The end of the rated R era. Edge, the smartest man in wrestling today.
April 12, 2011
Last night the world of wrestling and ‘sports entertainment’ was shocked. I was shocked, shocked so much that it made me want to write this blog, something i havent done in a long time, just to take in what was announced last night.
On monday night RAW , Adam ‘EDGE’ Copeland announced that he has to retire from professional wrestling due to a neck injury that he has had for years. As he said himself he was ‘wrestling on borrowed time’ and did not want to risk paralysis which is noble of him and as I have put in the title of this article , this makes him the smartest man in wrestling today.
Someone who has given the wrestling world everything he had from day one leaving it all out there. Love him or hate him , he is one of the best performers of all time who worked his way from the ground up.Edge was told that he would not be cleared medically to wrestle anymore, he is retiring because of this.
But you might be asking ‘why does this make him the smartest man in wrestling today?’ .. simple – He is not ignoring the doctors like so many people have in the past. Reading Hulk Hogans comments about how everyone would carry on with injuries and ignoring doctors is saddening to say the least. You would think a guy with so much history in the business, seeing people die before they are fifty, paralyzed from in ring activity and the constant pain he is in himself would be able to understand why Edge has to do this.
Sure flair and Austin ETC all carried on after injuries, but the fact is they wern’t told they would be paralyzed and in the case of Austin he knew it was his last match and had to pack it all in to heal. I would never want to see Edge in the condition that Hogans in or still carrying on like flair is.
In Essance what im trying to say is thank you to Adam Copeland … not just for giving us all fantastic entertainment for all those years. but for showing wrestlers in the industry today that its ok to think to about your health and well being , fans give a damn about your health its not all about putting on shows for us and risking your own life, the least we can do is show our support , our thanks and re-live the memories that we have because of you. You said that you hoped you had the respect of the fans, you do, every single one of us
