Adam “Edge” Copeland has a unique achievement in the history of wrestling — a nomination for an Emmy Award.
Deadline is reporting that the AEW wrestler is nominated for a Children’s & Family Emmy in the category of Best Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s, or Young Teen Program for his portrayal of Ares in Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Copeland is competing against fellow cast member Lance Reddick (who portrays Zeus), Amanda Lawrence (Matron Shipley in Malory Towers), Elizabeth Mitchell (Mrs. Claus in The Santa Clauses), Sarah Rafferty (Katherine Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys), and Eric Stonestreet (The Mad Santa in The Santa Clauses).