Adam Copeland: 25 Years Of Edge, Choosing AEW Over WWE, WrestleMania Moments, Christian Cage
Adam Copeland (@ratedrcope) is a professional wrestler signed with AEW, he is also known for his 25-year career in WWE where he performed under the name "Edge". He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his home in Asheville, NC to talk about being in the best shape of his life at age 50, why he designed Pure Plank with Christian Cage to help with core fitness, his decision to leave WWE for AEW, how he almost signed with AEW in 2019 instead of returning at the 2020 Royal Rumble, being forced to retire in 2011, how he met his wife Beth Phoenix, spearing Jeff Hardy off the ladder at WrestleMania 17, being on the receiving end of a leg drop off the cage from Matt Hardy at WWE Unforgiven 2005, his funny moments as a tag team with Christian, wanting to retire in a year and a half, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:43 Forgetting how much he’s done in his career
02:00 Being in the best shape of his life at 50
03:01 How planking helped him & designing the Pure Plank
08:14 Would he ever take the Pure Plank on Shark Tank?
09:53 Canadians rooting for one another
11:46 Why did he think he could be a pro wrestler?
13:48 How did he find out that he had to retire?
16:56 His retirement speech leading to his acting career
20:26 The differences between acting and pro wrestling
22:24 Did he think he’d be able to return while he was retired
24:26 Returning at Summerslam 2019 and spearing Elias
25:53 How close was he to signing with AEW in 2020?
27:50 Memories of his 2020 Royal Rumble return
31:20 Signing with AEW and planning his debut
33:10 Why did he sign with AEW?
35:37 When does he think he’ll retire?
38:10 His rivalry with Christian Cage in AEW
39:44 What did he say to Christian when he joined TNA
40:52 Is this the best work of Christian Cage’s career?
41:48 What does his AEW run mean to his legacy?
42:49 His thoughts on tribalism in pro wrestling
46:51 Does he have the coolest entrance theme of al time?
49:37 Having Beth Phoenix record ‘You Think You Know Him’
50:29 What’s the origin of ‘You Think You Know Me’
52:07 Did he ever burn himself during the Brood entrance?
53:13 Trying to bring Gangrel to his Wrestlemania 39 entrance
54:26 Spearing Jeff Hardy off a ladder at Wrestlemania 17
57:06 Why did he turn heel and form Judgement Day
59:08 Wrestling The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 24
01:00:57 Going through a flaming table with Mick Foley at Wrestlemania 22
01:04:21 His 2005 rivalry with Matt Hardy
01:07:23 What was his first date with Beth Phoenix
01:08:43 Did Beth think he was going to return to wrestling?
01:09:53 His mindset being his strongest asset
01:10:33 Origin of the Five Second Pose
01:13:39 Rey Mysterio doing pull ups behind him on Smackdown
01:14:16 Not liking the Rated R Spinner belt
01:15:25 Which merch has he made the most on?
01:16:02 WWE not owning ‘Rated R Superstar’
01:16:48 Tony Chimmel ring announcing his name
01:18:04 Does he wish he worked a different style of wrestling?
01:20:16 Mick Foley making him a main event star
01:21:19 Who should his final match be against?
01:22:53 How long does he think his career will go?
01:23:45 Does he think about the past often?
01:24:48 Not wearing his WWE Hall Of Fame ring
01:25:39 What does he miss the most about Canada?
01:27:44 People who say they gre
w up watching him
01:30:16 3 things Adam Copeland is grateful for
