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By Mike Johnson PW Insider:
For those who are wondering, the Edge retirement speech was 100% legitimate and real. We were told by a company source earlier this evening that when the major announcement was made tonight, it was not an angle and not storyline.
The story that Edge told about medical tests coming back and showing there was a new issue with his neck and being advised he must retire is true. He was basically handed a mic and told to go out and say goodbye however he wanted.
http://us.wwe.com/inside/edge-announcement (http://us.wwe.com/inside/edge-announcement)
Less than a week after his successful title defense against Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII, World Heavyweight Champion Edge has been forced to retire from in-ring competition due to injury. The unexpected news brings to an end a storied WWE career spanning 13 years and consisting of 11 World Title reigns.
The Rated-R Superstar had been suffering numbness and uncontrollable trembling in his arms and hands. This is not the first time Edge has experienced these symptoms of nueropraxia. An MRI administered at Atlanta Midtown Diagnostic Imaging last Monday was sent to Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at The Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After careful examination of the MRI, it was determined that Edge would never be cleared to compete again, and thus, he is forced to retire.
In 2003, Edge underwent a two level spinal fusion of the discs between his C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae. After being cleared to compete, The Rated-R Superstar returned to the ring, resulting in stenosis of the spine, or a narrowing of the spinal column, above and below the fused discs. This narrowing resulted in less and less of the vital fluid needed to protect the spinal cord. Medical professionals cannot clear Edge to compete ever again in WWE since doing so could result in paralysis or even death.
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I saw that last night. Tis ndeed a sad day. Another GOOD wrestler gone. I always liked Edge.
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I saw that last night. Tis ndeed a sad day. Another GOOD wrestler gone. I always liked Edge.
Good move. He's made his money and he's risking possible paralysis if he continues to wrestle. He's worked some very unforgiving matches to his body in his career. Especially some of those TLC matches during the late 90's, early 2000's. He's provided a lot of entertainment to fans.
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This would be sad to me if I actually watched any longer. I have thought he was the best in the business for a number of years now. I hope he has been smart with his money.
Now, let's talk about those eleven world titles. :( :(
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This would be sad to me if I actually watched any longer. I have thought he was the best in the business for a number of years now. I hope he has been smart with his money.
Now, let's talk about those eleven world titles. :( :(
He has. He has a huge house in a secluded ranch in North Carolina.
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What part of NC?
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I remember his debut like it was yesterday. It's scary to think he was going into a ladder match in the condition he was in...sad to see him go but at least he won't be in a wheelchair and hopefully will have a good retirement. He sure as hell earned it.
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After Raw went off the air, Randy Orton gave the RKO to Alex Riley. John Cena then gave the Attitude Adjustment to The Miz.
Both Cena and Orton paid their respects to Edge, who announced earlier in the show that he would never compete again due to a serious spinal condition. Cena referred to him by his real name, Adam Copeland. Cena recalled Edge winning the WWE Championship from him in the Elimination Chamber and that people thought he would never amount to more than a tag team champion.
Cena mentioned that when Edge said he was leaving due to medical reasons, he wasn't joking. Cena asked for one more send-off from the audience so Edge could hear them backstage.
Cena placed the microphone in the center of the ring and the crowd gave Edge a standing ovation. Both Cena and Orton left the ringside area to conclude the event.
http://vids.wwe.com/11743/wwecom-exclusive-john-cena-expre (http://vids.wwe.com/11743/wwecom-exclusive-john-cena-expre)
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I remember his debut like it was yesterday. It's scary to think he was going into a ladder match in the condition he was in...sad to see him go but at least he won't be in a wheelchair and hopefully will have a good retirement. He sure as hell earned it.
