Adam Copeland aka Kante is a retired professional wrestler who started wrestling career in 1992 and retired on April 11, 2011 due to neck injury. During those 19 years he played primarily with the WWF (now known as WWE) under the ring name “Edge”. However, before becoming famous as “Edge”, he used various ring names such as Sexton Hardcastle, Damon Striker, Conquistador Uno, Adam Impact and others. Besides wrestling, he has also acted in films and made guest appearances on TV shows.

Born name

Adam Joseph Copeland

nickname

Kante

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Residence

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

nationality

training

Edge attended Humber College in Toronto and graduated with a degree in broadcasting. Later he also had to be trained in radio.

occupation

Actor, podcaster and retired wrestler

family

• Father – unknown
• Mutter – Judy Copeland
• Siblings – None

Manager

Adam Copeland is represented by Encore Sports and Entertainment.

Build

Athletic

Height

195.5 cm (invoice height)

His actual height is given as 188 cm

weight

110 kg or 242.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Adam Copeland has dated

1. Alannah Morley (1998-2004) – In November 1998, Copeland began dating Alannah Morley, sister of wrestler Sean Morley, better known by his ring name Val Venis. After being three years old, they married in November 2001. Their marriage lasted a little less than two and a half years when they divorced in March 2004. However, it has been reported that their marriage has been on the rocks for quite some time.
2. Lisa Ortiz (2003-2005) – Adam Copeland is reported to have started dating actress Lisa Ortiz in October 2003. They married in October 2004. However, shortly after their marriage, he began an affair with wrestler Amy Dumas (Lita). Their affair was made public in February 2005. In October 2005, Ortiz filed for divorce.
3. Amy Dumas (2005-2006) – He reportedly started dating wrestler Amy Dumas in early 2005. They decided to end their relationship in November 2006.
4. Elizabeth Carolan (2012-Present) – Copeland started dating wrestlersElizabeth Carolan, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix in March 2012, gave birth to her first daughter, Lyric Rose Copeland, in December 2013. In May 2016, they welcomed their second daughter, Ruby Ever Copeland. They married in October 2016. Their wedding anniversary coincided with his 43rd birthday.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blue with touches of green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Towering Height
• Sharp jawline
• Blue green eyes

brand promotion

Adam Copeland has appeared in a couple of TV commercials for popular snack food, Skinny Jim .

Religion

His religious views are not public knowledge.

Known for

• His highly successful professional wrestling career during which he won multiple championships including the WWF Tag Team Championship, WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship and United States Championship.
• To be cast in the recurring role of Kjetill Flatnose in the fifth season of the historical drama TV series, Vikings.

First WWE match

In 1998, Edge competed in his first televised match against Jose Estrada Jr. Although he managed to win the match by countdown, it was a disaster when he injured Estrada’s neck, resulting in the match ending prematurely.

first movie

In 2000, Edge made his big screen debut in the fantasy action film Highlander: Endgame .

First TV show

In 2002, Adam Copeland made his first TV show appearance on the game show, The Weakest Link .

Personal trainer

Adam Copeland did not soften his training regime after quitting wrestling. However, he has changed his training routine. He has given up lifting heavy. He has replaced his heavy lifting regimen with circuit training. As a rule, he selects a set of exercises and repeats them one after another, without pausing before the end of the course.

He has started using rowing machines for his gym cardio routine. He also likes to ride his mountain bike. Also, he gives his body more time to rest and recover, which wasn’t possible during his wrestling career.

Adam Copeland favorite things

• TV guilty pleasure – The Voice
• Typical bar order – coffee
• Music Artists – Pearl Jam, Foos, Ray LaMontagne, Sigur Rós, Avett Brothers, Maddie Shuler, Radiohead, Weezer, Iron Maiden
• Food – Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Movie – Young Frankenstein (1974), Dumb and Dumber (1994)
• Pizza toppings – kale, pepperoni and cheese
• Emoji – Canadian Flag or Octopus
• Wrestler – Randy Savage, Mr. Perfect, Ricky Steamboat, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels und Bret Hart
• NHL teams – Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils

