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| Adam Copeland | |
| Born | October 30, 1973 |
| From | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring Name | Edge |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg) |
Adam Joseph Copeland (October 30, 1973), better than by his ring name Edge, a Canadian actor and professional wrestler who performed in WWE and he is the 2012 Hall of Fame.
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 won 31 championships in WWE overall, including 11 world championships (the WWE Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times), five Intercontinental Championships, one United States Championship, and 14 world tag team championships (a record 12 World Tag Team Championships and two WWE Tag Team Championships), thus making him the 14th Triple Crown and 7th Grand Slam Champion. He 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. At WrestleMania XXVII, in his last televised WWE match, Edge successfully defended the World Title against Alberto Del Rio right before he retired from his neck injury.
He headlined numerous pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania XXIV, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Christian in 2012. Edge is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers of all time. In 2020, during Royal Rumble main event, it was announced that Edge entered into the Royal Rumble match, therefore competing his first professional wrestling match after a nine-year retirement.
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