10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 21)

6. Edge Dressed Up As Umaga For A House Show

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Picture this: you're Umaga, a snarling heel beast who speaks only in grunts and roars before desecrating opponents like a monster. Suddenly, after making your entrance, your music blares over the speakers again and you see Edge coming out with face paint to match yours and "Canada" inked across his stomach.

Do you laugh? Do you cry? Do you feel insulted? Do you pray for a hole to appear and swallow you up?

During a Q&A session with Fightful, Edge told how he ribbed Umaga on a house show in January 2009. The pair were working a tag-team main event against The Great Khali and The Hurricane (the kind of match that could headline anywhere, clearly), and Edge decided to have a little fun with it.

So, he slapped on some paint and mimicked his partner for the night. To his credit, Umaga didn't corpse. He did stare a hole through Edge, but he didn't break character or deviate from his own act. That's dedication for you, 'cause it must've been a hilarious, bemusing sight to see.

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