Let’s get this out of the way first: It’s not like Edge is going to suddenly show up at All In at Wembley Stadium, as he’s recently said that his WWE contract runs through the end of September. But it also doesn’t appear that his only two options are re-signing with WWE for one last run or retiring.
This weekend, Fightful Select (subscription required) published an intriguing post that suggested the WWE Hall of Famer might consider a stint in AEW (though he’d have to do it using his real name, Adam Copeland, since the Edge moniker belongs to WWE). Among the juiciest details were sources close to Edge saying such a move “isn’t as ‘out there’ as you’d think,” as well as people within AEW believing it was “a real possibility” he’d come in.
If he decided to make the jump, he’s hardly be the first to do so, as the AEW roster has plenty of ex-WWE stars on it. But there would be something a little different about Edge migrating over since he’s been in WWE his entire career.
Along with the possibility of reuniting with former tag team partner and longtime friend Christian Cage, Fightful points out that Edge is close with FTR, who helped him prepare for his return to wrestling after nine years away due to a serious neck injury. It would be especially interesting to see Edge on Collision on Saturday nights (where FTR is mostly appearing at the moment) since AEW could use another big attraction to keep that show top of mind once it starts experiencing even tougher competition from college football in the fall.
And conveniently, this fall sounds like it would be the time when Edge might be free to make the jump if he so chose. It’s a fascinating “what if” that seems to be one that could actually become a reality.