Adam Copeland (Edge)

Adam Joseph Copeland is a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his work as Edge. He is a 3rd Grand Slam champion, a 14th Triple Crown Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a WWE Hall of Famer (2012). Edge is signed to All Elite Wrestling as of April 2025, marking the first time he has worked outside WWE since 1995. The former two-time AEW TNT Champion is performing under the name Cope in the promotion.

Early Life

Edge was born on October 30th, 1973, in Canada in Orangeville, Ontario. As a young boy, he developed a keen interest in professional wrestling and idolized several wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels. He and his friend Jason Reso used to watch their favorite wrestlers at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. One defining moment for him was watching WrestleMania VI at the age of 16, where he sat in the 11th row at ringside, cheering on Hulk Hogan. This experience made him realize his passion for wrestling.

Professional Wrestling Career

Early Years (1992-1995)

Copeland began his training during his school days in his school ring. He began wrestling on several independent Canadian promotions before entering the United States and Japan. He, along with Christian Cage, began working for WCW. After a while, they were signed with the WWF.

WWF/WWE

Early Years and Christian (1995-2001)

Edge spent his early years working in random feuds or filling in spots for other wrestlers. They heavily featured Edge on RAW and PPVs before teaming up with Christian. Edge began his feud with Gangrel and joined forces with Gangrel and Christian and forming The Brood. The Brood was later abducted and converted into The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness. After competing with various tag teams such as The Hardy Boyz, The Hollys, The Acolytes, and Dudley Boyz, Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in a TLC match at WrestleMania XVII to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The duo garnered praise as heels and won the titles six more times.

Solo Run (2001-2004)

In 2001, Edge won the King of the Ring Tournament. At Invasion, he defeated Test to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship and unified it with the WCW United States Championship. After losing the title to William Regal, he began his feud with Booker T. At WrestleMania XVIII, he defeated Booker T. After being drafted to SmackDown, he defeated Kurt Angle in a hair vs hair match at Judgement Day. Two months later, he and Rey Mysterio defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Edge wrestled Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero with a neck injury. After No Way Out, Edge was sidelined due to his injury.

World Championships (2004-2007)

After his injury, Edge returned to RAW and won the World Tag Team Championship with Chris Benoit. He wrestled as a face and faced Evolution and La Résistance. After turning heel, he feuded with Shawn Michaels and won. At WrestleMania XXI, he won the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match. He feuded with Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Kane, and John Cena over several months before cashing in. At Judgement Day, he won the WWE Championship by cashing in on John Cena.

After losing the title, he feuded with Mick Foley. At WrestleMania 22, he defeated Mick Foley in a hardcore match. After feuding with Foley, Edge attacked Cena and cost him the WWE Championship. On RAW, he defeated RVD to win his second WWE Championship. At Unforgiven, Cena defeated Edge in a TLC match for the WWE Championship.

Rated RKO and La Familia (2007-2009)

After losing the title, Edge teamed up with Randy Orton to take on DX. On RAW, Rated-RKO defeated Ric Flair and Roddy Piper to win the World Tag Team Championship. DX faced Rated RKO at Unforgiven. However, the match ended when Triple H got injured. Edge teamed with Orton at the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania XXXIII during the Money in the Bank ladder match. They lost the title to John Cena and Shawn Michaels on RAW. Edge was unsuccessful in winning the WWE Championship on several occasions after WrestleMania. On RAW, Edge defeated Mr. Kennedy to win the Money in the Bank contract and cashed in on The Undertaker on SmackDown to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge relinquished the championship due to a torn left pectoral muscle injury.

In November, Edge returned to SmackDown and started feuding with Batista. At Armageddon, he won his second World Heavyweight Championship. On SmackDown, Edge revealed his new faction called La Familia with Curt Hawkins, Vickie Guerrero, and Zack Ryder. At WrestleMania XXIV, Edge lost the title to The Undertaker. At One Night Stand, Edge won his third World Heavyweight Championship in a TLC match. On RAW, Edge lost the title after cashing in by CM Punk. After losing to The Undertaker at SummerSlam, Edge won the WWE Championship at Survivor Series.

At the Royal Rumble, Edge defeated Jeff Hardy to win the WWE Championship, which he lost at Armageddon. At No Way Out, Edge lost the WWE Championship to Triple H. Later that night, Edge won the World Heavyweight Championship from John Cena. On SmackDown, they disbanded La Familia after Guerrero cheated on Edge with The Big Show. At WrestleMania XXV, John Cena defeated The Big Show and Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Final Feuds and First Retirement (2009-2011)

At Backlash, Edge regained the championship with the help of The Big Show. At Extreme Rules, Edge lost the title to Jeff Hardy. At The Bash, Edge and Jericho won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. A few weeks later, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon and relinquished the title. At the Royal Rumble, Edge returned and won the rumble. At WrestleMania XXVI, he lost to Jericho. During the Draft, he went to RAW. On RAW, he spent his time feuding with The Nexus and Anonymous RAW General Manager. In October, Edge was traded back to SmackDown for CM Punk.

At TLC, Edge defeated Alberto Del Rio, Kane, and Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. After winning the title one more time, Edge entered WrestleMania XXVII as champion and defeated Alberto Del Rio. After Mania, Edge announced his retirement.

