5 Surprises for SmackDown: 6-Time Champion not returning for SummerSlam, Big face turn to be canceled?

#3. Seth Rollins "ends" Edge's career on SmackDown?

.@EdgeRatedR was DONE listening to @WWERollins on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/QB5ZLlv4rA

— WWE (@WWE) July 24, 2021

WWE made no secret of hiding the Edge-Seth Rollins feud on SmackDown even before Money in the Bank 2021. They had tense confrontations, all based on what happened in late 2014.

Just as a throwback, The Rated-R Superstar hosted Rollins on RAW in the aftermath of The Authority getting disbanded in November 2014. In the storyline, only John Cena had the power to reinstate The Authority. Seth Rollins took matters into his own hands and threatened to "kill" Edge by curb-stomping him while his neck was still damaged and broken - more than three years after his retirement.

For those wondering, this is what Edge was refering to when he mentioned 2014 and Seth Rollins #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/uVrBlZ4NPO

— Just Talk Wrestling (@JustTalkWrestle) July 24, 2021

John Cena reinstated The Authority but Edge never forgot that moment. It's the basis of their current feud on SmackDown, apart from just the fact that Rollins cost the Hall of Famer the Universal Championship.

It would be a bit surprising if WWE pulled off a similar segment with Seth Rollins actually curb stomping Edge's neck-in. It would be played out as a devastating injury, but the latter would still have to return to SmackDown and eventually face Rollins at SummerSlam 2021.