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Adam Copeland
Born (1973-10-30) October 30, 1973 (age 50)[1]
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Edge[3]
Adam Impact[4]
Damon Stryker[5]
Adam Copeland[6]
Sexton Hardcastle[7]
Billed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Billed weight113 kg (249 lb)[3]
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
Trained byRon Hutchison[3]
Sweet Daddy Siki[3]
Dory Funk, Jr.[1]
Tom Prichard[1]
Leo Burke[8]
DebutJuly 1, 1992[9]

Adam Joseph Copeland[2] (born October 30, 1973)[10] is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Edge. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to an injury.

Copeland rose through the ranks as one half of the tag team Edge and Christian, alongside his real-life childhood friend and storyline brother Christian. He is noted for being one of the most decorated tag team champions in WWE history, winning a record 14 tag team titles.[11] He is also a nine-time World Champion (having won the WWE Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship five times), and is the only wrestler to have won all six major championships featured on Raw and SmackDown (WWE, World, Intercontinental, United States, World Tag Team, and WWE Tag Team Championships). In addition to his championship accolades, Copeland also won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament and the 2005 Money in the Bank ladder match.[12][13]

Aside from professional wrestling, Copeland has appeared in Highlander: Endgame and made guest appearances in television shows, including The Weakest Link, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, and Mind of Mencia.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Edge began his career being a wrestler at a young age. His favorite wrestlers included Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Ricky Steamboat, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.[14] Adam won an essay contest in which he would have the opportunity to be trained by Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson.[15] Throughout the 1990s, Copeland wrestled on the independent circuit in Ontario and the Great Lakes region of the United States under the name Sexton Hardcastle. He became a part of the tag team Sex and Violence with Joe Legend (Joe Hitchen). During 1997, Sex and Violence became part of a larger stable known as Thug Life, made up of Legend, Hardcastle, childhood friend Christian, "Bloody" Bill Skullion, and Rhino Richards. During his independent career, he won the SSW Tag Title and the ICW Street Fight Tag Title twice with Christian, in addition to his reign as ICW/MWCW Midwest Unified Tag Title holder alongside Joe.

The duo of Copeland and Cage was known as Hard Impact before changing their name to The Suicide Blondes. In 1996, the duo worked in Japan under the name the Canadian Rockers.[16] Copeland also once wrestled under the name Damon Striker (although Edge writes it as Damien Stryker in his book) on an edition of WCW Pro against Meng and Kevin Sullivan. In his autobiography, Copeland states that it was his worst ring name to date.[17]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Early years (1998–2000)

See also: The Brood and Ministry of Darkness

In 1998, Copeland was signed by the World Wrestling Federation and made his television debut on the June 30 episode of Raw is War as Edge, a loner character who entered the arena through the crowd for his matches.[18] His character's persona included him aimlessly walking around the city streets and assaulting innocent pedestrians.[19] His first televised match was against Jose Estrada, Jr., which ended prematurely by countout when Edge performed a somersault senton from the ring to the outside, legitimately injuring Estrada's neck.[20] In his first pay-per-view match at SummerSlam, he served as Sable's mystery tag team partner against Jacqueline and Marc Mero, and bodyslammed Sable onto Mero in a pinning position to pick up the win.[21]

Edge was then placed into a feud against the vampire wrestler Gangrel. During the feud, Gangrel introduced Christian, Edge's storyline brother, as his ally. Eventually, Gangrel and Christian convinced Edge to join them, and the three of them formed a stable known as The Brood. The Brood as a whole was later abducted by and converted into The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness. In May 1999, the Brood broke away from The Ministry after Christian was attacked by Ken Shamrock and forced to reveal the location of the captive Stephanie McMahon. The Undertaker chose to have Christian punished for his trespass, but Edge and Gangrel stood by him and turned against The Undertaker.

