Adam Copeland, known as Edge in WWE, made his AEW debut at WrestleDream on Sunday night by saving Sting from a Con-Chair-To and closing the show with a stare-down with Christian. And now, following one of the biggest jumps in wrestling history, the Rated R Superstar has taken to Twitter/X to address his change of promotions. Noting that he and WWE had grown apart, but he’ll still be watching and supporting his friends in the company.
“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!”
Adam Copeland49-year-old Copeland began wrestling for WWE in 1996, signed a developmental contract in 1997, and debuted on television in 1998. From there, he would slowly work his way up the card and achieve success as both a tag team performer alongside Christian as well as a singles performer.
His breakout moment would come at WrestleMania 21 when he won the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match, securing himself a future title shot. Subsequently, he cashed in at New Year’s Revolution against John Cena, taking his career to the next level. And while a neck injury would go on to sideline him between 2011 and 2019, he remained incredibly popular with fans, making his 2020 comeback one of the most emotional moments in WWE history.
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