Edge vows to be the Last Man Standing at Backlash
April 25, 2005
By Anthony Cali
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND — On May 1 at Backlash, Edge and Chris Benoit will do battle in one of the most grueling matches in all of sports-entertainment. The two Superstars will meet in a Last Man Standing Match, where the first one to incapacitate his opponent so that he is unable to answer the ten-count will be declared the winner.
Although Edge and Benoit have never competed in a Last Man Standing Match, both have seen enough of them to know that the end results can be devastating. As far as Edge goes, he says his lack of participating in such a match won’t affect the outcome.
“Neither one of us have been in this kind of match before, so I don’t think it gives me an advantage or a disadvantage,” explained Edge. “I’ve been in TLC matches, Ladder Matches, Steel Cage Matches and Elimination Chamber Matches, to name a few. So what it all boils down to, is you have two tough sons of a guns in there who are going to be beating the hell out of each other, and it will be the toughest man who is the Last Man Standing.”
Edge recently studied up on the art of a Last Man Standing Match, and he’s fully prepared to dish out as much punishment as it takes to keep “The Crippler” down.
“The only real way to prepare myself would be to bang my head against a wall and try to build up some kind of tolerance,” said Edge. “Obviously, I’m not going to do that, but I am going to go in, try and target an area of Benoit’s body, and incapacitate that body part, until he can’t stand. That’s really all there is to it. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll just have to try and beat him down until he can’t answer the bell.”
After suffering a defeat to Benoit several weeks ago, Edge is on a mission to prove that he deserves to be in contention for World Heavyweight Championship matches. And even though he has a guaranteed World Heavyweight Championship opportunity that he won in the six-man “Money in the Bank” Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21, Edge feels he’s been World Heavyweight Championship material for quite some time now.
“I earned a chance to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship years ago,” continued Edge. “The only difference is that now I actually have a piece of paper stating that I get one. So I’ll use it when I’m damn good and ready. I don’t need to prove myself anymore. I’ve proven all that I need to prove already, and my victory over Benoit this Sunday will only be further evidence.”
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