Edge captured his first singles championship on July 24, 1999, defeating Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at a house show in Toronto, Ontario.[22][23] In July, he lost the belt the next night to Jarrett at Fully Loaded.[22][24]

Edge and Christian (1998–2001)

Main article: Edge and Christian

Following a short feud with the Ministry, they began a feud with The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy). Soon, however, Gangrel turned on Edge and Christian and formed The New Brood with their enemies, The Hardy Boyz. Even after the New Brood split, Edge and Christian continued to feud with The Hardy Boyz. The two teams competed in a tag team ladder match at No Mercy in 1999 for the "managerial services" of Terri Runnels and $100,000, which the Hardy Boyz won.[25] At WrestleMania 2000, Edge and Christian defeated the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship in a triple threat Ladder match which birthed the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match(TLC).[26]

Following this victory, Edge and Christian found success as a villainous duo, shifting their gimmick from borderline goth to a comedic pair of "cool dudes", winning the WWF Tag Team Title six more times (for a total of seven). During this time, their trademark became the "five second pose" where they performed a pose in the ring for five seconds "for the benefit of those with flash photography" to mock, insult, or otherwise amuse the fans. They also competed as a team in the first three Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches, winning the first two over The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz, at SummerSlam in 2000 and then again at WrestleMania X-Seven.[27][28] At the 2001 Royal Rumble Edge and Christian were defeated by the Dudley Boyz and lost the World Tag Team title.[28] They unsuccessfully attempted to regain their tag team title at No Way Out against the Dudley Boyz and the Brothers of Destruction,[28] but they succeeded at WrestleMania X-Seven against the Dudley Boyz and The Hardyz in the second Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[28]

Singles star (2001–2004)

Edge went on to solidify himself as an emerging singles star by winning the King of the Ring tournament in 2001.[29] Edge eventually became a fan favorite during the Invasion storyline. Christian turned on Edge shortly afterward, and the two feuded over Edge's Intercontinental Championship that Edge won the month before at SummerSlam, which Edge lost to him.[30] and won right back.[31] Then, Edge lost the Intercontinental Title to Test[32] and shortly afterwards won the WCW United States Championship from Kurt Angle. Edge defeated Test at Survivor Series to unify the Intercontinental Championship with the U.S. Championship.[33] Throughout the winter months of 2001, Edge feuded with William Regal for the Intercontinental Championship. Edge came up short in the feud.[34]

When WrestleMania X8 came around, Edge found himself in a match with Booker T that was the result of Edge beating out Booker for a fictitious Japanese shampoo endorsement.[35] Shortly after defeating Booker T at WrestleMania, Edge was drafted to the SmackDown! brand in the first WWE Draft Lottery. Upon arriving there, he began a feud against Kurt Angle, which culminated in Edge shaving Kurt's head following a hair vs. hair match at Judgment Day.[36] When Rey Mysterio made his SmackDown! debut, he and Edge formed a tag team and captured the WWE Tag Team Championship. He also received matches for the WWE Championship against title holders Brock Lesnar and Big Show. Edge also recaptured the tag team championship with Hulk Hogan that year.

In February 2003, Edge suffered a legitimate neck injury and had to undergo surgery with Dr. Lloyd Youngblood. Recovery kept him sidelined for close to a year.[37] He was scheduled to return to the ring in February 2004, but he suffered a legitimate broken hand just before his planned return, forcing him to stay out of the ring for an additional month. He was placed on the Raw brand in the WWE Draft after WrestleMania XX and returned to in-ring action shortly after that event. On the April 19, 2004 edition of Raw he and Chris Benoit won the World Tag Team Championship.[38] They continued a close partnership even after losing the title, but it was disbanded when Edge won the Intercontinental Championship at Vengeance from Randy Orton.[39] He then began to transition into a villainous character by cheating to keep the title and getting confrontational with ally Chris Jericho. Following a legitimate groin injury in a non-televised match, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff stripped Edge of the Intercontinental title.

World Heavyweight Champion (2004–2005)

Upon his return, Edge's character became that of a crazed villain with severe anger management problems centered around his obsession for the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge, Benoit, and Shawn Michaels received a chance for a title shot for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship at Taboo Tuesday in 2004. Michaels won the audience vote to receive the title shot, giving Edge and Benoit a Tag Title shot. During the match, Edge abandoned his partner (although Benoit managed to win the title on his own)[40] and instead interfered in the main event, costing Michaels the championship.[40] On the next night, Edge and Benoit lost the World Tag Team Championships while Edge abandoned Benoit again by sitting in a chair and just watching. After the match, Edge attacked Benoit. In December, both Edge and Benoit competed in a number one contender's battle royal, but eliminated each other simultaneously at the conclusion of the match, resulting in a draw. Due to this, the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H was forced to defend the title in a triple threat match. In the match, Benoit locked on the Crippler Crossface on Edge, who shifted his weight putting Benoit's shoulders on the mat for a pin. This match also ended in a draw for Benoit and Edge, as Benoit made Edge submit at the same time the referee counted a pinfall for Edge. As a result, the World Heavyweight Title was vacated the next week on Raw.

