The scene opened in a nondescript area backstage. The Rated R Superstar Edge stood in front of a plain white arena wall in the First Niagara Center with Michael Cole. He too was prepped and ready for his exclusive interview with EBWF.net. Michael Cole had had procured this interview as a response to the Miz's interview, and Edge was none too happy about it.
Michael Cole: Edge, with CM Punk reinstalled as EBWF World Championship…
Edge: Hold on a second, let me see if I understood this from the Miz's interview. Did I understand this correctly. The Miz…is…your hero?
Michael Cole: Well, I mean… he's the Miz. He's awesome.
Edge: No, no. You see Michael. You need better dreams. You need greater aspirations. How about looking up to the Rated R Superstar? Really? Really? Really?
Michael Cole: Really?
Edge: My man!
Edge smiled.
Edge: Think about it. I'm the Rated R Superstar. We're talking booze, women, ladies, actual championship title history. Actual, legacy in this industry. We're talking…a career that started in this business, you know, not on MTV. And another thing, I don't know if Miz just got the memo or something, but he lost the Damn intercontinental championship a damn MONTH ago, and he's just now talking about it?! Hello, we're already over it! Hell, even the Miz was already over it.
Michael Cole: Well, he did say it's never a sad day when you're the Miz.
Edge: Well, he lied, Cole. He lied. He said he's looking forward. Looking ahead. To what? To not having a match at Wrestlemania? Cause he doesn't. The rematch that should rightfully be his? It's Ted DiBiase's. In fact, our match tonight, it's for some sort of match against Cena…after the fact, and really, Miz, really? Who wants that? Certainly not me. I want my Wrestlemania moment. Don't you? You want to know why you're not getting an auto rematch? It's because you're an entitled, arrogant little bastard. And while I may stand in the way of you regaining the IC Title, what you seem to forget, Miz, is that I have some unfinished business with John Cena, and Cena… well he'd love to get his hands on me. This is just the opportunity he's been waiting for. So, you lost the title a month ago, and now you want to open your big mouth about it? Now you have something to say, after four weeks of silence. Please, Miz, I think your window of opportunity has closed.
Michael Cole: Seems that even though Miz didn't have any scathing retorts for you, Edge, you're not willing to extend him the same courtesy.
Edge: I find it very enlightening that Miz isn't a bully, and that's he's working very hard to be all cool and a trend setter these days, but I know when I'm being worked, Miz. You think I'm overrated. Well, I'm a former world champion just like you. You know what's overrated, your two bit, two week long title reign. That's what's over rated. You wonder why I'm on a pedestal? Cause I created the TLC match. I revolutionized the way ladder matches are done in this business. I made tag team wrestling what it is in the 21st century, no thanks to the EBWF by the way, what have you done for this business lately, Miz? Do you know what John Cena and I have in common, Miz. What John Cena and I really don't like, other than each other? We don't like it when overrated, overconfident, stuck up, smarmy jerks like you say that seasoned, talented vets like us are done, washed up, finished.
Michael Cole: He said he was happy to be facing you.
Edge: He was being facetious you idiot! Miz could win any popularity contest. He's always willing to buy a round. Always the biggest freakin' idiot at the bar, and you know something, that's saying something if I'm there. But he wants to call me an underwhelming wrestler? I'm an underwhelming wrestler? I'm the second greatest Canadian wrestler of all time! Hey… hey… nobody get your panties in a wad, Chris Jericho was born in America. He's by law, an American. I know that's a tough pill to swallow, but…it's true. Miz is from where, Cleveland? What do they do there, make car parts and lose the title of murder capital of the world to Detroit? You know why you want to relegate me to the nostalgia club, Miz. It's because you're shaking in your reality TV boots. I might be crazy, Miz, but I think you threatened to end me. I think you…threatened to finish my career.
Michael Cole: I don't think he threatened anything of the sort. The Miz is a gentleman and…
Edge: The Miz said that he was going to miss me. How else do you take that Michael Cole. Well let me tell you something, son. If there is a planet on which you are better than me, it isn't Earth. So whatever delusions you're having of reclaiming the IC Championship, or even the World Championship in EBWF… you think my time is over? No Miz, the clock has run out on you. The ReIntroduction of Edge Tour has just begun, and your sorry attempt at relevance, well, I'll lay that to rest in the ring tonight. Won't I? Then I'll go on to face John Cena, take that IC Championship you lay so much claim to and then maybe in another month you can pretend to have interest again.
Michael Cole: What?! How dare you speak to the Miz that way. I should…
Edge: You know what Cole. This interview… it's over.
Edge walked out of the frame, leaving Cole looking angry and stunned as the EBWF logo flashed across the screen and the Exclusive ended.
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