Update On Edge's WWE Status, Backstage News On Michael Cole's Gimmick

- Edge's WWE contract expired on April 30th and he has not signed a new deal with the company. When he made a surprise appearance on RAW several weeks ago and gave John Cena a pep talk, he was there to meet with WWE officials, but nothing came of it.

He was forced to pull out of a scheduled appearance for Billy Corgan's Resistance Pro Wrestling show on 5/11 because of his filming schedule for Syfy's "Haven" show, but he did promise to appear at a future RPW show.

- Michael Cole's heel announcer gimmick was supposed to officially end at WrestleMania 28. His new role is to be an "edgy" character who still respects John Laurinaitis, one of WWE's top heels. A recent sign of Cole retreating from being an annoying heel and shifting to a more neutral role was that he was sympathetic towards John Cena during his feud with Brock Lesnar.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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