10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Christian

5. He Was Used As A Bargaining Chip With TNA

WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
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The deal was simple: WWE would get permission from TNA to use Ric Flair at the 2012 Hall Of Fame ceremony if Dixie Carter and company got something in return. That ended up being a one-off appearance by Christian at Slammiversary in June to announce the number one moment in TNA history fans had been voting on.

That doesn't seem like a fair trade.

WWE didn't bother to advertise that Christian would be heading to TNA, and blatantly disregarded the promotion's wishes that they use Flair sparingly by plastering him all over TV in the lead-up to his Four Horsemen induction.

In the process, Christian ended up being used as makeweight for a one-sided deal, and he later said in interviews that he didn't really want the one-off TNA return. WWE didn't give him a choice; it was their deal, and he'd have to do what he was told so WWE could get Flair at the HOF.

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