Ring name(s) Adam Copeland [ 1 ]
Adam Impact [ 2 ]
Conquistador Uno [ 3 ]
Damon Striker [ 4 ]
Edge [ 5 ]
Sexton Hardcastle [ 6 ]
Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [ 7 ]
Born October 30, 1973 (age 37) [ 7 ]
Orangeville, Ontario , Canada [ 7 ]
Resides Asheville, North Carolina [ 8]
Billed from Toronto, Ontario , Canada [5 ]
Trained by Ron Hutchison [ 5 ]
Sweet Daddy Siki [ 5 ]
Dory Funk, Jr. [ 7 ]
Tom Prichard [ 7 ]
Leo Burke [ 9 ]
Stu Hart [ 4 ]
Debut July 1, 1992 [ 10 ]
Retired April 11, 2011 [ 11 ]
Adam Joseph Copeland [ 12 ] (born October 30, 1973) [ 13 ] is a retired [ 14 ] Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Edge . He is best known forhis time with WWE , formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Copeland was trained by former professional wrestlers Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson . Throughout the 1990s, he wrestled in North American independent promotions early in his career. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, the latter with Christian Cage , his storyline brother. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the WWF and began competing for the company the following year.
After signing with the WWF, he began competingunder the ring name Edge.In June 1999, he won the WWF Intercontinental Championship , making it his first title reign with thecompany. In mid-1999, he and Cage, now going by just Christian, formed an alliance of their own , which led to them winning the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven different occasions. During this time, they gained notoriety in the tagteam division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches . The team, however, parted ways in 2001.
Overall, Edge won 31 Championships in WWE, including eleven World Championships (four WWE Championships and a record seven World Heavyweight Championships ), five Intercontinental Championships, one United States Championship , 14 Tag Team Championships (a record 12 World Tag TeamTitles and two WWE Tag Team Championships ), and is one of only two wrestlers ( Kurt Angle being the other) who has held every currently active male Championship in WWE.
In addition to his Championship accolades, Copeland won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match in 2005, and the Royal Rumble match in 2010 making him the onlywrestler in history to achieve all three of those accomplishments.Aside from professional wrestling, Copeland has appeared in the 2000 fantasy film Highlander: Endgame and made guest appearances on television shows, including The Weakest Link , Mind of Mencia , Deal or No Deal , and MADtv .
Early life
Copeland was born on October 30, 1973 in Orangeville, Ontario , Canada, [ 13 ] to Judy Copeland, a single mother, who worked two jobs to support her son. [ 15 ] To this day, he has never met his father, nor seen a picture of him. [ 16 ] At a young age, he became interested in professional wrestling . His favorite wrestlers included Mr. Perfect , Randy Savage , Hulk Hogan , Ricky Steamboat , Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart . [ 17 ] When he was eighteen, Copeland won an essay contest, with Sully's Gym offering free wrestling training to whoever could write a good essay, explaining why they would want to become a professional wrestler. As the result of his win, he was trained by Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson [ 18 ] in Toronto. [ 15 ] Copeland put his wrestling aspirations aside, to help pay the bills. [ 19 ] He held numerous jobs and decided to go to Humber College , where he graduated with a diploma in radio broadcasting .
