As advertised, former WWE World Heavyweight, Intercontinental and Tag-Team Champion Christian hosted a special episode of The Peep Show this week on Raw, and Edge was his guest.
Right from the off, it was clear that Christian had no intention of sugar coating his words, telling his friend out straight that he thinks he's been running on fumes since WrestleMania, and that he doubts he could have had the "greatest wrestling match ever" even in his prime.
No, this wasn't a heel turn - Christian was simply giving his former tag-team partner some tough love in order to make him believe in himself, and it worked. Unfortunately, Randy Orton doesn't care about motivational speeches, and The Viper appeared on the screen with a promise to defeat Edge on Sunday at Backlash and put an end to his "redemption story."
A defiant Rated R-Superstar then left the ring, ending what turned out to be a very effective and emotionally charged segment.