What is the origin of Edge's name?
Edge got his name from an Albany, New York radio station. He was driving there when he heard a rock station whose name was Edge, and it stuck with him. The name ended up being a good choice as he was loved by fans from near the beginning of his career. Edge revealed during an interview early in his career that he got the name when he was pondering the topic while driving through Albany listening to the radio. The names he had been offered by WWE didnt really suit him. He wanted to wrestle under his real name but, at the time, that was not really done in WWE:  I wish it were a cool story, its really not. At the time in WWE had Rage and Riot, these different names that I didnt really connect with. I just wanted to be Adam Copeland, but at that time everyone had a name. So I was listening to a radio station. I was driving through Albany, New York. It was Edge 103.7 or something. I went, Edge, thats not too bad. I ran that by them and they were like youre Edge. I wish I would have thought of something with two syllables that was much more chantable like, Ro-cky, Ho-gan, Aust-in. E---eeedge. It doesnt work. Now Im going to hope for Rated-R, Rated-R. Thats what Im going to hope for," Edge explained. Thankfully for Edge, that plan worked out and the audience found a way to chant his name on a regular basis whenever he was on a show. The Rated-R Superstar's name stuck and he became one of the most beloved wrestlers of all time. Beyond excited for the Peep Show with Christian tonight and a Edge and Christian reunion . @wwe #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/HVQAhHxj6Z  Fortminorproject  (@GamerGirlDaphne) June 9, 2020  A lot of fans thought that there was a hidden meaning behind Edges name, but there really was not. There was speculation that by Edge, WWE meant that the superstar was on the edge of insanity, and while he did a good job of portraying a psychopath at various stages of his career, that was not the reason for the name at all. Just going to leave these pictures of Edge and Christian sharing this moment during the Men's 2021 Royal Rumble here on your timeline.  ( Pics via WWE) pic.twitter.com/sOirhEPNn1  Denise Salcedo (@_denisesalcedo) February 1, 2021  It is interesting to speculate about whether Edge's career would have been drastically different if he had a different name. The superstar recently returned to SmackDown and assaulted Roman Reigns. Edited by Jack Cunningham