Why Did Adam Copeland Sign With AEW
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AEW star & WWE Hall of Famer Adam Copeland (aka Edge) joins Chris to discuss why he chose to sign with All Elite Wrestling in 2023.
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That's the great thing about there being another major promotion, a lot of wrestlers can now have big new fresh chapters in their careers going from one promotion to another. Edge, Bryan, Cole, and many others, as well as legends like Sting & Billy Gunn having great sendoffs to their careers.
@joemckim1183
Ай бұрын
Same goes the other way. Jade can come to WWE and is now teaming with Bianca against the Asuka, Kairi and will eventually get involved with the likes of Tiffany, Becky, Charlotte, Bayley, yada yada.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
@@joemckim1183 exactly wish the best for Jade Cargill
One of the Greatest Wrestler of all time
I definitely like the idea of fresh opportunity and WWE wasn’t using Edge to the fullest extent in his second run. I’m glad he’s happy at AEW, I just hope he doesn’t get hurt like how Matt Hardy does
@SefniAsheforr
Ай бұрын
WWE was using a 50 year old man the way you should. This narrative is ridiculous.
@johnjohnson11222
Ай бұрын
@@SefniAsheforr Yeah, During that run he went over guys like Rollins, Styles or Balor, to say that he was not used properly is kinda funny to me
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@SefniAsheforr 50 or not Edge was the best worker in that company and they barely used him and had him wrestle the same people over and over.
@SefniAsheforr
Ай бұрын
@@redrick8900 Edge was not one of the best workers. He’s old and a liability not only due to age but his former injuries. It was totally justified using him how they did, especially with to much more significant star power they have. What is yours guys’ sexual fetish with just giving shit to good workers? Decent matches doesn’t equal deserving a top spot.
@peterporker1061
Ай бұрын
Hes 50 and still putting bangers and winning titles, his run in aew has been better than his second wwe run, man has main evented two shows in a week and has not botched or gotten injured, just cus he left wwe doesnt mean u can start to shit on him@@SefniAsheforr
It's his career he can do what he wants at this point. 11 time world champion, 12 time tag champion (was also the only guy to win a tag title with Hulk Hogan!), 5 time IC Champion, WCW US champion, first MITB winner, Triple Crown Champion, Grand Slam Champion, Hall of Famer, and now 2-time TNT Champion! Great guy on camera and off camera. Love his work.
wwe fans seems to refuse to believe people in AEW actually enjoy their time there. and not only wrestlers, jim ross seems to having the time of life according to all the positive things he said.
@Bls-of1ld
Ай бұрын
The fans in the crowd don't seem to enjoy it
@willg1088
Ай бұрын
Check their salary compare to wwe lmfao
@qweasdzxcname
Ай бұрын
@@willg1088 the top guys are multi millionaires. they dont need the money. also, the average wrestler is an emotional person, they try to be creative and they want to work. sitting at home doing nothing is mental hell for anyone.
@qweasdzxcname
Ай бұрын
@@Bls-of1ld whats your point ? this is an interview with a wrestler, not with a fan... if you want to talk about the fans, go watch the podcasts that make money by shitting on AEW.
@j3t617
Ай бұрын
@@Bls-of1ldwwe fans barely started getting better… most times the crowds are truly shit too
Variety is the Spice of Life! keep going Cope loving what you are doing sir!
I must admit that while im not the biggest edge fan, he been with that company his whole career and if he wanted a weekly schedule, not sure why they couldn't find a place. This is why aew needs to exist. For guys to get the chance the other company has proven time and time again you may never really get your dream career. Some barely get a moment.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
agreed
This one of the best parts of having multiple major companies. Love seeing all the content and great matches across all the companies! Looking forward to seeing more of Edge as well.
The camera quality and lighting were perfect for this epiosde
It was a combination of Edge wanting to help the pro wrestling industry by contributing to the competition between pro wrestling companies but its also due to the face the WWE didn’t back up the Brinks truck to compensate on how he was being used.
