by Phil Speer

TORONTO -- Why was Edge nervous before his WrestleMania match with Booker T?

Because it was possibly the biggest singles match of Edge's career? No. Because he was performing in front of more than 68,000 of his hometown fans? Not really. Because he had to follow Undertaker vs. Ric Flair? Nope.

Edge was actually feeling butterflies because he knew in advance that he was planning to mock Booker T and do a spinnerooni during the match, and -- because he's "extremely white" -- he was afraid he'd embarrass himself.

"When it comes to wrestling, I know I can do that," Edge said before the match. "I'm nervous about the fact that I'm an extremely white guy attempting to break dance for the first time in my life."

It turns out that Edge's spinnerooni was one of the highlights of the match -- and it was effective. Edge finished off Booker T just moments later for arguably the biggest win of Edge's career.

But like most superstars, Edge is his own worst critic, and he was critiquing his spinnerooni after the match.

"Before the match, I had done it (perfectly) like seven times in a row," he said. "So I said, 'OK, I'm going to quit now. I don't want to overdo it.'"

But once Edge got the ring and the adrenaline kicked in, the match ended up being much faster paced that perhaps he had anticipated. By the time he prepared to execute the spinnerooni, he was dead tired. So while the fans seemed to love Edge's spinnerooni, it didn't live up to his standards.

"It was a white-arooni, that's for sure," he joked.

After an Edge-ecution, Edge pinned the five-time WCW Champion to pick up the win. All in all, not a very bad first singles encounter at a WrestleMania.

"I think it was kind of a coming out -- getting my first solo WrestleMania under my belt," Edge said.

Although Booker T wasn't thrilled with the outcome -- he said he planned on getting a rematch -- he did get the opportunity to wrestle in front of 68,000 fans. The most up until Sunday had been about 40,000, he said.

"The adrenaline coming out of the curtain was something I never experienced," said the Bookerman. "It was my first WrestleMania, but no doubt not my last. Next year will be a WrestleMania to remember for the Book. Stay tuned."

*credit WWF.com*