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Edge Initially ‘Wasn’t Too Keen’ On Going To WWE Crown Jewel, Talks Jessika Carr Refereeing His Match

November 2, 2021 | Posted by Blake Lovell
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As noted, Jessika Carr made history by refereeing several matches at WWE Crown Jewel, including Edge vs. Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell. In an interview on The Kids on the Escalator, Edge discussed Carr being the referee for the match, initially being hesitant on going to Crown Jewel, and much more. Here’s what he had to say (via Fightful):

Edge on how Jessika Carr refereeing his match with Rollins came about: “I had SummerSlam coming up with Seth, and Charles Robinson wasn’t going to be there. I’m at the stage of my career where I’m a little picky when it comes to who refs because there is a comfort level and you find a zone together. It’s one less thing as a talent that I have to concern myself with because I know that person is going to be there. Charles wasn’t going to be at SummerSlam and I talked to him about Jess, ‘should we give her a shot because I’ve watched her and she’s good. Let’s see how she does.’ He thought it was a great idea. We took a test run at SummerSlam and she is so confident and really good. She wasn’t shy or timid, she took control of the situation and I always appreciate when someone does that. We had MSG and I said, ‘I think you have to do part two, kiddo.’

On initially not being keen on going to Crown Jewel and Carr’s performance in the match: “When they asked me about blowing off the story in Saudi Arabia, I wasn’t too keen on going, I’ll be honest, but as we talked and they said ‘we need it there,’ I said, ‘Lets get Jess to ref there,’ not knowing if we’d be able to. I just loved the idea of a woman being in control of two men in that country. If it flew over a lot of heads, whatever, but for me, I can come back to my girls one day and tell them ‘I went over there.’ I think we did something cool. She was right there for everything, not overwhelmed by the moment, and stood up to the challenge. It was really cool to see.”