Who's The New Guy?
By Kevin Kelly
WWF magazine
September 1998
Imagine your favorite NFL team being the only one to participate in the annual draft. The World Wrestling Federation enjoys that luxury in professional wrestling. While the competition gorges itself on high-priced free agents whose best days have long sinced passed, the Federation is as always the birthplace of new talent and is now unleashing these young guns with tremendous results.
EDGE
Unpredictable and explosive - two words that aptly describe the dynamite and manci Edge, who seems always on the brink of insanity. From nowhere Edge can erupt with an out of control rage that leaves opponents lying at his feet. Scouting him is impossible. It's like trying to predict where shrapnel from a grenade will end up.
But a grenade is just a green ball if the pin isn't pulled. The only way for an oppenent to stop Edge is to ground him and keep him off his feet. (Easier said than done!) His furture is certainly bright, but will he self-destruct like so many of his musical influences and idols?
Other new faces in the Federation, such as Steve Blackman, Dan Severn and Jacqueline, make the future look very good. Impact, however, is built on long-term success - not first impressions. As fans, you can feel confident that the World Wrestling Federation knows it's wiser to buy new tires than to rely on retreads, which may leave you stranded.
