Published: Jan 26, 2026 by Connel Rumsey | Last Updated: Jan 26, 2026 by Connel Rumsey
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Edge (Adam Copeland) has reflected on the six year anniversary of his return at the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble event.
Edge retired from in-ring competition back in April 2011 during his reign as World Heavyweight Champion due to neck injuries he suffered over his career.
Nine years later, Edge would return at the 2020 Royal Rumble match, with today (January 26) marking the six year anniversary of his iconic return to the ring.
Speaking on Instagram, Edge reflected on the past six years, his return run in WWE, his current AEW run, and how he is ‘coming close to the end’.
He said:
“So I didn’t realise that today is six years to the day since I came back at the Royal Rumble. For me, every second after that first ‘You Think You Know Me’ at the Rumble in Houston has been a success.
“You know the story, I wasn’t supposed to do this, yet here we are six years later. If you told me six years ago that I’d still be doing this after six years I’d have thought you were a little crazy, but man, I’ve been so lucky.
“I feel like I got my dream career twice, I got to do it the first time, retire for nine years, then got it back again. That’s good stuff, but I’m also a realist and I know I’m coming close to the end here.
“So hopefully you’ve enjoyed this ride, if you haven’t, whatever, and if you have, great, little bit more to go. So yeah thank you, thanks for reminding me, yeah just reflecting on what has been a 4 decade career now.
“With everything that I did in WWE and then to move to AEW with a whole fresh slate of new opponents, and for six years now just been wrestling a lot of the talent I never thought I’d get to but have been able to get in there with.
“So that’s been a blast, and I’m at a stage in life where I don’t do it unless it is a blast. So yeah, anyway, thanks.”
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Edge left WWE back in 2023 after his final match against Sheamus in Toronto on SmackDown, with him debuting in AEW at WrestleDream in October of that year.
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