Personal Life
His father, Ted Irvine is a former National Hockey League (NHL) player. Though he was born in the prominent Long Island neighborhood of Manhasset, New York, Irvine was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba Vince McMahon felt that by introducing him as "born in Manhasset, New York", American fans would more easily get behind him.
Irvine has three children with his wife Jessica – a son named Ash Edward Irvine, who was born on September 24, 2003 and twin daughters, Sierra Loretta Irvine and Cheyenne Lee Irvine, born on July 18, 2006. Irvine has four tattoos, two of which are on his left hand. The first is his wife, Jessica's name, which is tattooed on his ring finger. The second, is the letter 'F' (representing Fozzy) on the back of his hand, which Irvine had tattooed in June 2011. On September 12, 2012, Irvine got his third tattoo, the album artwork of Fozzy's fifth studio album, Sin and Bones, on his left arm. Irvine had his fourth tattoo, a Jack-o'-lantern, done on September 28, 2012. Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows, who collaborated with Fozzy on the track, "Sandpaper", from the Sin and Bones album, also got a matching tattoo.
Irvine is a Christian. On July 5, 2004, Irvine was awarded Manitoba's The Order of the Buffalo Hunt, for his achievements in wrestling and his commitment to working with underprivileged children. The award has previously been given to Pope John Paul II, former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa.
On February 7, 2009, Irvine apparently punched a fan after she spat at him with fans outside Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia after a live event. Video footage, however, clearly showed he did not make contact with the woman. As a result of the incident, police detained them, but released them without charge. Police later announced that they would not press charges against anyone in the brawl as it was "hard to determine who provoked who".
On January 27, 2010, Irvine and fellow wrestler Gregory Helms were arrested in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky after leaving a bar. A police report stated that Helms punched Irvine and the other passengers in the cab.
In January 2012, it was announced that Irvine (along with New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones) became co-owners of a sports training facility in Tampa, Florida called D1 Sports Training and Therapy.
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