| Edge | |
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Ring Name(s) |
Kevin Adams Copeland |
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Billed Height |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
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Billed Weight |
241 lb (109 kg) |
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Born |
October 30, 1973 (age 37) |
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Resides |
Asheville, North Carolina |
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Billed From |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Trained By |
No information |
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Debut |
July 1, 1992 |
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Retired |
April 11, 2011 |
Early Life[]
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Early Career[]
International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–present)[]
Debut; Edge and Khristian (1998–2001)[]
- See Also: The Brood, The Ministry of Darkness and Gomez and Hunt
Singles Competition (2001–2004)[]
World Heavyweight Championship Contender (2004–2005)[]
IWE Champion (2006)[]
Rated-RKO, World Heavyweight Championship reign and injury (2006–2007)[]
- Main Article: Rated-RKO
La Familia (2007–2009)[]
- Main Article: La Familia
World Heavyweight Championship pursuits and Retirement (2010–2011)[]
Other media[]
Personal life[]
Controversy[]
In Wrestling[]
- Finishing Moves
- Downward Spiral (Leg Hook Reverse STO) – 1998–2000
- Edgecator (Inverted Sharpshooter) - innovated
- Obne Man Con-Chair-To
- Spear, sometimes from the second or top rope
- Buzz Killer / Edgecution / Impaler DDT (Lifting DDT, sometimes dropped into a sitout position)
- Edge–O–Matic (Sitout Rear Mat Slam)
- Signature Moves
- Big Boot
- Camel Clutch
- Diving Crossbody
- Electric Chair Drop
- Flapjack
- Half Nelson Bulldog
- Inverted DDT
- Missile Dropkick
- Russian Legsweep
- Manager
- Nicknames
- "King Gomez the Awesome"
- "Mr. Money in the Bank"
- "The Rated R Superstar"
- "The Ultimate Opportunist"
- "The Master Manipulator"
- Entrance Themes
- "YouThink You Know Me"" by Jim Johnston (IWF; 1998–1999)
- "On The Edge" by Jim Johnston (IWF/E; 1999–2001, 2004)
- "Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy"" by Rob Zombie (IWF/E; 2001–2004)
- "Metalingus" by Alter Brdge (IWE; 2004–present)
Championship and Accomplishments[]
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Street Fight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Khristian Kage
- New Tokyo Pro Wrestling
- NTPW Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Khristian Kage
- Southern States Wrestling
- SSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Khristian Kage
- International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
- World Tag Team Championship (12 times) – with Khristian Kage (7), Kevin Hunter (2), Hulk Hogan (1), Kevin McAlmond (1) and Kris McGowan (1)
- IWE Championship (4 times)
- IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (5 times)
- WCW United States Championship (1 time)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scott Wright (1) and Kris McGowan (1)
- Fourteenth Triple Crown Champion
- King of the Ring Winner (2001)
- Mr. Money in the Bank (2005, 2007)
- Royal Rumble (2010)
- Slammy Award for Couple of the Year (2008) – with Lynn Lehr
- Slammy Award for "Oh Snap" Meltdown of the Year (2010) Destroying the Anonymous GM's computer