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Edge (Adam Copeland) has it all right now. He just "stole" Booker T's Japanese shampoo commercial. He's headed for WrestleMania in mid-March in his hometown of Toronto and, at 28, he's one of the brightest young stars on the WWF roster.

Recently, The Shakedown stepped into Edge's path (avoiding the spear thankfully) and discussed, among other things, WrestleMania, Rob Zombie and the impact of the NWO on the Fed's young stars.

Q: You recently took a Rob Zombie song as your entrance music. Did that happen simply because you're a fan or because of an association?

A: I'm actually a huge fan of his music, but when I chose the music I didn't know him at all. It was just one of those things. I wanted to use it, so I approached the office and they said yes. (Zombie) knew my character, but neither one of us really knew what to expect. He thought I was forced into using it. Not until I finally met him did I tell him that I asked to us it.

Q: You appeared with him at a show in Albuquerque. How was that experience?

A: The setup was actually a lot like here. They had a stage setup that was brought in the night before. They had a rehearsal a few hours before. I didn't really know what I was going to do. I certainly didn't know what to expect from (Zombie). He's a really cool guy. We knew our audiences were a lot alike. A lot of my fans were fans of his music, but I was pretty nervous about wearing my gear out there. I was afraid the fans wouldn't know who I was. But it was all great. I went out there on an off day and it worked out great. He brought me out during "Never Gonna Stop" and the fans reacted well. I was nervous about that because I didn't really want to wear all my wrestling gear on stage. But looking back it was a good idea. He was wearing his stage gear so I might as well wear mine.

Q: You mentioned you're a Zombie fan. Are you, for the most part, into the hard rock scene or do you mix it up when you're on the road?

A: I like a lot of different kinds of music. Really, it depends on my mood. I like Faith No More. I listen to the Foo Fighters a lot. But, really, what I'm listening to depends on how I'm feeling at that point.

Q: WrestleMania is coming up shortly in Toronto. You've had almost a year to think about it. Has it really set in that you're going to be performing on wrestling's biggest stage in your hometown?

A: All this year that has floated in the back of my mind. Actually, it won't be the first time I've been at a WrestleMania in Toronto. I was there in the 12th row for WrestleMania VI. I remember begging my mom to buy me tickets. $150 Canadian. I know, all the jokes. But that was a lot of money. It was Hulk Hogan-(Ultimate) Warrior, Roddy Piper-Bad News Brown. I was a huge fan and it was so great to be there. I can't wait.

Q: The last big match you had in Toronto was the split with Christian. Having had some time to reflect, was it a good move to break up the Edge and Christian team?

A: I like doing my own thing. I think we both like doing our own thing separately. We're always glad to do things as a team, but I think at the time we wanted to build it up to something because I think people were sad to see the team go. We wanted to do the split in Toronto. We thought it would be a good dynamic. That part was fine, but the whole thing didn't go off and wasn't as big as it should have been. We wrestled in Pittsburgh, which is normally a dead crowd. He was in the Alliance. It was toward the end of the Invasion angle. I thought our match was good, but it was a ladder match and ladder matches are the end-all match. This was our first match. I thought we might have done that a little quick. Plus, I'm not sure people really wanted to see Edge and Christian fight.

Q: Why do you think there's so an attachment to the Edge and Christian tag team, but that same attachment may not be there for you guys as singles wrestlers?

A: As a team, you develop a little bit of kinship. You build an identity and a respect with the fans. We started out with The Hardyz in the best of seven tournament that ended with a Ladder Match at No Mercy that I really think put us on the map. We worked well with each other and those matches helped re-energize the tag team division. It was a little stagnant-and that happens-- at the time we did those matches. All of us were able to bring it to the forefront and it helped bring our team to the forefront.

Q: When "creating the new star" is brought up, your name is normally at the top of the list. With the (recent) additions of Hogan, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, all of whom are older and have had questionable tenures in many locker rooms, to the upper card, what kind of message does that send to a younger, upcoming wrestler? Do you feel like your place is threatened?

A: That entered my mind when (I heard) about them. But I've never been in a rush in this business. If you're in a rush, you'll burn yourself out. If bringing those names back helps spike ratings that's fine with me. It means we all make more money. But them being here doesn't threaten me. It just means I have to work that much harder.