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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 19:25:23 GMT -5
Edge was retired fom 2011-2020, main eventer then, main eventer now. Has this sort of gap ever occurred before? I mean, the guy is in the darn Hall of Fame and he's about to have another run! I know sometimes guys retire for years and come back for a match or a short deal, maybe even doing that several times, but Edge has signed a three-year contract for I'm assuming a long, non-stop run. HBK was out for four years, but that's nothing like this. Can anyone think of a story like this at all? I mean, I don't know what Bob Backlund did between 1984 and 1994, but I doubt his departure was injury-related; also, he didn't make a three-year return.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 28, 2020 19:48:36 GMT -5
Even though it was only 4 years HBK's gap felt like forever. When he returned in 2002 it seemed like a lifetime ago when he last wrestled.
As far as Edge goes I would say Hogan's 93/02 gap is the only one that's comes close.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 28, 2020 20:20:54 GMT -5
Even though it was only 4 years HBK's gap felt like forever. When he returned in 2002 it seemed like a lifetime ago when he last wrestled. As far as Edge goes I would say Hogan's 93/02 gap is the only one that's comes close. I think the OP meant longest gap between retiring and coming back. Hogan was still wrestling between 1993-2002. Maybe The Rock? He wrestled at Wrestlemania XX and didnt wrestle again until Wrestlemania 28 |
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Jan 28, 2020 21:03:17 GMT -5
In terms of being retired and coming back from and injury the answer I think is NO.Again we really don't know how much he's going to be wrestling going forward.I hope works the TV and PPV's and wrestles a few times a month but even if its just a few match here and their over the next three years its still great.Just so happy that whatever this run is over the next 3 years that he's going to get the chance to end things on his terms and that his kids are going to be able to see him wrestle in person.
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Post by RybackV1 on Jan 29, 2020 3:34:55 GMT -5
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jan 29, 2020 4:40:16 GMT -5
Moolah
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Jan 29, 2020 10:02:50 GMT -5
Even though it was only 4 years HBK's gap felt like forever. When he returned in 2002 it seemed like a lifetime ago when he last wrestled. As far as Edge goes I would say Hogan's 93/02 gap is the only one that's comes close. I think the OP meant longest gap between retiring and coming back. Hogan was still wrestling between 1993-2002. Maybe The Rock? He wrestled at Wrestlemania XX and didnt wrestle again until Wrestlemania 28 The Rock’s first match back was at Survivor Series 2011. Brock Lesnar had an 8 year gap in WWE from WrestleMania XX to Extreme Rules 2012. |
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Post by LA Times on Jan 29, 2020 10:33:37 GMT -5
I think the OP meant longest gap between retiring and coming back. Hogan was still wrestling between 1993-2002. Maybe The Rock? He wrestled at Wrestlemania XX and didnt wrestle again until Wrestlemania 28 The Rock’s first match back was at Survivor Series 2011. Brock Lesnar had an 8 year gap in WWE from WrestleMania XX to Extreme Rules 2012. Totall forgot about that. They wasted The Rock's first match in almost 8 years in a tag team match against The Awesome Truth  |
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 29, 2020 10:53:21 GMT -5
Edge isn't going for a non-stop run. He's almost definitely going to be a part time attraction. What's his contract, something like 25 regular appearances and 5 matches in 2020?
Bret Hart had about ten years between his termination from WCW, subsequent stroke, and his strange string of matches in 2010/2011.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 29, 2020 11:47:08 GMT -5
Edge isn't going for a non-stop run. He's almost definitely going to be a part time attraction. What's his contract, something like 25 regular appearances and 5 matches in 2020? Bret Hart had about ten years between his termination from WCW, subsequent stroke, and his strange string of matches in 2010/2011. Good call. Bret's last match before forced retirement-Vs Kevin Nash, WCW Monday Nitro Jan 10 2000 Wrestled again at Wrestlemania XXVI 10 years later |
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 29, 2020 11:54:07 GMT -5
Edge isn't going for a non-stop run. He's almost definitely going to be a part time attraction. What's his contract, something like 25 regular appearances and 5 matches in 2020? Bret Hart had about ten years between his termination from WCW, subsequent stroke, and his strange string of matches in 2010/2011. Good call. Bret's last match before forced retirement-Vs Kevin Nash, WCW Monday Nitro Jan 10 2000 Wrestled again at Wrestlemania XXVI 10 years later I wasn't watching when Bret came back, but I was surprised to learn that he "worked" a decent stretch of tag matches and such in addition to the more well known ones. Guy was doing house shows. Color me surprised, even if all he did was stand on the apron and lock in a Sharpshooter or two. |
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Post by @brit_figs on Jan 29, 2020 14:43:21 GMT -5
Yeah as above have already mentioned;
The Rock - I was surprised when he returned and won the title again, but again not 9 years.
Bret Hart - He didn’t really ‘work’ much so not sure if we can even call it that but I guess you could call it a come back haha.
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Post by Edgehead on Jan 29, 2020 14:50:37 GMT -5
I guess The Rock. I wouldn't say Bret ever worked a match during his return in 2010.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 15:10:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd say Lesnar's situation is most similar to Edge's.
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Post by K5 on Jan 29, 2020 15:28:33 GMT -5
Bruno Sammartino retired from in ring in late 70s/early 80s from injuries and returned sporadically years after that.
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Post by Hurricane on Jan 29, 2020 16:22:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd say Lesnar's situation is most similar to Edge's. Lesnar was wrestling in Japan against Angle, Nakamura, A-Train, etc. until mid to late 2007. Less than 5 year gap. |
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Post by TheLastDude on Jan 29, 2020 16:33:08 GMT -5
I thought this thread was going to be about something else. Not sure if I'm disappointed or not.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jan 29, 2020 19:03:27 GMT -5
Santina Marella went nearly 11 years between matches not sure why everybody is making such a big deal about Edge.
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Post by dante123 on Jan 29, 2020 22:50:38 GMT -5
I think the OP meant longest gap between retiring and coming back. Hogan was still wrestling between 1993-2002. Maybe The Rock? He wrestled at Wrestlemania XX and didnt wrestle again until Wrestlemania 28 The Rock’s first match back was at Survivor Series 2011. Brock Lesnar had an 8 year gap in WWE from WrestleMania XX to Extreme Rules 2012. Brock wrestle in Japan during that gap before the MMA fighting. |
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Post by greenjack1992 on Jan 30, 2020 2:11:52 GMT -5
Goldberg had been gone nearly thirteen years and came back to win the world title.
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