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EDGE
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. He debuted in the WWE in 1998 as
a loner that would enter the ring through the
crowd. The fans though that he was a cheap rip
off of Raven with that gimmick.
The Brood:
While feuding with Gangrel, his "brother"
Christian debuted at the side of Gangrel. He
eventually joined the Brood which was led by
Gangrel. The brood then became part of the
Ministry 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 storylines 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:
In late 2005, he suffered a chest injury
that kept him out of the ring for several
months. He returned to the ring at New Year’s
Revolution and cashed in his title shot after
John Cena survived the Elimination Chamber. 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.
WWE/F Title History:
WWE Champion
1/8/06 New Year’s Revolution – John Cena
7/3/06 - beat champ Rob Van Dam & John Cena
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
(Sources: PWI Almanac &
Obsessed with Wrestling.com)
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