Kevin Copeland (wrestler)

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Edge
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 IWE. 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.

Contents

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)

La Familia (2007–2009)

Record-breaking World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)

Retirement and IWE Hall of Famer (2011–2019)

In-ring return (2019–present)

Acting career

Other media

Video games

Year Title Notes

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes

Television

Year Title Role Notes

Music videos

Year Song Artist Role

Championships 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

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

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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