@jonathancoleman6482
Ай бұрын
He ain’t helping with ratings
@joemckim1183
Ай бұрын
@@jonathancoleman6482 Edge was never really THE GUY. He was always the guy who worked with THE GUY.
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@joemckim1183 People quit watching wrestling when he retired.
Nothing but respect for this man.
I love how he collects his belts.....but surely if honest he'd love the big Eagle belt there instead of the toys-r-us cena spinner stuff
@lethirrdpenguin631
Ай бұрын
He never won that one 🤷🏽♀️
Makes me think of Angle going to TNA. In the WWE, Angle already wrestled most of the roster and held many of the titles. But in TNA, he could have dream matches with AJ, Sting, Jarrett, and Samoa Joe as well as proper, main event feuds with former WWE stars Christian, Jeff Hardy, and Mr. Anderson.
The Rated R superstar 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I wanted to see edge vs kevin owens so badly that was honestly imo gonna be a 5 star match between 2 canadians, but I am happy wherever adam is, I just hope him and ko will battle
Tbh, I didnt like the idea Edge wrestling for AEW. I absolutely hated it & wanted him as a commentator or producer, but I was wrong because he's been doing a fantastic job putting out banger matches & building up the mid card scene with the cope open. The TNT title has meaning & importance again because of Edge. Cody & Miro made that title & Edge revived it. I hope they put him in the main event scene soon to help build & create new stars.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
Agreed Edge Adam is doing really well and hes enjoying himself no one likes it is your problem
Edge vs Hook
Its good that he has the OPTION to do other things. No matter where your fandom lies, just to have an OPTION is the important thing.
All about fun & restoring the feeling
Only thing he did not do was have Alter Bridge play Metallingus live in WrestleMania as his entrance. Could have been done in 37, but ehh
You can tell he is having so much fun.
1:58 - With each match, I'm like, "I'm gonna try something I've never tried before.....FART."
He is a really good guy... He did best not to hurt other company comparing to his recent company... That's Pro
Why didn't you asked him why he cut that promo?
@fscorpion678
Ай бұрын
he did
Copeland vs Omega. Wembley stadium
The thing about telling stories and wanting to teach the future generation is that the future generation actually has to listen.
One of the best ever. Glad he joined AEW.
Hard question but very good answer
Looks like the background in edge's house
This is actually the most interesting edge has been in years. He’s having a great time
Man... Adam is definitely on my Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers for sure. It's amazing he's still performing at his age with all the injuries he's sustained
People who call him a traitor don't seem to realise that this man lost his dream job for years. So much talent has come through since he retired originally. He deserves this chance to wrestle who he wants in his limited time frame
Adam Copeland vs Adam Cole that’s my dream match
@tundrastreaming
Ай бұрын
ADAAAAAAM!
@jimbo_1312
Ай бұрын
With Adam Page as special guest ref and Adam Bomb as special guest enforcer.
@havok9001
Ай бұрын
@@jimbo_1312 or triple threat match & it be called battle of the Adam's
@MASA37-di8gp
Ай бұрын
Hahahaha man, and the stipulation for that match would be a battle for the name, and whoever gets to lose the fight has to change it This is one of the best comments!
@JayBurris100
Ай бұрын
@@MASA37-di8gp I knew people would find humor out of it because the names but I wasn’t trying to make a joke I really wanna see that match 2 legends
That's all my stalkers. Went from " yeah yeah yeah" to now I'm involved in something big and I'm becoming famous and people know who I am. Now it's " I needed to be involved" and " we're not going anywhere" and " we're here for you". But when I was hungry and 17 it was diy , figure it out .. I did .
Edge should have won the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 37 and be the only man to win the WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship (2002-2013 version) and the Universal Championship.
Man, as a mexican guy, that match between Adam and Pentagon was a living dream. It was awesome. And after this fragment of the interview, I'm just excited to imagine some matches between Copeland and Místico, Vikingo, or matches that never happened in WWE with people like Moxley, Pac and Castagnoli I'm hopeful for the future of this man
I figure he just wanted to be with Christian for a while.
Him using the phrase “laid hands on” gives me the image of Edge running around the AEW locker room touching everyone 🫠 maybe ditch that phrasing of it.
