It's time to take a closer look at everything from opportunistic antagonist pulling off

the ultimate snatch and grab to freakishly dedicated heels who were awarded for playing

the long game, and many other undoubtedly masterful examples of a villain thoroughly outsmarting

your wrestling favourites.

Garithaer from What Culture Wrestling and here are the 10 smartest heel plans in wrestling.

10. Edge Takes Advantage Of An Opportunity

Edge's New Year's Revolution WWE Championship Heist still acts as one of the sweetest

examples out there of a heel working smarter, not harder.

It's often forgotten when reliving the jaw-dropping turn of events that would eventually

see Vince McMahon unleashing the then-Mr Money in the Bank on John Cena,

shortly after surviving the elimination chamber, that Edge had actually planted the first

seed for his cash in earlier in the evening.

On top of no doubt keeping an eye on the face that runs the place through

artist's first run with the WWE's top strap, the rated R superstar clearly felt that

the night of January 6, 2006 would be a particularly wise one to strike on.

Given the fact that whoever walked out of the chamber as chump would likely have just

gone through physical hell, so in a bid to keep himself as fresh as possible,

Edge would proceed to get himself the qualify during his Intercontinental Championship match

with Ric Flair. Nailin the Nature Boy with his briefcase while he was locking

later in the figure 4, it was a different time.

Two spears later on in the night would bring that master plan to a stunning and successful end.

With Edge lifting his first WWE Championship after wisely resting up and picking his spot.

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