Tony Schiavone Says He Didn’t Know Adam Copeland (Edge) Was Making His AEW Debut At AEW WrestleDream

Tony Schiavone comments on Adam Copeland, formerly Edge in WWE, making his AEW debut.

Adam Copeland arrived in All Elite Wrestling at the end of the inaugural AEW WrestleDream event. Copeland confronted his former tag team partner and childhood best friend, Christian Cage, to close out the show in a moment that would see him interact with the Sting for the first time ever in their respective careers. 

Tony Schiavone reflected on Adam Copeland’s AEW arrival on the latest episode of his What Happened When podcast, revealing that he personally had no idea that the former WWE Champion was going to be at the event until that day. 

“I had no idea he was there, but I thought it was great. I thought it was pretty cool when he slides into the room and he and Christian go face-to-face because I’m  looking at them thinking, ‘Man, there’s a legendary tag team and they’re just staring at each other.’ It was a very, very good moment and the fans lost their minds as well. So with all that, I thought it was a very good move, but no, I didn’t know, and you know what? That’s cool,” he said. 

The podcast is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 4 and Schiavone revealed that Copeland the special backstage interview which will be seen on the October 4 episode of the AEW Control Center that precedes the fourth-anniversary edition of AEW Dynamite later that evening. 

Schiavone says Copeland’s excitement to be in AEW is very apparent and he is certain that it won’t be the last surprise AEW ever delivers. 

“We did a very exclusive backstage interview with him afterwards, and you can tell his excitement for being here in AEW, so good job,” Tony says. “I’m sure as time goes on, it won’t be the last surprise that we have. I’m not giving a spoiler because again, I don’t know, but as we go on in the years, you just never know, right? I mean, think about Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley on the very first AEW Double or Nothing.” 

It is already known that Adam Copeland will be making his Dynamite debut on October 4, followed by his AEW Saturday Collision debut on October 7, and his AEW in-ring debut against Luchasaurus on AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday on October 10. 

Fans can read more about Adam Copeland’s decision to join AEW at this link. 

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