Adam "Edge" Copeland addresses why he left WWE & joined AEW
Adam Copeland (Edge) made his AEW debut at AEW WrestleDream to save Darby Allin and Sting from the brutal assault of Christian Cage, Lucha Saurus and Nick Wayne. He returned with the existing Metalingus theme, which gave goosebumps to the AEW crowd. Although his return excited AEW fans, WWE fans are quite upset about him leaving WWE. So Edge gave a clear explanation to his fans and through X (Twitter).
Edge on leaving WWE
Adam Copeland addressed his fans on X stating that he loves WWE and all that the company gave him. He feels like he and WWE fell apart, but he could still support his friends there, and has no weird thoughts of joining the odd company.
Adam Copeland on X (Twitter) wrote,
“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 everytime 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 everytime I’m out there in an AEW ring. Let’s go!”
How do you see Adam Copeland (Edge) joining AEW? Is it a wise move? or he should have reconsidered his decision? However we are excited so see Copeland in AEW and how his game would be in the new environment.
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