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Edge (with Lita) as Mr. Money in the Bank in 2005

Edge competed in his first Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution 2005 for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Shawn Michaels (acting as special guest referee) would hit Edge with a Sweet Chin Music in retaliation for an accidental spear, causing Edge to be eliminated first.[41] This led to a match at the Royal Rumble later in the month, in which Edge defeated Michaels.[42] Subsequently, at WrestleMania 21, Edge won the first ever Money in the Bank ladder match, gaining himself a contract that gave him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship within one year.[13]

Even though he was already a villain, Edge faced even more scorn from the fans due to his adulterous affair with Amy Dumas, known on-screen as Lita.[43] Dumas had been the girlfriend of Copeland's close real-life friend, Matt Hardy. When Dumas suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament, she was put out of action,[44] and it was during this time that Copeland began an affair with her while she was still in a relationship with Hardy. Shortly after the incident became public knowledge, WWE released Hardy resulting in even more backlash towards Copeland and Dumas.[45] After Hardy returned, however, the real-life situation was translated into a storyline.[43][46]

Edge was then paired with Lita in an angle where she turned on her storyline husband Kane, which ended with a stretcher match Edge won but Kane tombstoned Lita.[47] On the July 11 edition of Raw, Edge's match with Kane was interrupted when Matt Hardy made a surprising appearance. The situation was a worked shoot, with Hardy referring to Edge as "Adam" and issuing a threat to Lita as well. When Hardy was officially brought back to Raw, he and Edge continued their feud, including a match at SummerSlam where Edge defeated Hardy, causing Hardy to have "excessive blood loss".[48] They also competed in a Street Fight, which resulted in a no contest when Hardy performed a Side Effect on Edge off the entrance ramp into the sound speakers and other electrical equipment. They also fought in a Steel cage match at Unforgiven that Hardy won after a leg drop on Edge from the top of the cage.[49] The feud culminated in a "Loser Leaves Raw Ladder Match" at WWE Homecoming, which Edge won after Lita trapped Matt in a crucifix, causing Hardy to move to SmackDown!.

Shortly after the Homecoming victory, Edge suffered a legitimate torn pectoralis major muscle that kept him shelved for several weeks.[50] During his time off, he starred in his own talk show segment on Raw entitled The Cutting Edge, dubbing himself the "Rated-R Superstar". Edge used his talk show to start a feud with Ric Flair following Flair's well-publicized arrest in connection with a road rage incident. Edge eventually began using The Cutting Edge as a soapbox to run down Flair until, after weeks of public mockery, Flair eventually showed up and attacked Edge.

WWE Champion (2006)

Edge, during his second reign as WWE Champion.

Edge and Flair formally met at New Year's Revolution in 2006 in a match for Flair's Intercontinental Championship where Edge was disqualified.[51] Later that night, following the main event Elimination Chamber match, Vince McMahon appeared on stage and declared that John Cena would defend the WWE Championship he'd just retained. An already bloodied and fatigued Cena was forced into a match against Edge, who decided to cash in his Money in the Bank contract at that moment. Edge defeated Cena in less than two minutes after two spears to become WWE Champion for the first time.[51] In an interview conducted after New Year's Revolution on WWE.com, Edge announced that he and Lita would have "hot, nasty, sex" in the middle of the ring on Raw the next night to celebrate his victory. On Raw, Edge held up to that promise by engaging in foreplay with Lita until they were interrupted by Ric Flair, who called Edge a disgrace and "dead in the bed". Flair, however, ended up on the receiving end of a con-chair-to on the announcers' table until John Cena came out to rescue Flair and deliver an FU to a half-naked Lita much to the surprise of Edge. The "Live Sex Celebration" segment earned Raw a 5.2 rating,[52] the highest Raw rating in over a year,[53] leading Edge to call himself the "most-watched WWE Champion in the last 5 years".

