Did we just crown a NEW champion? Old Man Edge

[@Markyd123]

Sorry that the grades are hidden behind Broody Edge. Had a lot of trouble with this one and it was the only way it seemed to work!

[@mikeawesome9212]

Well, atleast ya tell us the grade so its all good.

[@bjg8638]

Thought the Brooding Edge-o-vision was funny, honestly.

[@geeshep4836]

Marky Please Do Van Hammer's Entire WCW Career.

[@hefd]

what about codys last wwe run golddust....

[@mysticbox4071]

Or Batista's 2014 and 2019 run

[@clarencegutsy7309]

Considering he came back from a serious neck injury, was a decade older and still looked seamless and natural in the ring that it was difficult to tell he had been away at all I think he deserves the top ranking.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

Edge is a legend, but that last man standing match against Orton felt like the longest match in history

[@arostwocents]

Orton has always been intensely boring. Imagine if WCW had a main eventer like Orton for twenty years straight

[@night6724]

@@arostwocents He isn't boring

[@N.P.C.C.]

It just wouldn't end. lol

[@arostwocents]

@@night6724 I've never heard anyone say Orton isn't boring before wow

[@jamesstewart8377]

You must be a fan of choreography if you don’t like Orton.

[@YourDadYoda]

I think that him returning and immediately wrestling all those long matches really shows just how much he missed wrestling

[@bjg8638]

Edge is like Roman Reigns. They can have a great 15-20 min match but it takes 35-40 minutes.

[@Markyd123]

That’s certainly one way of putting it!

[@bjg8638]

​@Markyd123 I like both guys but I just seem to be losing patience as I get older. Love your channel, by the way.

[@cripplingcaffeineaddiction3847]

​@@bjg8638I think WWE pushes these longer matches on the wrestlers nowadays since they think a longer match means more chance of a 4-5 star match, but that's obviously not true and guys like Edge would he best with shorter matches.

[@michaelrivera8360]

I love Edge man all his matches where too long and the only match that really was awesome was all his matches with Rollins

[@michaelrivera8360]

​@@cripplingcaffeineaddiction3847nah WWE doesn't care about that specially since Vince was booking at the time.Wrestler think that with longer matches you can tell better stories and yes that is a true statement in a way because how can you tell a great story in 5 min.However the issue becomes specially with old wrestlers the time filling because if you have a 30 min match you can't do all the big spots early on because you can tire the audience and yourself,so you have to fill time with rest holds and other stuff so the match becomes a slog early on.

[@dangalangman7379]

How Orton gone look up to heaven when he himself said Eddie wasn't there? 😂

[@ismaelgm13]

1- Was a promo 2- he was forced to say it 3- they were good friends before his passing

[@konepe1653]

4- completely missed a joke

[@dangalangman7379]

@@konepe1653 lol don't they always?

[@dangalangman7379]

Did that dude delete his comment??? Some pussy shit right there now the whole reply section outta wack 😅🤣

[@jombertronkel8924]

"don't you all just wish aj would cut off this hair and give it to edge" cracked me the fuck up great stuff as always markcus

[@MikeJr9284]

Aside from the 2020 Royal Rumble, the beginning of Edge's return definitely suffered from the lack of fans due to the pandemic.

[@maxpayne7312]

That affected everyone, every wrestler didn’t have that huge reaction that they would normally have It would be dead silence during those matches

[@Bale4Bond]

The poor guy is still performing in front of empty crowds now.

[@jamalwalker04]

​@@Bale4Bond ?

[@Bale4Bond]

@@jamalwalker04 There are around 100 people in the AEW crowds from the looks of it - hence them never panning to the crowd.

[@Liverpool5095]

​@@Bale4BondWWE have literally done the exact same thing where they hide an entire fanless section of their crowd. By the way, I'm not even an aew fan. Im not a regular viewer of any modern wrestling show, so i have no bias here.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

What I adore most about this run was his character work. Honestly it still feels like he would be making great promos in WWE right now.

[@blakeprater687]

Dominic's north american title run would be perfect for this

[@pleaseshutup7053]

How much matches did he have

[@blakeprater687]

​@@pleaseshutup705310

[@TAK1997]

@@pleaseshutup7053 From the night he won his first NXT North American Title to the night he lost his second, 22 televised or PLE matches. Somewhere around 30 or 40 including Dark Matches & House Shows.

