Whether you're returning after nine years, or whether you've been in the industry for
nine months, your goal should be I wanna be in the main event of WrestleMania,
because if that's not your goal, then you should probably get out of the way.
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>> All right, ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment,
it's an honor to have you on WWE Now India Edge.
This is absolutely phenomenal.
I can't believe what I'm just doing right now, what I'm seeing in my screen,
somebody needs to pinch me but no one's around me.
I'm so happy to have you here.
This is your debut on WWE Now India and we couldn't be happier.
How are you feeling?
>> I'm feeling pretty good.
I'll give you a little virtual pinch to get real.
Real.
[LAUGH] I feel good.
I feel good.
I feel it's finally starting to sink in, I think kind of that
WrestleMania is around the corner and I'm gonna be in the main event.
>> Now I know that it has been more than a year since you've returned, but
it's still so
hard to believe that the rated R superstar is actually back after nine long years.
Firstly, what matters you for that?
[LAUGH] Secondly, what do you have to say about it?
>> I think more than anything at first I just had to realize that I could still do
this at the level that I wanted to do it.
I didn't wanna come back and just be a shell of my former self for
kind of the old band you see that's just doing the greatest hits.
I didn't wanna do that, I wanted to come back and be able to contribute and
really try and help.
I didn't know that that would mean I'd end up in a main event of WrestleMania.
But obviously, that's the goal.
That should be the goal for everyone.
Whether you're returning after nine years or whether you've been in the industry for
nine months, your goal should be I wanna be in the main event of WrestleMania
because if that's not your goal then you should probably get out of the way.
>> Right.
Wow, well said amazing.
And truly what a main event it will be a dream come true match for
all the WWE fans, the entire WWE Universe across the world Edge versus Roman Reigns
versus Daniel Bryan for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 37.
Now I wanna know, you have had many strategies over the years.
But what's your strategy for this main event?
>> What, I can't fully give it away.
[LAUGH] >> What I love,
>> India maybe.
>> [LAUGH] We won't get out.
[LAUGH] What I find really interesting about this match is that,
it's three completely different styles.
And that's intriguing because a lot of times, the styles make matches.
So you have Daniel Bryan, who knows jujitsu.
He knows different forms of martial arts.
He brings a lot to the table plus he never quits.
And then you have Roman Reigns who is like the Wrestling's banjos.
He just has such confidence right now in his ability to just whatever is in
his way he is gonna go through it.
And my mentality is I'm always thinking.
So when I'm in the ring, I always pride myself on being about four steps ahead.
So when everyone else is thinking about that I'm already on to that.
What I see happening next, I mean that also says it's gonna be a really hard
match cuz you have three very, very stubborn men.
>> Absolutely.
And we can't to wait to watch the three stubborn men go up against each other in
that WrestleMania ring.
A treat for us truly.
Edge, your wife, former Women's Champion and
Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix has been your biggest support system.
Do you think having a WWE superstar as your wife gives you that extra edge?
No pun intended.
>> Well played.
[LAUGH] Honestly, it's so huge, like even this morning, right?
So she's the one who sent me the link and I was like, honey,
I don't know what I'm doing.
[LAUGH] Like she keeps me organized.
What's so amazing about it is that I'm with someone who truly,
truly has an understanding of why I wanted to come back, who totally gets it.
And didn't question me.
And I think very similar to when I first said I wanted to be a wrestler and
how supportive my mom was, she was like, yeah, do it, do it.
Don't look back.
And you go mother.
I wonder if I would have been good at that.
My mom was like, do it and Beth, when this all started to happen she would do it.
Do it, you will blow minds, and then okay, here we go.
>> All I can see is that you guys are definitely WWE couple goals.
We love you guys together.
You guys are great by yourselves but even better together.
Absolutely loved the bond and relationship goals all the way.
All right, my last question to you Edge is if you have a message for
your fans here in India.
>> Well, enjoy WrestleMania
because I really hope that these
are the baby steps to the world,
getting back our world.
And I think events like WrestleMania and
things like this happening in the grand scheme of things very small cogs,
but those things build up for us to get our world back.
And some sense of normalcy back and I'd like to think we won't take it for
granted.
And so if WrestleMania can be a cathartic release to
forget about the everyday problems.
And trust me, the world has a lot right now with pandemics.
Our job is to help you forget that two, three, four hours,
you're gonna have a live audience together.
So to me that's a sense of hope.
That's like, okay, we are coming through this thing, we're gonna get through it.
That's what I would say, is just try and forget about everything.
Just sit down, get cozy, and get ready to yell and scream at the TV.
And then, going forward hopefully we get over that,
so we can actually like hug and
shake hands and say okay, we're back.
>> Fabulous,
amazing.
[FOREIGN] WWE Now India [FOREIGN].
This is me, Gaelyn and I'm saying goodbye.
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We know that you've gone up against many superstars at WWE and
that list includes The Great Khalil.
How was that experience for you?
>> Well, so [LAUGH] it was hard.
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