In another life, Edge could have been a rock star. From his voluminous hair to his long leather jackets and double-horns signature pose, every detail of his WWE image screamed it. Before he stepped in the ring, as the pyro blasted into the air behind him on the entranceway, he injected arenas with the energy of a packed concert – without the dangers of crowd-surfing and mosh pits. There was even a legion of groupies – Edgeheads – who tracked his every move.
It's no surprise, then, that Edge is a guitar collector and grew up listening to KISS, a band famous for their flamboyant outfits and outrageous stage antics. What is a surprise is how a shy high schooler from the little town of Orangeville, Ontario, evolved into The Rated-R Superstar.
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I’ve finally added some candids from last weeks Cauliflower Alley Club reunion courtesy of Slam wrestling. Edge was given an award at the reunion by Jim Ross. A small mention of the awards is posted below, again courtesy of Slam:
Former WWE champion Edge (Adam Copeland) was given an unexpected award. Copeland was scheduled to receive an award from the CAC in 2011, but was sidelined by neck injury, which would eventually lead to him retiring. He came out to this year’s festivities, along with girlfriend Beth Phoenix, on Wednesday afternoon, chipping in on a seminar by his trainer Ron Hutchison.
At the banquet, Jim Ross had the difficult task of surprising Copeland with an award, somehow stumbling through, as he joked, without Vince McMahon’s voice in his ear piece.
“He was an ideal hand,” said Ross, who signed Copeland to a WWE deal in 1997. Ross said that the legend of Edge will continue to grow through the years as people learn to appreciate him even more, “because he was that good.”Copeland started off his acceptance by saying “my mind is still reeling.” He credited all of his early trainers and influences, including Hutchison, Sweet Daddy Siki, Bret Hart and Leo Burke. He referred to his early days watching wrestling, and how he fell in love with the characters. “They were paiting the canvass printed in my frontal lobe.”