[@jacrispy999]

I'd also love that

[@lukegourlay4110]

@@pleaseshutup7053I’ve checked it’s 10 overall, 7 for his first reign as Champion and 3 for for his last

[@yourcardgame]

I heard the pain in your voice when you said we are only on match 5 😂 we appreciate you bro keep up the good work best most real wrestling KZbinr hands down

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

I really enjoyed Edge’s last WWE run. I do wish he had at least one title reign before he left and jumped ship to AEW, but it was still incredibly enjoyable. His promos were great, and he still had it in the ring as well. His trilogy with Seth Rollins was fantastic. I marked out when he first brought back The Brood entrance at SummerSlam.

[@djdarq6311]

Sure bud 😂 it blew!

[@slayerBO2EPC]

Edge is one of the best of all time, the man is a savage and his run after coming back was amazing. Legend

[@Markyd123]

I was pleasantly surprised even though I hate long matches.

[@Anynom]

Have to respect doing so well after so long away with career ending injury.

[@dangerousdays2052]

Lol, no. Edge is literally just a watered down version of Stevie Richards.

[@staalhard666]

Crap run. Matches were long drawn out boring punchfests and he had as much grit as Nickelback.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@dangerousdays2052you can’t be a watered down version of a nobody nothing jobber.

[@derrickbailey1714]

The only reason that Judgement Day feud went on so long was because Edge was a part timer. If he didn’t come around every big PLE I think that story would’ve ended much sooner.

[@TheBorkLaser]

I like Edge, so I'm kind of glad you put him up there. But it's funny because Edge is cool and he has cool matches, yet it feels like something is off...guess it's like you said. He did look like he was half dead for a lot of it - it lacked some energy. Well, goodbye, Old Man Edge. You reign supreme in the Ring of the Hawk

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Haa! 22:31 That's not Miz doing a "funny muscle pose" that's Miz's taunt saying he has "massive giant balls". There was a time when everyone would chant "Tiny Balls" at Miz. 😆👍

[@othertalk3313]

"Like a corpse on acid." "Shades of Wes Brisco." Hah... you were delirious right from the start on this one.

[@the_mad_captain]

Edge is my fave of all-time, him coming back after forcefully being retired is one of the all-time "never say never" moments and if you followed Edge after 2011 and saw his progression to make it back and the amount of work he did to build up the strength in his neck again after his fusion surgery, just so he could even have a CHANCE to wrestle again. I am happy he in the champ of ROH season 4. Yeah I agree that his matches could have benefitted from some shorter runtimes, but at least Edge has had a much better comeback than say Kurt Angle did or CM Punk in AEW did. I'm just going to enjoy what little time I have left with Edge in a wrestling ring, cuz we were robbed of it for 9 years.

[@stonetic2515]

Man does Danielson look so different than he does now. He aged a decade in the last couple years.

[@pendafen7405]

what family dinners with L*urinitis does to a mfer

[@lonwrestling]

The OG Judgement Day theme with the “ you think you know me ha ha you never did “ GOD THAT WAS TRAGIC

[@haydawgfullauto]

Me personally I’ve always loved the soccer mom hairstyle by styles. Great video I respect the dedication 🔥

[@jamesbounds]

Crazy that Edge has had a lot of longer matches late in his career.

[@RC99_Productions]

I totally forget Edge used that Head/Arm Triangle Choke as a finisher in 2020. He called it the "Anti-Venom".

[@pendafen7405]

aww he named a finisher based on Randy that's actually so romantic😍

[@MrAppleYo]

I am amused that the only three wrestlers who earned an A rating on this season of Ring of the Hawk were all part of the "Smackdown Six".

[@Bmd-gc]

Commenting before I watch just to say love the longer form content! Have watched ring ka king multiple times and the Monday night wars multiple times!

[@ad206]

Really shows how WWE has leaned into listening to the fans who love endless moves.

[@djdarq6311]

Those arent the fans those the milennial cody fanboys

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

They just forgot to book the "endless moves" matches with the wrestlers who can actually make that type of match work... guys like Roman Reigns and Randy Orton do NOT scream "workrate", so stop booking them like they can go like that. They're not the 25 to 30 year olds who rocked black-and-gold NXT.

