Right now, the former WWE Champion is in the midst of an intense feud with Randy Orton; however, once the dust settles between the two men, who would Edge like to face next?
The Rated R superstar recently spoke on the WWE conference call regarding WrestleMania 36 – which was translated by sportskeeda - and the 46-year-old listed several names on the NXT roster that’s he’s excited about:
“There are so many talents, you can seriously point to everyone on the roster. Obviously (Tommaso) Ciampa and I have a very close relationship, we’re both ‘neck’ guys for a lack of a better term. So he’s picking his brain a lot and I love it because he cares a lot and he’ll try the ideas too. I love [Johnny] Gargano. To me, ‘the guy’ who is dialed in and completely found what it is that he’s supposed to do is Finn Balor. It’s exciting to watch him right now. To me, he and Gargano set the template for what an NXT match should be going forward.”
While the Hall of Famer never states that he would like to feud with any of these stars next, the huge praise of these men does open the possibilites of the RAW superstar fighting with next generation talent. Edge goes on to continue praising fellow NXT stars Adam Cole, Keith Lee, and Velveteen Dream, citing that each man has certain qualities that makes the future of the WWE look good:
“You got your workhorses like Adam Cole who’s just out there week-in, week-out, night after night in the grind and you just got to tip your hat to that guy. Keith Lee is so impressive – I’d love to be able to get in the ring with that guy and just show him exactly what he is and how he can be. Velveteen Dream to me is just this raw, completely natural character – he has just found his character and that’s so exciting to watch. It’s not just all about moves, about 84 superkicks. He has tapped into his character and it’s really fun to watch and to see where he takes that – the future is good.”