8 WWE Superstars who persevered through in-match injuries

#4 Edge

Edge's WWE return has already been hampered by injuries

The most recent example of a WWE veteran fighting through the pain to end a match came at 2020's Backlash.

The Rated-R Superstar Edge made his return to WWE during the 2020 Royal Rumble and made headlines all over the world. Following his appearance at the event, Edge revealed that he had been cleared to compete in the ring and would wrestle again for the first time in almost a decade.

This ignited a rivalry between Edge and his former tag team partner Randy Orton, and the two had their first match at WrestleMania 36. They followed that up with "The Greatest Match Ever" at Backlash, which lasted almost 45 minutes and saw both the veterans perform their hearts out.

The WWE veteran suffered an injury but kept fighting on

BREAKING: @EdgeRatedR suffered a torn triceps as a result of injuries sustained during The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever.Edge has undergone successful surgery and is currently rehabbing at home.https://t.co/QNI7wmtnOM

— WWE (@WWE) June 15, 2020

Following the match, it was revealed that The Rated-R Superstar had suffered a torn tricep at some point during the match and would undergo surgery. During an interview on The Hall of Fame Podcast with Booker T, Edge explained what happened during the match.

"I did a springboard into the second RKO. I went 'ooh.' I got the cold sweats and I feel like I'm going to throw up. That's usually a sign, that's where it popped," Edge said. "I thought, okay, I think I have a little bit more in the tank to finish this out."

The stubborn WWE Superstar showed that no injury could stop him from finishing a match, and he had just enough left in the tank to take the Greatest Match Ever to its conclusion.