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This past Monday night on WWE RAW, 'Captain Charisma' Christian competed in his first match in over 6 years, as he stepped up to Randy Orton in defense of his best friend Edge, whom 'The Viper' had defeated in an instant classic at WWE Backlash, the night before.
Christian wasn't presented with the opportunity of doing much in his return match, given the returning Ric Flair hit a low-blow to the former, which was followed by a Punt Kick from Orton which eventually led to a quick victory for him.
While the WWE Universe didn't get a proper opportunity to witness Christian in action for the first time in months, his return certainly gives us the hope that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion will be sticking around for a while and finally get that "one more match", courtesy of another run in WWE.
The current WWE roster is stacked with talented men across the various brands including RAW, SmackDown, and NXT, and there are a host of opponents whom we would love to see share the ring with Christian in the coming months.
With 'Captain Charisma' finally returning to in-ring competition, the options for him are endless and the former ECW Champion could possibly end up having a dream match every other week on Monday Night RAW.
However, that certainly cannot be the case and for this list, I've picked out 5 WWE Superstars whom Christian needs to face following his return. These are opponents whom I feel the WWE Universe would love to see Christian share the squared circle with and just so you know, I've decided to exclude Randy Orton from the list, considering a proper 1-v-1 match between the two arch-rivals seems like a real possibility now.
#5. Angel Garza
Angel Garza is an incredible talent and given how amazing he has proved himself to be in the past few months, WWE has an ideal Superstar in the making, in the form of Angel Garza.
So much so, that recent reports have suggested that Vince McMahon considers Angel Garza to be a "young Eddie Guerrero". That is quite the compliment, especially when you get it from the WWE Chairman himself.
Garza is currently a part of the Zelina Vega faction on RAW and has been a vital asset for the group, along with former WWE United States Champion, Andrade. While things currently seem a bit unsettled between Andrade and Garza, we could possibly witness the latter break out from the group and start his solo run in WWE.
A match against Christian would be a sight to behold. 'Captain Charisma' himself has faced Eddie Guerrero in numerous tag matches in the past and the pair could replicate a beautiful outcome, courtesy of a singles match. As for Garza, a match against the former would be the toughest and most exciting challenge of his WWE career so far.
#4. Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins has faced some of the biggest legends in his WWE career so far. He's stepped into the ring with the likes of Triple H, Sting, and Brock Lesnar and has beaten them all. Over the past few months, the former Universal Champion has kept himself busy feuding against the likes of Drew McIntyre and Aleister Black. And, simultaneously, Rollins also has been focusing on his newest faction on RAW. Rollins' crew currently consists of Austin Theory and Buddy Murphy, and given the fact that 'The Monday Night Messiah' already has a history of facing WWE legends, why not have him square-off against Christian?
'The Monday Night Messiah' recently said in an interview that he believes he will eventually cross paths with Edge someday. But, with 'The Rated-R Superstar' currently on the shelf, due to an injury he picked up recently, Rollins could shift his focus on Christian for the time being.
Rollins has been living up to the 'Messiah' gimmick on RAW, as it can be said that he has "saved" the likes of Murphy and Theory, who very recently was axed by Zelina Vega's faction by Andrade and Angel Garza.
'The Monday Night Messiah' could try to lure Christian into his faction, based on the fact that Christian is a highly-experienced campaigner in WWE, which could mark the beginning of their feud on Monday Night RAW.
#3. Kevin Owens
At WrestleMania 36, Kevin Owens picked up a huge victory over Seth Rollins. However, in the aftermath of his win, WWE hasn't done much with Owens, who has been involved in a feud against Angel Garza and Andrade on RAW and was also unsuccessful in his quest to challenge for the WWE United States Championship. However, things could turn around for Owens if WWE decides to put him in a feud against Christian. Throughout his career, Owens has worked with some of the most experienced veterans in WWE history, including the likes of Chris Jericho, Goldberg, and John Cena.
Christian and Owens could easily create some astounding in-ring chemistry with each other and a potential feud between the pair could also lead to a heel turn for KO. Undoubtedly, Owens' run as a babyface has been pretty good so far, but it hasn't exactly led towards a particular direction for 'The Prizefighter'.
Cementing his heel turn by attacking the loveable Christian could instantly bring back all the heat in the world on Owens, who could once again end up being the top heel on RAW and possibly challenge WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre.
#2. Drew McIntyre
Speaking of whom! Drew McIntyre has enjoyed a brilliant run as WWE Champion so far and WWE has been top-notch with their booking of McIntyre, ever since they decided to turn him a babyface, to winning the Royal Rumble, and eventually slay 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. Christian himself is a two-time former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, but 'Captain Charisma' never had the privilege of holding the WWE Championship in his prestigious career.
While there is totally no need for Christian to win the WWE Title at this stage of his career, I'm pretty sure fans definitely wouldn't mind seeing the former ECW Champion challenge McIntyre for the WWE Title.
McIntyre's reign as WWE Champion has been great so far and the company creative has done a formidable job with 'The Scottish Psychopath', who has successfully defended the title against The Big Show, Seth Rollins, and very recently against Bobby Lashley at Backlash.
Having Christian put McIntyre over would solidify the latter's place as WWE Champion and would benefit the Scotsman a lot.
#1 Samoa Joe
It has been a while since we've seen Samoa Joe compete in a WWE ring and following another untimely injury, Joe has been working as a commentator for Monday Night RAW. The former WWE United Staes Champion replaced Jerry 'The King' Lawler and has done tremendous work on the RAW desk so far.
However, there is no surprise to the fact that the WWE Universe desperately wants to see Samoa Joe back in action once again. And while reports have suggested that Joe could possibly mix up his role in the future and work both as an in-ring worker and on-screen personnel.
Joe's announcing duties could possibly lead to his return and WWE could arrange it by having him attack Christian. The two men have faced each other in the past in TNA/Impact Wrestling and have had a few memorable matches against each other.
Christian's return could not only lead to Joe's return and heel turn, but the WWE Universe could be in for yet another exciting match between the two veterans.
