Adam “Edge” Copeland has given us decades of entertainment. He’s sacrificed his blood, his sweat, and his wellbeing in WWE. Heck, he predates WWE being WWE, having debuted when the company still shared the same initials as the World Wildlife Fund. He’s arguably one of the best — if not the outright best — wrestlers of his generation.

But what about WWE? Doesn’t he owe the company? We’re not sure we’re qualified to say yes or no to that one, but the man himself certainly thinks so. As we reported earlier, Copeland shared his gratitude for WWE on X, formerly Twitter, in explaining his decision to go elsewhere (he also dismissed wrestling tribalism; just sayin’).

“I love WWE and appreciate everything the company did for me. Always have, always will. They put me on the map, gave me amazing opportunities and through hard work on both ends, I’ve been supplied with a wonderful life. Hell, WWE helped me meet the woman I’d start my family with. Sometimes relationships just grow apart and I feel the WWE and I have just outgrown each other. I wanted to do more. They didn’t have much more for me to do. Simple as that. And that’s ok. I’ll still be watching and still be supporting all of my friends there.”

Also, given the erstwhile career-ending injury he suffered in service to WWE, we’re pretty sure he’s earned every cent he’s ever been paid and that it can simply be chalked up to mutual benefit. What’s more, he gave WWE the first option to sign him after he recovered from the career-threatening setback, rejecting Tony Khan’s offer to bring him to AEW in the process. He felt he owed another run before he even considered moving elsewhere. Copeland fulfilled that obligation and he’s now a member of a company that shares his goals.