History Trivia / EdgeWrestler

** By his own admission, TNA offered him a contract with a reduced schedule somewhere around 2008, but he turned it down after a lot of consideration. If he hadn't, we could have seen and E&C reunion far earlier, as well as matches against Samoa Joe, Sting and AJ Styles

* FollowTheLeader: Ever since he originally cashed in his Money In The Bank contract, by taking advantage of the [[Wrestling/JohnCena champion]] already being tired from a previous match [[note]]John Cena had just survived the Elimination Chamber and retained his WWE Title[[/note]], it's happened just about once a year since then. By now you're pretty safe calling the man with the briefcase the 'champion-in-waiting.' This was even noted by Wrestling/MichaelCole on the 7/22/11 Smackdown. There have been three exceptions to this trend, with the Money In The Bank holder declaring when and where they would cash-in: Wrestling/RobVanDam[[note]]The very next briefcase holder after Edge[[/note]] at ''ECW One Night Stand 2006''; Wrestling/JohnCena at [[MilestoneCelebration RAW 1000]]; and Wrestling/BraunStrowman at ''Hell In A Cell 2018''. This was also subverted by Wrestling/DeanAmbrose in 2016, as he told his former Shield comrades Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns that if he won the contract, he was going to cash-in on whoever won the main event of ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank''; which he did, cashing-in the contract immediately after the conclusion of the WWE title match.

!! For the wrestler:

** From 2004 onward, he uses "Metallingus" by Music/AlterBridge.

* AmazonChaser: Married to Wrestling/BethPhoenix, and was previously in a relationship with Wrestling/{{Lita}}.

* AmazonChaser: Married to Wrestling/BethPhoenix

* FollowTheLeader: Ever since he originally cashed in his Money In The Bank contract, by taking advantage of the [[Wrestling/JohnCena champion]] already being tired from a previous match [[note]]John Cen had just survived the Elimination Chamber and retained his WWE Title[[/note]], it's happened just about once a year since then. By now you're pretty safe calling the man with the briefcase the 'champion-in-waiting.' This was even noted by Wrestling/MichaelCole on the 7/22/11 Smackdown. There have been three exceptions to this trend, with the Money In The Bank holder declaring when and where they would cash-in: Wrestling/RobVanDam[[note]]The very next briefcase holder after Edge[[/note]] at ''ECW One Night Stand 2006''; Wrestling/JohnCena at [[MilestoneCelebration RAW 1000]]; and Wrestling/BraunStrowman at ''Hell In A Cell 2018''. This was also subverted by Wrestling/DeanAmbrose in 2016, as he told his former Shield comrades Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns that if he won the contract, he was going to cash-in on whoever won the main event of ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank''; which he did, cashing-in the contract immediately after the conclusion of the WWE title match.

** Naturally, his friendship with Matt Hardy was destroyed once it was revealed he'd been having an affair with Lita.

* FollowTheLeader: Ever since he originally cashed in his Money In The Bank contract, by taking advantage of the [[Wrestling/JohnCena champion]] already being tired from a previous match [[note]]John Cen had just survived the Elimination Chamber and retained his WWE Title[[/note]], it's happened just about once a year since then. By now you're pretty safe calling the man with the briefcase the 'champion-in-waiting.' This was even noted by Wrestling/MichaelCole on the 7/22/11 Smackdown. There have been three exceptions to this trend: Wrestling/RobVanDam, the very next briefcase holder after Edge - and whom Edge helped win said cash-in, actually stated when and where he wanted to cash it; Wrestling/JohnCena who also said when and where [[note]]Unlike Van Dam, he failed to win the title, thanks to Big Show[[/note]]; and Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, who told his formed Shield comrades Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns he's going to cash in on whoever wins the main event of ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' in case he wins the briefcase. And he did.

