aparently its real because he announced it on april 4th at a house show

heres what he said tonight



For those who missed it, WWE star Edge announced on Raw tonight that he is retiring from WWE effective immediately.

WrestleZone has learned from several sources in WWE this evening that the retirement announcement is "100% true, and that Edge is legitimately retiring from WWE." It's been known for quite some time now that Edge has been working through a lot of pain recently and has in fact been working through pain for awhile now. More details on this breaking story as they become available.