The decision of whether he wants to continue to wrestle is not the only factor in the contract talks between WWE and Edge.
The last several weeks has seen speculation among fans regarding what Edge will do next in his pro wrestling career as his deal with WWE expired this month. He worked the last match on his current WWE deal in late August on SmackDown with a win over Sheamus.
The WWE Hall of Famer was briefly removed from WWE’s internal roster but is in the inactive pool along with wrestlers such as Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and injured talent. He’s still a member of the Smackdown roster page on WWE.com.
In a Twitter video, Edge previously denied a report noting that WWE declined to meet his request regarding what it would take to keep him under contract, adding more fuel to the speculation that he could be AEW-bound. Edge noted a contract extension offer from WWE in his inbox.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted just like with Drew McIntyre and LA Knight, Edge is also far apart on money with WWE for a new deal. This was brought up when discussing Jade Cargill being far apart on money with AEW and her expected arrival in WWE.
“It’s the same thing with Edge and McIntyre. Not that those deals are dead in WWE, but they’re not close on money. And that’s where it stands. It’s not like somebody, you know, whatever these people ask for. It’s not like it’s a rubber stamp even though WWE is loaded with money. Tony’s running a business. WWE is running a business. They have an idea of a salary scale. WWE can afford anything and anyone, but they’re not. They have a mental salary scale of what people in certain positions get. And some of the guys want more or think that they deserve something commensurate to people that the company thinks are higher level and they think they’re at the same level of. So that’s kind of the situation. And it goes again on both sides.”
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