Edge Opens Up ‘The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever’ At WWE Backlash

Edge Opens Up ‘The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever’ At WWE Backlash

Tomorrow night at Backlash, Edge and Randy Orton will go one-on-one in a WrestleMania 36 rematch. However, this match is slightly more unique, with WWE questionably billing it as the “Greatest Wrestling Match Ever”.

Over the last week, Edge has poked fun at the tagline on social media, claiming that he had the “greatest conversation ever” with his daughters, amongst other light-hearted things:

Taking to Twitter once again, the former WWE Champion has opened up about being in the “greatest wrestling match ever”, and explained that his light-hearted tweets have been a method for him to cope with the added pressure brought on by the tagline

Thanks to WrestleZone, here’s exactly what the Rated-R Superstar had to say on the matter:

Ok folks, in case you took my tweets this week literally (somehow some did), I was just having fun and blowing off steam in what was a very pressure filled month. Pressure I put on myself. To perform. To prove to myself that I could still perform at the level I want and expect. To give our fan base something to enjoy and talk about. To hopefully give them the same feeling I get watching Bret Hart matches. That’s a big task. This is my first pure wrestling match in 9.5 years. After having another neck fusion and my right wrist fusted (my “good” hand). At 46 years old. Being billed beforehand The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever. During a pandemic. With limited audience. Kinda crazy. Kinda fun. MASSIVE challenge. And if you (think you) know me? Then you know I live for these challenges. I’d rather be put to this task than leave it to someone else.

As Teddy Roosevelt said: ‘the man what at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those could and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.’ What I can say is that I have poured my full heart and soul into this match. I’ve studied. Didn’t sleep much. Because I care. I care about my work ethic. I care about and love this art form more than any other. Nothing else compares. It’s my childhood dreams come true. That’s the way.

Just know that when you watch Backlash, you will see two men, two professionals, two WRESTLERS, giving you EVERYTHING they have on that night. Against my toughest opponent. Against my greatest opponent. ‘GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER?’ All subjective. Can’t worry about it. But I’ll walk away proud knowing it all got left in the ring to tell the story. And hopefully give all of your minds a little break from what’s going on in the world.

WrestleTalk’s Louis Dangoor had the pleasure of speaking to two-time WWE Hall of Famer and certified wrestling legend Shawn Michaels ahead of this weekend’s Backlash show. During the chat, Shawn spoke about the Backlash match and told Louis what he thinks makes a great wrestling match.

You can check out that whole conversation at the link below:

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