History Awesome / EdgeWrestler

* Edge vs Finn Balor in Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania 39 had dark and demonic entrances. Balor emerges in his Demon King makeup with a spiky mohawk while Edge dives deep into his Brood days with fire, a skull-like mask made of mosaic and vampire wings, complete with Slayer blaring in the background with the properly titled "South of Heaven".

* After managing to retain his title against Darby Allin and luring Nick Wayne over to his side in the process, Christian Cage tears up the ring, ready to hit Sting with a Conchairto on the exposed wooden surface. Interrupted by the lights suddenly going out, a vignette starts playing on the screen, backed by the intro to ''[[Music/AlterBridge Cry Of Achilles]]''. And then, after a slightly altered five-word catchphrase, the stadium erupts into a much more recognisable Alter Bridge song: '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6npyxD_YuU&t=52s Metalingus]]'''''.

* On route to his ''Summerslam'' PPV match against Seth Rollins, Edge brings back something that only the most hardcore wrestling fan would know: ''The Brood''. He quotes his old catcphrase -- "Beware, take care, because the freaks come out at night!" -- puts Seth into a broodbath (of black paint) and for his ''Summerslam'' entrance he ''rises from a ring of fire'' like he did with [[Wrestling/DavidHeath Gangrel]]. And calling on the darkness from his past truly did seem to empower him, as after an epic battle, Edge triumphed over Rollins in what was pretty much universally considered ''Summerslam's'' match of the night.

* The recent announcement that he'll be the first inductee in the 2012 class for the WWE Hall of Fame.

** This cannot be stated enough. Against [[Wrestling/MickFoley a man]] who made his name as the most hardcore wrestler in the company, Edge proved that he too could be a {{Determinator}}. What happens when he takes a [[SuplexFinisher back suplex]] onto a pile of thumbtacks? [[ImplacableMan Keep wrestling.]] When Foley hits him with the [[FinishingMove Mandible Claw]], [[UpToEleven wrapped in barbed wire?]] [[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Keep wrestling]]. Then, to clinch the win, he [[FinishingMove spears]] Foley onto a table outside of the ring THAT'S BEEN LIT ON FIRE. What's worse, Edge was in worse pain from that move than Foley because [[FromBadToWorse Mick had a barbed-wire board underneath his shirt where Edge speared him]]. '''And. Yet. He. Keeps. Wrestling. Long. Enough. To. WIN.'''

* Speaking of the day after the Rumble, Edge himself didn't go without a memorable appearance on the fallout episode of ''Raw''. Receiving an absolute hero's welcome when he came out in the closing segment, said closing segment consisted of a rousing speech about his refusal to live life with any what-ifs. Recalling how he realized after several years that he felt good enough to possibly work on a comeback, and then proceeded to put in every ounce of possible energy into working his ass off to make sure he was cleared and finally get back in the ring, Edge had the entire wrestling world hanging on his every syllable. Then came Randy Orton, praising his return and working his way into a possible Rated-RKO reunion... only to hit the most "outta nowhere" RKO of all time, dragging Edge head-and-neck-first into the ring mat. Edge's TheatricsOfPain playing right into the AdultFear of him reinjuring himself had fans legitimately concerned for his well-being, while the subsequent one-man con-chair-to by Orton to Edge both cemented that he was okay in reality and successfully returned The Viper to his heinous 2009 best. With one speech, one slam, and one strike, Edge and Orton would rekindle a white-hot flame, no doubt setting the stage for their own [=WrestleMania=] feud.

* After cashing in his Money in the Bank contract, he defeated an already-weakened Wrestling/JohnCena to win the WWE Championship at ''New Year's Revolution 2006'' and ascended from midcard heel to "The Ultimate Opportunist".

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* On route to his ''Summerslam'' PPV match against Seth Rollins, Edge brings back something that only the most hardcore wrestling fan would know: ''The Brood''. He quotes his old catcphrase -- "Beware, take care, because the freaks come out at night!" -- puts Seth into a broodbath (of black paint) and for Summerslam he ''rises from a ring of fire'' like he did with Gangrel.

* One year after Edge's world-shaking return in the 2020 Royal Rumble, Edge enters the 2021 Royal Rumble... ''and '''wins!''''' And he did it from ''the #1 spot!'' Edge is on his way to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' to try and win back the world championship he never lost 10 years ago!

* One year after Edge's world-shaking return in the 2020 Royal Rumble, Edge enters the 2021 Royal Rumble... ''and '''wins!''''' And he did it from ''the #1 spot!'' Edge is on his way to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' to try and win back the WWE Championship he never lost 10 years ago!

* Wrestling/HulkHogan has held precisely ''one'' tag team championship his entire career - the only title that wasn't a world championship in WCW or WWE - and that was with Edge, the PromotedFanboy who sat in the Toronto Sky Dome cheering for Hogan at ''[=WrestleMania=] 6''.

* One year after Edge's world-shaking return in the 2020 Royal Rumble, Edge enters the 2021 Royal Rumble... ''and wins!'' Edge is on his way to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' to try and win back the WWE Championship he never lost 10 years ago!

** YMMV on the match's quality, as many have complained of the match being too slow, as it lasted over '''37 minutes''' with more selling and less lucha libre or strong style high spots than modern wrestling fans are accustomed to for such long matches. However, the fact that Edge can actually go for over half an hour is amazing in and of itself, and using selling and psychology to pad the time instead of peppering extra moves in was a decidedly old-school take, allowing the damage of the hits they were taking as well as the story itself to breathe, a refreshing beat for fans who prefer these classic aspects.

* Speaking of the day after the Rumble, Edge himself didn't go without a memorable appearance on the fallout episode of ''Raw''. Receiving an absolute hero's welcome when he came out in the closing segment, said closing segment consisted of a rousing speech about his refusal to live life with any what-ifs. Recalling how he realized after several years that he felt good enough to possibly work on a comeback, and then proceeded to put in every ounce of possible energy into working his ass off to make sure he was cleared and finally get back in the ring, Edge had the entire wrestling world hanging on his every syllable. Then came Randy Orton, praising his return and working his way into a possible Rated-RKO reunion... only to hit the most "outta nowhere" RKO of all time, dragging Edge head-and-neck-first into the ring mat. Edge's TheatricsOfPain playing right into the AdultFear of him reinjuring himself had fans legitimately concerned for his well-being, while the subsequent one-man con-chair-to by Orton to Edge both cemented that he was okay in reality and successfully returned The Viper to his heinous 2009 best. With one speech, one slam, and one strike, Edge and Orton would rekindle a white-hot flame, no doubt setting the stage for their own [=WrestleMania=] feud.

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** How good was it? When the two teams came out the following night on ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'', ''the whole arena gave them a standing ovation''.