Three weeks later, at the Royal Rumble, Edge lost the WWE Championship back to Cena.[54] He then lost a return match on a special Thursday edition of Raw held in February. Edge blamed special guest referee Mick Foley for his loss, claiming biased officiating and attacked him. At Saturday Night's Main Event, Foley got revenge on Edge by assaulting him with a con-chair-to. They feuded until WrestleMania 22 in April, where Edge defeated Foley in a Hardcore match by spearing him through a flaming table, but suffered second degree burns.[55][56]

Edge used his victory over Foley to once again challenge John Cena for his WWE Championship. Triple H was involved in a feud with Cena at the time, resulting in a Triple Threat match at Backlash, where Cena pinned Triple H to retain the title.[57] After Backlash, Edge continued his feud with Mick Foley as they entered a Triple Threat Hardcore Match. Foley, however, immediately attacked friend Tommy Dreamer with Edge's assistance. Edge and Foley then proclaimed that, because of their brutal match at WrestleMania, they were the true Hardcore Champions. At One Night Stand, Edge, Foley, and Lita defeated Dreamer, Terry Funk, and Beulah McGillicutty in an "Extreme Rules" tag team match.[58] Edge later interfered in a WWE Title match between champion John Cena and challenger Rob Van Dam, helping Van Dam win the title.[58] Edge was unable to win the title at Vengeance.[59]

Edge facing off against John Cena during a WWE house show.

Two weeks later on Raw, Edge pinned Van Dam in a Triple Threat No Disqualification Match, after blindsiding Cena with the title belt, to become WWE Champion for the second time.[60] The match marked the first time the WWE Championship changed hands on Raw since October 8, 2001. This re-ignited his feud with Cena, and Edge lost by disqualification at Saturday Night's Main Event in order to retain his title.[61] As a result of these tactics, Cena snapped and FU'ed him through the ECW announcers' table.[61] Subsequently, a match was made for SummerSlam with the stipulation that if Edge was disqualified, he would not only lose the match, but also his title. At SummerSlam, Edge retained his title by pinning Cena after he hit him in the back of the head with brass knuckles while Lita distracted the referee.[62] The following night on Raw, Lita threw Cena's customized "spinner" belt into the Long Island Sound at Edge's command, who declared it the end of the "Cena era" in his life. Edge later unveiled the new "Rated R" version of the belt. Cena, however, interfered in Edge's match with a returning Jeff Hardy later that night, chased him down to the outside of the building, beat him down, and tossed him into the polluted Long Island Sound himself. The next week, Cena made a deal with Edge: if Edge could defeat him in a match for the WWE Championship, he would sign a contract to move to SmackDown!.[63] Edge agreed, on the condition the match be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (TLC) held at September's Unforgiven in Edge's home town of Toronto.[63] At the event, he lost the championship after Cena performed the FU on him, sending Edge crashing through two stacked tables from a ladder.[64] At one point during the match, Cena locked in an STFU on Edge,[64] who later said he was legitimately choked unconscious, the first time he had been knocked out in a match during his career.[65]

Rated-RKO (2006–2007)

Main article: Rated-RKO
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Rated-RKO, Orton and Edge, as World Tag Team Champions

On the October 2, 2006 episode of Raw, interference from D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) cost Edge his "final chance" at Cena's WWE Championship in a Steel cage match, though their interference was a response to the interference of Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.[66] The following week on Raw, Edge used an edition of The Cutting Edge to join forces with Randy Orton to form Rated-RKO (although they did not use this name until several weeks later) and began a feud against DX. Edge cited Orton's lack of success after being kicked out of Evolution by Triple H and DX's "stale" antics "taking up TV time" as reasons to join forces.[67] The duo succeeded early in defeating DX at Cyber Sunday due to the vote-in guest referee Eric Bischoff favoring Rated-RKO.[68] The pair then won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair and Roddy Piper on the November 13, 2006 Raw,[69][70] making Edge a record holder of 11 World Tag Team Championship title reigns in his WWE career.[70] The success halted at Survivor Series when Team Rated-RKO was defeated by Team DX in a clean sweep of 5–0.[71] The feud with DX continued at New Year's Revolution where Edge and Orton were battered by DX to end the match in a no contest.[72] Edge and Orton, however, claimed victory on the grounds that Triple H legitimately tore his right quadriceps in the match. To Edge and Orton, this marked the end of DX. Shawn Michaels vowed to deal with Rated-RKO, and the next week on Raw he took out Orton with a con-chair-to while Edge looked on from the entrance ramp.[73] On the January 29, 2007 edition of Raw, Rated-RKO lost the World Tag Team Championship to Michaels and John Cena.[74]

