At AEW Double or Nothing on Sunday, 50-year-old Adam Copeland lept from the highest of the cage throughout his match with Malakai Black. On Tuesday, Copeland revealed the worth he needed to pay for that call, saying he’d suffered a fractured tibia within the match.
Many followers have been instantly nervous that Copeland (previously Edge in WWE) might have suffered an damage when he jumped from the cage and landed on his toes earlier than hitting Black, who had been laid out on a desk, with an elbow. Usually, the wrestler would land on his opponent and the desk to interrupt their fall.
Copeland posted a video on Tuesday morning confirming that he had suffered a damaged tibia and could be out of motion for the close to future.
“Double or Nothing, flew again yesterday,” Copeland stated. “Malakai Black, dude is an animal, simply actually, actually, actually rattling good. As you are about to seek out out on this video, I assume the home at all times does win. … I have been feeling actually good currently and having a lot enjoyable within the ring and I bought cocky, I assume is what it actually boils all the way down to. I am most likely a narcissist, egomaniac, and I am going to unpack that someday. My mind forgets what my physique at all times appears to recollect a bit of late — that I am 50 and must make higher decisions. My physique pulled the emergency brake on me the opposite evening and I ended up fracturing my tibia. It may require surgical procedure, I do not know the timeframe on that but.”
Copeland stated that he needs to take pleasure in his daughter Ruby’s upcoming birthday earlier than coping with the surgical procedure.
Copeland retired from wrestling in 2011 because of neck accidents earlier than making an unlikely return to the ring as a shock entrant within the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble. He continued to wrestle part-time for WWE till his contract ran out in September 2023, at which level he signed with AEW the place he’s a two-time, and present, TNT champion.