WWE veteran believes Triple H scrapped Edge’s WrestleMania 39 reunion
Gangrel addresses being snubbed from The Brood reunion with Edge (Adam Copeland) at WWE WrestleMania 39.
Gangrel suggested that he strongly believes Triple H was behind scrapping his WrestleMania 39 appearance. He told Chris Van Vliet on the Insight Podcast of the speculation that Vince McMahon was behind it.
“I’m not sure, but I think maybe it might have been Hunter. Some people said Vince, but I think it might have been Hunter. Somebody kiboshed it. So when that didn’t go down, he left the next year to AEW. Then he wanted to make sure that he’s a guy that wants to have his way. Don’t tell him no on something, he’s gonna figure it out. So in AEW, he had me come back and come up to the ring and stuff like that.”
When asked whether he came close to appearing at that year’s Premium Live Event, Gangrel said Edge had been doing his best to make it happen.
“In Edge’s mind, yes, he was trying hard. But in their minds, no, I don’t think so.”
Vliet recalled an interview with Edge who claimed WWE stated fans might not remember Gangrel. The veteran agreed that was the company’s hesitation.
“That’s what they said, that’s what he said, But I think there’s a little bit more to it. I don’t know what it is, but I think it was a bit more like it’s weird too, because I was just speaking of the name, you know, the nostalgia deals they have. And so I went through that. I’m not going to mention what the person in the office is going through, but it was all lined up. It was right down to the final things and then on the, when last their end should be signed. They come through, they came to me and said ‘Do you have a letter saying from White Wolf that you can use the name, that they relinquish the name to you?’ I go ‘You have lawyers after lawyers.’ They clearly could see that I have the trademark in the register, all that stuff. And like ‘No, you don’t have a letter.’”
“And then I never heard back from him again. So it’s something weird. It’s something a little bit more to it. But at this point, I’ve motored on and and found my own thing for so long that it would be great to go back in some kind of form or fashion and do something that of course, that would be awesome. And I’m sure the money’s great and, you know, and it gives you longevity to be on that powerful TV.But at the same time, I’ve been busier than I’ve ever been busy.”
Gangrel credits Copeland for pushing for his AEW appearances.
“That’s just Adam. He wanted it, him and he, I think he talked to the House of Black and they thought it would be cool too. He had a lot of creative control there. He orchestrated all that from all that together.”
Gangrel marked his first AEW presence in 2020 alongside Matt Hardy. And later at the 2024 Double or Nothing event where he assisted Copeland in his match against Malakai Black.
Meanwhile, at WrestleMania 39, Adam Copeland revived his Brood entrance and moniker, leading many fans to expect Gangrel to make a surprise appearance given their long-standing association during the Attitude Era.
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