Edge (wrestler)

Edge
Copeland in July 2023
Born	Adam Joseph Copeland (1973-10-30) October 30, 1973 (age 51) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Professional wrestler actor
Years active	1992–2011; 2020–present (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[1] Adam Impact[2] Conquistador Uno[3] Damon Striker[4] Edge[5] Sexton Hardcastle[6]
Billed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[5]
Billed weight	241 lb (109 kg)[5]
Billed from	Toronto, Ontario, Canada[5]
Trained by	Ron Hutchison[5] Sweet Daddy Siki[5]
Debut	July 1, 1992[7]

Adam Joseph Copeland^[8] (born October 30, 1973 in Orangeville, Ontario)^[9] is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as Adam Copeland. He became famous in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE under the ring name Edge. In WWE he became an an 11-time world champion and won 14 tag team championships (seven of those teaming with his real life friend Christian).

He was forced into early retirement from professional wrestling in 2011 due to a injury to his neck.^[10] Copeland was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2012 by his best friend and tag team partner Christian.^[11] During his retirement, Copeland has appeared on the Syfy series Haven where he played the character Dwight Hendrickson.

Edge made a shocking return to wrestling on January 26, 2020 at WWE's Royal Rumble, in the namesake Royal Rumble match.^[12] He then started a feud with his former tag team partner Randy Orton. In 2021, he became the third man to win the Royal Rumble match from the first position. In 2022, Edge turned heel and created the stable Judgment Day, adding Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley. After being attacked by them and removed from the group later that year, Edge feuded with them and their new members Finn Bálor and Dominik Mysterio. He left WWE in September 2023, after 25 years in the company.

1. ↑ "Edge Cagematch Profile".
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference SLAMbio was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. May 6, 2002. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference WCW was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Cite error: The named reference wwebio was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ Copeland, Adam (November 2004). Adam Copeland on Edge. WWE Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-7434-8347-2.
7. ↑ Kidd, Kenneth (April 17, 2011). "Orangeville pro wrestler retires before he's forced to". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 14, 2019 – via PressReader.
8. ↑ "EDGE". Latest WWE News, Photos, Rumors, Wrestler Bios. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
9. ↑ Copeland, Adam. Adam Copeland On Edge (p.16)
10. ↑ Richard Gray. "Citing Injury, Edge Announces His Retirement From Professional Wrestling". Wrestling News World. Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
11. ↑ "Rated-R Hall of Famer - March 31, 2012". WWE. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
12. ↑ "Ultimate Opportunist pursues new challenges". WWE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2013-11-08.