Adam Copeland Assumes WWE Wouldn't Let Him Be Part Of John Cena Retirement Tour - Fightful

Adam 'Edge' Copeland Reveals WWE Denied John Cena's Retirement Match Following Rumors amid AEW Run

During John Cena's retirement tour last year in which he stepped in the ring with many of his past WWE rivals, one name missing from the group was Edge in part because he had left to join AEW back in 2023.

Adam Copeland Assumes WWE Wouldn't Let Him Be Part Of John Cena Retirement Tour - Fightful

During his retirement tour, John Cena wrestled old foes like Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles, CM Punk, and Randy Orton, and paid tribute to those he couldn't wrestle like Adam Copeland (Edge), Bray Wyatt, The Undertaker, and Kurt Angle. Copeland is still active in wrestling, currently competing for AEW, and fans wondered if he might shock…

Hall of Famer claims WWE prevented him from returning for John Cena's retirement tour

A WWE Hall of Famer shared that he would have been open to returning to the company to face John Cena during his retirement tour.

Adam Copeland Says the Choice Was “Am I Going to Go to AEW or Am I Going to Retire?”

Adam Copeland said he likely would have retired if AEW did not exist, and that WWE kept him out of John Cena’s farewell tour. Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Copeland said his WWE run had reached its natural end before his 2023 move. “I had kind of run the gamut with WWE… To me, that writing was pretty clearly on the wall. It was more along the lines of, ‘Am I going to go to AEW or am I going to retire?’ And during the match with Sheamus, I …

Adam Copeland believes Tony Khan would have allowed him to be John Cena's final opponent

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Adam Copeland Says Tony Khan Would Have Allowed John Cena WWE Match

Adam Copeland believes AEW President Tony Khan would have allowed him to make a one-off WWE appearance to face John Cena during his retirement tour. John Cena ended his in-ring career in 2025, with his farewell run featuring matches against several notable opponents. During the tour, some fans called for Adam Copeland to return to […] The post Adam Copeland Says Tony Khan Would Have Allowed John Cena WWE Match appeared first on Slam Wrestling.