Edge wwe young12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() He began pursuing the World Title and started a feud with Shawn Michaels. When Edge returned, he had a new, violent mean streak. Edge successfully defended the title numerous times, but was stripped of it by Eric Biscoff after a groin tear. In March 2004, Edge returned and was drafted to RAW where he quickly captured his fifth Intercontinental Title by defeating Randy Orton. Their match was voted match of the year 2002 by the Wrestling Observer.Īfter Mysterio and Edge split, Edge suffered his first serious neck injury, which sidelined him for over a year. ![]() He formed a team with Rey Mysterio and they made it to the finals of the new SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament. Edge eventually lost to Christian at Unforgiven 2001.Īfterward, Edge was drafted to SmackDown. He went on to win the Intercontinental title at SummerSlam but was betrayed by Christian and the two feuded for a while. It was around this time Edge emerged as a singles star following his shocking 2001 King of the Ring victory. The teams continued to feud and pass the title around including winning the first triple threat Tag Team TLC match at SummerSlam 2000 and the rematch at WrestleMania X-7, which is considered one of the greatest tag team matches ever.Īt the 2001 Royal Rumble, Edge and Christian lost their titles to the Dudley Boyz. This was the start of their infamous Hardy Boyz feud.Īt WrestleMania 2000, Edge and Christian captured the Tag Titles in a wild match against the Dudleys and Hardys that led to the creation of the TLC match. Gangrel betrayed them, joining their new rivals, Matt and Jeff Hardy. His first major feud in WWF came when he, Gangrel, and Christian formed a trio called The Brood. In 1997, Edge finally received a developmental contract with WWF and debuted on RAW on June 22, 1998. He wrestled in Canada and trained with Christian under the tutelage of Hart who put in a good word at the WWF for them. This meant he was allowed to wrestle for other promotions. With that, Edge began wrestling with WWF for $200 per week while the company paid off his college debt, but he didn’t have an official contract yet. ![]() In 1996, Bret Hart’s manager, Carl De Marco was hired by WWE as the President of WWE Canada and pushed for Edge’s hiring. Over the next few years, he wrestled for various promotions across Canada, the U.S. He made his professional debut in Toronto in 1992 under the ring name Sexton Hardcastle. After Edge graduated from Humber College, where he began training three days a week. He even won a superlative in his high school yearbook for “most likely to win the WWE Championship." Around that time, he won free wrestling lessons at his local gym in an essay contest. ![]()
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