WWE legend Edge claims he and WWE had ‘GROWN APART’ after 25-year run, insisting they had

WWE legend Edge has expressed his excitement on leaving the company and signing with AEW and revealed that he and WWE had ‘grown apart’ after his 25 years with the promotion. 

Edge made his debut for AEW at the culmination of Sunday’s WrestleDream pay-per-view, to surprise long-time tag team partner Christian at the end of his main event win over Darby Allin. 

The WWE Hall of Famer will go under his real name Adam Copeland at his new home, and after the event he took to social media to explain why he chose to move to AEW rather than continue his WWE legacy. 

He revealed that he and WWE had grown apart, and that the company no longer had anything for him, so he made the decision to try something new at this stage in his career. 

Posting a thread on X, Copeland said:  ‘As some of you may now know, I’m no longer with WWE. My new home is AEW. I’m excited. Whole new roster. Some familiar faces that I wanted to work with again and a whole set of first ever matches. New challenges, and if you’ve followed my career, you know that’s what I’ve always been driven by.

Edge has expressed his reasons for leaving WWE and signing for AEW in a series of posts 

The WWE icon made his debut for AEW at the end of last night’s WrestleDeam pay-per-view 

In a series of tweets, Edge explained his decision and revealed WWE had nothing more for him

But first and foremost I want to address my 25 years with WWE. I love WWE and appreciate everything the company did for me. Always have, always will. They put me on the map, gave me amazing opportunities and through hard work on both ends, I’ve been supplied with a wonderful life. Hell, WWE helped me meet the woman I’d start my family with. 

‘Sometimes relationships just grow apart and I feel the WWE and I have just outgrown each other. I wanted to do more. They didn’t have much more for me to do. Simple as that. And that’s ok. I’ll still be watching and still be supporting all of my friends there.’ 

Copeland made his debut with WWE in 1997, and has gone on to win 31 championships with the company, and become one of the defining Superstars of his era. 

In 2011 he was forced to retire from in-ring action due to a neck injury, with the belief that he’d never wrestle a match again in his career. 

However, following a break on nine years, he was cleared to compete again and an emotion return to WWE as a surprise entrant in the 2019 Royal Rumble. 

Edge will go by his real name Adam Copeland now that he has made the move to AEW 

Edge spent 25 years with WWE but admitted he and the company had now grown apart 

His move to AEW may raise a few eyebrows to those in the industry, but the 49-year-old when old to dismiss the tribal atmophere between the companies and urged fans to enjoy his latest adventure. 

Adding: ‘I don’t buy into this odd mentality of one company or the other. It’s weird. If you took offense to that, take a walk, get some fresh air and soak up some sunshine. It’s wrestling. An amazing gig. But still, it’s wrestling. Relax. It’s supposed to be fun. And it’s just a segment of the fans, not most fans, and definitely not the performers.

 Within the industry we all know that more choices is better for everyone and pushes us all to be better. As a wrestling fan, which I still am, it’s exciting that there’s viable companies providing wrestling on national and worldwide platforms. If you’re actually a fan of wrestling, and not acronyms, that should make you happy too.

 I guess what I’m trying to say is this, if you’ve appreciated my work, you still can, no matter what the initials are. Because I’ll still be bustin my ass everytime I’m out there. This ride isn’t over just yet. Just try to have fun, like it should be. Because trust me I’ll be having fun everytime I’m out there in an AEW ring. Let’s go!’ 

Copeland wrestled his last match for WWE on the 18 August SmackDown show from his home town of Toronto, where he defeated Sheamus – a man he credits for helping him get back in the ring.