In early February, Edge beat Rob Van Dam to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw in the process. He remained on TV but avoided physical confrontations until WrestleMania 23. Meanwhile, his tag partner Orton also qualified for the Money in the bank match, which led to dissent between them. He failed to win at WrestleMania after Jeff Hardy removed them both from the match by performing a nearly 20-foot leg drop off a ladder onto Edge.[75] He then entered a feud, along with former partner Orton, with John Cena and Shawn Michaels. All four men were aiming for the WWE Championship, and at Backlash they competed in a Fatal Four-Way match in which Cena successfully defended his title.[76]

SmackDown and La Familia (2007–2008)

Main article: La Familia (professional wrestling)

On the May 7, 2007 edition of Raw, Edge defeated Mr. Kennedy to win his Money in the Bank title opportunity (Kennedy had suffered a legitimate injury prior to the match, plus Edge attacked Kennedy before the match), making Edge a two-time Money in the Bank holder.[77] On the May 11, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, Edge cashed in his newly won contract. After a Steel cage match between The Undertaker and Batista and a savage assault to The Undertaker by Mark Henry, Edge took advantage and defeated Undertaker with a Spear to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.[78] As a result of this victory, Edge became a part of the SmackDown brand. Edge then began a feud with Batista and successfully defended his championship title against him at Judgment Day,[79] in a Steel Cage match at One Night Stand,[80] and a third and final time at a last chance match at Vengeance.[81] Edge then began a feud with Kane after SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long announced Kane as the new number one contender for Edge's title. Edge was forced to relinquish his title due to a legitimately torn left pectoral muscle injury on the July 20, 2007 SmackDown! following an attack by Kane.[82]

Edge alongside Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

At the Survivor Series event in November, Edge made his return, interfering in a World Heavyweight Championship Hell in a Cell match between Batista and The Undertaker.[83] The following SmackDown! show saw Edge and General Manager Vickie Guerrero make their relationship public,[84] making his official in-ring return in a World Title match against Batista on November 30, a match that ended after The Undertaker interfered.[85] At Armageddon, Edge regained the World Heavyweight Championship, after giving The Undertaker two chair shots and pinning the defending champion Batista (who had been Tombstoned by Undertaker prior) in a Triple Threat match. During the match, Edge used two look-a-likes to distract Batista and The Undertaker.[86] It was later revealed that these look-a-likes were the Major Brothers,[87] who were then repackaged as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

Edge also formed an alliance with Chavo Guerrero, and on the January 22, 2008 broadcast of ECW on Sci Fi, he assisted Chavo in winning the ECW Championship from CM Punk,[88] even though Chavo previously rebuffed Edge[89] and allied himself with Rey Mysterio, Edge's scheduled opponent at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.[90] The group eventually came under the name of La Familia. At both the Rumble and No Way Out, Edge successfully retained the title after spearing Mysterio in mid-air.[91] At WrestleMania XXIV, Edge lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker when he tapped out to the gogoplata, handing Edge his first ever singles loss at WrestleMania. In a WrestleMania rematch, The Undertaker defeated Edge once again at Backlash to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.[92] Following Backlash, The Undertaker was stripped of his championship by Vickie Guerrero and faced Edge for the title at Judgment Day and then again at One Night Stand in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[93][94][95] The first match ended with a countout victory for The Undertaker but no champion was crowned due to the circumstances.[94] The second match at One Night Stand saw Edge walk away champion, which also meant Undertaker was banished from the entire WWE.[95]

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Edge shows fans what he thinks of Batista in June 2008