X2... wow time flies :(
Always thought he was a good looking guy (no homozo)
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A great ending to a spectacular career. The Ultimate Opportunist. The Rated R Super Star. The guy went off from day 1!!!!!! Thank goodness he didn't enter that Ladder Match. These guys that have been such a huge part of my life are all retiring. Thank goodness he's getting out before it was too late. Great he went out as Champ. Let him go home for a year. Relax and regroup. Then come and join the Broadcast team. Thank you to Edge for all the years of entertainment. HOF next year?
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Agreed 100%
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I hope Christian gets the belt.
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I hope Christian gets the belt.
I hope Test gets it!
(http://www.411mania.com/siteimages/testeuro_17222.jpg)
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What part of NC?
He lives next door to Showstoppa.
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It looked as if he hurt his neck on Smackdown, when he speared Brodus Clay. Is that what triggered it (or the proverbial back-breaking straw).
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It looked as if he hurt his neck on Smackdown, when he speared Brodus Clay. Is that what triggered it (or the proverbial back-breaking straw).
I noticed that too..he grabbed his neck right after it. Anyway, according to SD spoilers, they are having a battle royal and the winner will face Del Rio for the belt at Extreme Rules.
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He lives next door to Showstoppa.
He might own the farm Stoppa lives on. Maybe he is a hired hand. ;D
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He might own the farm Stoppa lives on. Maybe he is a hired hand. ;D
Hmm...
It would appear that Show hasn't yet seen this thread.
Let us commence talking shit about him until he does.
;D
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While I'd like to wish him the best, all of WWE's past retirement/firing bs makes it hard to believe that he's not gonna come back in six months. WWE recently ran a storyline in which John Cena got fired and made the heart wrenching farewell speech, only to show up a week later.
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While I'd like to wish him the best, all of WWE's past retirement/firing bs makes it hard to believe that he's not gonna come back in six months. WWE recently ran a storyline in which John Cena got fired and made the heart wrenching farewell speech, only to show up a week later.
I think this is the first time I can recall where the guy himself has come out and said he was retiring and stating medical reasons that everyone knows are legit. IMO personally I haven't been a huge fan of Edge as a singles competitor, I always thought he did his best work with Christian, however I hope by retiring he will be able to live a comfortable (physically) life.
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Smackdown spoilers for this week.
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Edge comes out and gives a recap of his career. He says he is going to miss all of it. "Thank you" chants fill the arena. Edge says he wants to do his intro one more time. He's pumped now and talking about how great the WWE doctors are and says he's taking his girl and going surfing. Edge is happy he got to say goodbye in Albany because it's the place where he won his first championship. In fact it was in a cab in Albany where Edge came up with the nickname Edge. He introduces his mother who is sitting in the front row and thanks her for all her support. To him his title has meant everything to him but the belt is not his. Edge says every fan holds a piece of it as he relinquishes the belt. Edge says it's been a heck of a ride concluding another emotional shoot of a speech.
20-Man Battle Royal to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder Match at Extreme Rules. Participants include Big Show, Chris Masters, JTG, Yoshi Tatsu, Trent Barreta, Heath Slater, Ezekiel Jackson, Chavo Guerrero, Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Tyler Reks, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, Curt Hawkins, Christian, Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, Brodus Clay and Kane. Justin Gabriel is eliminated by Barrett. Final four are Christian, Jack Swagger, Justin Gabriel and Rey Mysterio. Mysterio eliminates Gabriel then sets Swagger up for the 619. Michael Cole interferes and takes the 619 for Swagger. Swagger eliminates Mysterio. Christian eliminates Swagger to win the match. After the match, Edge comes out and celebrates with him. Edge and Christian pose in the ring as the entire locker room clears out to applaud them on the ramp
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I think this is the first time I can recall where the guy himself has come out and said he was retiring and stating medical reasons that everyone knows are legit. IMO personally I haven't been a huge fan of Edge as a singles competitor, I always thought he did his best work with Christian, however I hope by retiring he will be able to live a comfortable (physically) life.
Yeah, it's certainly not the norm.
