Kevin Copeland (wrestler)

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Edge in July 2013
Born	Kevin Joseph Copeland October 30, 1973 (age 46) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Humber College
Occupation	Professional wrestler, actor
Years active	1992–2011, 2020–present (wrestler) 2000–present (actor)
Spouse(s)	Alannah Morley (m. 2001; div. 2004) Lisa Ortiz (m. 2004; div. 2005) Beth Phoenix (m. 2016)
Children	2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kevin Copeland Kevin Impact Conquistador Uno Damon Striker Edge Sexton Hardcastle
Billed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Billed weight	241 lb (109 kg)
Billed from	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trained by	Ron Hutchison Sweet Daddy Siki
Debut	July 1, 1992

Kevin Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to IWE under the Ringring name Edge.

Copeland was trained by former professional wrestlers Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson. Throughout 1990s, he wrestled in North American independent promotions early in his career. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, the latter with Khristian, his storyline brother. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the IWF and began competing for the company the following year. After signing with the IWF, he began competing under the ring name Edge. In June 1999, he won the IWF Intercontinental Championship, making it his first title reign with the company. He and Christian went on to win the IWF 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.

Overall, Edge won 31 championships in IWE, including eleven world championships (the IWE Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times), five Intercontinental Championships, one United States Championship, 14 tag team championships (a record 12 World Tag Team Titles and two IWE Tag Team Championships), and is one of only two wrestlers (Matt Borske being the other) who has held every currently active male Championship in WWE. In addition to his championship accolades, Copeland won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match in 2005, and the Royal Rumble match in 2010 making him the only wrestler in history to achieve all three of those accomplishments.

Aside from professional wrestling, Copeland has appeared in the 2000 fantasy film Highlander: Endgame and made guest appearances on television shows, including The Weakest Link, Mind of Mencia, Deal or No Deal, Haven, and MADtv.

Edge was inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame by his long-time friend and tag team partner Khristian on March 31st, 2012 -- the day before WrestleMania XXVIII.

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career

International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–present)

Debut; Edge and Khristian (1998–2001)

Various storylines and injury (2001–2003)

Pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship (2004–2005)

Mr. Money In The Bank and feud with Matt Hooper (2005-2006)

IWE Champion and fued with Dustin Simpson (2006)

Rated-RKO and World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2007)

Main article: Rated-RKO

La Familia (2007–2009)

Main article: La Familia

Record-breaking World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)

Retirement and IWE Hall of Famer (2011–2019)

In-ring return (2019–present)

Other media

Personal life

Controversy

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

File:Edge World Heavyweight Champ.jpg

Edge during his first reign as World Heavyweight Champion.

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

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Comeback of the Year (2004)
- PWI Feud of the Year (2005) with Nicole vs. Matt Hooper
- PWI Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Dustin Simpson
- PWI Match of the Year (2000) with Khristian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hooper Boyz in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000
- PWI Match of the Year (2001) with Khristian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hooper Boyz in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2006)
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2001)

Southern States Wrestling
- SSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Khristian Kage

International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- WCW United States Championship (1 time)¹
- World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
- IWF/E World Tag Team Championship (12 times) – with Khristian (7), Kevin Hunter (2), Hulk Hogan (1), Kevin McAlmond (1) and Kris McGowan (1)
- IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (5 times)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scott Wright (1) and Kris McGowan (1)
- IWE Championship (4 times
- Fourteenth Triple Crown Champion
- King of the Ring (2001)
- Money in the Bank (2005, 2007²)
- Royal Rumble (2010)
- IWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)
- 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

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Match of the Year (2002) with Scott Wright vs. Matt Borske and Kevin Hunter at No Mercy
- Tag Team of the Year (2000) with Khristian
- Worst Feud of the Year (2010) vs. Kane
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2008) Jake Wilson

1¹ Won during the Invasion storyline.
2² Won the 2007 Money in the Bank contract when he defeated the then–Money in the Bank holder, Mr. Kennedy, on Raw.

WrestleSlam Awards
- Superstar of the Year (2010)

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Hair	Edge	Matt Borske	Nashville, Tennessee	May 19, 2002	Hair vs. hair match at Judgment Day

Specials

No.	Names	Date
1	Edge: A Decade of Decadence	?
2	"You Think You Know Me?" The Story of Edge	2012

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+| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Edge in July 2013
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-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Ring name(s)'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Born'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Kevin Copeland <br> Adam Impact <br> [[Los Conquistador|Conquistador Uno]] <br> Damon Striker <br> Edge <br> Sexton Hardcastle
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Kevin Joseph Copeland<br>October 30, 1973 (age 46)<br>[[Orangeville, Ontario]], Canada
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed height'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Alma mater'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Humber College]]
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed weight'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Occupation'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 241 lb (109 kg)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Professional wrestler, actor
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Born'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Years active'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | October 30, 1973 (age 37) <br> Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |1992–2011, 2020–present (wrestler)<br>2000–present (actor)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Resides'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Spouse(s)'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Alannah Morley<br>({{tooltip|m.|married}} 2001; {{tooltip|div.|divorced}} 2004)<br>Lisa Ortiz<br>({{tooltip|m.|married}} 2004; {{tooltip|div.|divorced}} 2005)<br>[[Cass Broadwater|Beth Phoenix]] ({{tooltip|m.|married}} 2016)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed from'''
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''Children'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |2
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Trained by'''
+| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Ron Hutchison <br> Sweet Daddy Siki <br> Dory Funk, Jr. <br> Tom Prichard <br> Leo Burke <br> Stu Hart
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Debut'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Ring Name|Ring name(s)]]'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | July 1, 1992
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kevin Copeland<br>Kevin Impact<br>[[Los Conquistadores|Conquistador Uno]]<br>Damon Striker<br>'''Edge'''<br>Sexton Hardcastle
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;"| '''Retired'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | April 11, 2011
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |241 lb (109 kg)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Ron Hutchison]]<br />[[Sweet Daddy Siki]]
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July 1, 1992
 |}
-'''Kevin Adams Copeland''' Canadian [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and actor, better known by his ring name '''Edge'''. He is currently signed to [[IWE]], formerly the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under a Legends contract.
+'''Kevin Joseph Copeland''' (born October 30, 1973) is a Canadian [[Actor|actor]] and [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is currently signed to [[IWE]] under the [[Ringring name]] '''Edge'''.
 Copeland was trained by former professional wrestlers Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson. Throughout  1990s, he wrestled in North American independent promotions early in his career. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, the latter with [[Khristian]], his [[Kayfabe|storyline]] brother. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the IWF and began competing for the company the following year. After signing with the IWF, he began competing under the ring name Edge. In June 1999, he won the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]], making it his first title reign with the company. [[Edge and Khristian|He and Christian]] went on to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF 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 Match|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]]es.
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 *''Main article: [[Rated-RKO]]''
-====La Familia and Feud with The Undertaker (2007–2009)====
+====La Familia  (2007–2009)====
 *''Main article: [[La Familia]]''
-====Record-breaking World Heavyweight Champion and retirement (2009–2011)====
+====Record-breaking World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)====
+====Retirement and IWE Hall of Famer (2011–2019)====
-====Sporadic appearances and Hall of Famer (2011–2012)====
+====In-ring return (2019–present)====
 ==Other media==