AKA - A money mark paid me a truck load of cash to fuck around with my best friend.
Its amazing! He done everything he wanted to do in wwe, and now, he wrestles where the best wrestle, not for the marketing, just for quality. Art in his pure form, thats amazing
Damn
Easy Money.
I like money
He deserved to win the world title one last time in wwe I’ll never forgive them for that 🤦♂️ thank god for AEW
he didnt wanted to put anyone over
@shariefragab1374
Ай бұрын
Created a faction that got three people extremely over, put Grayson Waller over after their match, that’s just two of his recent things in WWE
@JasonTigno
Ай бұрын
@@shariefragab1374he buried finn balor
@TheSupersmash97
Ай бұрын
@@JasonTignodefine buried
@shariefragab1374
Ай бұрын
@@JasonTigno You mean the guy who has been a smiley geek for years and is now one of the key players in the best faction of WWE?
@KevinMerced-mg5bt
Ай бұрын
@@shariefragab1374 he beat all of them
"I was WWE 4 LIFE guy until the second Brinks truck arrived." Good for you sir.
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
WWE paid him more.
@fscorpion678
Ай бұрын
For most of his career WWE has the only viable option in North America
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
@@redrick8900 who cares
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 You do. That's why you are whining at me.
He has done everything that he has to do with the biggest names on the grandest stage infront of 70K crowd streaming world wide. Now he's being paid more to work at indie level with indie wrestlers and ex-wwe wrestlers doing indierific stuff infront of crowd of 3000. It's all about the money and lighter work schedule.
@thewrestler9184
Ай бұрын
It's funny how a total stranger who I'm sure has never done anything worthwhile in his whole life thinks he can speak for a legendary hard working wrestler like Edge. Just like the man himself said instead of a loser who thinks he can speak for him, he has a new chapter where he can wrestle against great new talent & have great matches on a weekly basis, be a part of new sold out arena PPV shows, and will be a part of another spectacular 70k-80k All In show at Wembley, and all that while probably getting paid more than ever. Cry more hater.
@LCmedel
Ай бұрын
Tbh.... Would you like to do the same when you are 50, having a family, a childs, a debts....? You prove one more time that wwe smarks are annoying af..
@dannyknightblade4592
Ай бұрын
@@thewrestler9184 Exactly 💯! 👏👏👏👏 Adam Copeland not only gets to try new things and work with new people, but he gets to help build up a smaller promotion. Adam Copeland is enhancing his legacy now by working in AEW.
@rajakghosh6602
Ай бұрын
@@thewrestler9184 on the contrary I'm happy for him. Tony should hire all the talents wwe letting go and sign them for 20 million apiece and put on dream matches.
@SFG0ldRush
Ай бұрын
Funny how you say “lighter schedule” when one of his main reasons for going to AEW was wanting to work more & be there on a weekly basis. So it’s quite the opposite when it comes to that part.
I promise you Tony offered him way more money 😂😂
Mark Copeland
I wonder who’s that 5% he couldn’t have feud but wanted to 😅
Because WWE didnt renew his contract question answered
And there are still a majority of petty nerds who can’t accept or respect his decision to join AEW and label him as a “traitor”. 🙄🤦♂️
Money 😅😅😅
He pinned Balor clean at wrestlemania not to mention he buried Theory, Dom, Damien Priest, Grayson Waller, basically most of the future talents and then left the company. His actions says everything about him. Thank god WWE did not put him against Gunther, Logan Paul or LA Knight otherwise he would have pinned them as well before leaving.
@jimbo_1312
Ай бұрын
And it's his fault that Creative booked him to win those matches?
@bambam9961
Ай бұрын
@@jimbo_1312 Yeah, but if it was Cena, Ud not blame the bookings
@Ghost-Face420
Ай бұрын
@@bambam9961 💯
@head6856
Ай бұрын
Didn't see WWE fans complaining about that until after he joined AEW.
@ApolloTheLeader
Ай бұрын
@@head6856AEW bad WWE good (basically)
Because Tony doesn't say "No."
