Adam Copeland: New matchups in AEW ‘are all super exciting’

Adam Copeland has numerous future opponents in mind now that he is in AEW. 

Copeland told Sports Illustrated recently that he and WWE had ‘reached a place where we’d done all we could do together.’ However, future matchups in AEW against wrestlers such as Darby Allin, Sting, Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay have the 49-year-old excited about the future, as does the possibility of wrestling for NJPW. 

“I’ve never wrestled at Wrestle Kingdom,” said Copeland. “I’ve never wrestled at Tokyo Dome. How about a match against Kazuchika Okada? That would be pretty cool. I’m pretty excited by that. How about Jon Moxley? Hell yeah. A singles match in AEW against Bryan Danielson? Miro? Claudio Castagnoli? Kenny Omega? Will Ospreay? Adam Page? Chris Jericho? Malakai Black? FTR in a tag? Teaming with Darby against the Young Bucks? Facing Darby? Facing Sting? A promo battle with Eddie Kingston? The possibilities, they’re keeping me awake at night. These new matchups are all super exciting. It all starts next week against Luchasaurus.”

“The realization fully hit when I was staring at Sting in the ring,” he continued. “I know WWE like the back of my hand. I know Edge. I don’t know AEW. It’s new to me. That is very exciting for me. It’s like starting from scratch, but with a lot more experience.”

One potential future opponent for Copeland in AEW is not a new matchup at all. Copeland confronted his longtime friend, tag partner, and rival Christian Cage at WrestleDream. The prospect of him working with Cage again was something Copeland’s daughters were particularly excited about. 

“My girls helped me see clearly on this decision. They love the idea that I get to work with Uncle Jay [Reso, Christian Cage’s real name], who is my best friend. My girls made it all make so much sense for me.”

Copeland’s first non-WWE match in 25 years has been scheduled for next Tuesday’s AEW Dynamite against Luchasaurus. The show has been bumped from its usual date due to coverage of the MLB playoffs. Copeland is scheduled for a promo segment on tonight’s show. 

“I am so thankful for every aspect of my career, and I’ll be forever thankful for the WWE,” said Copeland. “It was the only place I wanted to work. We reached a place where we’d done all we could do together. And I guarantee you this–they’re not mad. I’m not mad. I’ve received so many texts from the office, from the travel department, from the talent relations department, from the music department, from the performers, from the big suits, and none of them are mad. They’re happy for me. And I’m happy. They’re going to continue to crush it, too. And I have more of an opportunity to help the entire wrestling business in AEW.”