By Brent Brookhouse. Jun 15, at pm ET 1 min read. Edge suffers torn triceps at Backlash Brent Brookhouse 1 min read. Brent Brookhouse 1 min read. Even when reports of a WWE comeback began circulating, it seemed improbable. When he got himself in fantastic shape and posted it on Instagram, precious few linked that to an in-ring comeback.
When talks of a new contract with WWE surfaced, many convinced themselves it was merely a legends deal. When the Rated- R superstar speared Elias on the pre-show for SummerSlam , people said he did it softly and it was just to create a moment in his hometown. The truth was staring us in the face all along, but given how miraculous it would be for Edge to return, nobody thought it was even an option. Edge is now 47 — his birthday a day before Halloween — and his injury record would give anyone nightmares.
Typically putting himself in extreme matches, Edge soon found himself suffering from cervical spinal stenosis, an injury that basically meant he was one bad fall away from being a cripple. The condition became so serious that WWE decided to look into it further.
An MRI scan was sent to Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned neurosurgeon, and professor of neurosurgery at The Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Maroon concluded that Edge would never be medically cleared to wrestle ever again. If he did, he risked paralysis in the lower body or even death. Seeing the one choice he had, Edge decided to step away from the ring and the job he loved the most. The WWE legend was forced to retire at just 37 years of age and had another 13 years in him to give to the business.
Edge is the kind of wrestler that lives for the extreme action of the job. During his early days, he often put himself in the most dangerous and demanding spots and took on the hardest hits.
Spearing Jeff Hardy off the ladder to the ground, the brutal match with Mick Foley, the falling on thumbtacks — all chipped away at Edge.
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