@haroldjoseph8296
Ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅
Talks about working with new talent … works with Bryan Cage (again) right out of the gate.
@ApolloTheLeader
Ай бұрын
I think you mean Christan cage, but anyway, some people hes worked with so far: Daniel Garcia Eddie Kingston Mark Briscoe Sting Darby Luchasarus Buddy Mathews Malikai Black Brody King Minoru Sizuki Griff Garrison Kyle Oriley Willow Nightingale FTR
lol I can name tons wrestlers in wwe that edge hasn’t faced in the ring.
@thebruhnetwork
Ай бұрын
-Akira Tozowa -Reggie -Axiom -Titus O Niel -Apollo Crews -Noam Darh
A little too late. AEW is dying quick if they dont start focusing on themselves instead of nonstop jabs at WWE every week. Also need to work on selling and protecting their opponets in the ring.
He thought he could be the difference, he wasn't lol
@gusfring9194
Ай бұрын
You aren't watching then cus he's killing it there
@jonathancoleman6482
Ай бұрын
@@gusfring9194not really
@ronnmozz
Ай бұрын
@@jonathancoleman6482 its wild commenting that after his match with Brodie last night
@rj6thstreet
Ай бұрын
@@gusfring9194yeah he’s doing great but he’s not saving the company.
@ngouhboy
Ай бұрын
@@gusfring9194he’s having great matches(which most people in AEW do) but he’s not moving the needle for them fr
And yet he works Christian for the majority of his time there.
@ApolloTheLeader
Ай бұрын
Daniel Garcia Eddie Kingston Mark Briscoe Sting Darby Luchasarus Buddy Mathews Malikai Black Brody King Minoru Sizuki Griff Garrison Kyle Oriley Willow Nightingale FTR Penta
@SefniAsheforr
Ай бұрын
@@ApolloTheLeaderMajority or those were throw away matches that accomplished nothing. I mean for real? You have a decent WWE star come over and have him work the Dinosaur Douchebag and the charisma vacuum Garcia? What a joke.
@ApolloTheLeader
Ай бұрын
@@SefniAsheforr what are you talking about? I can tell you dont watch the product. Many of them were ppv matches or 1st time ever matches. holy hell. Luchasarus is one of the best most athletic big men in wrestling. Former tnt & tag champ. Garcia is a young 20-something yr old technical wizard who has managed to get over with the crowd create a solo run for himself. At his age Cope should be working with young guys.
@SefniAsheforr
Ай бұрын
@@ApolloTheLeader You have to be a troll. Luchasaurus is a talentless hack with a terrible gimmick and Garcia a technical wizard? In what world? Yeah, step aside Bret Hart and Kurt Angle, Brian Garcia is the new technical goat 😂😂😂 Garcia is so over with the crowd that they’re drawing a whole 3000 people at arenas and an incredible 600,000 people in ratings 😂
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
No he hasn't.
Money that's it. Money makes him defend AEW and slander his career in WWE
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
He made more money in WWE. He went to AEW to do better work.
@fscorpion678
Ай бұрын
He's never slandered wwe 💀 go outside dude
@sulaimanalruhaily1776
Ай бұрын
@@fscorpion678 he said aew is where the best wrestle + and it's better than whioe career ij wwe that tells you a slander
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@sulaimanalruhaily1776 The first part is true and he didn't say the second part. WWE zombies don't care how asinine you look.
@sulaimanalruhaily1776
Ай бұрын
@@redrick8900 go watch his promo he clearly stated that dummy.
He mentioned a lot of wrestlers he hasn’t had a match or program with. His first program in aew: christian Bruh😂😂
Translation: Edge wanted to play with his friends, work maybe once a week, and make millions in the process. Ha.
@thewrestler9184
Ай бұрын
Funny the level of ignorance you display by thinking you can actually speak for him.
@Am0ment0fB
Ай бұрын
@@thewrestler9184 his own actions, speak for him. His months long feud with Christian and now playing with his buddies in the house of black. It's ok, he's still going to be your friend. Ha.
