There's been a lot of speculation about Adam Copeland/Edge's in-ring future, with many fans convinced that he'll return to WWE. While his AEW run has been a success, the theories and rumours have only intensified in recent weeks.
Copeland announced that he was "going home" a couple of weeks ago, and during this weekend's Crown Jewel post-show press conference, WWE did nothing to shut down the loud chants for Edge while Paul "Triple H" Levesque was speaking.
Now, Dave Meltzer has weighed in to say, "When Adam Copeland, a couple weeks ago, did the thing where he said he was going home, all of a sudden, people were like, 'He’s going to be John Cena’s last opponent,' which, of course, that’s not the case. Can’t happen. He’s under contract."
"It was an angle to come back for FTR," he added, referencing Copeland's tag team partners. "He’s doing a movie and TV or whatever he’s doing that sets that, makes him gone for a little while."
Addressing what happened at Crown Jewel, Meltzer added, "When Levesque was out there at the end of the show, they did it from the arena. So there was a lot of people still there, and they were very interesting, because they were chanting for really loud, for Edge. They were singing Edge’s song, and Levesque was just trying to ignore it and keep talking."
As great as it would be to see John Cena vs. Edge one final time, that clearly isn't in the works. Despite that, both men have honoured each other during recent matches in their respective promotions.
Edge was only used sporadically across WWE shows; that's because the company viewed him as a part-time attraction similar to Brock Lesnar. Edge, on the other hand, wanted to wrestle weekly and take full advantage of the final few years of his career.
As a result, the WWE Hall of Famer decided to sign with AEW in 2023 and has had mixed fortunes there after taking part in dangerous matches, which, inevitably, saw him suffer injuries unrelated to his previous issues.
Last year, Copeland confirmed he almost signed with AEW for his original in-ring return in 2020. "When I first started talking to AEW, I wasn't yet cleared, but I still wasn't cleared by company doctors. So once all of those clearances started to come, I was like, 'Oh this is real now. Okay.' So before I did anything, I had to go, kind of, get the final clearance needed for either company."
"But I had negotiated with everybody. I was like, 'Okay, here's where I'm at, here's what I've been told I can do,' and started the process. Sitting down with Vince, he goes, 'Well it's got to happen here.'"
"At that stage, I looked at the equity built and it felt like having to start over, especially having to start over after having been gone for nine years, felt really daunting, if that makes sense," he continued. "It felt like at least with WWE that's one thing off the table that I don't have to worry about. I can come back and walk into the history of this character."
Are you disappointed that Edge won't be stepping back into a WWE ring anytime soon?