First of all, let me just make it clear that I am an Edge and Christian fan. Always have been and this thread is not supposed to be an Edge or Christian hate thread.
Okay, so the thing is, Edge vs Del Rio is a great feud in a classic champion vs contender sort of way. Here is the seasoned veteran the World Heavyweight Champion Edge, who has held that title belt for quite a while and has been giving pretty solid matches (yes, his injuries have slowed him down alot, but he's doing his best to put on a show). Just last month, Edge survived the hellacious Elimination Chamber against five other credible challengers, ending with a great one-on-one mini match against Rey Mysterio. He's earned his title belt.
Then, there's Alberto Del Rio, the fastest-rising up & comer in recent memory. Yes, Sheamus put Cena through a table and won the WWE title belt soon in his WWE tenure, but Del Rio got over clean against Rey Mysterio and worked an entire angle with him. He openly went around declaring his destiny was to win the Royal Rumble and when the day came, he did just that. People don't like him, and he just doesn't care. He's a guy people just love to hate, the wickedness, the narcissism, the overly bragging of his wealth.
Like I said, it's a classic Face Champion vs Heel Contender feud. Except for one thing. Christian.
This is a guy who has had serious beef with Del Rio (kayfabe obviously) over an injury that put him on the shelf for months. Plus, it just so happens that Del Rio's current opponent happens to be his best bud. Now, I thought they'd do a match between Christian and Del Rio, have Del Rio win and seem like a legitimate threat to Edge for his title match at 'Mania. Instead, they push this triple-threat feud for weeks. They finally have a one-on-one this past week in a cage.
But here's what surprised me, Christian won! Why? What is the WWE's plan here? Do they want to add him to the 'Mania match? And to top that off, Alberto attacked Christian after the cage match, which of course led to Edge trying to make the save and getting con-chair-toe'd on his arm that Del Rio has been targeting for weeks. Now, the fact that Del Rio attacked Christian after his cage match victory indicates that this feud isn't over.
Here's the current standing:
Alberto HATES Christian.
Christian HATES Alberto.
Alberto also wants to be the champion.
Edge is the current champion.
Edge keeps saving Christian / Vice Versa.
When you look at it, it almost looks like a Christian/Del Rio feud, along with the champ. Or at least a triangle feud. Either way, Christian is not playing a third wheel, which I think he should. (I love Christian and would love for him to get a push but ADR won the Royal Rumble, Edge won the chamber, What did Christian do here? Save his buddy a few times from a guy he doesn't like anyway?)
So, here's my question, regardless of whether the match turns into a triple threat at 'Mania, is it right to involve Christian in such a major role in this feud? Isn't it taking away from the champion/contender feud we should have received between the Rumble and the Chamber winner? Is Christian/Del Rio overshadowing the WHC feud?
