WWE tag team champion Edge suffered a serious injury while working a Smackdown/ECW house show in San Diego, California, according to eyewitness reports. PWInsider.com reports that Edge has a torn Achilles heel tendon and could be out till January 2010.
The injury apparently occurred while Edge was wrestling the opening moments of a singles match against Jeff Hardy. Edge suffered the injury while landing on the mat after a simple leap. He was subsequently carried out to the backstage area, throwing out a quick apology in the process, noted Pro Wrestling Torch.
If the injury does keep Edge out of action for an extended length of time, it would be a serious blow to World Wrestling Entertainment as a whole, not just Edge's home Smackdown brand. The unified tag titles were placed on Edge and Chris Jericho in part so WWE could extend their star power across both major brands.
Edge suffers serious injury at Smackdown house show
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Edge new World champion, defeats John Cena at PPV
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Edge is again the new World champion of WWE in the main event of the Backlash PPV, defeating John Cena after the intervention of Big Show. The last man standing match ended when Big Show chokeslammed Cena through a spotlight, preventing Cena from making a standing ten-count.
The win allows the Smackdown brand to again reclaim one of the three major fed titles. With the separations between brands about to be strengthened again, the title change effectively eliminates Cena as even a contender for the belt. Edge will have no shortage of potential babyface challengers though with Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy and CM Punk awaiting.
While John Cena could theoretically go after Randy Orton's WWE title back on Raw, the end of the World title matchup obviously presages an eventual feud with Big Show. Considering the over the top nature of Cena's own stretcher job out, it may be awhile before we get to see him at all.