I vaguely remember Arn Anderson coming out on Nitro and relinquishing his "spot" to Curt Hennig.
That announcement was prefaced with a brief discussion of nerve damage in his arm, etc.
I never followed Arn's career too closely, and I don't know how much of that promo was a shoot, but...
I, too, much preferred Edge WITH Christian.
His work rate & quality were on par, but I just never dug the character of "singles-Edge."
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I agree with you guys that it's legit because it came out of the blue. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up six months down the road with a different doctor's diagnosis.
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A major tribute to Edge took place after the SmackDown! taping in Albany, NY last night. I was there live and this was simply amazing to watch. Here is my report:
As SmackDown! ended, the entire WWE locker-room came out to the top of the stage as Edge stood in the ring. First, The Big Show came down the ramp and hugged Edge. He was then followed by Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Christian who was already in the ring. They all hugged him and shook hands. All of them were crying at this point. It should be noted that these were his best friends within WWE.
Triple H’s music then hit and he embraced in a long hug with Edge, at least two minutes without letting go. The other guys continued to hug as well, all crying. The rest of the SmackDown! roster stood on-stage clapping with some tearing up.
As the WWE locker-room headed to the back, Edge began to follow. The WWE locker-room stopped and signaled for him to get back in the ring and soak it up.
Edge then gave a long speech, thanking the crowd, WWE universe, truck drivers, ring crew, creative team, cameraman, announcers, catering. etc etc. He mentioned people by name (Brian (Gerwirtz), Vince, etc)
Edge said he is happy he got to say goodbye in Albany because it’s the place where he won his first championship. In fact it was in a cab in Albany where Edge came up with the nickname Edge.
Edge thanked Kane, saying he’d break kayfabe and would probably take some heat for that. He thanked Christian and Kane as his closest friends in the business and said he loved them to death.
Edge thanked Lita and said they’d had some great times together. He even joked to the fans that they needed to get their minds out of the gutter when it came to Lita “even though we really did do it.”
Edge said he was going home for a vacation and to spend time with his two dogs. The crowd laughed. He was very emotional during this promo.
There was a large “Hall of Fame” chant. He said he hoped to be in there one day and then said “I think I’m done… you’ve probably heard enough”. The crowd wanted more though.
Edge went and hugged his mother and then every single fan at ringside. Awesome way to end SmackDown! although none of this will air.
WWE cameras were filming this so it may end up on WWE.com. Take it from me as I was there live – this was very emotional.
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I don't know...there was a time right after the Lita thing came out where he had legit heat. People seriously hated him and Lita. Anyway, here is a fan vid of the post Smackdown stuff Playboy posted
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I don't know...there was a time right after the Lita thing came out where he had legit heat. People seriously hated him and Lita. Anyway, here is a fan vid of the post Smackdown stuff Playboy posted
And believe it or not, that is what really launched his career. He won multiple world titles after that and main evented all kinds.
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And believe it or not, that is what really launched his career. He won multiple world titles after that and main evented all kinds.
He took the ball and ran with it. He killed Hardy in those promos. A really versatile talent. Had awesome wrestling matches with Angle, Owen, and Eddie and could have great hardcore and ladder matches too.
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He took the ball and ran with it. He killed Hardy in those promos. A really versatile talent. Had awesome wrestling matches with Angle, Owen, and Eddie and could have great hardcore and ladder matches too.
Ha ha ha ha! He certainly did and that fued was gold and actually helped Hardy's dragging career out. Too Bad Matt Hardy was too stupid to capitalize on it.
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Ha ha ha ha! He certainly did and that fued was gold and actually helped Hardy's dragging career out. Too Bad Matt Hardy was too stupid to capitalize on it.
Matt was white hot and getting huge reactions....he went out and cut a sad sack and unispired promo wishing Edge would die, killing all enthusiasm for the feud. Edge went out and cut an intense promo saying he wants Hardy to live so he can kick his ass. Edge beats Hardy at Summerslam and flies into main event scene.
