Edge (Adam Copeland) Explains Why He Left WWE To Join AEW

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WWE Hall of Famer Adam Copeland (Edge) has explained why he chose to leave WWE to join AEW.

Copeland made his AEW debut in the closing moments of Sunday’s (October 1) WrestleDream pay-per-view, saving Sting and Darby Allin from a beatdown at the hands of Nick Wayne, Luchasaurus, and his old friend Christian Cage.

The popular star has now taken to Twitter to address his move, noting that he felt like he and WWE have outgrown each other.

Opening up about his in-ring future, Copeland wrote:

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! 

Christian Cage has since commented on Copeland joining AEW.

Tony Khan has officially announced the Rated-R Superstar’s AEW in-ring debut match and first AEW opponent, which you can read about right here.

For details on Copeland’s AEW contract, click here.

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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…

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) October 2, 2023

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