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VIDEO: Edge says WWE SmackDown match was his last in Toronto

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Edge told the WWE SmackDown crowd in Toronto that his match on Friday was his last in the city. 

Speaking to the audience during a post-show promo after defeating Sheamus in the SmackDown main event, Edge said that he doesn’t foresee having another match in Toronto, considered his hometown as he grew up in nearby Orangeville. 

Edge said:

“Toronto, what I can say is this is my last time in front of you all. I don’t think I can make it another forum to get here for another match, I’m just being honest with you.”

But don’t let that be a downer. Cuz man, what an experience you all gave me. I will never forget it. And when I’m 84 years old and don’t remember much, you’re damn sure I’m gonna remember this.”

“Thank you.”

Edge stopped short of announcing his retirement, stating that he was going to recover this week and discuss his future with his family:

“I don’t know what the future holds, I really don’t. I’ve got to sit home this week and lick my wounds, talk to my family and see what they want me to do. But what I can say, Toronto, is thank you. Thank you for being the city that I have always been proud to represent, that I’ve always been proud to be announced from. And I came out here in full-on Maple Leafs gear, pandering to all of you.”

“But wherever I make my main residence, this [Toronto] is always first in my heart. I am Canadian first and foremost, and I am so damn proud of that.

Edge revealed this week that the match with Sheamus was the last on his WWE contract. 

Edge returned to the company in January 2020 at the Royal Rumble after a forced retirement due to being medically disqualified by WWE in 2011. 

In August 2019, speculation began that Edge had been medically cleared by WWE, as he took part in his first physical WWE angle in years on the SummerSlam pre-show in Toronto.

During the promo, Edge also thanked his trainer Ron Hutchison, and revealed that Hutchison had trained him for free because he was aware of Edge’s financial situation coming from a single-parent household. 

He also noted that because of WWE, he met his wife Beth Phoenix, the mother of his children.  

Sheamus posted photos of Edge in the locker room after their match on social media: 

Edge’s full promo can be seen below. 

Edge vs. Sheamus set for next week’s WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Edge will wrestle Sheamus on next week’s WWE SmackDown as the promotion celebrates the 25th anniversary of his WWE debut. 

As announced during a promo segment on this week’s show, Edge will take on Sheamus in singles competition on the Friday, August 18 edition of SmackDown in Toronto. The show has been promoted as an Edge 25 years celebration.

The match with Sheamus will be the first for Edge since a July 7 SmackDown match against Grayson Waller at Madison Square Garden. 

Also announced for next week’s SmackDown, Waller will host The Grayson Waller Effect talk show with guest Rey Mysterio. Mysterio defeated Austin Theory to win the United States Championship in an impromptu match on this week’s SmackDown. 

Theory had been set to defend against United States Championship Invitational tournament winner Santos Escobar, but attacked Escobar before the match, giving him a storyline leg injury. On-screen authority figure Adam Pearce then inserted Mysterio in Escobar’s place for Theory’s title defense, and Mysterio captured the US title for the third time in his career. 

The announced lineup for next week’s SmackDown: 

  • Edge 25 years celebration
  • Edge vs. Sheamus
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with guest United States Champion Rey Mysterio 

Edge 25 years celebration set for WWE SmackDown in Toronto

Posted on by Ethan Renner

WWE will celebrate25 years of Edge’s career on the Friday, August 18 episode of SmackDown in Toronto. 

As announced during this week’s SmackDown show, Edge will appear in Toronto for a celebration of the 25th anniversary of his WWE debut in two weeks. 

Edge was first advertised for the Toronto SmackDown back in June. 

Following his most recent match in Toronto last August, Edge teased that this summer’s Toronto show could be for his final WWE match, but he has since hinted that his career won’t wrap up until he gets a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, currently held by Seth Rollins. 

After a feud with The Judgment Day ended at last October’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, Edge returned to the ring at the 2023 Royal Rumble in January. He then teamed with wife Beth Phoenix against Rhea Ripley and Finn Balor at February’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in Montreal. 

In his matches since, Edge has lost a US title bout against Austin Theory, defeated Balor in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 39, dropped a triple threat match to AJ Styles in the World Heavyweight title tournament, then defeated Grayson Waller in his most recent match at the July 7 SmackDown at Madison Square Garden.