The Rated R Superstar is glad the show is going ahead (Credit: WWE)

Edge has backed WWE’s decision to push ahead with WrestleMania 36 amid the ongoing coronavirus“>coronavius pandemic.

The Rated R Superstar – who is lined up to face Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match at next month’s blockbuster event – thinks the roster has a ‘responsibility’ to entertain, and the world of sports entertainment will provide the escapism people need during such a difficult time.

He said: ‘This year more than any year we are all in the midst of something we have never experienced before, the world really needs outlets.

Edge thinks the world needs an escape (Credit: WWE)

‘Whether that is books, whether that is movies, whatever it is, just to be able to try and forget and laugh and have fun and remember what it is to be human.’




Although many sports and live entertainment events have been postponed, WWE has confirmed WrestleMania 36 will go ahead with no fans – and spread over two nights in a number of different venues.

Edge reassured fans that the safety of the talent and crew – and their families – is a hugely important, while they also remain determined to let people switch off and ‘have fun for a few hours’.

He added: ‘As long we can try and be as responsible and as safe as we can, why wouldn’t we try and do this for everyone? As a performer, that’s what we want to do.

‘If we can do that and if people watch and can have fun for a few hours then our mission is accomplished.’

Edge made his unbelievable comeback at the Royal Rumble (Credit: WWE)

The WWE Hall of Famer – who made a sensational return at January’s Royal Rumble almost a decade after he was forced to retire due to injury – stressed the importance of entertainment in such trying periods, and he insisted his role in that industry is a ‘responsibility’.

He explained: ‘Here’s how I’ve always looked at this job. My responsibility is to make you forget your responsibilities for two or three hours a day, or during that show

‘That is a huge responsibility, and it’s a privilege. I don’t look past it. I didn’t have it for nine years. Now I come back, and the gravity of that responsibility is not lost on me.

‘Sure, it’s entertainment. Yes, we’re jumping around in tights. But a time like this, it’s very, very important. I truly believe that.’

*Watch WWE WrestleMania live on the WWE Network and BT Sport Box Office on April 4 and 5.

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