 After Elimination Chamber, Edge defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII where Edge retained.On the April 11 episode of "Raw", Edge retired from professional wrestling due to a legit neck injury and relinquished the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 15 episode of "SmackDown", thus retiring as World Heavyweight Champion.Edge's best friend Christian would go on to win the vacant title against Del Rio in a ladder match at Extreme Rules.