Forced to retire due to neck injury to comeback
As a kid, Adam Copeland, the wrestler Edge, dreamt about pro wrestling before he was 10. He started wrestling professionally in 1992 when he was 18. By 2011, Edge had become a massive star in the WWE, winning the second-most WWE titles, with 31. Unfortunately, Edge injured his many neck years back, and wrestling worsened the injury. WWE's go-to neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon, stated that Edge would never be able to wrestle again, risking paralysis or potentially death if he does. As a result, Edge would have to retire in 2011.
Miraculously, his neck healed over the years, and nine years later, Adam would return to compete in the 2020 Royal Rumble. He is still wrestling to this day, recently winning his Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 39.
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The True Story Behind WWE Legend Edge’s Career Threatening Neck Injury
WWE has seen a lot of heartbreaking injuries take place over the years to some of its best Superstars. The falls, hits, and damage taken linger on for years, but nothing matches the tragedy of what happened to the former WWE Champion Edge.
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The return to WWE that Edge never thought was possible
Almost no one in attendance could have anticipated the shredding electric guitar riffs of "Metalingus" by Alter Bridge, but as Adam "Edge" Copeland ran out of the dugout, the crowd reached a fever pitch. After almost nine years away from wrestling and triple-fusion neck surgery, Edge made his seemingly impossible return to in-ring action. After a moment of intense emotion during which he stared toward the heavens, he charged toward the ring and reclaimed a dream that had seemingly been snatched away for good.
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Injury forces Edge to retire
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 administered at Atlanta Midtown Diagnostic Imaging last Monday was sent to Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at The Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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