Edge made his triumphant return to WWE nine years after he was forced to walk away because of spinal stenosis.

The 46-year-old entered at number 21 and looked like he has never missed a beat hitting spears on nearly everyone in the ring and blowing the roof off the Minute Made Stadium in Houston, Texas.

WWE 3 Edge stunned the WWE Universe by returning to in-ring action

There had been plenty of rumours that the Rated-R superstar may make a return to WWE in recent months with Mike Johnson of PW Insider proving to be largely correct in his reports.

talkSPORT was out in Texas for Royal Rumble weekend and spoke to several WWE officials and sources to get a comprehensive picture of his return.

According to Wrestle Zone, Edge met with AEW to discuss potentially returning to them before ultimately deciding on WWE.

It’s believed he may have used AEW to leverage himself a better deal with WWE and never really waned to sign with Tony Khan’s company, our sources confirm.