6 Wrestlers who turned down AEW contracts 

#3 Edge

The man who many didn't believe would ever return to the ring (Pic Source: WWE)

Edge. The Rated-R Superstar. The Ultimate Opportunist. The Master Manipulator. The greatest comeback of all time? That's debatable, but it ranks high on the emotional scale. When Edge's WWE career came to a halt in 2011, many fans probably thought they had seen the last of him when it came to in-ring competition.

Edge went into acting since then and has been relatively successful in the medium with roles on TV such as CW's The Flash and Vikings. But the return at the WWE Royal Rumble in 2020 caught many by surprise when he competed in the Royal Rumble match itself.

The emotion on his face was evident that this was a dream come true and a comeback for the ages. But before any of that happened, AEW might have been the place he would have returned to professional wrestling had things gone differently.

It was rumored that negotiations with AEW and WWE began last year. AEW's offer consisted of a handful of matches as well as serving as a backstage producer. Edge confirmed these rumors and said that AEW did reach out to him last year, after SummerSlam. He said:

"SummerSlam happened and another company within the industry contacted me and said they were interested and wanted to know if I could wrestle."

But after a discussion with Vince McMahon, he decided to re-sign with WWE. Edge said:

'He’s done right by me my entire career. He gave me my chance. He trusted me to be able to pull off a lot of things, be a pillar for his shows, be a general. That goes a long way for me."

Edge in AEW would have been an unexpected combination, but his WWE return seemed more fitting from a poetic standpoint.