You never know what’s going to happen when you watch Friday Night SmackDown and last week Edge talked about his history with Sheamus before calling him to the ring. The Rated R Superstar said that after he appeared on Celtic Warrior Workouts he knew he would be able to return to the ring. Edge then challenged Sheamus to face him for the first time ever at SmackDown in Toronto.
The timing of the match has people talking as Edge had previously said that he would like to retire in Toronto. So far WWE hasn’t made any announcements about Edge’s match on Friday potentially being his last, but Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that his trainer has indicated it could be the end of his in-ring career.
“There’s a big thing here. A year ago, Edge had said he was gonna retire at the (2023) summer show in Toronto. And Ron Hutchinson, who is Edge’s trainer, and has known Edge for 30 years, he basically said that this is Edge’s last match. They certainly did not (build it up like that). But that was interesting where he said it’s probably – it’s most likely Edge’s last match.”
“I think the idea was that Edge thought that maybe SummerSlam was gonna be in Toronto and was hoping for that, and then that would be where he would retire. Because he wants to retire in Toronto, and this is the year he was talking about retiring, for real, the second retirement.
“This is the last Toronto show for a while, I mean, there’ll be another one. So I don’t know if this is the retirement, they’re not billing it as such, but his trainer said that it’s probably his last match.”
Stay tuned for more updates on Edge’s status as they become available.
H/T WrestleTalk.com