On the June 30, 2008 edition of Raw, Edge interrupted the farewell speech of Jim Ross, who had been drafted to SmackDown! the week before, and forced him to leave the ring. Edge then cut a promo mocking Raw's lack of a world champion, as WWE Champion Triple H had also been drafted to SmackDown! the previous week, and proceeded to leave. Batista, who was upset over his controversial loss to Edge at the Night of Champions pay-per-view the previous night, stopped Edge from leaving, however, and attacked him. CM Punk then took advantage of Edge's weakened stature, cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship, thus ending Edge's third World Heavyweight Championship reign.[96] On the special July 4, 2008 edition of SmackDown!, Edge took his frustrations out on Vickie because he lost his title and told her the wedding was off.[97] The following week, however, after Guerrero saved Edge from a con-chair-to by The Big Show, Edge re-proposed, and the wedding was back on.[98] On July 18, 2008 at the wedding reception, Triple H came out and showed a video of Edge cheating on Guerrero the day before with the wedding planner, Alicia Fox. The angle continued at The Great American Bash when Fox attempted to hand Edge the WWE Championship belt to use as weapon, but was stopped by Guerrero. Edge attempted to spear Triple H but hit Guerrero instead, with the distraction allowing Triple H to recover and hit a Pedigree to retain his title.[99] Edge attempted to apologize to Guerrero, even though he was seen talking to Fox, but she revealed to him that she had rehired The Undertaker and that Edge would face him in a Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam.[100] Edge then turned on La Familia during the August 8 edition of SmackDown!, performed a one man con-chair-to on Chavo in the ring, and tossed Guerrero out of her wheelchair, effectively disbanding the stable. The next week Edge verbally assaulted Guerrero, before he forced her to apologize to The Undertaker for what she did to him. He also mentioned to Guerrero, that it was because of her that La Familia suffered.[101] Edge lost to The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam, and after the match, Undertaker chokeslammed Edge off the top of a ladder and through the ring canvas, with flames rising from the hole.[102]

Pursuit of World titles (2008–2009)

Edge at a Raw house show with ring announcer Tony Chimel

On November 23 at Survivor Series, Edge returned to WWE after an introduction by SmackDown previous General Manager and his on-screen wife Vickie Guerrero, replacing Jeff Hardy in the Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship involving champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov. He pinned Triple H to become the WWE Champion for the third time in his career.[103] This title reign was short lived as Edge lost the WWE Championship to Jeff Hardy at the Armageddon pay-per-view in a Triple Threat match, which also featured Triple H.[104] At the Royal Rumble, Edge defeated Jeff to regain the WWE Championship in a No Disqualification match, after Matt Hardy, Jeff's brother, hit Jeff with a steel chair.[105] At No Way Out, Edge lost the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber after being pinned by Jeff Hardy, being the first to be eliminated, with the title eventually being won by Triple H.[106] Later that night, Edge inserted himself into the World Championship Elimination Chamber Match after attacking Kofi Kingston and barricading himself inside one of the Chamber's pods, proceeding to win his eighth World Championship, last eliminating Rey Mysterio and taking the title over to SmackDown.[107] At WrestleMania XXV, Edge lost the championship to John Cena in a Triple Threat match, which also included The Big Show.[108] He regained the championship at Backlash, when he defeated Cena in a Last Man Standing match, after interference by The Big Show.[109] After a successful defense against Jeff Hardy at Judgment Day, he lost the title to Hardy at Extreme Rules in a ladder match, and afterwards said some disparaging things to his on-screen wife, Vickie Guerrero.[110][111] The following night, Guerrero announced that she quit as the Raw General Manager due to being humiliated, and Edge came out to apologize. Instead, however, he claimed he married Guerrero because she had authoritative powers as the General Manager, and sought a divorce.[112] Edge won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship with Chris Jericho at The Bash after he Jericho were inserted into the match as late entries just prior.[113]

On July 3, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon while competing at a live event in San Diego in a match against Jeff Hardy, and later underwent surgery. On the July 17th edition of Smackdown, Edge had a post-surgery interview segment with Jim Ross and Todd Grisham in which he stated that he would return from his current injury, although he did not say when. [114][115]

Other media

In 2000, he made a cameo appearance in the movie Highlander: Endgame, credited as "Road Bandit". During the appearance, actor Adrian Paul remarks "Looks like you've lost your edge, lad" after defeating him in a sword fight.[116]

Edge at a press conference.