[@emmanueleferrarotto2986]

ah well - this was quite a journey. For Edge, for the viewer and of course for the hawk sitting through all of this. Great commentary as always (and surely a lot of caffinated beverages)

[@tommyfromwiisports3020]

What a thumbnail btw, my mission is indeed to edge

[@mezykin]

You make watching all the Edge matches in his WWE comeback run sound like watching all 5 days in an Ashes Test match

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Just for a bit of context 35:28 At this point when they stopped the match for a bit it's because they had to staple Finn's head closed In The Ring, 14 staples. There's fan footage of him flexing every time the clack another staple in. He's a legend for doing that.😄👍

[@DarknessCornered]

"Imagine losing to your wifes finisher" RIP Mark Meros career.

[@anonluxor470]

Fake undertaker for first episode of Ring of the hawk season 5 please

[@arostwocents]

Ec3

[@polsdofer]

Yes for the Underfaker

[@kazzykun5235]

You mean Brian Lee?

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

Edge is a bit like The Undertaker in that neither of them will ever look cool with short hair no matter how hard they try, yet both do look cool with long hair. Both great wrestlers though.

[@whisperienced]

Edge's hometown is 15 minutes from my house. For my sixteenth birthday my dad tried to get me his autograph. Cool to see my hometown wrestler win ring of the hawk. Though Christian is my all time favourite.

[@DahcipheR]

The emotion on Edge's face during that return entrance had me in tears 😭

[@mitchellpopovski1739]

I get why having Edge face Randy Orton in the beginning, Orton is one of the safest and most experienced guys to work with. But they overdid it a bit, if matches were like 15 or 20 minutes it would have been better

[@pendafen7405]

they're in love and really annoying about it as well as legends. so they probably made it difficult for the back office to tell them no

[@skorpiontamer]

Adam Copeland's AEW run might wind up under 30 matches

[@bakdpotato143]

9:10 The table not breaking makes the move(any move) look more impactful, and not like a crash pad for your fall.

[@cameroncola]

Agreed. But the table break is so satisfying compared to it not

[@NewYorkWrestling2025]

The Waller match was at msg which I was at. It was fun watching edges second to last wwe match.

[@DeathSongoftheThreeStorms]

You can tell Markyd didn't want this video to be any longer as he chose not to briefly cover things that happened post-match (such as Rhea being the "mystery man") or segments that led to matches (such as Edge being kicked out of his own group).

[@ShiningJudgment666]

I think they had to kick him out as Raw lacked a main-event level baby face at the time since Cody Rhodes got injured.

[@konepe1653]

Heck, he didn't even acknowledge that the triple threat match was a qualifying match for the inaugural World Heavyweight Championship match

[@TheMC1102]

Edge's comeback run was much better than Kurt Angle's, that's for damn sure.

[@TheNormalUnstable]

Roman Reigns is basically the current Slapnuts

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

FACTS. Just like Slapnuts, every Roman match has either a ref bump, a million run-ins, a dumb finish, or all of the above.

[@TheNormalUnstable]

@@BrolyLSSJ01 at least Jarrett is built like classic heel champion, but Roman is a big guy, who should throw bodies like ragdolls by himself

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

@@TheNormalUnstableYeah, and the worst part is how the commentators are always gassing up Roman as some unstoppable/unbeatable champion, meanwhile he isn’t all that dominant anymore. He only wins like a typical chickenshit heel would, which is frustrating because Roman’s first few months as a heel had him actually get convincing wins. Now every match ends basically the same. Honestly, Gunther is a far more credible “dominant champion” than Roman is at the moment.

[@TheNormalUnstable]

@@BrolyLSSJ01 everybody shouted for face Roman to turn heel, hoping that if it did wonders for the Rock, the lightning could strike twice for Samoan family, be careful what you wish for

[@rayhoyer4829]

Only worse!

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

I think we were talking about this one back in October.. this is a long time coming

[@crabcore420]

1:37 green shirt guy is at like every WWE PPV/PLE since like 2012 I think (if not sooner)

[@Biffo316]

This season was very up and down but glad we got a new champion for the season finale

[@2rad008]

I started watching the full ads so you get something out of having to watch 30+ minute matches from a almost 50 year old Edge

[@ReyDaRza]

You know it's about to be a good time when he starts off with dutty wine in the bg.

[@goatbrook9065]

i think it was a solid run overall considering his age and injury history, some moments and matches did have nothing really going on but he had few great matches and it was just good to see him wrestle still after all this time.

