.

 

[Zeven_Zion]

I really don't get this one...

You've built up Edge as a face for the last two months since his return at the Rumble. You've put him over Jericho less than 24 hours ago. And then, his first night as a member of the Raw roster, you turn him heel by having him screw Orton?

I mean, I understand that with Orton turning face there is one less heel on the roster. But the fact is, with Sheamus being built up rather well the last few months, and Jericho being drafted to Raw, there was no need to do this.

I think they made a big mistake on this one.

I totally agree. It made no sense.

Okay, fine, turn him heel but at least make it logical, make it reasonable. Orton's face turn was just as weird. One night he screws with Triple H and Cena's families, being all wicked and then next Monday he comes out and says how much he respects Cena and Triple H. I mean COME ON!

I'm sorry, this isn't WWE hate but DAMMIT WWE work on your damn storylines and try to make some sense.

 

[Zeven_Zion]

Oh and of course he turned heel. Why would he attack Orton? Orton's a face and hey, there were some heels in the ring. Two of 'em to be exact.

 

[wicked_lotus]

orton is going to smackdown...i predicted this at the begining of the draft. we have been getting advertisements around here now for orton VS Swagger for the world title at a house show for well over a month so you can draw all the conclusions you want and say that edge is turning heel and he's going to fued with orton but its not going to happen they have basically stripped smackdown of all the star power they have so moving orton would be a logical choice IMO but i guess well find out tommorrow

 

[Bobbywoodhogan]

I don't think Edge's heel turn made any sense, it was more like a WWF early days move when people used to turn heel by just attacking a face. When Edge attacked Orton all I could think was why? Its not like they've had any involvement with each other lately.

 

[vampirek]

Wait? What? Edge was a face since when? Ok he went against a heel in Jericho and teamed with faces but he was still the same old Edge. Nothing changed and nothing changed last night. He is a tweener, he'll go against anything and anyone to get what he wants... and thats the gold. Same gimmick, same Edge.

 

[ApexPredator767]

First, it was very shocking to see Jericho going to Raw as no SD has not much heels not top stars to give it a good show. Right now, I only see Taker being the biggest star and the other guys has to be given good pushes so they are able to make SD a good show. AND THEN they made Edge spear Orton. It's a very confusing situation right now as we don't know if Edge is a face or not. Because when Edge went to Raw, the only thing on my mind was a face Rated-RKO. But now with the screw-up, I guess that Edge and Orton are going to have a feud (and a very good one, too).

OR, as my imagination would go, Edge convince Orton to join him in owning Jericho.

 

[ratedyg]

I was wachin raw when edge speared orton...twas like the commentators wer waiting for edge 2 spear orton....stryker was yelling spear,spear,spear...
cole nd the king did say that edge has made an impact on raw and has made his presence felt...
a clear indication that edge will ba tweener like orton nd it wud not b a heel run for edge

 

[Mustang Sally]

One thing to consider is that Edge has been getting pretty flat reactions as a face in WWE.

Do you really think so? It's seemed to me as if he was getting enormous pops as a face and I wanted it to continue, although I feel his ultimate destiny is to wind up a heel again.

As to last night, I'd like to think his attacking Orton was an opening statement, not a face turn. Orton can't be considered a good guy yet, not based on his promos. I had the idea that the three guys in the ring were all heels, creating a match-up we rarely get to see. Then, in comes Edge (as a face) to mess up the contest. The segment worked.

Just the same, I fear it's actually a turn by Edge. If so, it's coming too soon after his long layoff. It seems to me as if he's the replacement on RAW for the departing Batista and they need a few weeks to set it up, thereby requiring Edge to make his face turn now.

Too bad; I enjoyed rooting for him.

 

[JBK2008]

I really hope that Edge was just making a statement that he's on the Raw roster now because like everyone else has said Edge has been built up as a face since his return and he did just beat Jericho as Extreme Rules. Jericho's also on Raw now, so the void Batista would leave open once he's gone is already re filled.

Edge can make whatever reason he wants next week, but until then, I'm sticking to him being a face just reminding everyone that he's back on Raw.

 

[The Con Volt]

It wasn't a heel turn guys. And it DEFINITELY wasn't a "I wanna fight you" attack on Orton. What this really is, is Edge saying, " Hi Randy! So.... how are you? Hey, I was wondering... WANNA BRING BACK RATED RKO?" That's what this really is. Whether or not Orton accepts or ends up beating the crap out of edge is a whole other thread right there. But yeah, it's obviously too soon for an Edge heel turn. So both he and Orton will be tweeners till further notice in my opinion.

 

[Jurgen112112]

I like Edge as a face i mean its something different after last few years as a heel. Edge can be seen as a tweener just like Orton i think. I remember the weeks beofre WM 17. Austin and The Rock also attacked each other once in a while yet they still remained face.

The only thing that is not correct there is the fact that they had a fued because they respect each other how ever they both wantd the title.
Now Edge and Orton didnt had anything going before this so u would say Edge just screwed Orton out of a title match. With Orton being the only 1 in the match getting a pop other 2 clearly heel ofcourse. I think the attack may be received as a heelish thing but i may not have been ment that way.

 

[un1earn]

Lets be honest...edge makes a better heel. Ultimate opportunist! He doesn't have the right size as a face to match up to the likes of batista and others which is why they gave him that title as the ultimate opportunist...It makes it more realistic for him to win championships being sleazy, and dirty. He makes a much better heel anyway, he's the guy the fans love to hate.

 

[brochester8]

I was thinking the same thing. "why" but maybe he was just making a statement that he wants a title shot and not turning heel. I could be wrong but we as fans could be reading the situation wrong.

I for was was dissapointed that Edge and Christian are not on the same brand yet, I am looking forward to them feuding or teaming but it just keeps getting avoided.

 

[Morrison_Fanboy]

Good... I hope it leads to transitioning into a heel. He sucks as a face, crowd reactions regardless (I'm not going to factor in the same masses who cheered for the likes of fucking Cryme Tyme or something).

He went from going to Cena's house and kicking his father's ass to "Spear, spear spear"? What a joke. Stop tarnishing perfectly good gimmicks.

They ruined John Morrison in a similar way. He went from "Hi. I'm John Morrison, and People Magazine offered me $15 million for pictures of myself as a baby. I passed." to "Mr. Ziggles! Mr. Ziggles!"

What a fucking joke.

If you're going to break a tag team up, it's not like one of them MUST turn face. They just choose to keep with the worn out -- and quite frankly, stupid -- tradition. And it should stop.