-Whoo Wrestling Article on EDGE
As promised, here's a story involving Adam Copeland (now known as Edge in the WWF)...
I met Adam about a year and a half ago. At the time, he was wrestling as Sexton
Hardcastle, and he and another wrestler by the name of Christian Cage came down to the
southeast U.S. for a two-week tour in November of 1996. They had several bookings lined up
during their stay, but one of the bookings was canceled the day before the show. We
scrambled to get them a booking for that night, and the closest we got was a "come to
this show and I will put in a good word for you with the promoter to try and get you
booked on the show". So we showed up at the show, and talked to the promoter. He
ended up putting Hardcastle & Cage on the show, and they agreed upon a dollar figure.
So they go out for their match, teaming up with one another against two of the regular
wrestlers for the promotion, and they absolutely tore the house down. All the other
wrestlers on the show were standing at the dressing room door, peeking through to try and
get a look at them. They were that good even a year and a half ago. After the match, they
asked the promoter for their money. The promoter said, "I'll be right back", and
did his best to disappear. For a good thirty minutes, they tried unsuccessfully to get
their money. So when intermission came, they walked out of the dressing room, and were
immediately swamped by fans wanting their autographs. As they signed each autograph asked
of them, they politely explained to the fans that the promoter didn't seem to want to pay
them. Within 10 minutes, dozens of fans went up to the promoter and demanded that he pay
them, and it worked, as the promoter eventually did pay them.
Adam Copeland was trained by Ron Hutchinson at the famed Sully's Gym in Ontario, Canada.
He has wrestled throughout Canada, and has made numerous appearances in various areas
throughout the U.S. over the years. Whoo! wishes him the best of luck in the World
Wrestling Federation.
