Monday, April 11th 2011 was a very sad day for the WWE - Adam "Edge" Copeland has announced his retirement at the tender age of 37 due to a serious bone disease which basically means that his spine is growing narrower.
After an brief and unremarkable tenure in WCW, Edge made his WWE debut in 1998 as a singles star before becoming one half of one of the finest tag teams along with his friend Christian, they held the tag titles on numerous occasions and were pioneers in the now legendary TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) matches where they won the titles twice.
As a singles competitor he won the singles titles on numerous occasions and is one of few grand slam winners. He also won the TLC match on his own several times.
One of the best matches I saw was versus Mick Foley in a hardcore match - brutal!
His wrestling accomplishments are vast, too many to list here so take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Copeland#Championships_and_accomplishments
Great rivalries include legends like Ric Flair, Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle.
I hope he continues with the WWE as the guy is a legend on the mic.
I have left out significant details of his career so that anyone who reads this might want to add their own memories of the Rated R Superstar.
Edge, I salute you.
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Fondest memory of Edge: The Los Conquistadors angle.
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