10 Recent Things That Didn't Go WWE's Way

You can't exactly blame Edge for wanting to stretch out the heelish muscles that once made him arguably the most detested man of the Ruthless Aggression era.

After all, his recent run as an adored babyface on the back of a return that shouldn't have even been possible had run its course. So, why not lean into his more nefarious qualities in the lead-up to an incoming "dream match" with AJ Styles at 'Mania 38?

Only, instead of offering a new coat of devilishness or a logical reason for turning his back on the fans, The Rated R Superstar has relied on the age-old trope of blaming those who had cheered his name for his decision to talk a walk on the Dark Side.

In the end, the glimpses of being pushed to a violent and borderline uncomfortable limit throughout his admittedly enjoyable feud with Seth Rollins were overlooked in favour of cheap reliance on moody lighting and blasting the crowd for being "lemmings".

Perhaps his newly-formed alliance with Damian Priest - and some rumoured additional members - will bear gothic fruit down the road and all will be forgiven. But as of this moment, file this monologuing big bad under "skip".