Adam Cole Forced to Vacate TNT Championship Ahead of AEW All In: Texas

AEW’s All In: Texas card took a major hit just hours before showtime—and fans expecting Adam Cole to defend his TNT Championship were hit with some tough news.

Tony Khan broke the story directly on Twitter, confirming that Cole is officially out of the event. “Adam Cole is not medically cleared to compete at AEW All In: Texas,” Khan wrote. That announcement comes as a major shake-up, especially with Cole scheduled to face Kyle O’Reilly in one of the event’s top matches.

Instead of delaying the match, Khan revealed that Cole has been stripped of the TNT Title. A new champion will be crowned in a four-way bout featuring “Kyle Fletcher vs Daniel Garcia vs Sammy Guevara vs Dustin Rhodes.”

Cole had been riding a wave of momentum heading into All In, and fans were eager to see him and O’Reilly square off once again. But with his medical status now in question, all eyes turn to the newly scheduled title bout to see who will step up in Cole’s absence.

AEW hasn’t released any additional details about what’s keeping Cole out or how long he’ll be sidelined. For now, fans are left wishing him well and waiting to see who walks out of Arlington with the TNT Championship.

AEW All In: Texas 2025 Lineup:

• AEW World Championship Texas Death Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
• AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mercedes Moné
• AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. AEW International Champion Kenny Omega for the New Unified Championship
• Swerve Strickland & Will Ospreay vs. The Young Bucks
• TNT Championship: Adam Cole (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
• AEW World Tag Team Championships: Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. The Patriarchy vs. JetSpeed
• AEW Trios Championships: Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs (c) Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Gabe Kidd
• Men’s Casino Gauntlet Match
• Women’s Casino Gauntlet Match
• Zero Hour: FTR vs. The Outrunners
• Zero Hour: Big Boom AJ, Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Hechicero
• Zero Hour: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, The Infantry, and Lee Moriarty) with Anthony Ogogo vs. Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, and The Von Erichs with Kevin Von Erich
• Zero Hour: Sammy Guevara, Dustin Rhodes, Marshall and Ross Von Erich vs. Shane Taylor Promotions

As a reminder, Ringside News will have live play-by-play coverage of the event over in our AEW All In section.

How do you feel about AEW pulling Adam Cole from the card and vacating the TNT Title? Is the four-way match the right move? Sound off in the comments and let us know who you’re picking to win it all.