Edge has addressed rumours that he will be retiring from in-ring competition.
The WWE Hall of Famer is set to take on Sheamus for the first time ever on the August 18th episode of SmackDown, which will also be a celebration of 25 years in the company and taking place in Edge’s hometown of Toronto.
With the 3 year contract nearly expired [time was added on due to injury], it has been speculated that the Rated R Superstar will be looking to retire on his terms after previously stating at a non-televised event that he wishes to retire in his home country.
Speaking with ET Canada, Edge revealed that the match against Sheamus is the last match on his contract, and he doesn’t know what the future holds:
“Here’s what I can honestly say, and this isn’t the answer everyone wants. I truly don’t know. I really really, with 100% truth can say I don’t know. That’s strange for me, but I don’t. I really don’t. I’ve put some thought into it, but not a lot. This is the last match on my current contract. I don’t know. I honestly don’t know.”
“I probably won’t know until I get to the locker room that night and decompress, let all the anxiety and tension that I never used to have before I performed, I have now. That’s strange for me and makes it that much harder to do this. I’m going to be 50 in October. It’s not easy anymore. Before, what I used to take for granted to be able to do, now, there is a process and a fallout. There’s a lot. It’s the dream gig, but it’s getting really hard.”
Edge requested to work with Sheamus following a surprise appearance on the August 11th episode. Crediting The Celtic Warrior with helping him get back to the ring in 2020, Edge wants to have the first time match against his close friend.
H/t to Fightful
