The future of the TNT Championship was confirmed on AEW Dynamite following the update provided by Adam Copeland.
Following the events that took place at Double or Nothing, The Elite addressed the state of the TNT Championship that was previously held by Adam Copeland. Appearing live on the May 29th episode of AEW Dynamite, The Young Bucks, Jack Perry and Kazuchika Okada stated that they run AEW and gloated about their victory in the Anarchy in the Arena match.
Getting down to business, The Elite stripped Copeland of the TNT Championship and attempted to give it to Jack Perry before being interrupted by Christopher Daniels, who was named the interim EVP. Daniels then stated that at Forbidden Door a ladder match would take place where a new champion would be crowned and qualifying matches would take place in the next few weeks.
Why Has Adam Copeland Vacated The TNT Championship?
Defending the title against Malakai Black inside a barbed wires steel cage, Copeland dove off the top of the cage in the closing moments of the match and landed feet first. Limping after the match and in pain, many suspected that The Rated R Superstar may have suffered a serious injury during the match. Unfortunately, Copeland broke the news that he suffered a broken leg in a follow-up post:
“Hey everybody. Double or Nothing, flew back yesterday. Malakai Black, the dude is an animal. All of The House of Black are really, really, really damn good. And you are about to find out the house always does win because I gained 2 new friends [picks up crutches]. I don’t really like them, they are like those buddies that just annoy you [laughs], Brody and Buddy or something.
Anyway, yeah, I’ve been feeling really good lately. Been having so much fun in the ring [but] I got cocky, which is what it really boils down to and I am probably a narcissist and an egomaniac and I’ll unpack that one day. But yeah, my brain forgets what my body remembers a little late. I’m 50 and I need to make better choices, so my body pulled the emergency brake the other night. I ended up fracturing my tibia, which is gonna require surgery, don’t know the timeframe on that yet.
I’ll find out the timeframe next week, sorry, don’t know what I’m gonna say. I’m still half asleep. But I will see you soon-ish, everybody be good and try and be happy.” H/t to ITR Wrestling.
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