Adam Copeland has given a lengthy statement regarding his signing with AEW.
Edge shocked the world when he debuted at the WrestleDream pay-per-view on October 1st, signing with a new company for the first time in over 25 years. Interrupting a post-match attack by Christian Cage on Darby Allin after the main event, the familiar opening riff of Metalingus by ALter Bridge signalled the arrival of the former World Champion in All Elite Wrestling.
Taking to social media to address the departure from his old home and becoming All Elite, The Rated R Superstar explained why he chose to leave WWE and how excited he is for the future:
From The Desk of… As some of you may now know, I’m no longer with WWE. My new home is AEW. I’m excited. Whole new roster. Some familiar faces that I wanted to work with again and a whole set of first ever matches. New challenges, and if you’ve followed my career, you know that’s what I’ve always been driven by.
But first and foremost I want to address my 25 years with WWE. I love WWE and appreciate everything the company did for me. Always have, always will. They put me on the map, gave me amazing opportunities and through hard work on both ends, I’ve been supplied with a wonderful life. Hell, WWE helped me meet the woman I’d start my family with. Sometimes relationships just grow apart and I feel the WWE and I have just outgrown each other. I wanted to do more. They didn’t have much more for me to do. Simple as that. And that’s ok. I’ll still be watching and still be supporting all of my friends there.
I don’t buy into this odd mentality of one company or the other. It’s weird. If you took offense to that, take a walk, get some fresh air and soak up some sunshine. It’s wrestling. An amazing gig. But still, it’s wrestling. Relax. It’s supposed to be fun. And it’s just a segment of the fans, not most fans, and definitely not the performers. Within the industry we all know that more choices is better for everyone and pushes us all to be better. As a wrestling fan, which I still am, it’s exciting that there’s viable companies providing wrestling on national and worldwide platforms. If you’re actually a fan of wrestling, and not acronyms, that should make you happy too.
I guess what I’m trying to say is this, if you’ve appreciated my work, you still can, no matter what the initials are. Because I’ll still be bustin my ass every time I’m out there. This ride isn’t over just yet. Just try to have fun, like it should be. Because trust me I’ll be having fun every time I’m out there in an AEW ring. Let’s go!
Adam Copeland Approaching One Year In AEW
As September 2024 comes to a close, the Hall of Famer has nearly been a part of the company for a full year. While Copeland has reigned with the TNT Championship on 2 separate occasions, the former champion suffered a serious injury while defending the championship against Malakai Black at Double or Nothing after diving off the top of the steel cage. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, there has been no indication as to when Copeland will be making a return to the ring.
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