Every Impossible Wrestling Return Ranked From Worst To Best

7. Edge

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Edge's new character is the Fiend dissing your local sports team having swallowed a thesaurus.

If that's reductive and snarky, it's closer to that description than it is to his best work. Edge initially returned as the grizzled, shredded old man intent on finishing his illustrious career on his own terms. At first, there was a rare emotional heft to this WWE storyline built on the foundation of his history with Randy Orton. But then Edge struck one tone - intensity - and descended into parody with various vein-popping promos cut on his signature stool. His promos doubled as theatre auditions, and not exactly good ones, but in the ring, he was still as fantastic as ever. Rarely credited in snob circles, matches against Randy Orton (Backlash 2020) and Seth Rollins (Crown Jewel 2021) restored a classical, timeless sense of pacing and drama to WWE.

Edge used to be really, really funny. Now, at his worst, he's laughable.

It's not that Edge should have said "never" - aspects of the run have been excellent - more that he could really do with rediscovering his strengths.

Is what he's doing now as part of the new Judgment Day stable ambitious, or indulgent?

 
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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!