[@e93sports80]

I feel your pain while getting through the last man standing match and the 'greatest match ever' AND the 2021 royal rumble match.

[@artirony410]

Styles Clash might be the least protected finisher ever for someone as prominent as AJ

[@pendafen7405]

never gets his due respect from ANYONE it sends me feral. what does my trashbando have to do atp

[@dhall888]

I’m going to have to perc angle myself to get through this as well..

[@dylanhamer9391]

Originally, Edge's first feud back was supposed to be AJ. Aj broke his arm (or something along the lines) after the spear in the rumble, hence why the elimination quickly.

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

I looked it up it was a Separated shoulder

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

I dont remember him wrestling slapnuts so thats one good thing

[@rickjames2.0]

The way he lost that Wrestlemania main event to Roman killed my interest in his comeback from that point.

[@Danirai_]

40 minutes of edging, awesome

[@rusty9514]

Gonna need a video on The Goon next

[@harryd9782]

There’s one opponent no wrestler will ever beat…time.

[@pendafen7405]

Not even the Deadman can maintain a streak against...Life.

[@gordyhowitzer]

AJ's terrible soccer mom hair is almost iconic at this point. I think the WWE folks would be confused if they saw classic cut Styles, but I do think he looks way better with the short hair.

[@pendafen7405]

True, the WWE Universe or whatever they're calling themselves now have no proper profound appreciation for the Phenomenal One

[@gdunknown4037]

Great work as always, Edge's return was a lot of fun, shame that he seems a little lost in the sauce in AEW tho.

[@hia5235]

he just got there give it time

[@arostwocents]

Anyone would get lost there, it's just a glorified indie which has poisoned TNA. I just hope changes at TNA can get a TV deal that isn't double paywalled and actual entertainment not just matches between generic wrestling guy and generic wrestling guy

[@redred1952]

​@@hia5235just got there would have been a week or two after debut. It's just been proven Edge isn't a draw, he's the guy who worked with the guy who drew money.

[@numberofthedevil977]

Anyone would get lost there it's too many people. Aew has a problem building up the people that they have.

[@makwabear4078]

They have a lot of people injured still, some still waiting to debut and Tony needs to hire a legit assistant (hopefully Scott). But I’ve been enjoying his little run of giving younger guys an opportunity to wrestle him and put on decent matches. He also sounds very elated with where he’s at and you could genuinely tell he was happy fighting Suzuki. I think he’s happy that he isn’t part of a programmed machine at this point in his career.

[@kennyking9347]

Do ring of the hawk for Keith Lee main roster run

[@oatz8449]

William regal 2nd wcw run when he got fired on wwf

[@KingACE05]

This Makes the Only Season where 3 Members of The SmackDown 6 Became Ring of the Hawk Champion

[@JB_Punk_]

Bros got the Ape Escape music playing in the background lmao 😂

[@James.chalmers]

I somehow haven’t seen most of these matches either that or forgotten them

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Edge is fantastic.

[@Teddy42O]

Edge is in the heel GOAT conversation

[@mikeclark7026]

How far does this conversation go? Cause it’s pretty much impossible to say even top 10, he’s probably top 20

[@kamfisher1714]

Not really. His run in aew has devalued his legacy.

[@mikeclark7026]

@@kamfisher1714 As ALL All Ex WWE runs do, for everyone

[@kamfisher1714]

@@mikeclark7026 Sometimes but this showed he’s not a draw and never was one.

[@Bale4Bond]

Nonsense.

[@markula_4040]

It's funny how Edge won the 2021 Royal Rumble (from the #1 position no less) and the very next year is not even in it and instead in some throwaway mixed tag at the event.

[@omigueltavares]

Ideias Kalisto in 205 live Big cass solo run Test in ecw Bia Pristley in Aew Colt Cabana in Aew

[@n8s1n44]

kalisto 🥲 was special

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Test has been done I think. Others look good

[@Bale4Bond]

@@n8s1n44He had a great lucha thing…GODDAMMIT!

[@vbadger1056]

The seth matches are literally like the only matches of his that were 25+ mins that felt like a 15 min match and I mean that is a very positive way

[@ernieb352]

I understand WWE not wanting to do more with him because they didn't want to risk injuring him, but he could have done so much more, Edge is still a very versatile wrestler so he could have found ways to do more while staying safe.

