Adam Coles emotional moment at AEW All In: Texas wasnt just a storylineit was real. Cole officially vacated the TNT Championship live on pay-per-view, and now there are serious questions about whether hell ever wrestle again.
On Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez confirmed Coles injury was legitimate and severe. Kyle Fletcher lariated him right in the jaw, and he ended up with a concussion, Alvarez revealed. He talked to Tony Khan, and ended up hes out.
Alvarez also shut down any speculation about this being scripted. Everything you see is everything that happened everything you saw on television was 100% legitimate, everything he said, all of it.
In a chilling revelation, Alvarez said Cole was seriously contemplating retirement. From what I can gather he was pretty much ready to go out on Saturday and retire, he shared. And I guess, you know, cooler heads prevailed, and its exactly what he said. He was like, Im not in the right headspace to make that decision right now.
As of now, theres no timetable for Coles return. Alvarez ended with a grim reality: His future as a wrestler is very much in doubt, and its just going to be a matter of time when he feels hes in the right headspace, hes going to make a decision, and well see what happens.
In Coles absence, AEW crowned a new TNT Champion during All InDustin Rhodes won the four-way match and claimed the title for the first time in his storied career.
Adam Coles future is unclear, and the industry may have just witnessed a farewell in real time. But if he does make a comeback, itll be on his own terms.
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