According to eyewitness reports, Edge was seriously injured at the SmackDown/ECW event in San Diego on July 3rd, during his match with fellow big-name wrestler, Jeff Hardy. According to reports, while running toward Hardy, (only roughly 60-90 seconds into the bout) Edge suddenly wore a painful expression and his foot appeared to be twisted into a distorted-looking and very awkward position, and it looked to those in attendance that his ankle might be sprained or even broken. Immediately, the match was stopped and EMT’s swarmed the ring, running to Edge and assisting him out of the ring. On his way to the exam area, Edge stopped and said “sorry” to his loyal fans into the microphone.

Later, Dave Metzler stated that the injury was determined to be a probable torn Achilles tendon. If this is true, Edge’s near future will be fraught with surgery (possibly more than one), a lot of down time, and rehab. In fact, an injury of this magnitude may put Edge out of commission until sometime in 2010. As one half of the much-touted WWE Unified Tag Team Champions, Edge can ill afford such a potentially devastating injury, and fans are in turmoil over the potential long-term outing of one of their favorite stars.

Rumor has it that the big guns at WWE are reviewing the taped footage of a recent bout between Edge and The Great Khali (which is set to air on SmackDown on Friday, July 10) to see if they can find a point in which it looks as though Edge may have injured himself, as they are going to need an explanation for his devastating injury, and it is going to have to keep with their current story line. Let’s see if they come up with something believable.

UPDATE: It has been reported by numerous sources that Edge’s injury was, in fact, a torn Achilles tendon, that it did require surgery (which the superstar has already undergone), and that he is doing as well as can be expected, which is great news. Unfortunately, the star can’t be on his feet for about two weeks, and has a long road to recovery ahead of him. It has been estimated that Edge will be out of commission for months, being unable to set foot in the ring again until 2010’s Royal Rumble. And that is a conservative estimate, assuming that his injury heals well and that no further complications arise. While no official statement has yet been made by the WWE, you can expect the injury to play a big role in Friday’s SmackDown. In fact, many people are already laying wagers on how much the WWE will try to capitalize on Edges unfortunate injury. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

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