Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Edge and host Jimmy Traina discussed NBC and Peacock’s current censorship of WWE Network material. On the same topic, The Rated-R Superstar was quizzed on his controversial Monday Night RAW segment.
Edge confessed the segment is something he doesn’t really think about, but used it as an example of how censorship may go too far, if followed too strictly.
When asked whether or not the “Sex Celebration” would pass censorship demands in 2021, here’s what Edge had to say:
While controversial, the “Sex Celebration” segment earned RAW its highest ratings in over a year, falling the night after Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on a bloodied John Cena to become WWE Champion.
Edge comments on Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman storyline
Citing another dramatic example from WWE’s past, Edge talked about the iconic “Pillman’s Got a Gun” angle between Brian Pillman and Stone Cold Steve Austin from 1996, and the controversy that arose from it.
Once again, Edge defended the angle as pure fiction, despite how many people were outraged at the time.
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