Adam Copeland recently announced that he plans to retire by the end of next yearbut until then, he has his sights set on the AEW World Championship. Copeland’s former WWE rival, Matt Hardy, doesn’t think all AEW fans will be happy if Copeland achieves his dream, which he explained in his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy“Podcast.
“It’s going to be a great way to send him off,” Hardy said. “I just worry so much sometimes because even AEW fans, someone like Adam, who’s still a great performer at his age, and he can still go and have good matches; I feel like they would be a little critical of him as a champion.”
As for his own feelings on the matter, Hardy said he would be happy to see Copeland win the company’s top title. Hardy doesn’t see Copeland as someone who will politicize his way to winning the belt, and that even as AEW World Champion, he will continue to help the young talent in the locker room.
So far, Copeland has had one shot at the title since his announcement, failing to capture the belt after competing in a Clockwork Carnage match at WrestleDream. Despite this, Hardy still hopes that Copeland will end up successful. “I wouldn’t rule it out,” he said, while agreeing with co-host John Alba that beating Will Ospreay for the belt probably wouldn’t be the best path.
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