how did edge get his nickname?

Question

when, how, and why does edge have the name (the rated-r superstar). i've been an edge fan for a bit. i've never known.
was it after his money in the bank celebration w/ lita last year? was it something else.
who gave the name to him?
when?

Answer 1

The words "Edge" and "Christian" are often associated with one another through their use in Christianity. Adam Copeland stated the following in an interview with Silvervision.co.uk when he was asked about any plans for a tag team name before they had settled with Edge & Christian:



"Well when I first came out they created Edge and Christian around the same time, Sexton Hardcastle went out of the window because it didn't fit. Vince Russo words were the modern day Jim Morrison you can understand why I didn't know I had no clue what that was but I came up with the name Edge and some other names like Rage and Riot, but I didn't really like them so I pitched Edge. So going with that Edge and Suicide Blonds doesn't really go together that well, so Christian wrestled as Christian Cage, so when they brought him in as my brother they just dropped the Cage off, so we became Edge and Christian. I would have liked a tag team name but Edge and Christian started rolling of everyone's tongue."



As for the rated R superstar nickname:

Edge was paired with Lita in an angle where she turned on her storyline husband Kane. On the July 11 edition of RAW, Edge's match with Kane was interrupted when Matt Hardy made a surprising appearance. The situation was a worked shoot, with Hardy referring to Edge as "Adam" and issuing a threat to Lita as well. When Hardy was officially brought back to RAW, he and Edge continued their feud, including a match at SummerSlam 2005 where Edge defeated Hardy in a match by causing Hardy to have "excessive blood loss." They also competed in a Street Fight, which resulted in a no-contest when Hardy performed a Side Effect on Edge off the entrance ramp into the sound speakers and other electrical equipment. They also fought in a Steel cage match at Unforgiven 2005 that Matt won after a leg drop on Edge from the top of the cage. The feud culminated in a "Loser Leaves RAW Ladder Match" at WWE Homecoming which Edge won, causing Hardy to move to SmackDown!.



Shortly after the Homecoming victory over Matt Hardy, Edge suffered a torn pectoral muscle that kept him shelved for several weeks. During his time off, he starred in his own talk show segment on RAW entitled The Cutting Edge and dubbed himself the "Rated-R Superstar".

Answer 2

Usually the Wrestler makes it up or Vince or a writer gets involved. Egde has been around for a LOOOOOONG time so 2006/2005 when you were old enough to watch, doesn't mean that's when wrestling "began".



Do you know who Hulk Hogan is? Jimmy Fly Snuka? Look it up.



Oh, and Edge just sucks, so we'll let you go on that one...

Answer 3

i dont know where he got the idea, but he called himself "The Rated-R Superstar" after his feud with matt ended, cause he was having a REAL LIFE affair with Lita, while edge was married and lita was dating matt at the same time, heres the entire story i found of wikipedia...



It was around this time that Edge came under heavy criticism, especially from the Internet wrestling community, due to the affair he had with Lita, the girlfriend of his close real life friend, Matt Hardy, who Matt had been dating for six years. Hardy had been out of action for several months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and shortly after he recovered, Lita suffered the same injury and was put out of action. It was during this time that Edge, despite being married, began an affair with Dumas while she was still in a relationship with Matt Hardy. Shortly after the incident became public knowledge, WWE released Hardy. After Hardy returned, the real-life situation was translated into a storyline [7].



Nevertheless, or perhaps because of this, Edge was paired with Lita in an angle where she turned on her storyline husband Kane. On the July 11 edition of RAW, Edge's match with Kane was interrupted when Matt Hardy made a surprising appearance. The situation was a worked shoot, with Hardy referring to Edge as "Adam" and issuing a threat to Lita as well. When Hardy was officially brought back to RAW, he and Edge continued their feud, including a match at SummerSlam 2005 where Edge defeated Hardy in a match by causing Hardy to have "excessive blood loss." They also competed in a Street Fight, which resulted in a no-contest when Hardy performed a Side Effect on Edge off the entrance ramp into the sound speakers and other electrical equipment. They also fought in a Steel cage match at Unforgiven 2005 that Matt won after a leg drop on Edge from the top of the cage. The feud culminated in a "Loser Leaves RAW Ladder Match" at WWE Homecoming which Edge won, causing Hardy to move to SmackDown!.



Shortly after the Homecoming victory, Edge suffered a (legit) torn pectoral muscle that kept him shelved for several weeks [8]. During his time off, he starred in his own talk show segment on RAW entitled The Cutting Edge and dubbed himself the "Rated-R Superstar". Edge used his talk show to start a feud with Ric Flair following Flair's well-publicized arrest in connection with a road rage incident. Edge began using "The Cutting Edge" as a soapbox to run down Flair until, after weeks of public mockery, Flair eventually showed up and attacked Edge.



i guess, he called himself "The Rated-R Superstar'' because hes oversexed

Answer 4

Because he was litterally rated R...it was cause of how gross he was with Lita..so if him and her were a movie, it'd be Rated R

Answer 5

its just his wrestling name

Answer 6

he wanted it and thought it was cool

Answer 7

he just made it up!