Adam Copeland (Edge) considered retiring from wrestling towards the end of his run with WWE

As seen during the 2023 AEW WrestleDream PPV event, Adam Copeland (Edge) made his debut with the company. During an interview with CBSSports.com, Copeland discussed his decision to leave WWE for AEW…

“As I got closer to the end of the [WWE] deal, retirement was a very, very real option. It was not off the table. I really sat with the idea of retirement because I truly thought like, ‘Man, WWE gave me that night. I don’t know how that gets topped.’ And that’s still in my brain. But I guess now it’s like, ‘OK, how can I try and top it in this new environment.’ Honestly, that Toronto show was a send-off of that character and it was the perfect way for that character to go out. Wrestling a guy that I’ve never wrestled that I always wanted to. It was just so much fun in there. That night, I’ll never forget it. I’ll always have that night with me. I told Sheamus that too. That will be one of the most special nights in my career, always.”