Update on Edge After the Brutal Beatdown at the Hands of Seth Rollins on WWE SmackDown

Published 09/18/2021, 9:58 AM EDT

WWE Hall of Famer has been out of action since last week’s Super SmackDown where he was carried out with a stretcher. The storyline injury occurred after Seth Rollins hit Edge with a devastating ‘Curb Stomp’.

According to reports via “Wrestling Observer Newsletter” the Rated-R Superstar will be out for several months. Dave Meltzer reports that,

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“Edge went out on a stretcher and was taken away in an ambulance. This will explain Edge not being around for a few months. Since Edge only works part-time it is easy to do injury angles to explain his being gone but there’s also a limit on how many you can do before it feels like you’ve seen it before.”

The storyline injury was continued by his wife, Beth Phoenix, on WWE NXT.

Per @TheBethPhoenix tonight on #WWENXT – @EdgeRatedR is home resting.
Get well soon, @EdgeRatedR. pic.twitter.com/maULnrE7pf
— WWE (@WWE) September 15, 2021

At the moment, it looks like Edge vs Seth Rollins feud has ended, with both wrestlers holding one win over the other. It is unsure when ‘The Ultimate Opportunist‘ will be back in the squared circle, if the Observer is to be believed.

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Seth Rollins without an opponent after Edge

The Rollins vs Edge was one of the hottest angles in WWE. After the storyline injury, ‘The Architect‘ is left with no opponent to fight at Extreme Rules 2021. However, his other half, Becky Lynch, is booked to face Bianca Belair for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Is there a new feud for Rollins? Or will he not be in this year’s pay-per-view? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below!

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It won’t be surprising for us if Edge makes a comeback at Royal Rumble or WrestleMania next year. However, some fans feel that WWE should focus more on their current wrestlers rather than bringing back old ones.

All Elite Wrestling is deemed to be better in this aspect. They give equal importance to all their wrestlers while using the old ones to enhance the young talent. WWE’s NXT 2.0 is a step towards better programming and man management.

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Aditya Pran Mahanta is a WWE and AEW author for EssentiallySports, who is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree. Being a sports fanatic, he has played at the state level badminton in his younger years but his love for WWE overtook all other passions. Being a decade-long wrestling fan, he relishes the older wrestlers and wishes that the newer generation had the same Edge. He is a passionate fan of Rey Mysterio for his high flying style, Edge for being The Ultimate Opportunist, and Razor Ramon because nobody messes with the Bad Guy!

Update on Edge After the Brutal Beatdown at the Hands of Seth Rollins on WWE SmackDown

Seth Rollins without an opponent after Edge

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