From: JaKyL25 | #148
He got every single thing that was coming to him tonight. This was the downfall of his entire character arc. This was like the night Punk cashed in on Edge, actually!
Such an amazingly poetic finish too. Brilliant.
Uh, what? No, this is just another example of why this whole story has been terrible. There's no victory or achievement here, because Christian never once looked even remotely competent. He lost every single match except for the tag matches where his partner did the work for him and the match where he won by getting beaten half to death. His entire character got derailed on a whim. They bring out Edge tonight solely to point out to the fans who haven't noticed it yet themselves that Christian has been turned into little more than a terrible parody of 2006/7/8 Edge, flat out calling him boring (which is the worst thing to say in pro wrestling because it doesn't work as an in-kayfabe point, it always has the "you don't belong on TV" undertones to it). The entire story from day 1 has been about making Christian look terrible, so where's the triumph for Orton in beating the guy that's never even challenged him? The villain "getting theirs" only works when there's an actual sense of accomplishment to it.
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