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^^This may well be the reason Shane O'Mac is gone from the Fed.
With his level of involvement, I honestly believed that he was being groomed for the role of commander-in-chief.
And, I suspect that plan was abandoned when he saw the direction of the politics within the family/company.
I'd read reports around 2000 that claimed Stephanie was more involved in the production end of things than Shane.
I still think that, as the son, he was the heir apparent to the throne...but Stephanie fought hard for her "spot" in the company, which involved trying to outshine Shane.
Since HHH entered the picture - and with those two being equally competitive - maybe Shane didn't want the headaches of constant attempts to be out-leveraged.
This happens A LOT when family works together in a FAMILY-OWNED company.
They may be "billionaires," but they're still people, and certain problems are inescapable regardless of how much $$ you've got.
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^^This may well be the reason Shane O'Mac is gone from the Fed.
With his level of involvement, I honestly believed that he was being groomed for the role of commander-in-chief.
And, I suspect that plan was abandoned when he saw the direction of the politics within the family/company.
I'd read reports around 2000 that claimed Stephanie was more involved in the production end of things than Shane.
I still think that, as the son, he was the heir apparent to the throne...but Stephanie fought hard for her "spot" in the company, which involved trying to outshine Shane.
Since HHH entered the picture - and with those two being equally competitive - maybe Shane didn't want the headaches of constant attempts to be out-leveraged.
This happens A LOT when family works together in a FAMILY-OWNED company.
They may be "billionaires," but they're still people, and certain problems are inescapable regardless of how much $$ you've got.
Nice pic if Stephanie, she looks delicious there. :)
Shane is doing very well. He doesn't need WWE. He has a very high communications position elsewhere and his wife makes serious coin too. You know what they say about business and family...never mix them...its like having two hard dicks and no bitch.
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Nice pic if Stephanie, she looks delicious there. :)
Shane is doing very well. He doesn't need WWE. He has a very high communications position elsewhere and his wife makes serious coin too. You know what they say about business and family...never mix them...its like having two hard dicks and no bitch.
What is Shane currently doing; do you know/can you say?
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What is Shane currently doing; do you know/can you say?
Absolutely, he has signed a deal to become the new CEO of China Broadband Inc., a provider of cable broadband services, as well as other digital and analog related services, in the Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado. He also sits on the Board of Directions for International Sports Management representing talent such as Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.
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Hmm...
It would appear that Show hasn't yet seen this thread.
Let us commence talking shit about him until he does.
;D
The loser finally gets his first job at 45 and disappears. I guess he is too tired to post. ::)
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We gotta get Showstoppa back here!
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I guess good for WWE for making him get more tests. Hopefully the days of putting a band aid on it and going out there are over.
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wwe.com has a pretty good write up on his carrer
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/edge-career-history (http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/edge-career-history)
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LAME!!! Why bother with this formality of a battle royal, when it was obvious Christian was going to get the nod. The only issue is whether they're going to give Christian the belt at Extreme Rules, or will they let Del Rio win it and have Christian beat him at another PPV.
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I give you all 3-1 odds that Christian wins.
Edge will help him win the title before finally retiring. Watch.
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I give you all 3-1 odds that Christian wins.
Edge will help him win the title before finally retiring. Watch.
I think that's what will happen too. As much as want to see him win though, I think it's time they give De Rio the belt. It would give him incredible heat and really put him over the top.
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haha, nice to see I'm missed...... Since I hail from "parts unknown" then there is really no way of knowing exactly where I live.....I've been busy fighting off tornadoes and sawing trees off my house the last few days. All is ok, but a pretty scary weekend. I lease Edge the "shack" on the lower 40 of my ranch. ;D
glad to see Edge retire before he ended up with a more serious injury. always seemed to have a good head on his shoulders.
