Edge Retires

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Here is WWE's official statement on Edge retiring from WWE:

"Less than a week after his successful title defense against Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII, World Heavyweight Champion Edge has been forced to retire from in-ring competition due to injury. The unexpected news brings to an end a storied WWE career spanning 13 years and consisting of 11 World Title reigns.

The Rated-R Superstar had been suffering numbness and uncontrollable trembling in his arms and hands. This is not the first time Edge has experienced these symptoms of nueropraxia. An MRI in Atlanta last Monday was sent to Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at The Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After careful examination of the MRI, it was determined that Edge would never be cleared to compete again, and thus, he is forced to retire.

In 2003, Edge underwent a two level spinal fusion of the discs between his C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae. After being cleared to compete, The Rated-R Superstar returned to the ring, resulting in stenosis of the spine, or a narrowing of the spinal column, above and below the fused discs. This narrowing resulted in less and less of the vital fluid needed to protect the spinal cord. Medical professionals cannot clear Edge to compete ever again in WWE since doing so could result in paralysis or even death."

He'll definitely be back just not as a wrestler

He's gone on the European tour.

appearances like stone colds KB ?

I think he might just say his farewell speech to the masses

mick foley article on edge
http://mickfoley.typepad.com

King Beer wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp_WRWReKb8&feature=player_embedded#at=423

The end of SD!

Thanks KB - I kinda wish they'd shown this in during SD (I'm guessing they won't) without the idiot sitting next to the guy videoing it.....

I definitely think the WWE will air it, they may wait until RAW tho

Gaffer - I watched Smackdown on Youtube last night and it aired. Not sure wheather or not it will on Sky though.

Good stuff, its the same thing the WWE send out to all their outlets so good chance it will air

Wow from the official wwe statement and edge's fairwell speech he definitely sounds like his body is in a bad way - that is sacrifice for the business! I will admit he's never been one of my favourite wrestlers but much respect to the man for making one hell of a career in the wwe and literally putting his health on the line every night.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCurtHawkins#p/a/u/0/G2Rz3F1Fngk


I just came across this on YouTube, it's Curt Hawkin's page and fro the way that he speaks about him it actually makes me realise just how much of a decent guy Adam Copeland actually was.