Where would he fit in? Would he be competing for the WHC? Would he be restricted to the midcard?
Personally, even though I’ve never really rated him, I think he’d be perfect as the leader of Aces and Eights. You could turn kayfabe into story with Sting’s HOF induction at the heart of Christian’s jealousy. If kept secret from the greater audience, it would have a smaller scale ‘The Outsiders’ feel to it.
If this whole thing with Claire and Dixie turned Styles heel, he’d be a great fit, having played IMO his best heel role alongside Christian. It would then be even more fascinating if they filled out the Aces and Eights (or the new Christian Coalition) with wrestlers that they seemingly released, like, Morgan, Shelley and Velvet. Tomko is the quintessential Christian minion, so he could have a brief role. Joey Ryan would also be part of the setup. Basically, I’m saying it doesn’t matter who these masked guys are, they should switch it on us (I don’t want Luke Gallows to be an automatic long-term signing just because he is portraying an anonymous thug).
All of this would be a great way to keep the WHC scene with Aries, Roode and Storm separate from what Aces and Eights would be doing with Sting, Hogan and Angle. It would be the only way I’d warm to Christian.
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