[@lukedomerese4525]

MarkyD putting himself through hell just for our enjoyment.

[@lancergt1000]

no wonder Edge left for AEW, he would definitely just be *exhausted* after all the 30+ minute matches that don't lead to much

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

It was a long video to watch so god only knows how long that took to make.. however much you make from youtube on this really isnt enough

[@FaizalKuntz]

I love longer wrestling matches, maybe because I have the patient for it to see the build up. But I've I was to be payed to review a wrestling match I probably don't want to analyze the match for that long tho...

[@ryany6776]

39:40 LOL can't believe I made the video, I was in the bottom left corner "spraying in my nappy with happiness"

[@CarolynDestruction]

Edge's return run was sad but damn hours of matches

[@YeTism]

I’d love to see you cover AJ’s NJPW run but NJPW are very sensitive to copyright

[@iiTzJimbo76]

I think its bitter sweet that shemus whas his last wwe opponent because if not for shemus we woulndt have seen edge return at all

[@allknower6647]

0:45 tell me you ha adhd without telling me you have adhd ….

[@Sledgehammer003]

At the time of that choking on gym equipment spot i thought it was a tasteless coincidence... but the three amigos in the other match... i never did a 1-2... maybe the reference was intended? gad damn

[@andyholland2130]

Why did Funk disappear from the list?

[@Torterra78]

Really loved Edge’s last WWE run despite some of the setbacks like the Last Man Standing match, the lack of fans due to p3ndemick. Also it’s great to see that this Ring of the Hawk roster has 3 of Smackdown’s Six (edge, eddie, and Rey) as the A-tier stars.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

They were part of the Smackdown Six for a reason.

[@mesousagaby740]

Hey, 3 of the A guys here are from the SmackDown Six.

[@wh0r3chatas]

Edge vs. Miz at Day 1 did NOT need to be a 20 minute match. 10-14 minutes at best.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

There are certain wrestlers who can make long matches work. Edge and Miz are not two of them. Hell, barely anyone in WWE is.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

The Hell In A Cell match at Mania, was definitely the best match of this run.

[@MonoCronic]

Luke Lacouzzi, has your girl in his jacuzzi, missed it Marky. Great video tho!

[@citrusorange794]

I imagined when Edge will be in ring of the Hawk yesterday. You've read my mind

[@loc4028]

It's a great video ! But we can't see the grades, because of the Edge on the right side

[@Markyd123]

Done in deliberately had lots of trouble getting this up and it seemed to work out like that.

[@loc4028]

@@Markyd123 Oh ok, I understand. Apart from that, it's an amazing video, good stuff !

[@hellermartialarts]

Markyd's pain is the most entertaining part of the video. I like edge but a lot of these matches were just too long

[@dabears6n15]

If him and Randy’s gmoat was in front of a good live crowd it would of been nuts. I get they used finishers like crazy but they were using a bunch of other moves not common for them to use idk that match got me back into wrestling so maybe I’m bias bc both of them were my favorites in my childhood.

[@LennyShawn-by3gz]

Edges last match was in 2011 not 2012

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

That WM 37 match should've been a singles match.

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Not sure why Edge (Adam Copeland) hasn't started calling his finisher the Cope'ing Mechanism, it sounds like something he'd come up with more so than "The Cope Open" Challenge. 😅👍

[@Markworth]

Someone should totally have the gimmick of having a running tally for consecutive 20+ minute matches.

[@JadenCH2K]

B for edges rumble return is insane

[@Markyd123]

I just felt like he wasn’t that busy in the match. It’s irrelevant in the end anyway ❤

[@AmandeepSingh-gd2hb]

Another day of asking for a video on lesnar and angle rivalry plis.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

I love Styles with long hair. Its been his thing in WWE

[@SubZero589]

I was always more of a fan of Christian, still big fan of Edge, just felt like Edges promos took hours to get through and they were always usually the same, he played heel most and didn't really change much, that said it's awesome he came back from that injury. He was pretty much done as a main eventer when Roman stacked him I think.

[@James.chalmers]

Can you do the hulk hogan nwo/ mr America run from 2002-2003?

[@cadenprice22]

Could you do a video on Jeff Hardy’s TNA run as Willow

[@ConanVictor]

Samuel Shaw's theme as background music. Classy.