@Am0ment0fB
Ай бұрын
@@thewrestler9184 by the way dum dum, he literally said it too. Ha.
@LCmedel
Ай бұрын
Tbh.... Would you like to do the same when you are 50, having a family, a childs, a debts....? You prove one more time that wwe smarks are annoying af..
@Am0ment0fB
Ай бұрын
@@LCmedel no. Edge was in his right to take the millions of dollars for a few hours of work a week. But, that gives me the right to call out this disasterous run in aew. Ha.
He wanted to drink the koolaid. He is basically the wrestling version of Uncle Dave.
MJF was right
@sharker102s
Ай бұрын
edge last words to fans upon leaving wwe was " I'll never let you down even if I could I'd give up everything if only for your good So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there So love me when I'm gone"
Yet he feuds with Christian 😂
He’s in the tail end of his career and won’t be WWE champion again. Why not make more money to work less and have a boss that’s a push over? Perfect for the almost retired and unmotivated
If AEW didn't suck so much ass id try to keep following along. Glad he's happy and still doing it though
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
AEW is the best wrestling today.
@alonemax2912
Ай бұрын
@@redrick8900, they don't like wrestling, they like 40 minutes of talking.
@Zanoladab
Ай бұрын
WWE has better storylines currently but AEW in ring perfomances look better and more realistic
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
@@Zanoladab what storylines only have one
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@Zanoladab WWE is one storyline over and over. Their top three storylines last year were Damage CTRL, Judgement Day, and the Bloodline. That's the same program.
He did it for the money. That's it. It kinda ruined his wwe legacy if you ask me. When you see him you see Edge, not very indie wrestler Adam Copeland.
He’s lying. WWE just didn’t pay him enough. Allegedly.
@Bls-of1ld
Ай бұрын
You would think his first run would set him for life
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
WWE paid him more.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
@@redrick8900 Tony paid him more
@redrick8900
Ай бұрын
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Liar.
i think this man should retire from aew & make a deal with matt reeves, he can easily portray comic book accurate joker
Gonna be a sad day when AEW goes the way of WCW and all these talented people either go back to WWE or scatter into the indie winds.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
keep on dreaming
@TimedRevolver
Ай бұрын
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Dude, they're already working through the WCW Greatest Hits.
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
@@TimedRevolver sure they are
@TimedRevolver
Ай бұрын
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Let's see... Company funded by a rich guy who has no experience in the wrestling business? Check. Bringing in talent from Japan and WWE? Check. Airing on TBS? Check. Trying to be WWE's biggest competitor? Check. Come on, they even have Sting and Big Show. They would be fine if they, ya know, stopped trying to directly compete with WWE and just existed as an alternative for wrestlers to work for. I mean, come on. Someone who left WWE to help form AEW is BACK in WWE. Another guy who left WWE because of their bullshit chose WWE over dealing with AEW again. I don't WANT AEW to fail. Like the man said here, having only one place is bad for the wrestling business. But Tony needs to stop being competition and just do his own thing.
I still feel like it's f***** up that he just decided to go over to aew when WWE is where it's at! If he was going to betray the WWE universe he should have just retired. Fuk em!
Beth Phoenix making her AEW debut to support him against the patriarchy, especially now that Shayna Baszler is there, would be significant.
@agentcodybanx8909
Ай бұрын
Shayna is in WWE
@dannyknightblade4592
Ай бұрын
I would love for Adam Copeland and Beth Phoenix to make history by becoming Tag Team Champions together in AEW.
@ahmedalaidid4639
Ай бұрын
@@agentcodybanx8909 I meant Shayna Wayne
@ahmedalaidid4639
Ай бұрын
@dannyknightblade4592 Bro,AEW doesn't have Mixed Tag team championships
@dannyknightblade4592
Ай бұрын
@@ahmedalaidid4639 I know. I think AEW should do intergender matches and let Beth Phoenix become ( Men's ) Tag Team Champion with her real life husband. Why not? AEW let a man become AEW Women's World Champion.
Sell out
@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
Ай бұрын
grow up sell out my ass
I respect this answer I was upset when I heard edge left 🥲