Taking his place in the WWE Hall of Fame the following year, Edge remained sidelined until 2020 when he heroically returned as an unannounced entrant in that year’s Royal Rumble Match, staging one of the most stirring and least expected comebacks in WWE history.Īs Edge continues to go toe-to-toe with WWE’s finest as a member of the SmackDown roster, get ready to celebrate The Rated-R Superstar’s silver anniversary all week long on WWE social channels. Money in the Bank and Royal Rumble winner, among other accolades, Edge was forced into retirement in 2011 because of a neck injury. In the decades that followed, Edge established himself as not only one of WWE’s most beloved - and at times, despised - competitors, but also one of its most decorated and resilient. The man who’d eventually be known as The Rated-R Superstar emerged from the crowd to prevail in his debut match on the June 22, 1998, edition of Raw, laying the foundation for a remarkable Hall of Fame career. The fact that Edge could play the most evil heel in history, and then go on to be a fan favorite again is a testament to how great he is.Those cryptic words ushered Edge to a WWE ring for the very first time 25 years ago this week. Edge has held a total of 29 championships in the WWE and one Slammy Award, and what collection is complete without a Slammy.Įdge recently returned from an Achilles tendon injury to his first baby face run in years. He has won the Royal Rumble, King of the Ring, and he was the first two-time Mr. His resume is more impressive than anyone I can think of. He soon became known as the Rated-R superstar, and he obtained that nickname for his violence and risqué story lines, including what was supposed to be a live sex celebration with Lita, his real life girlfriend at the time.Įdge went on to gain nine World Titles, a number most men never dream of reaching. Edge became a more evil heel than anyone in the WWE at that point, which only furthered his career, as he is by far one of the most popular heels of all time. He is known worldwide for having had some of the WWE's best feuds, from his tag feud with the Hardy's to his singles feud with Undertaker.Įdge eventually achieved his goal of becoming a World Champion by defeating John Cena. He has rebounded from all his neck, back, and leg injuries, and each time he comes back, he is better than he was before leaving.Įdge has done it all, and he has done it with every competitor the WWE has had to offer. Having now been crowned the IC champion, Edge began fighting with his brother, and eventually lost and regained the title during their feud, only to later lose the title to Test.Īfter beating Kurt Angle for the US title, Edge beat Test and unified it with the IC title. Egde would begin to suffer at this point because he seems to have developed a stigma of getting injured at the worst times.Įdge has suffered numerous injuries that would be career ending for normal men, but not The Rated-R superstar. In 2001 Edge won The King of the Ring tournament, furthering his singles career. He feuded with everybody from Christian to Test to Kurt Angle. Once Edge moved away from tag team wrestling, he focused on his singles career. Edge would later hold another seven tag team titles with Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, and even his childhood hero, Hulk Hogan. These four men innovated many different matches from Ladder matches to TLC matches, all of which wowed the audience.Įdge and Christian went on to win seven tag team championships together before splitting up for good. The Brood broke away from the Ministry after awhile and Gangrel betrayed E&C and formed an alliance with The Hardy Boys.Į&C and The Hardy's went on to have what is considered by many as the greatest tag team feud of all time. Their team was known as The Brood, and they were eventually absorbed into Undertaker's ministry of darkness. The three eventually put aside their differences and formed a team. His first major feud was with Gangrel, a vampire character who brought in Christian, Edge's real life best friend and storyline brother.
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