** Though Christian is doing pretty well for himself.

** {{Subverted}} when it comes to being a Grand Slam Champion, though: Christian ''is'' one, while Edge won't be traditionally speaking as he needed to have the European or Hardcore Title, both of which were retired. Then there was the issue of his retirement in 2011. {{Double Subverted}} as of late, since: a) the WWE counts the United States Championship as part of them modern definition of a Grand Slam, and b) He's once more a wrestler after spending nearly a decade in retirement.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot / WorkedShoot:
** The Edge / Matt Hardy / [=Lita=] LoveTriangle in 2005. And the ironic thing was that Edge was the Hardys' real-life friends.
** While Matt was gone from WWE, Lita and Kane were (kayfabe) married for a while; eventually, Kane found out that Lita was cheating on him...with Edge.

* FollowTheLeader: Ever since he originally cashed in his Money In The Bank contract, by taking advantage of the [[Wrestling/JohnCena champion]] already being tired from a previous match [[note]]John Cen had just survived the Elimination Chamber and retained his WWE Title[[/note]], it's happened just about once a year since then. By now you're pretty safe calling the man with the briefcase the 'champion-in-waiting.' This was even noted by Wrestling/MichaelCole on the 7/22/11 Smackdown. There are three exception, Wrestling/RobVanDam, the very next briefcase holder after Edge - and whom Edge helped win said cash-in, actually stated when and where he wanted to cash it, Wrestling/JohnCena who also said when and where [[note]]Unlike Van Dam, he failed to win the title, thanks to Big Show[[/note]], and Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, who told his formed Shield comrades Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns he's going to cash in on whoever wins the main event of ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' in case he wins the briefcase. And he did.

** {{Subverted}} when it comes to being a Grand Slam Champion, though: Christian ''is'' one, while Edge will never be for two reasons: a) He needs the European or Hardcore Title, both of which were retired and b) speaking of being retired, so's he.
*** Double subverted now that the WWE counts the United States Championship as part of the grand slam.

** By his own a

** Edge was supposed to retire a year later than when he actually did. It was said that his last match was supposed to be a ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' match against Christian.

** For those cementing him as a bona fide main event player, we have cashing in the Money in the Bank on Wrestling/JohnCena in 2006, his Hardcore match at ''WrestleMania 22'' with Wrestling/MickFoley, and his feud(s) with Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Batista}} in 2007-2008.

** He attended ''WrestleMania VI'' at the [=SkyDome=] (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto in 1990, cheering for then-WWF Champion HulkHogan in a match against UltimateWarrior. It was this match that inspired Adam Copeland to become a wrestler, along with his close friend Jason Reso ([=Christian=]), who was also in attendance.
** Truth on two levels. Twelve years later, not only would he win his first ''[=WrestleMania=]'' singles match as the Show of Show returned to the [=SkyDome=] at ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'', but he would win the WWE World Tag Team Championship with Hogan on a July 2002 episode of ''Smackdown.''

* RomanceOnTheSet: Happened infamously with [=Lita=]. Subverted recently. He's romantically linked to Wrestling/BethPhoenix as of late 2012, and the two were in WWE together for a few years but only started a relationship about a year after Edge retired.

** For those cementing him and Christian as a first rate team, we have the ladder match against the Hardy Boyz at ''No Mercy 1999'', and any and all triangle ladder and TLC matches against the Hardyz and the Dudley Boyz.
** For those cementing him as a future singles star, we have his 2002 feud with KurtAngle and one particularly amazing match on ''[=SmackDown=]'' against Eddie Guerrero.
** For those cementing him as a bona fide main event player, we have cashing in the Money in the Bank on Cena in 2006, his Hardcore match at ''WrestleMania 22'' with MickFoley, and his feud(s) with TheUndertaker and {{Batista}} in 2007-2008.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Edge was originally slated to have a ladder match against AlbertoDelRio at Extreme Rules 2011... but then [[RealLifeWritesThePlot real life wrote the plot]].

* ActorAllusion / HeyItsThatGuy:

** In his biography, Adam states he had a catch phrase for the Brood ("Beware, take care, cause the freaks come out at night"), which he even said once in an on-air interview. However, the Brood split up before he got to start using it.

** In his biography, Adam states he had a catch phrase for the Brood ("Beware, take care, cause the freaks come out at night"), which he even said once in an on-air interview. However, the Brood split up before he got to start using it.