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Edge profile written by Dusty Davis
You think that you know him? You think that you
know how the most controversial man in wrestling
today works. Edge has become one of the most
watched and talked about superstars on
television, and for good reason.
He was born Adam Joseph Copeland on October 30,
1973 in Orangeville, Ontario Canada. Growing up
he watched wrestling idealizing guys like, Mr.
Perfect, Hulk Hogan, and Shawn Michaels. Through
the 1990's he wrestled on the independent
circuit in Ontario and The Great Lakes as Sexton
Hardcastle.
Before the great tag team of Edge and Christian
was born in the WWE, it was Hardcastle and Joe
Legend wrestling as the team of Sex And
Violence. In 1997 Sex And Violence hooked up
with Christian Cage, Rhino Richards, and Bloody
Bill Skullion to form the stable known as Thug
Life.
Edge came to the WWE on June 22, 1998 when he
made his debut on Raw. He was a loner who came
to the ring through the crowd. A couple of
months later he made his Pay Per View debut at
Summerslam as the mystery partner for Sable.
Together they defeated Marc Mero and Jacqueline
after Sable pinned Mero.
He won the Intercontinental Championship for the
first time by beating Jeff Jarrett on a non
televised show in Toronto, Ontario. He dropped
the title back to Jarrett the next night at the
Fully Loaded Pay Per View.
A few months later along with his on camera
"brother" Christian and knew accomplice Gangrel,
they formed The Brood. They were a gothic group
who held ritual bloodbaths on unlucky WWE
Superstars. The Brood eventually joined forces
with an even unholier faction in the WWE known
as The Ministry Of Darkness, that was led by The
Undertaker. They left the Ministry in May of
1999 after Christian was punished for telling
Ken Shamrock where Stephanie McMahon was being
held captive by Taker.
Gangrel soon turned on Edge and Christian and
teamed up with their arch enemies, the Hardy
Boyz to form The New Brood. Edge and Christian
continued to feud with The Brood throughout the
rest of the year and had some of the best tag
team matches in the history of the business.
Towards the end of 2001 Christian turned on
Edge. He was jealous of Edge winning the King Of
The Ring title in June and then the IC Title
again in August. They feuded for a few months
and had some outstanding matches including a
cage match.
At the Survivor Series Edge defeated Test to
unify the United States Championship and the IC
Title.
Shortly after Wrestlemania the following year
Edge was drafted to Smackdown in the first ever
Draft Lottery. He feuded with Kurt Angle upon
arriving on that brand which culminated in Angle
losing a hair vs. hair match, and being shaved
bald.
In February of 2003 Edge suffered a very serious
neck injury which kept him out for a year. When
he came back, he was drafted back to Raw and on
April 19, 2004, Chris Benoit and him won the
World Tag Team Championships.
2005 was a year of first for Edge. He was in the
first ever Elimination Chamber match and was the
first one to be eliminated. But he won the first
ever Money In The Bank Ladder Match at
Wrestlemania which gave him a title shot
whenever he wanted. He also began a
controversial affair with Amy Dumas, better
known as Lita. She was in a serious relationship
with Matt Hardy at the time. This wasn't just a
storyline that the WWE cooked up to draw
ratings, it happened outside of the ring. At the
WWE Homecoming show Edge beat Matt in a loser
leaves Raw ladder match, sending Matt over to
Smackdown.
When New Years Revolution rolled around Edge
decided to cash in his Money In The Bank
contract and challenge John Cena for the WWE
Championship. Edge beat him in less than two
minutes after hitting two spears on the champ.
of course Cena had just defended his title in an
Elimination Chamber Match, minutes before. This
not only marked Edge's first WWE Championship
win, but he also became the 14th Triple Crown
winner.
The next night on Raw to celebrate his victory,
Lita and him held a live sex celebration. The
segment earned Raw a 5.2 rating and was the
highest rated Raw in over a year. This gave Edge
something else to brag about.
He lost his precious title back to John Cena at
the Royal Rumble a few weeks later. On July 3,
2006, he won the title back by defeating Cena
and Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat Match. This
was the first time that the WWE Title has
changed hands on Raw since October 8, 2001.
A year later he defeated Mr. Kennedy to win the
Money In The Bank Contract and cashed it in four
days later on Smackdown. He beat The Undertaker,
who was just in a cage match against Batista, to
win the World Championship for the first time.
He was forced to relinquish the title on July
20, 2007 due to a torn left pectorial muscle.
Edge came back with a furry at the Survivor
Series when he interfered in the Hell In A Cell
match between The Undertaker and Batista.
At One Night Stand on June 1, 2008 Edge beat The
Undertaker for the vacant World Championship
forcing Taker to leave the WWE forever due to a
pre match stipulation.
So what is next for the Rated-R superstar? If he
can stay healthy, I think that Edge can and will
be one of the greatest superstars to ever lace
up a pair of wrestling boots.
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