Edge (wrestler)
| Edge | |
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Edge in 2012
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| Born |
Adam Joseph Copeland October 30, 1973 Orangeville, Ontario |
| Residence | Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler, actor |
| Years active | 1992–2011 (wrestler) 2000–present (actor) |
| Spouse(s) |
Alannah Morley (m. 2001; div. 2004) Lisa Ortiz (m. 2004; div. 2005) Beth Phoenix (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Adam Copeland Adam Impact Conquistador Uno Damon Striker Edge Sexton Hardcastle |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Trained by |
Ron Hutchinson Sweet Daddy Siki |
| Debut | 1992 |
| Retired | 2011 |
Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE. He is known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Copeland was trained by professional wrestlers Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson. Throughout the 1990s, he wrestled in various U.S. independent promotions. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, the latter with long-time friend Christian. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the WWF and began competing for the company later that year; he made his televised debut the following June under the ring name Edge. In July 1999, he won the WWF Intercontinental Championship at a house show in Toronto, making it his first title reign with the company. He and Christian, billed as brothers and later childhood friends in WWF/WWE storylines, went on to win the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven different occasions. During this time, they gained notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.
Edge is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers of all-time, having won 31 championships in WWE overall, including the WWE Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times, the Intercontinental Championship five times, the United States Championship once, the WWE Tag Team Championship twice, and the World Tag Team Championship a record twelve times. He is WWE's 14th Triple Crown Champion and 3rd Grand Slam Champion. He also won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, was the first Money in the Bank ladder match winner in 2005, and won the Royal Rumble match in 2010, making him the first wrestler in history to achieve all three of those accomplishments. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania XXIV, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Christian in 2012.
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