Can WWE's Christian Carry a Major Brand As the Top Face?

First off, let me clarify the title a little bit. I am speaking mainly of Raw and Smackdown when I say major brand, no disrespect to ECW, the title would have been too long if I had said both Raw and Smackdown.  Anyways, to the point.

Christian has undoubtedly made an impact since returning to the WWE.  He is the first person to be a two-time ECW champion since the brands re-imaging. I'm not counting Lashley since his second reign was not what I would call "legit."  He is easily the most popular wrestler on the ECW brand right now and he is doing great as the face of ECW.

One has to wonder though, would he be able to step up with guys like Randy Orton, John Cena, Undertaker and his storyline brother Edge?

I for one say, yes he can. Christian is one of those guys who will get a great match out of anybody, even guys who are just plain horrible in the ring. He made Zack Ryder a better wrestler during their few matches. This, along with the fact that he has won many different titles in the WWE, makes him a perfect contender for the main event scene.

Christian has gained a lot of praise since returning to the WWE for upping his game way beyond that of his first run. His mic skills are better, his in-ring story telling is much better, and his fan response is just insane sometimes.

His reactions sometimes remind me of the huge pops Jeff Hardy was getting.  All these things make him primed for a shot at a world title.

Christian has been a trend setter in the WWE, having competed in countless ladder and TLC matches, he has excited crowds world wide. He has history with many of WWE's top guys like Jericho, Edge, Cena and Matt Hardy. 

His match with Jericho on ECW was one of the best matches I've seen on TV this year.  He could be a breath of fresh air to the world title picture, just like Jeff Hardy was when he was brought up to the main event scene, the same can be said for Punk. 

Obviously people want to see Christian either team up with or feud with Edge when he returns from his Achilles injury, but those seem too obvious to me for WWE to do at this point.

I see Edge feuding with Jericho when he returns, unless Jericho is injured before then. I would like to see Christian thrown into the mix on Raw with Orton, Cena and DX. He has history with Cena and has been around long enough to deserve respect from DX, but an Orton/Christian feud would be the best.

These two guys have so much potential and skill that putting them together would produce only high quality matches. I think Christian would actually cause Orton to step up his game a little bit.

Other than HBK, Orton has been facing guys like Cena, HHH and well I guess that's it, for some time now. Having him face Kofi right now is a great move and hopefully they take this storyline between them a little longer, but I think Christian and Orton could put on a great program for months.

Another person Christian could face off with for the World title is CM Punk.  Punk faced Christian in a tag team match this week on ECW and they had decent chemistry from what I could see. This accompanied with the fact that they have a similar build and style, they could tear the roof off some places. 

I think Christian will lose the ECW belt and then get drafted to either Raw or Smackdown within three months, then hopefully he gets the push he deserves.

So to answer my own question, yes I do believe Christian could carry a brand. He has the experience, skill and fan response to be one of the top faces of the WWE.

What do you think?