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haha, nice to see I'm missed...... Since I hail from "parts unknown" then there is really no way of knowing exactly where I live.....I've been busy fighting off tornadoes and sawing trees off my house the last few days. All is ok, but a pretty scary weekend. I lease Edge the "shack" on the lower 40 of my ranch. ;D
glad to see Edge retire before he ended up with a more serious injury. always seemed to have a good head on his shoulders.
Where the **** have you been? Touring Australia with WWE? :D
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My buddy who wrestles (collegiate/REAL) grew up in the same building as Edge and Christian
Royal York/Eglinton area for those in Toronto
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My buddy who wrestles (collegiate/REAL) grew up in the same building as Edge and Christian
Royal York/Eglinton area for those in Toronto
Lol...Edge and Christian tried to come into Gold's at Rockwood Mall back in 2003. They thought that because they were wrestlers that they didn't have to pay an entrance fee. Lol....talk about them being cheap. They left because they felt they didn't have to pay 10 bucks each to train. Wow....
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Lol...Edge and Christian tried to come into Gold's at Rockwood Mall back in 2003. They thought that because they were wrestlers that they didn't have to pay an entrance fee. Lol....talk about them being cheap. They left because they felt they didn't have to pay 10 bucks each to train. Wow....
And, they probably spent $12 on gas searching for another gym...that also made them pay $10 ea.
I just lost a bit of respect for them.
Wasn't a big Edge fan to begin with.
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And, they probably spent $12 on gas searching for another gym...that also made them pay $10 ea.
I just lost a bit of respect for them.
Wasn't a big Edge fan to begin with.
Almost all the wrestlers trained at a placed called Monster Gym (now Fitness 365) because it's right by the airport and it's 24/7/365
open on all holidays, etc. used to be toronto's biggest juice/stripper gym back in the day.
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Almost all the wrestlers trained at a placed called Monster Gym (now Fitness 365) because it's right by the airport and it's 24/7/365
open on all holidays, etc. used to be toronto's biggest juice/stripper gym back in the day.
I'd imagine you saw some "interesting" sites there.
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I'd imagine you saw some "interesting" sites there.
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Very. I remember back in 1993 I saw Lex Lugar training chest. The guy was HUGE and RIPPED beyond belief. He was doing incline barbell bench presses for chest. He warmed up with 2 plates aside and did 4 working sets with 3 plates per side for sets of 8 clean reps. These guys are on a plane constantly, no sleep, sore from taking bumps, etc and they still get into the gym and hit it hard. They are larger than life.
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haha, nice to see I'm missed...... Since I hail from "parts unknown" then there is really no way of knowing exactly where I live.....I've been busy fighting off tornadoes and sawing trees off my house the last few days. All is ok, but a pretty scary weekend. I lease Edge the "shack" on the lower 40 of my ranch. ;D
glad to see Edge retire before he ended up with a more serious injury. always seemed to have a good head on his shoulders.
As you Hulk Hogan, travel to wrestle mania
Tear down the cockpit door, Hulk Hogan...
take the two pilots that have already made the sacrifice
assume the control, hulk hogan
shove the controls into a nose dive, hulk hogan
and you will soon be close to parts unknown..
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As you Hulk Hogan, travel to wrestle mania
Tear down the cockpit door, Hulk Hogan...
take the two pilots that have already made the sacrifice
assume the control, hulk hogan
shove the controls into a nose dive, hulk hogan
and you will soon be close to parts unknown..
Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha...
Hulk Ho-gan.
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As you Hulk Hogan, travel to wrestle mania
Tear down the cockpit door, Hulk Hogan...
take the two pilots that have already made the sacrifice
assume the control, hulk hogan
shove the controls into a nose dive, hulk hogan
and you will soon be close to parts unknown..
Lol...priceless! Are you sure you'r enot Warrior? ;D
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You guys forgot the Warrior's massive nose snort at the end. I used to do those kinds of snorts during my coke binge days.