Edge Canadian Actor Adam Joseph Copeland WCW Pro Wrestler Signed Autographed 5x7 Photo w/coa

Edge Canadian Actor Adam Joseph Copeland WCW Pro Wrestler Signed Autographed 5x7 Photo w/coa

Edge Canadian Actor Adam Joseph Copeland WCW Pro Wrestler Signed Autographed 5x7 Photo w/coa

Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973)^[6] is a Canadian actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Edge. He was signed with WWE and is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2012.^[7]

Copeland was trained by professional wrestlers Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchison. Throughout the 1990s, he wrestled in various United States independent promotions. During his time in these promotions, he competed in singles and tag team competition, the latter with long-time friend Christian. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the WWF and began competing for the company later that year; he made his televised debut the following June under the ring name Edge. In July 1999, he won the WWF Intercontinental Championship at a house show in Toronto, making it his first title reign with the company. Edge and Christian, billed as brothers and later childhood friends in WWF/WWE storylines, went on to win the WWF 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.

Edge is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers of all-time, having won 31 championships in WWE overall,^[8] including the WWE Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times, the Intercontinental Championship five times, the United States Championship once, the WWE Tag Team Championship twice and the WWF/World Tag Team Championship a record twelve times. He is WWE's 14th Triple Crown Champion and 7th Grand Slam Champion. He also won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, was the first Money in the Bank ladder match winner in 2005 and won the Royal Rumble match in 2010, making him the first wrestler in history to achieve all three of those accomplishments.^[9] He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE (including WrestleMania XXIV) and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Christian in 2012. His wife Beth Phoenix joined the Hall of Fame in 2017, making them the first real-life couple to both be inducted.^[10]

Aside from professional wrestling, Copeland appeared in the fantasy film Highlander: Endgame and WWE Studios' Bending the Rules. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as Weakest Link, Mind of Mencia, Deal or No Deal, MADtv and The Flash. He appeared on the SyFy series Haven as recurring character Dwight Hendrickson and also appeared as recurring character Kjetill Flatnose in the fifth season of Vikings.