Adam Copeland Addresses Fans Upset He Left WWE For AEW

AEW WrestleDream delivered a night of incredible moments that will be remembered for a long time, with Adam Copeland’s debut being the biggest moment in the whole show. Copeland was part of WWE for 25 years and quite a few fans were upset over his AEW debut. Copeland has now addressed fans who were upset that he left WWE for AEW.

Adam Copeland’s AEW debut blew up the pro wrestling world at WrestleDream. Everyone lost their collective minds after hearing the iconic ‘You think you know me’ before his theme song started.

While many fans were elated to see him in AEW, there were quite a few fans who were upset that Adam Copeland left WWE for AEW. The Rated R Superstar took to Twitter and penned a lengthy message after his debut, where he thanked WWE for his 25 years in the company and stated that he and WWE grew apart. He then addressed fans who were upset that he left WWE for AEW, who found the whole mentality of one company or the other very weird.

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As some of you may now know, I’m no longer with WWE. My new home is AEW. I’m excited. Whole new roster. Some familiar faces that I wanted to work with again and a whole set of first ever matches. New challenges, and if you’ve followed my career, you know that’s what I’ve always been driven by.
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But first and foremost I want to address my 25 years with WWE. I love WWE and appreciate everything the company did for me. Always have, always will. They put me on the map, gave me amazing opportunities and through hard work on both ends, I’ve been supplied with a wonderful life. Hell, WWE helped me meet the woman I’d start my family with. Sometimes relationships just grow apart and I feel the WWE and I have just outgrown each other. I wanted to do more. They didn’t have much more for me to do. Simple as that. And that’s ok. I’ll still be watching and still be supporting all of my friends there. 2/4

I don’t buy into this odd mentality of one company or the other. It’s weird. If you took offense to that, take a walk, get some fresh air and soak up some sunshine. It’s wrestling. An amazing gig. But still, it’s wrestling. Relax. It’s supposed to be fun. And it’s just a segment of the fans, not most fans, and definitely not the performers. Within the industry we all know that more choices is better for everyone and pushes us all to be better. As a wrestling fan, which I still am, it’s exciting that there’s viable companies providing wrestling on national and worldwide platforms. If you’re actually a fan of wrestling, and not acronyms, that should make you happy too. 3/4

I guess what I’m trying to say is this, if you’ve appreciated my work, you still can, no matter what the initials are. Because I’ll still be bustin my ass everytime I’m out there. This ride isn’t over just yet. Just try to have fun, like it should be. Because trust me I’ll be having fun everytime I’m out there in an AEW ring. Let’s go! 4/4

The WWE Hall of Famer is under full-time contract with AEW. Adam Copeland’s first AEW match has also been unveiled. We’ll have to see how the Rated R Superstar will fare in AEW.

What’s your view on fans being upset over Adam Copeland leaving WWE for AEW? Are you happy he is in AEW? Let us know in the comments!