Edge Talks Who He Wanted To Face In WWE Retirement Match, Wanting To Put Someone Over On The Way Out

Source: Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast

On episode 98 of Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast, radio personality Sam Roberts shared a classic interview with WWE Hall Of Famer, Edge. During the interview, Edge said he was relieved to not be wrestling anymore and that he was already mentally preparing to retire when he was abruptly forced to retire due to injury. Also, ‘The Master Manipulator’ admitted that he distanced himself from professional wrestling following his injury because his health status prohibits any physical touching from taking place and there is no payoff if he cannot be touched. Finally, Edge talked about how he learned how to save his wealth by watching his colleagues squander their money.

Edge indicated that it is a relief to not have to wrestle anymore.

“It’s a relief. It is because I knew how I was feeling and I knew how I’d wake up feeling in the morning and all of those things. So it made it easier and it was a bit of relief.”

According to the former WWE Champion, he was planning to wrestle throughout 2011 and have Christian retire him in a match. Unfortunately, Edge’s diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis prevented his dream sendoff from happening.

“I was already preparing [for retirement]. I really was mentally. I was ready and physically was forcing me to mentally prepare,” Edge recalled. “It was more of a realization, like, okay, mentally, was I tired of travel? Yes, …

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