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#3 Edge

Edge had been out of WWE with a torn Achilles for a few months. Since then, his tag team partner, Chris Jericho, took every opportunity he could find to belittle ‘The Rated-R Superstar’, calling him weak before replacing him with The Big Show.

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Edge would return with vengeance in the 2010 Royal Rumble - much to Jericho’s dismay - spearing everyone in sight before eliminating Jericho from the match. Edge eliminated John Cena to win the Royal Rumble, receiving one of the biggest pops in his career in the process.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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