Edge Makes Surprise Return During the 2020 Royal Rumble
Nearly nine years after being forced to retire due to neck injuries, Edge returned to the WWE as an entrant in the 2020 men’s Royal Rumble match.
The Rated-R Superstar’s return was the subject of speculation leading into the Royal Rumble, but that didn’t stop fans in attendance from losing their minds once his iconic entrance music hit.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW HIM!?!?!?!?!@EdgeRatedR IS BACK AND IN THE #MensRumble!!!!!!!!!!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/iHLfhpa6Wh
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Obviously, wrestling Twitter acted accordingly. Here are some notable reactions.
EDGE. IS. BACK.
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) January 27, 2020
WOW.#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/6qEYCpKlIa
Goosebumps. #WWE #RoyalRumble
— Get The Tables (@GetDaTables) January 27, 2020
https://t.co/laGh9EnRBG
.@EdgeRatedR looks fantastic! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/pEX018HgbD
— Dave LaGreca (@davidlagreca1) January 27, 2020
Chillllllsssssssss!!!!! 😱 @wwe #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/vXwxljHrJU
— Lilian Garcia (@LilianGarcia) January 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/Flash_Morgan/status/1221641156104282112
Somebody update Wikipedia! #RoyalRumble
— The Wrestling Estate (@TheWrestlingEst) January 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/WWECritics/status/1221640670462521344
Instantly one of my favourite wrestling moments ever. Fucking hell. Speechless. #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/9b5Hx9A5xH
— Adam Pacitti (@adampacitti) January 27, 2020
EDGE. We have passed on. Amazing #RoyalRumble
— Kenny McIntosh 🏳️🌈 (@KennyMcITR) January 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/thunderbird703/status/1221640540459913216
My heart hurts! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/gV6uUq8I1T
— Ben-Roy (@BenRoyTurner) January 27, 2020
Edge! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/b4KuZp48Z2
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) January 27, 2020
Yes @EdgeRatedR is back.
— WWE Creative Humor (a sub of TKO Creative Humor) (@WWECreative_ish) January 27, 2020
We're not crying. It's just dusty in here.#RoyalRumble
