Cage Era Ends as ECW Welcomes Christian as Savior

All right, so the WWE shocked the wrestling world and Christian made his long awaited return—on ECW. A lot of people can't understand why ECW and what happens to the storyline with who attacked Jeff Hardy since both Edge and Matt Hardy denied the attacks.

The WWE and Vince McMahon have proved that it's them and not the audience who decide on what to do with the talent they sign. The thing people need to remember to question is, why did they keep the signing of Jay Reso/formerly Christian Cage/now just Christian under wraps? (And I might add that most writers kept denying that in fact he wasn't already signed, while I was the one and only who kept saying he was.)

Unlike most signings, Christian is a premier name and can carry a company—or in this case a brand. TNA was a perfect example. He now comes to ECW and Vince McMahon looks for him to resurrect the company's ratings. If anything, no one can doubt Vince's business sense. I do see Christian winning the ECW championship at WrestleMania 25 and helping develop great feuds with up and coming talent, as well as whoever may come over in the upcoming draft.

Sure, we all know his overall appeal as a competitor and that he should be on one of the flagship shows. We also know the number of fans he has, which should definitely increase ECW's ratings.

Unlike other TNA stars who signed with the WWE, Christian was thrown right into the title hunt. He is there for one reason and one reason only: to bring credibility to the ECW title and to the show itself.

Although a lot of people want to see him on SmackDown because of memories past, this is not then. This is now.

Edge is holding his own over in SmackDown and also has the Hardys on that show. Although both Hardys are feuding with one another, it would still be as though we turned back the hands of time by putting Christian on SmackDown.

Look for either Edge or Matt to confess to the attacks or ultimately someone else on SmackDown's show.

On ECW, Christian becomes the No. 1 face on the program. Does Finley, Evan Bourne, the Boogyman, Jamie Noble, or any other wrestler on the show have his star appeal?

Yes, he could have had a better return. His "suckering succotash" was somewhat comical. Everyone knew that someone with a big name had to be in the ECW title picture for its WrestleMania title defense. So I ask, without tweaking the other rosters, who has a bigger name or following than Christian?

This is for ratings and ratings alone, which translate into dollars for the WWE. On a true sense of a business decision, which has nothing to do with fan appeal, they hit a home run. He instantly brings intrigue and suspense to a brand that was on the verge of extinction.

Do I believe Christian will stay on ECW for the long haul? No. The real question is for how long. I am sure he will eventually be in the hunt for other titles as well.

The fact of the matter is that he is back. We will watch and enjoy.