WWE Hall of Famer Edge was recently interviewed by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. During the interview, he touched on the end of his career and how he isn’t haunted by it, his role in getting Becky and Charlotte over at Smackdown 1000, Roman Reigns battle with leukemia and more. Here are the highlights:

Edge On Roman Reigns Battling Leukemia:

I had to retire due to injury, but in this case, we’re talking life or death. This is leukemia, a thing you don’t expect to hear from a guy who is in the prime of his career and looks like a superhero. The first thing I felt when I heard the news was sad, but I don’t think Roman wants people to feel that way.

I feel for him, but the best thing he can do is surround himself with his family, and that’s what he’s doing. As long as he gets healthy, who cares if he ever wrestles again? I watched him on Raw and thought that moment had to be really, really difficult, but he handled it with poise and class.

Edge On His Segment During Smackdown 1000:

It’s always great to pop back, but I want to further a storyline. I don’t want to just come back and do a comedy backstage skit.

I can’t physically put someone over, but I can feel very confident in my ability to tell a story through a promo. That’s what Mick Foley does when he comes back, and that’s what I want to do. So when I heard I was with Becky and Charlotte, they have one of the best stories in wrestling, and I knew I could help further their story along.

On Being Ok With How His Career Ended:

It’s still amazing to have that live interaction and hear your theme music, but if it never happened again, I’d be OK with it. It was absolutely the best gig I ever had. My entire dream was to do that.

But I had to go because of my injury. If I were still pining for that, but I wasn’t cleared to do it? It would be very unhealthy, and that’s why I need to have this mentality.

You can read Edge’s full interview with Sports Illustrated by clicking HERE