Edge claimed that he felt a tingling feeling and heard a crack, which he originally mistook for the sound of a ladder. He was subsequently hit with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb off the ladder, which aggravated his neck injury even more. "I knocked into the ladder and heard a break... I assumed it was the ladder." Edge revealed the precise moment that triggered a neck ailment that would later come back to haunt him, effectively ending his in-ring wrestling career in a recent interview for WWE's Beyond The Ring series. While fans are aware that Edge retired due to a neck issue, many are unaware of what caused the condition and how it gradually began to eat away at the WWE legend's career. Edge first appeared on SmackDown in 2003, when he faced the late Eddie Guerrero.