Ahead of challenging his friend MJF for the World Championship at AEW All In, Adam Cole appeared on the Under The Ring podcast to promote the show.
Adam Cole on wrestling MJF at ALL In at Wembley Stadium
“So for me personally, again, there’s so many different routes I could go with this, but like, overall, for it to be such an important event for professional wrestling and AEW as a whole, is very, very exciting. It’s our first time over in the U.K. To see the outpouring of support and excitement for this show, I mean, I think the ticket sales kind of speak for themselves as far as how excited everybody is to have AEW here. It’s a giant step forward for AEW. For me personally, this means the world to me because nine months ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to wrestle again, let alone main-event one of the biggest professional wrestling shows of all time. So I keep reminding myself, again, where I was, like, you know, six to nine months ago and wondering if I was ever going to be able to get back into the ring and now to have the biggest match of my life against a guy like MJF for the AEW World Championship, I mean, that’s the ultimate full-circle fairy tale moment for me.”
On wrestling with MJF against Aussie Open on the All In Zero Hour show:
“Yeah, it’s pretty wild to think, again, we’re in this this big world championship match going in as friends, but still, like easily the biggest match of both of our careers, but at the same time, I really do feel like our fans have loved and enjoyed watching me and MJF as a team. Ever since we did not successfully win the AEW World Tag titles, I think the idea of going after championships that are equally as important to me, the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Titles against a team like Aussie Open who has just been incredible in their run in AEW so far, I mean, it’s wild. It’s crazy, but literally everything about that night is wild and crazy. So I mean, God if me and MJF could go in as the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, that’d be pretty cool. So it’ll be a challenging, exciting, rough, but incredible day at the office for All In.”
On how he is feeling now that he’s come back from his injuries:
“Oh, man, I feel great. I feel really, really good. I’ve been wrestling for 15 years and I remember thinking, you know, nine months is both a long time and then I would also trick myself into thinking, ‘Oh, nine months isn’t that long? I’ll jump right back into it and I’ll be totally fine.’ There definitely was a re-learning curve when I came back. I think a lot of it had to do with the severity of what I went through. I remember being totally relieved and so happy that I was cleared by multiple doctors, but there still was that like, God, what if something else happens type of fear and I’m just being totally transparent and honest when it comes to that. But now as time has gone on, specifically, these past few months, I feel the best I have felt in years, honestly like, both in the ring, on the microphone, while traveling, in my personal life, like everything that’s happening right now I could not be happier. I’m so thankful, so grateful to be able to be back in the ring doing what I love to do, and truth be told, I have never been more physically, mentally, emotionally, more ready for this giant event. I feel great. I feel really, really good.”
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