Wrestling fans spend a lot of time arguing over which wrestlers and promotions are better than others. Those sorts of discussions have been ever-present since the launch of AEW three years ago. The truth is, for the most part, wrestlers in both AEW and WWE are friends who interact and hang out all the time behind the scenes. Before officially becoming All Elite, Adam Cole would attend AEW parties due to his other half Britt Baker being the promotion's Women's Champion.
Edge Is A Big FTR Fan
It's also no secret that WWE's Edge is good friends with former AEW Tag Team Champions, and current AAA Tag Champions, FTR. Such good friends that The Rated R Superstar revealed he stopped by an independent show over the weekend to check out a pretty big match they were having. One against wrestling legends The Rock 'N' Roll Express.
“Made a little road trip to see this one and catch up with some old friends”, Edge tweeted on Sunday. Dax Harwood and Dash Wilder have been waiting a long time to get their veteran opponents in the ring. Their rivalry with The Rock 'N' Roll Express extends back to Tag Team Appreciation Night in AEW. The segment was created to celebrate Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson but quickly turned sour thanks to tension between the duo and FTR's manager, Tully Blanchard.
Edge And FTR Have History
As for FTR and Edge, the tag team helped the Hall of Famer prepare for his return to the ring after almost a decade away. Harwood and Wilder were still under contract with WWE at the time and were two of a very select few that knew Edge would be a surprise entrant in the 2020 men's Royal Rumble. They also live relatively close to each other, hence Edge being able to easily attend the Big Time Wrestling show pictured above.
Edge actually name-dropped his FTR buddies on WWE TV during his heated rivalry with Seth Rollins. When The Visionary broke into Edge's home, The Rated R Superstar was shown frantically calling Beth Phoenix warning her not to go home. While on the call he told Phoenix Daniel and David were on their way over. Those are Harwood and Wilder's real names.