WWE Hall Of Famer Confirms He Will End His Career In AEW In 2027

Adam Copeland, formerly known as Edge in WWE, revealed on Wednesday’s Dynamite that his career is coming to an end, technically for the second time. Copeland confirmed that 2027 will be his final year competing as a pro wrestler, but he wants to do something before he leaves the ring for good.

Adam Copeland Will Retire In 2027

Copeland, along with his long-time tag partner and best friend Christian Cage, rolled back the clock at All Out by competing in a three-way tag team ladder match, a match type they created almost 30 years ago. Copeland and Cage lost the AEW Tag Titles in that match, and the latter suffered serious injuries that will take a while to heal.

Copeland revealed as much before confirming his retirement plans, revealing Cage broke some ribs and punctured a lung a few minutes into the match. It’s those injuries that have led Copeland to decide it’s probably time he retired. The WWE Hall of Famer didn’t say when exactly – just that he wants to be a World Champion one last time before he heads off into the sunset.

One More World Title

That might happen as soon as this weekend, as Copeland has secured his spot in the Clockwork Carnage match at WrestleDream. A new match type to AEW, and with seven other wrestlers in there, the odds will very much be stacked against him, but it’s an opportunity to become AEW World Champion nonetheless.

Should Copeland not win the title this weekend, then it seems his entire gimmick heading into his final year as a wrestler will be about him trying to become World Champion one more time. Copeland is one of the most decorated performers in pro wrestling history, having won 11 World Championships over the course of his career. However, not only were all of those wins in WWE, but they all came before his initial retirement in 2011.

Copeland actually had to relinquish the last World Championship he won due to that first retirement after having successfully defended it at WrestleMania 27. Copeland was told by doctors that he could no longer wrestle due to a cervical spinal stenosis diagnosis. Time to heal, paired with advances in medicine, meant that in 2020, he was able to return from that retirement and continue wrestling. Another seven years later, Copeland is ready to retire again, this time on his own terms. But can he become AEW Champion before it’s too late?