Adam Copeland Facts

1. Edge has never met his father in his entire life. In fact, he never got to see a picture of his father.
2. Adam’s mother raised him as a single parent.
3. He attended his first Wrestlemania event at Wrestlemania VI in his youth. He had a seat in the 11th row at ringside. At the event he saw Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior and he credits that match for realizing he wanted to be a wrestler.
4. At age 17, he won an essay writing contest at his local gym and, for a prize, received free practice from Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchison in Toronto.
5. His wrestling inspirations had to take a backseat for a moment as he had to work a few jobs to pay the bills.
6. In his early days of training, he continued to train a weekday and the weekends. With the low ceiling preventing top rope movement, he had to focus on honing his technical skills on mats that would serve him well later in his career.
7. Early in his career he wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring name “Sexton Hardcastle”. He later formed the Sex and Violence tag team with Joe E. Legend.
8. On the independent circuit, he tag teamed with Christian Cage and went on to win the ICW Street Fight Tag Team Championship. His partnership with Cage would serve him well in his early years with the WWF.
9. In 1995, he was discovered by Carl De Marco, Bret Hart’s manager. De Marco asked him to send his audition tape to the WWF and assured Copeland he would put in a good word too.
10. In 1996, without wrestling for the WWF, he began having signed an official contract. They paid him $210 a week. The company also agreed to pay off its outstanding college debt of approximately $40,000.
11. In 1997, he asked Copeland to go somewhere in Calgary. Bret Hart informally coached wrestlers while recovering from his knee injury. He and Christian managed to impress Hart, who recommended them to WWF management.
12. In 1997 he was signed by the WWF on a development deal. He would train with them for about a year before he started wrestling in their mainstream matches.
13. At the time of his WWF-TV debut in June 1998, he adopted Edge as his ring name. He had taken the name from the radio station Albany.
14. In 1998 he teamed up with Christian and Gangrel to form a group known as The Brood . The Brood were later incorporated into Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness.
15. He and Christian managed to win the WWF Tag Team Championship on 7 occasions. They also gained popularity for their repeated participation in Tables, Ladders and Chairs, in which they often competed against Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz.
16. He made his mark as an up-and-coming singles competitor in 2001 by winning the King of Ring tournament.
17. In 2004 he had to give up the Intercontinental Title after suffering a serious groin injury. As part of Raw’s storyline, he was stripped of the title by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
18. At Wrestlemania 21, he managed to win the first-ever “Money in the Bank” ladder match. He later revealed that he was not a fan of ladder games and urged WWF management to pull him off the line for the event, but he was persuaded to participate in the game by fellow contestants such as Chris Jericho.
19. In 2006, he won the WWE Championship for the first time, hitting reigning champion John Cena with two javelins. He decided to celebrate his win by socializing in the ring with Lita but could only indulge in foreplay when they were interrupted by Ric Flair.
20. In 2006, he formed a partnership with Randy OrtonRated-RKO is set to take on D-Generation X (DX) (Triple H and Shawn Michaels), who have been unbeaten since their reunion. Rated-RKO was able to defeat DX on Cyber ​​Sunday.
21. In 2007, by defeating Mr. Kennedy, he became the first wrestler to win the Money in the Bank contract twice.
22. In May 2007, he switched from Raw to SmackDown and cashed his money in the bank deal by taking on The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Title. He javelined his opponent to win his first World Heavyweight title.
23. After winning the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship with Chris Jericho at The Bash, he became the first wrestler to be a 12-time world tag team champion.
24. In 2011, he announced that he was retiring from wrestling after coming to terms with his neck problem caused by a previous injury. After a serious injury, doctors had to insert screws and plates into his neck.
25. He was diagnosed with cervical stenosis and doctors had warned he could risk neck paralysis or even death if he fell hard enough.
26. In March 2012, Edge was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his old friend Christian.
27. In November 2004 he published his autobiography, Adam Copeland on the Edge . Unlike most other wrestlers who use ghostwriters, Copeland wrote his book himself in longhand.
28. In April 2004, Adam admitted to using steroids to recover from his neck injury. But he decided to stop using steroids after realizing it slowed him down.
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