Edge on the Rated R Superstar's Controversial Start 

i remembered matt was released and the wwe fans did a petition that we want matt back and wwe couldn't ignore it! that led to matt popularity and gave a good feud based on real life story! So professional from both edge and matt!

Not for Matt. He lost damn near every match they had. It was gold for catapulting Edge to superstardom. Matt just got shuffled to the midcard.

Too one sided to be "GOATED".

Too bad Matt had too suffer emotionally and mentally for Adams push

That run was not during ruthless aggression counter to WWE's revisionist history that somehow includes 06-08 lol. Before the network documentaries, ruthless aggression had always been 02-04/05 ending between Goldberg and brock leaving and Batista and Cena winning the belts the next year ushering in their own little transitional era until we got to HD/PG era in 08.

But he didn't? The Summerlam match Edge won, the street fight on Raw was a draw after Matt hit Edge with a finisher off the ramp. And Matt won the last match decisively in the cage with a massive leg drop.

Considering how his scandal came out now, it was likely intentional. Vince values loyalty and toughness and if you can get yourself over big time, you're his guy (e.g Cena, Taker) .What he had issue was Matt went public about the affair and Vince tend to have double standard in respecting the tradition of the business and what he did to it, had they keep it under wraps and likely had Matt just stiffed Edge or make him pay a receipt with like direct chair shots, they likely would see Matt in a positive light.Also factoring that Edge, Jeff and Bubba are seen as the Shawn Michaels of the TLC trio and the only one remaining then, they likely will not punish him and as he says in this interview, it actually gave him the nuclear heat to the next level. Him and Matt have reconciled since and I read sometime back he was the one who persuaded the management to give the ecw straps to christian and matt

Bro what? Matt got fired cause he was going crazy after finding out on the internet and such and was airing out company stuff so they fired him.

@@romes22341) the two are not mutually exclusive; 2) that is in no way contrary to my point; in Vince’s mind, you don’t talk about folk cheating; you do what everybody else does: pretend it ain’t happening and pay to keep it quiet; that’s how the “men” in the business (and I quote that because it’s the stereotypical concept of manliness, not limited to only males as Sunny proved) have and should always behave; Matt didn’t act like that version of man, so he got canned.

at unforgiven 2005! Edge won the first match at summerslam 2005 when matt couldn't continue and the last match was loser leaves raw for money in the bank contract