Sporadic Appearances (2011-2019)

After his first retirement, he entered the Hall of Fame. Edge made several sporadic appearances on RAW, SmackDown, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series during his first retirement.

Return to WWE (2020-2023)

At the Royal Rumble, Edge returned and competed at the Royal Rumble. After Rumble, Edge and Orton began their rivalry. At WrestleMania 36, he defeated Randy Orton in a last man standing match. At Backlash, he lost to Randy Orton. In 2021, Edge entered and won the Royal Rumble match. At WrestleMania 37, Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan and Edge. After Mania, Edge began his rivalry with Seth Rollins. Edge defeated Rollins at SummerSlam and Crown Jewel. Rollins defeated Edge on SmackDown at MSG. During the Draft, they drafted Edge to RAW. At Day 1, Edge defeated The Miz. At the Royal Rumble, Edge and Beth Phoenix will face The Miz and Maryse. At WrestleMania 38, Edge defeated AJ Styles.

After WrestleMania was the leader of a faction called Judgement Day, which consisted of Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley. At the 2022 Hell in a Cell, Judgement Day defeated AJ Styles, Finn Balor, and Liv Morgan. On the RAW after the event, the stable recruited Finn Balor as their new member, who, alongside Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley, turned on Edge and kicked him out of the group.

After weeks of hiatus, Edge made his return at SummerSlam 2022, disrupting The Judgment Day in their match against Rey and Dominik Mysterio. Since then, he has been assisting The Mysterios in their fight against his former stable. Edge also managed to defeat Damian Priest on recent RAW in his hometown of Toronto. Edge and Rey Mysterio defeated the Judgement Day at the Clash at the Castle event. After the match, Dominik Mysterio turned on Edge and Rey Mysterio. On RAW after Clash at the Castle, Edge called out Dominik for betraying him and Rey. Instead of Dominik, Rhea Ripley showed up and introduced Dominik as a stablemate of Judgement. Later, Judgement Day attacked Rey and Edge. The Rated-R Superstar lost to Finn Balor in an "I Quit" Match at Extreme Rules.

After a three-month hiatus from WWE, Edge made his return to the Royal Rumble match, where he entered #24 and eliminated both Finn Balor and Damian Priest. However, the tw,o with the help of a distraction from Dominik Mysterio, were then successful in taking him out of the contest. At the Elimination Chamber PPV, Edge and Beth Phoenix defeated Rhea Ripley and Balor in a mixed-gender tag team match.

Following the event, Edge answered Theory's open challenge for the United States Championship but failed to capture the title after interference from Finn Balor. The feud between the two superstars that has been going on for the last year is expected to come to its climax at WrestleMania Hollywood. The two wrestling icons took on each other at the event in a Hell in a Cell match, which Edge won. Edge was drafted to SmackDown in the 2023 draft in May and faced Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles in a triple-threat match next week, which Styles won. On August 18, Edge defeated Sheamus in Toronto in an instant-classic match. This turned out to be Edge's last match with WWE as he left the promotion soon thereafter.

AEW (2023-present)

Edge made his AEW debut at AEW WrestleDream on October 1, 2023, under the name Adam Copeland. He could no longer use the name Edge but came to the ring to his previous theme song Metalingus. He came out to save Sting and Darby Allin from Luchasauras, Nick Wayne, and his lifetime friend, Christian Cage. He was not greeted by Cage upon his AEW debut, and instead, the latter was upset that Copeland had joined the promotion. The six superstars are all set to take on in a Six-Man Tag Team Match at Full Gear 2023.

At World's End, Adam Copeland defeated Christian Cage to win the TNT Championship, only to lose it in a rematch when Cage used Killswitch's earned title shot. In a brutal "I Quit" match, he won the title again, ending their long-running rivalry. He then started an open challenge series called "The Cope Open," where he beat a lot of famous people and won.

Copeland's feud with the House of Black came to an end with a steel cage victory over Malakai Black at Double or Nothing. However, he broke his tibia, which cost him the title after 70 days. He returned later in the year under the name "Cope" to compete for the AEW World Championship. He lost to Jon Moxley and Christian Cage in a street fight on Dynamite and a three-way match at Revolution.

Cope's Championships and Accomplishments

Cope's Net Worth

AEW Superstar Edge is worth around USD 8 Million as of April 2025, via Celebrity Net Worth. Do click here to read more about the net worth of the WWE Hall of Famer and Grand Slam Champion Edge.

Cope's Family

Edge was born in 1973 to Judy Lynn Copeland, her mother. As per reports, she was born in 1953 and passed away in 2018 at around 65 years of age. She worked two jobs to support him. Edge has claimed to have never seen his father, or even seen a picture of him.

Cope's Wife

Cope is married to former WWE superstar Beth Phoenix (real name: Elizabeth Copeland). They started their relationship in 2011 and got married in 2016. Cope and his wife have two daughters, Lyric Rose Copeland, born in 2013, and Ruby Ever Copeland, born in 2016.

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Cope's Physical Attributes

Cope's Age

Cope is 51 years old as of April 2025. He was born on October 30, 1973, in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.

Cope's Height

The billed height of Cope is 6 ft 5 in (196 cm).

Cope's Weight

Cope's billed weight is 241 lb (109 kg).