Edge Reflects on His Unique WrestleMania Match With Randy Orton, Says He Is “Proud” of Creative Effort and “Chemistry”

Edge returned to WWE after a nine-year retirement in 2020. His first singles match was against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 36. It was a Last Man Standing match which saw the WWE Hall of Famer walk out of the match with a monumental victory. The match took place at Mania Night 2 on April 5, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Capitalizing on the situation, WWE took multiple measures to add more interesting elements during the matches since they filmed it beforehand. Reflecting back on the match, the WWE Hall of Famer disclosed how proud he felt after the match and even admired his in-ring chemistry with The Viper.

“Randy and I just have good great chemistry,” said Edge

Edge recently appeared as a special guest on Chris Jericho’s podcast Talk is Jericho. During the interview, he said that when he saw his taped match on the screen; he felt a wave of pride rushing through his chest. The creative aspect of the match satisfied him.

He said, “Randy and I just have good great chemistry. Yeah, so I’m actually proud of that one, especially considering the scenario and the circumstances in that with which to walk in and still try and pull it off. I’m proud of that.”

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He was also happy with how he and his opponent carried the unique bout. The current AEW superstar also stated that he initially hated how the match looked on the screen. But later found it fascinating, given how and where the match was filmed.

Why did Edge initially hate the match?

Since it was a taped match, WWE used special effects, unique camera angles, and several edits to polish the Edge vs. Orton bout footage. But when the WWE Hall of Famer saw it, he didn’t like it. Though he said in the interview that Vince McMahon was incredibly happy with the final product, he still was somewhat unsatisfied.

But his satisfaction vanished the moment he saw the unedited raw version of the footage match. There was no audience in the crowd since it was pandemic time. But even with an empty arena, the oozing rawness of the match sent him on cloud nine.

The match lasted for 36 minutes and 35 seconds, placing it as the second-longest in WrestleMania history. Due to the length of the match, some people criticized the match. But it was a superb match nonetheless and the WWE Universe enjoyed every bit of it.

What do you feel about the match and what Edge said in the interview?

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