Jon Moxley vs. Cope World title match official for AEW Revolution
A grudge match six weeks in the making now has an official location and date — March’s AEW Revolution — as AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will defend against Adam “Cope” Copeland.
Cope initially made the challenge nearly two weeks ago on the February 1st Collision, but was turned down by Moxley on last week’s Dynamite.
On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Cope and Jay White stole the briefcase that holds the title which hasn’t been seen since Moxley won it at last October’s WrestleDream. At the end of Dynamite, Cope threatened to destroy the case with his customized “Spike” bat and bring the belt out unless Moxley agreed to the match.
Moxley came out and did just that, but Cope still attempted to open the case by battering it. He eventually got distracted by PAC which gave Marina Shafir an opening to get the case back.
Moxley will team with Claudio Castagnoli against Cope and White at this Saturday’s Grand Slam Australia.
The champion will be looking for his fourth defense of the title while Cope is hoping for his first AEW title reign since he was forced to relinquish the TNT Championship last May after fracturing his tibia.
The singles match will be their first ever against each other.
Here’s the current lineup for Sunday, March 9th in Los Angeles, California:
- AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Cope
- Big Boom AJ vs. TBA