Edge was quite simply at the right place right time. All the legends were bouncing from the WWE one after the other. The crowd was getting hostile against Cena. He had the right gimmick and persona for money in the bank.
He legitimised the concept. But unfortunately MITB is a trash concept which skips any story build up and development and allowed WWE to give any random bum the title.
He massively overachieved but Iâm not sure who else youâd push. Star power dropped off a cliff by the late 2000âs.
Yeah the thing is I donât even resent the decision to push Edge. It was the right decision all things considered itâs just crazy to me that he was what WWE had to turn to
Believability factor is subjective as it gets in wrestling.
Had the persona and psychology ticked off to a tee. Could sell any situation to throw a spanner in the works of, or to push a storyline forward. Laid out a genuine heel arc without too many anti-hero redeeming qualities. Mic skills were there, in ring solid as anyone. The fans bought it. What more is there to wrestling than that really?
There werenât that many strong heels who could create surprise and drama in that mid 2000âs era. He was a wildcard whoâd built up enough credibility to shake up a storyline up at any time. The whole Money In The Bank gimmick went hand in hand with guys like Edge.
Whatâs funny about that is if you go back and watch that storyline now, Edge and Lita come off as the good guys with Matt as the psycho ex who keeps screaming âwhoreâ and âslutâ
Who knows what goes on peopleâs relationships? Clearly Lita and Mattâs wasnât alright. Cheating on a partner might not be good behaviour but it doesnât mean itâs open season for a person to be degraded in public.
Watch some of the stuff back, I promise, itâs quite uncomfortable.
How can you put Jericho in that bracket lmao. He was NEVER over like that. Heâs never been a big ticket seller, ratings draw to big merchandise mover.
He was always just the transitional guy because going clean over Jericho was plausible. Going over clean at Mania over Austin / Rock wasnt. Especially as HHH was a baby face.
But then this logic doesnât work, either. HHH held it for a month before dropping it to Hogan. He held it for an even shorter time than Jericho who held it for a good 4 months.
The title weirdly became even more transitional after Jericho. Champions were dropping it month after month in 2002.
