No, Edge Will NOT Be Involved In John Cena's WWE Retirement... (WWE News)

The Rated R Superstar will NOT be back in WWE for John Cena's retirement.

by Andrew Pollard
John Cena Edge
wwe.com

For those wondering if AEW's Adam Copeland will be a part of John Cena's retirement in some form or fashion, the former Edge will not be returning to WWE for one last dance with one of his greatest rivals.

This topic came up during the latest Fightful Select Answers Q&A, where Sean Ross Sapp was asked if he knew of any conversations with AEW over bringing the Rated R Superstar back to WWE for one more match with Cena. SRS reiterated that, not just have there been no conversations about this, but there haven't even been any conversations about conversations of an Edge return.

Sapp added that this matter hasn't been broached apart from in an "is he under contract?" capacity, and that Cope appearing in WWE is "not a possibility." It was also mentioned how AEW President Tony Khan wouldn't allow something like that to happen, highlighting how WWE has tried to undermine AEW at points, not to mention how WWE wouldn't allow Lex Luger to be seen on camera as part of Sting's retirement match.

Advertisement

As for Adam Copeland, he's been absent from AEW since the post-All Out Dynamite, where he told Christian Cage that he needed to step away to find himself in the aftermath of FTR hitting Beth Phoenix/Copeland with a spike piledriver at that PPV. In reality, Copeland was initially filming Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and has more recently been spotted in London, England for a role in the Jason Statham-fronted The Beekeeper 2.

Where John Cena is concerned, he's got three dates left with WWE before he calls time on his legendary career. Big Match John is scheduled for next week's Raw from Madison Square Garden, then will be at Survivor Series later this month, before wrestling his retirement match at the 13 December episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. As for that retirement match, we've now got The Last Time Is Now Tournament ongoing to decide Cena's opponent, with that tournament featuring talents from Raw, SmackDown, and NXT, and teasing wrestlers from outside of WWE - hence why some are hopeful of Copeland being involved.

Advertisement
Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.