In March 2002, Copeland alongside other WWE Superstars appeared on The Weakest Link. He was voted out in the first round, and the eventual winner was Kane.[117] On the August 6, 2006 episode of Mind of Mencia, Copeland appeared as Edge as a commentator for "The Royal Religious Rumble". He punched out an actor playing L. Ron Hubbard to stop Scientology from ruling the world and then speared another actor playing Tom Cruise.[118] In March 2007, alongside Randy Orton, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley, he appeared on Deal or No Deal.[119] Weeks later he appeared on the sketch comedy show MADtv.[119] He appeared in a Slim Jim commercial where his spicy side causes chaos in a DMV, a restaurant and a hotel.[120]

Edge: a Decade of Decadence, a DVD documentary of Copeland's life, was released in December 2008. The DVD illustrates Edge's wrestling career dating back to 1998 in his first PPV match in the WWE against Owen Hart. The DVD also shows the tag team ladder match with Copeland along side Jason Reso against the Hardy Boyz in the Terri invitational tournament.[121]

Personal life

Copeland used to play hockey with current Detroit Red Wing Aaron Downey.[122] He is a New Jersey Devils fan.[123] As a teenager, Copeland (along with his friend Jason Reso) attended WrestleMania VI sitting in the eleventh row at ringside.[124] He was cheering on WWF Champion Hulk Hogan against The Ultimate Warrior, and he credits this match with making him realize he wanted to be a wrestler.[3] Twelve years later Copeland returned to SkyDome as a competitor at WrestleMania X8.[3]

Copeland has been married two times. He was originally married to Alanah Morley on November 8, 2001, the sister of Val Venis,[125] but they divorced after three years on March 10, 2004.[126] He was then married to Lisa Ortiz on October 21, 2004, but they soon divorced on November 17, 2005.[127]

His autobiography, titled Adam Copeland On Edge, was published on November 4, 2004. Unlike most wrestlers who used 'ghost writers' to write their autobiographies, Copeland wrote the entire book himself, in longhand. Mick Foley wrote the foreword to his book.[128] Copeland does not smoke. He claims he had his first cigarette when he was sixteen, hated it, and has not smoked since.[129] Copeland has several tattoos. He has a tattoo of a red and black sun on his left upper biceps (which covers a tattoo of a muscular shark which resembled the Street Sharks), a star on his right upper biceps with several smaller stars below it, two skulls wearing bandannas, adorned with flowers and hearts, below said star tattoo, along with a tattoo of a cross on his left forearm, and another tattoo of a scroll like piece of paper that adorns the words Rise Above. All of Copeland's tattoos represent a stage in his career: his sun, which Copeland got while recovering from his neck injury, represents "looking towards brighter days." The cross tattoo represents his time with the Brood, and his star and skull tattoos represent his Rated R Superstar persona and his self-proclaimed status as the "Guns N' Roses of wrestling".[130][131]

Controversy

In March 2007, Copeland became a key figure in an alleged steroid ring and drug investigation. On March 19 Sports Illustrated posted an article on its website in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Copeland who was alleged to have obtained HGH.[132] Copeland has previously admitted using steroids in April 2004 after neck surgery as an experiment on TSN's Off The Record with Michael Landsberg in January 2005. He said he felt it slowed him down, so he quickly got off the substance.[133] According to Copeland, he took HGH after coming back from a spinal fusion neck surgery. He was told by doctors that it would help the bones grow back around the screws and plate that were inserted into his neck. He claims to have taken blood tests, consulted doctors, studied the drug, and got prescriptions before deciding to take them.[134]

According to a Sports Illustrated article posted on August 30, 2007, Copeland was named one of ten superstars found to have purchased steroids and other drugs from an online pharmacy, a violation of the WWE Talent Wellness program. Copeland was said to have received somatropin, genotropin, and stanozolol between September 2004 and February 2007.[135][136]

In wrestling

Edge hitting a Spear on Mr. Kennedy

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Insane Championship Wrestling
  • New Tokyo Pro Wrestling
    • NTPW Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Christian Cage[145]

1 ^ Won during the Invasion storyline
2 ^ Won the 2007 Money in the Bank contract when he defeated the then–Money in the Bank holder, Mr. Kennedy, on Raw

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References

  • Copeland, Adam (2004). Adam Copeland On Edge. World Wrestling Entertainment Books. ISBN 978-1416505235.
  • "2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". Wrestling’s historical cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007.
  • Edge: A Decade of Decadence DVD. 2008.
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