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The fairytale of Edge's return at the 2020 Royal Rumble 10 years after he was told he was never going to be able to wrestle again was the stuff of dreams. Having won it all even before his career was marred by injuries, Edge is a legend of the business and has more than proven his pedigree within the WWE.
His retirement was a bitter reminder that in wrestling nothing is forever, but inversely his return showed that wrestling can be the stuff of dreams. The Hall of Famer has had dream feuds realised since his return, clashing with two-thirds of the SHIELD in Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
But even though Edge still has a plethora of talent within WWE to stage dream showdowns, such as AJ Styles and Sami Zayn for example; it has to be said that there is a broad list of talent outside of WWE that given the chance, would tear the house down at any given moment.
Should Edge at any point find himself outside the boundaries of WWE, here are 5 Dream Opponents he should stand opposite.
#5. Christian Cage vs Edge for "One More Match"
It's a no-brainer really. Edge rose to prominence standing next to the current Impact World Champion as his tag-team partner and best friend, and as such Christian and Edge will forever have an intertwined career.
This was shown as recently as this year's Royal Rumble, where Christian similarly made his return from an injury-forced retirement to enter the match eventually won by Edge, embracing his best friend in a genuinely heartfelt moment.
Unlike Edge, however, Christian's return didn't spark another run within WWE, with him instead making his way to AEW and Impact to challenge the belt collector, Kenny Omega.
It makes too much sense for Edge to stand opposite his long-time partner should he find himself outside of the WWE, their history speaks volumes and tells the tale of two legends who find their careers intertwined and destined to run alongside each other.
#4. Adam Cole vs Edge in a Clash of Grand-Slam Champions
We may well have seen this dream match within WWE had things gone differently; with Adam Cole only just joining AEW following the expiration of his WWE contract.
Cole's debut at All Out saw him instantly re-align himself with the Elite faction consisting of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, positioning himself opposite Christian Cage and Jurassic Express.
We have already covered the dream match aspect of Christian for Edge but yet another avenue to explore would be a reunion with his partner to take on the heel faction, and as a result tear it up with the former NXT Grand-Slam champion.
Adam Cole had already proven a mastery of pro-wrestling on the indies before moving onto his NXT run, where he upped the ante and took every accolade on offer against the likes of Tomasso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano and Finn Balor.
Edge on the other hand, has also taken every accolade on offer in the WWE, and while the two clashing would be a tale of two top wrestlers, it would also be an immense clash of champions and a rich advertisement for the sport.
#3. Kazuchika Okada vs Edge: Rainmaker vs Ultimate Opportunist
I really could have been a bit lazy and said all of New Japan when it comes to Edge dream matches, and you could easily interchange the Rainmaker with any of the likes of Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Jay White or Tetsuya Naito.
But if we are talking about the single dream match should Edge cross the Pacific to Japan, Kazuchika Okada reigns supreme above them all. Okada has repeatedly broken the Meltzer scale with his excellent matches opposite another Canadian in Kenny Omega, and occupies the position as truly one of the best wrestlers in the world today.
Two stars atop their respective promotions, any clash between the two will go down as an instant classic, a testament to the dedication they share for their craft and as Kayla Braxton said, "one of the greatest wrestling matches ever".
#2. The Young Bucks vs Edge & Christian in a Tag Team Clinic
We cannot possibly talk about dream matches involving Edge without paying some form of homage to his tag-team roots. Edge and Christian laid the foundations for their illustrious careers by teaming with one another as one of the greatest teams to ever do it.
And as a result, a reunion clash with one of the best tag teams in the world would be too tantalizing not to deliver. Going back to the initial point I made with the Adam Cole dream match, there is a storyline for this clash as well.
Edge could easily reunite with Christian to take on The Elite faction and as a result produce a moment of professional wrestling history as two of the greatest tag teams of all time step into the ring to face one another.
#1. Kenny Omega vs Edge in a Clash of Canadians
This seems a little too easy doesn't it? The best bout-machine is a regular in the upper echelon of wrestling, with stellar bouts against the likes of Kazuchika Okada, Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson and Kota Ibushi.
In the current wrestling climate, top talent both inside and outside of WWE pine for an opportunity to step into the squared circle with the current AEW World Champion, and you would expect no different from a talent like Edge.
Edge has cemented himself as one of the best in-ring workers of all-time, and Kenny Omega is arguably the greatest worker in the world at this current time. We have already been treated to stellar matches between Christian and Omega and as I have extensively mentioned previously, there is a storyline and history to accompany the dream match.
Should we ever see Edge outside of WWE, two of the greatest in-ring storytellers will have to clash in a dream pro-wrestling clinic for the ages.
