‘The Rated R Superstar’ Edge shocked the world when he entered the Royal Rumble match as the no. 1 entrant this year and won the whole thing. Immediately he cashed in his opportunity by challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.
But Edge himself did not know that he was booked to win the Royal Rumble and challenge for the WWE Universal Title at the WrestleMania main event. When he was at home due to his injury he always thought he would have to face his long-time kayfabe foe, Randy Orton.
Edge Was Originally Set To Face Randy Orton At WrestleMania 37?
When Edge spoke with the TalkSport, he said that he did not know about WWE’s original plans. He revealed;
It seemed to change everything. In my mind I still thought ‘Me and Randy at WrestleMania. Me and Randy at WrestleMania. Me and Randy at WrestleMania.’ That’s what my working plan was the entire time, until I was told it wasn’t the company’s plan. Then I went ‘Oh, OK.
But, we got to see this trilogy through? We need to do this.’ And I was pretty disappointed. I just felt like the story deserved that [to be seen through]. So when I found out that wasn’t on the docket anymore, I was like so then what?! [laughs]. And so it’s worked out the way it has, which is obviously very exciting.
The WWE Hall of Famer said that he loved the new plans too;
And honestly, I go from thinking I’m wrestling Randy Orton at WrestleMania, which is a dream, to wrestling Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania for the Universal title – that’s a dream too. All courses changed.
That’s just what happens sometimes and you have to be adaptable and as much as I get an idea in my head and I’m like ‘we have to see this through!’ I have to understand that there’s more too it. There’s multiple characters and it’s like a chessboard. So it’s like OK, where can I put this character and this character and this character to make the totality of the card something our fanbase is happy with.
The two real friends did collide last year at WrestleMania 36, and it was a Last Man Standing match. The match itself was amazing and fans enjoyed every bit of it. Even though the match is pretty underrated.
This year Randy Orton and Edge facing each other would have been a better match of course, but there would not have been much new to offer. Edge had to have a new start since the return, so the decision was correct. And he did pretty well at this year’s WrestleMania too.