Adam Copeland was born on October 30, 1973 in Ontario, Canada. He made his pro debut in 1993. While on the indy scene wrestling as Sexton Hardcastle, he teamed with Christian Cage. Edge debuted in the WWE in 1998 as a loner that would enter the ring through the crowd.
The Brood:
While feuding with Gangrel, his "brother" Christian debuted at the side of Gangrel. Edge eventually joined the Brood which was led by Gangrel. The Brood then became part of the Ministry of Darkness which later merged into the Corporate Ministry. Edge & Christian left the Brood and Gangrel in 1999 and went on to become the most successful team in WWE history.
Edge & Christian:
As partners they won the World Tag Team Titles on 7 different occasions. Their 3 way feud with the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz was a classic as were the TLC matches they had against those teams. By 2001, the two men became goofballs that would allow fans 5 seconds of flash photography among other zany antics. In 2001, Edge won the King of the Ring tournament and that set in motion the undoing of this team.
SmackDown Superstar:
In the original draft, Edge was taken number 6 by SmackDown. While there, he feuded with Kurt Angle and won the WWE Tag Team Titles with both Hulk Hogan & Rey Mysterio. In 2003, Edge needed neck surgery and was off for a year.
RAW Star:
In March 2004, Edge was drafted by RAW. In June, he became World Tag Team Champ with the World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit. In July, he became Intercontinental Champion by beating Randy Orton. He feuded with Evolution and Chris Jericho. In September, he suffered a groin injury and missed a month of action. When he returned, he asked the fans to vote for him to fight Triple H in the main event of Taboo Tuesday.
World Title or Nothing:
By fan vote, he and Benoit were to wrestle for the tag team titles at Taboo Tuesday. He walked out on his partner who would go on to win the belts. The Edge vs Benoit feud culminated in a 3 way match with Triple H for the World Title which resulted in the title being declared vacant. Around this time, Edge’s autobiography was released.
Matt Hardy & Kane:
Edge started 2005 off feuding with Shawn Michaels. At WrestleMania 21, he won a Money in the Bank ladder match which entitled him to wrestle for any championship whenever he wanted to within a year. A few months later, reality and wrestling story lines collided as he started going out with Matt Hardy’s girlfriend Lita. This led to a feud between the men and a feud with Kane who was “married” to Lita at the time.
Cashing in the Money in the Bank Twice:
At New Year’s Revolution 2006, he cashed in his title shot after John Cena survived an Elimination Chamber Match. He easily beat the worn out champ to win his first world title. He lost the belt a few weeks later at The Royal Rumble. A few months later he won the title from Rob Van Dam but lost it back to John Cena. In May 2007, he won the Money in the Bank title shot from Mr. Kennedy and used it to easily beat the Undertaker the following night after the Undertaker fought in a steel cage match against Batista and was beaten up after the match by Mark Henry.
Love Leads to More Championship Gold and Problems:
Edge started a relationship with SmackDown GM that allowed him to gain an unfair advantage to continue winning championship gold. In the summer of 2008, the two got married. The marriage didn't last for long and Edge would eventually find himself on the other side of Vickie Guerrero's wrath. In 2011, he beat Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. That turned out to be his final wrestling match before he was forced to retire due to medical issues stemming from the neck surgery he had a few years earlier.
WWE Title Victory History:
World Heavyweight Champion
5/8/07 SmackDown - The Undertaker
12/16/07 Armageddon - beat Champion Batista & The Undertaker in a No DQ Match
6/1/08 One Night Stand - beat the Undertaker in a TLC Match to win the vacant title
2/15/09 No Way Out - beat Champion John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Mike Knox, and Kane in an Elimination Chamber Match
4/26/09 Backlash - beat John Cena in a Last Man Standing Match
12/19/10 TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs - beat Champion Kane, Rey Mysterio, & Alberto Del Rio in a TLC Match
2/18/11 SmackDown - beat Dolph Ziggler
WWE Champion
1/8/06 New Year’s Revolution – John Cena
7/3/06 RAW - beat champ Rob Van Dam & John Cena
11/23/08 Survivor Series - beat Champ Triple H & Vladimir Kozlov
1/25/09 Royal Rumble - beat Jeff Hardy
Intercontinental Champion
7/24/99 – Jeff Jarrett
8/19/01 SummerSlam – Lance Storm
10/21/01 No Mercy – Christian in a ladder match
11/18/01 Survivor Series – Test
7/11/04 – Randy Orton
U.S. Champ
11/12/01 – Kurt Angle
World Tag Team Champion
4/2/00 WrestleMania – with Christian beat Champs the Dudley Boys & the Hardy Boyz in a ladder match
6/5/00 – w/Christian beat Champs Too Cool, Test & Albert, and the Hardy Boyz
10/22/00 No Mercy – w/Christian beat the Hardy Boyz while dressed as the Conquistadors
12/10/00 Armageddon – w/Christian beat Champions the Goodfather & Bull Buchanan, the Dudley Boyz, and the Road Dogg & K-Kwik
12/21/00 –w/Christian beat the Rock & the Undertaker
3/19/01 – w/Christian beat the Hardy Boyz
4/1/01 WrestleMania – w/Christian beat Champs the Dudley Boyz & the Hardy Boyz in a TLC match
7/4/02 – w/Hulk Hogan beat Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
4/19/04 – w/Chris Benoit beat Ric Flair & Batista
10/19/04 Taboo Tuesday – w/Chris Benoit beat Rob Conway & Sylvain Grenier
11/13/06 -w/Randy Orton beat Ric Flair & Roddy Piper
WWE Tag Team Champion
11/7/02–w/Rey Mysterio beat Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
WWE Unified Tag Team Champion
6/28/09 The Bash - w/Chris Jericho beat Champions Carlito & Primo Colon and Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes
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