Adam Copeland Reveals How Long He Plans To Continue Wrestling

Adam Copeland is set to make his in-ring PPV bow for All Elite Wrestling at Full Gear on November 18, with the ‘Rated R Superstar’ set to team with Sting and Darby Allin against Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, and Luchasaurus in trios action.

Since signing with AEW at the start of October, Copeland has wrestled one match so far, and during an appearance on ESPN NHL’s The Drop, the multi-time world champion revealed how long he plans on continuing in the ring:

"Retirement was an option," said Copeland. "There were three options. It was WWE, retirement, and once I was free of my contract, AEW was an option. I had those three, and I sat with it, I really did. I had discussions with the family, with my friends, and it really was Lyric, my nine-year-old, put it to me plainly, 'Are you still having fun?' 'Yeah.' 'Where are you going to have the most fun?' 'With Uncle Jay [Christian Cage].' It seemed like a no-brainer, and then talking to Tony [Tony Khan], and his excitement levels for it, that gets you excited.

“We started going down the list and seeing all those potential matchups and the stories we could tell, it got very exciting. I'm also a realist in regard to, there's only so long that can last. I don't want to be pulling anything down, I still want to be propping up. I don't know how long that means, but I do know it gets tougher every year. I feel great and as long as I feel great and feel like I can maintain a certain level, that's how long I'll be around.”

Copeland spent nine years away from the ring having been forced into an initial retirement after WWE WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 before returning at the 2020 Royal Rumble.

H/T: Fightful