Adam Copeland made his return from injury at the end of AEW Worlds End on Saturday night. He did so after Jon Moxley retained his AEW World Heavyweight Title in a fatal 4-way bout.
This led to FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & Copeland running down to attack The Death Riders (Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli). This sets up the trios bout on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.
Copeland has been sidelined for several months with a broken leg he sustained during a daring dive off a steel cage at Double or Nothing. At the AEW Worlds End post-show media scrum, Copeland discussed his return, noting that the hurricane that hit North Carolina played a factor in delaying his return.
Copeland stated, “It’s one of those deals where, if you watch my career, it’s not out of my character to do insane things. It’s kind of what I do, every once in a while. I’ll get a hair up my ass and decide, ‘Yeah, I’m going to dive through a flaming table, sure.’ So, that’s just me. It’s kind of hardwired into me. I also think it’s part of why I’ve gotten to where I’ve gotten. That being said, I also realize I’m closer to the tail end of my career than the beginning, and I have kids now. So, there is a different mindset that goes into it. In terms of recovery, I’m still lucky in that I recover like Wolverine. And part of that is, I just go after it. The day I can go after it is the day I do it. I’ve actually been cleared for a while, but Tony and I had a conversation, and our area got hit by a hurricane. It was much more important to be home. We just got the water boil advisory lifted three weeks ago. We’ve been using bottled water to brush our teeth and wash our hands for close to three months. When real life hits like that, something like this has to take second place. Luckily, we’re at a place where that is considered and respected. In terms of being back and ready, I’m just ready to go. Every month for me, at this stage, feels like a year. I have to get in and get cooking.”
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