Edge and Christian in 2000.

[agent817]

Did anybody else think that these two were hilarious during that time? Back then, I was more annoyed by them, but as I got older, the two were actually good as comedy heels. Those gaudy T-shirts, those ugly sunglasses (especially those large-framed ones that Christian wore). But man, they were entertaining. So entertaining that in Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 that in Christian's "Road to Wrestlemania" storyline that there was a callback to their 2000 heel run.

What did you think of this run?

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

It arguably got them over the hump from being guys that could give you good matches (they'd already had the ladder match with The Hardy Boyz and the triple threat ladder match with those two and The Dudley Boyz before the characters really got going) to being fully-rounded stars. The five-second pose gimmick was also a really fresh take for what was essentially your bog-standard cheap heat.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

They were among the first heels I really liked. They were always my boys in the Hardyz/Dudleyz matches

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Team ECK is the greatest trio in wrestling history.

[Deleted]

They were brilliant together. For me, the most entertaining tag team of all time.

[4real]

I thought they were hilarious at the time despite being a Dudleyz fan and always wanting to see them beat them. Anytime they were together with Angle or Foley it was gold.

[Sephiroth]

Soda’s rock!

[Mid-Carder]

Dec 19, 2022 18:16:17 GMT -5 Bob Schlapowitz said:

Team ECK is the greatest trio in wrestling history.

Those three were just so perfect together. Also totally believeable that they would be friends in kayfabe.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

They are neck and neck with Demolition as my all-time favorite tag team in wrestling history.

[Citizen Snips]

“Guys, I’m a former 3x WWF Champion AND a hardcore legend and I never had my own dressing room!”
“Mick….you never change your clothes.”
“You just wrestle in what you have on.”
“That’s a good point.”

[fw91]

Genital Warts Rule!

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Dec 21, 2022 20:51:54 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Genital Warts Rule!

Genital warts do not rule. They can be painful and embarrassing.....or so I've heard.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Dec 21, 2022 20:26:40 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

“Guys, I’m a former 3x WWF Champion AND a hardcore legend and I never had my own dressing room!”
“Mick….you never change your clothes.”
“You just wrestle in what you have on.”
“That’s a good point.”

This makes me laugh so hard every time

For how goofy these segments are there is a lot of deadpan shit

[tirtefaa]

Yeah, I was a Dudleys fan at the time, but I rootes for them by default when they were facing the Hardys.

Kind of funny that nowadays when I look back, the Dudleys are my least favorite to watch, but they're all still quite entertaining.

Splitting Edge and Christian I always thought hurt Edge more than Christian. Yeah, he had some good moments before 2005, but there were a lot of bumpy roads, whereas Christian THRIVED wherever he was on the card. Still amazed that WWE didn't do even more with Christian given how versatile he was.

[Timeless Hayterade]

I thought they were the most entertaining tag team of their time, and they are my favorite tag team of all time.

[Bo Rida]

One of the best and most influential runs in history.

To this this day there's loads of comedy segments, duos and ladder matches that take at least some inspiration from them.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

"A great invention came to Louisville, Kentucky in 1996, when soap was used for the very first time!"

[thegame415]

A bit off topic, but part of the reason I think 2000 is so great is because of stars like Edge and Christian.

They worked good matches for the hardcore fans, and they had over the top personalities and the 5 second pose gimmick for casual fans.