Intro:
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. Edge debuted in the WWE in 1998 as a loner that would enter the ring through the crowd.
The Brood:
While
feuding with Gangrel, his "brother" Christian debuted at the side of
Gangrel. Edge eventually joined the Brood which was led by Gangrel. The
Brood then became part of the Ministry of Darkness 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 story lines 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 Twice:
At New Year’s Revolution 2006,
he cashed in his title shot after John Cena survived an Elimination
Chamber Match. 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. In May 2007, he won the Money in the Bank title shot from
Mr. Kennedy and used it to easily beat the Undertaker the following
night after the Undertaker fought in a steel cage match against Batista
and was beaten up after the match by Mark Henry.

