While they did accomplish their dreams, Christian revealed he and Edge would routinely “motivate and push each other” even during lean times when they were paid $10 to wrestle a match. As he further jogged his memory, he recalled a conversation where he and “The Rated-R Superstar” wondered if “Is this all worth it?” as they toiled away on the Canadian indie circuit with hopes of making it to the big leagues. 

Ultimately, when they did get in the proverbial door, they began sowing the seeds for their inevitable breakup. “Our philosophy was always that we were going to branch off [into singles wrestlers],” Christian revealed. “We didn’t want to become a stale act, we didn’t want to be the guys who hung on to the team for too long.”  

To that end, Christian stressed that, unlike a lot of other teams that got split up, he and Edge never dealt with “jealousy issues” as they respected each other’s journeys and remained committed to supporting one another — for life.

“We cheered for each other through all our victories, picked each other up during our defeats,” Christian added. “It’s just the way we’ve always been.”

When asked if their relationship could have been soured by the presence of social media, Christian had a rather interesting answer. “It’s funny, I constantly see people making comments like, ‘Christian is better than Edge’ or ‘Edge is better than Christian’ or whatever. It has never bothered me. Honestly, I think [social media] wouldn’t have affected our relationship.”

In conclusion, Christian referred to Edge as “more of a family member than a friend,” revealing that Edge — who grew up with a single mom — would accompany him and his family on road trips. “He stayed over at my house on the weekends, and the door to my house was always open to him. Having that foundation also helped us [maintain a lifelong bond] and made us brothers more than friends.”