Edge discussed part timers like Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Triple H, Undertaker, and John Cena being pulled and absent from WrestleMania 37’s card in a media call. He also revealed why Bobby Lashley deserves to be champion, and is getting a shot because of their absence. WWE ‘Sad Excuse’ For Peyton Royce Firing Leaked.
“A large segment of our fanbase always says, ‘Part-timers always clog up.’ Well, they aren’t this year, but then you’ll get people complaining that they aren’t there. You can’t please everybody. It’s just the nature of the beast, but I do think it’s a great opportunity for a lot of talent to really get a chance to step up, and that’s exciting. As a talent, personally before, I was always excited when those guys came back.
“For instance, WrestleMania 18 in Toronto, [Hulk] Hogan – Rock, are you kidding me? I’m excited about that because I’m a fan, and to me, with those guys back, that’s more eyeballs and if I’m not on the show, then I just got to do more to get on the show. I always took that responsibility upon myself, but this year, the chains are off. It’s a fun opportunity to see a Cesaro get the kind of chance he’s getting, to see Matt Riddle and Sheamus. Bobby Lashley, after all of these years get an opportunity to walk into this as WWE Champion at 44, that’s incredible. Then you got Sasha [Banks] and Bianca [Belair] who are breaking boundaries.
“There’s a lot of exciting and fun elements, and it almost feels like, I don’t want to say a rebuilding phase, but it almost feels like, okay, here’s this group, and we’re moving forward now. And for whatever reason, my old butt from the past generation is in on this ride too. That’s super exciting because I want to be on this ride with everybody. That’s why I am showing up every week. That’s why I’m doing the same schedule as everybody else right now because if I’m asked to be in this position, that’s what it entails, and at the end of the day, I love doing this.”
He then discussed promos, “For me, it’s more the promos. I write my promos, and I’m very very hands-on with those because to me, I got to feel it. And if someone else writes it and I’m just reciting it, I can’t feel it, and this is a different thing than it is to be on a TV or a movie set. You got a script, and it has to follow all these different narratives. Wrestling is different in that regard because you’ve played this one character for 20 years, and no one’s going to know that character more than you because you’ve had to live in that skin for that amount of time. So that’s one thing that I’ve really enjoyed because I love writing.” Wrestling Inc transcribed his comments.
