Edge Sexton Hardcastle Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Born Orangeville, Ontario, Canada Resides Asheville, North Carolina Billed from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Trained by Ron Hutchison Sweet Daddy Siki Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard Leo Burke Stu Hart Debut July 1, 1992 Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Edge. He is currently signed to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), on its SmackDown brand, where he is the reigning World Heavyweight Champion..