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Skip to main content. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. Sign up for Peacock to watch. 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.

As the pyro blasted into the air behind him on the entranceway before he stepped into the ring, 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. The only spotlights beaming down were at the local factories where he worked odd jobs to help his single-parent mother pay the bills. Still, Edge dreamed big while idolizing larger-than-life entertainers like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage.

At 18, Edge got the lucky break he needed in the form of an essay contest offered by a gym in Toronto.

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The prize? Free wrestling training — a prime opportunity for The Ultimate Opportunist. Edge had some fine company as he worked his way up the independent scene in the '90s: his childhood friend and partner for countless five-second poses, Christian. When Edge was signed to a WWE contract in , it was only a matter of time before Christian would also climb the ladder, following his best bud into uncharted territory.

Of course, tag teaming wasn't Edge's only specialty, as he masterfully crafted a singles career and captured a whopping 31 total titles — many of them the WWE Universe didn't even see coming.