5 future opponents for Edge in WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Edge made his triumphant return to in-ring action at the Royal Rumble event in the men's royal rumble match.

This would mark Edge's first match inside a WWE ring in 9 years since being forced to retire on medical grounds in 2011 following his WrestleMania 27 World Heavyweight Championship match against Alberto Del Rio.

At WrestleMania 36, the Rated-R Superstar competed in a grueling Last Man Standing match against Randy Orton. After 36 minutes of brutality, Edge won his first singles match on return after Orton failed to answer the referee's ten-count.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Edge had signed a new three-year deal with WWE, including multiple in-ring appearances per year for the company.

Therefore, now that Edge's feud with his former Rated RKO partner appears to have finished, who could the Rated-R Superstar face off against next inside a WWE ring? Here are five future opponents for Edge in WWE.

#1 Seth Rollins

Now that Edge has made his miraculous recovery and return to WWE, a Seth Rollins vs. Edge feud seems almost inevitable.

Why is this the case? Well, let's go back to the end of 2014. After Team Cena had defeated Team Authority at WWE Survivor Series 2014 and as the stipulation went, The Authority were finally removed from WWE. The only way the villainous McMahon faction could return to power and WWE television would be on John Cena's say so. During this period of "Authority-free WWE TV", we had numerous guest hosts of Monday Night RAW.

On the final episode of Monday Night Raw in 2014, Edge and his longtime best friend and tag team partner Christian were the guest hosts. The former multiple time WWE World Tag Team Champions would host a special episode of their talk show "The Cutting Edge Peep Show" during the episode. The special guest for this episode would be none other than Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins.

As chaos began to ensue during the talk show, Seth Rollins, with the help of J&J Security and The Big Show, would attack Edge and Christian. The Big Show would place Edge's head on Rollins' Money in the Bank briefcase with Rollins threatening to stomp on the Rated-R Superstar's neck. The only way that Rollins would spare Edge's health would be if John Cena reinstated The Authority. John Cena would oblige as Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and co would once again be in power.

Now that Edge has returned and has been exclusive to Monday Night RAW, could we see Edge seek retribution against the Monday Night Messiah for attempting to paralyze him in 2014?

#2 Bray Wyatt

Ever since Edge has returned to WWE back in January in 2020, we have only seen the Rated R-Superstar appear on Monday Night RAW. However, as has been the case previously with WWE legends such as The Undertaker, John Cena and Triple H, Edge could be deemed as a "free agent", allowing the WWE Hall of Famer to appear on both RAW and SmackDown.

This would pave the way for Edge to potentially feud with a plethora of SmackDown Superstars. One such Superstar could be the former WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.

Bray Wyatt vs. Edge would be a first-time-ever match that, until recently, was a dream match that we would only imagine about or play on one of the WWE 2K video games. The Fiend is arguably the most exciting and 'over' character in WWE right now. In a similar vein to his victory over John Cena at WrestleMania 36 in the Firefly Fun House match, a feud the Rated R Superstar could help elevate Bray Wyatt to another level in WWE.

Edge has spoken about wanting to help the younger talent progress to the next level during this WWE run, a similar act of kindness that Mick Foley once provided to a young Rated-R Superstar in 2006 at WrestleMania 22. An Edge vs. Bray Wyatt feud would undoubtedly be beneficial to both Superstars and the television audience at home.

#3 John Cena

The rivalry between John Cena and Edge is considered one of the greatest in WWE history

Edge's feud and subsequent Last Man Standing match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 36 proved that during this WWE run, the Rated-R Superstar doesn't have to exclusively feud with Superstars he has never faced before. There is certainly a time and place for Edge to revisit old rivalries and storylines with previous friends and foes that Edge has accumulated throughout his Hall of Fame WWE career.

One such familiar foe could be the 16-time World Champion John Cena. One of Edge's best and most personal rivalry came against John Cena in 2006, while both Superstars were on Monday Night RAW. Edge, in fact, won his first WWE Championship by famously cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on a weakened John Cena at New Year's Revolution 2006 after Cena had just defended his WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber. Later that year, their feud would continue with famous moments such as Edge attacking John Cena's father inside his house and John Cena throwing Edge into the Long Island Sound.

The feud would end in a hellacious TLC match at Unforgiven 2006 in Edge's hometown of Toronto, Canada, where John Cena would regain the WWE Championship. The feud elevated both Superstars into serious main event players in WWE. It isn't sure how many matches both Edge and John Cena have left inside a WWE ring. While both WWE icons are still able to go, it would be great to see these two long-time rivals face off one more time before both men ride off into the sunset for good.

In addition to this, with Edge's well-documented, and at one point career-ending, neck injuries, the Rated-R Superstar needs to be in the ring with a safe worker and a worker who he fully trusts. There isn't a much more trusted and safe Superstar currently going today than the 16-time World Champion and now Hollywood megastar in John Cena.

#4 The Undertaker

Yet another rivalry waiting to be revisited

Edge has achieved pretty much everything there is to accomplish in WWE, including main eventing a WrestleMania. He did it at WrestleMania 24 in Orlando, Florida against The Undertaker.

While the Rated-R Superstar was unsuccessful in defending the World Heavyweight Championship and ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak, it would begin a fierce rivalry between the two WWE legends. TLC matches, Hell in a Cell matches, you name the match type and these two bitter rivals have faced off against each other in it.

2020 marks the 30th anniversary of The Undertaker's debut in WWE. Many are speculating that this could be The Phenom's final in-ring year in the WWE. With The Undertaker winding down his in-ring appearances with the company and Edge having one final run, now would be the perfect time for two to face off one more time.

The Undertaker and AJ Styles stole the show during Night 1 of WrestleMania 36 with their cinematic presentation of The Boneyard Match between The Biker Undertaker and The Phenomenal One. Perhaps with The Undertaker and Edge's physical limitations, a cinematic wrestling encounter between The Biker version of The Undertaker and The Rated-R Superstar would make a perfect final encounter between the two WWE legends.

#5 Roman Reigns

Since returning to WWE, Edge has recently stated that a future showdown against former WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns 'has to happen'.

The story practically writes itself. Both WWE Superstars are former multiple-time WWE World Heavyweight Champions. Both WWE Superstars also use the spear as their finishing maneuver. Is there much more of a story that is needed to be told? I don't think so.

Roman Reigns has faced a laundry list of WWE legends from the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era inside of a WWE ring. The Undertaker, John Cena and Triple H, to name just a few. Adding the Rated-R Superstar to that list seems like a must at this point.

Roman Reigns vs. Edge would be WrestleMania-worthy, first-time-ever dream match that WWE could potentially book. It almost seems like a certainty that we will see this match before Edge's current WWE deal expires in 2023. With The Big Dog earmarked by the Rated-R Superstar as an opponent he wants to face in the future, don't be surprised if we see an Edge vs. Roman Reigns feud at some point in the future.

Edited by Amar Anand