Adam Copeland, formerly known as Edge, made his promotional debut at Sunday’s AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view event after his WWE contract had expired in September by making the save for Sting and Darby Allin from an attack by Luchasaurus, Christian Cage, and Nick Wayne.
While speaking on the AEW Dynamite Control Center preview video for tonight’s show, where he will do his first promo, Copeland reflected on the debut:
“I feel like a little kid. I feel like I used to feel when I first wrestled. I don’t feel like a 31-year veteran right now. So I landed and I had this kind of treatment idea of a video package to kind of play as the introduction before I came out and called Darby. Because I’m like, he’s a Seattle guy and he’ll be able to find an old muscle car and all of these things. And then we just guerrilla shot this thing. And it was, well, I’m holding as we’re hanging out the back of an SUV with the back open filming this car. And it’s just like, this is amazing. I’m in it, and I’m doing it and helping see this vision that was in my head come to life instead of just being done. That’s super exciting. As a creative person, to have the freedom to try and come up with things like that and then to have the talent around to help out with that process and not even bat an eye. Super cool. Super fun. And then, from there, got here tonight. And it’s just been good to see some familiar faces and a couple of faces. I haven’t met before already. But there’s going to be plenty more of those after the fact. And as a performer, you want to challenge yourself. At least I do. I’ve always been about the challenge and trying to find the thing that keeps the passion and keeps the flame inside you lit. I look at this roster and I’m just like, There are so many first-ever matches I’ve never faced. Samoa Joe, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega. That’s really damn exciting. That’s the kind of thing that still gets your blood pumping and gives you goosebumps. And so that’s just super fun. And I think most importantly, I felt like by being in AEW, I could help the industry as a whole more. That’s important. I just mentioned to somebody I felt free out there. This is nuts. What an unforgettable moment. I’ve always said when I come out, I try to throw as much energy as I can at the audience, hoping that they throw it back. Then we’re in this thing together. And then that’s what it felt like tonight. Like Seattle was there throwing it back at me, and that’s the kind of night that you never forget.”
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