Edge Reveals He Was Already Injured Ahead Of The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever

Edge recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated about his ongoing recovery from a bicep tear sustained during the filming of The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever against Randy Orton at Backlash.

“It’s OK. You know, I look at injuries and ask myself, ‘How was it compared to the Achilles tear?’ Compared to the Achilles tear, it was nothing. There was surgery, but I know the drill. I know what I have to do, and I know you have to baby it for the first month, then I can start putting the nose to the grindstone. I can still do exercises for the rest of my body, which is good, so it’s just being careful.”

He revealed that he was actually already injured going into the match, and that the match simply made the injury worse. He explained he would learn from the tricep tear, and will now listen to his body more.

“It’s a learning experience, too. The doctor that did the surgery said that there was a good chance my triceps was already partially torn going into the match, so I look it as a learning experience. My elbow was sore for probably a month, but I thought it was one of those regular aches and pains.

“I have a bunch of floating chips in my elbow, so I told myself, ‘Of course it’s going to hurt.’ This is a reminder that I need to listen to those things. At 46 years old, my body is trying to tell me something’s up. Now I have that knowledge going forward if something’s aching.”

Edge also recently spoke about when the injury took place in the match.

“I knew. I took an RKO, and I felt a little nauseous and I got a cold sweat, not a hot sweat. That’s generally when you know you’ve popped something. It wasn’t all that painful in comparison to my neck pain over the years or compared to tearing both pecs or tearing my Achilles.

“I just thought, ‘I might have torn it a little bit,’ and then I found out I tore it completely off the bone. I gauge everything to the pain of tearing my Achilles, so not a lot can compare.