Adam Copeland Claims AEW Reunion With Christian Cage Isn’t a Greatest Hits Tour

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage have been teaming up again for the past couple of months, but some fans wonder if it’ll be the same as before. As it turns out, Copeland has now claimed their reunion won’t be a greatest hits tour.

In an interview with The Score, Copeland said this reunion isn’t just about nostalgia. Instead, they are creating a fresh version of their team that reflects how both of their characters have grown and changed.

The Rated R Superstar explained that they are not simply repeating old highlights but building something new, with a fun “can they get along?” dynamic similar to Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets. Copeland believes this new approach keeps the partnership exciting and different from a typical greatest-hits return.

“That’s the most fun part, to start writing a new chapter, but also have it be a different chapter. We’re not just coming back and running the greatest hits. We’re doing two different characters now and maintaining that going into this thing, which makes for this unlikely Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets, ‘Can they get along?’ That’s a really fun dynamic. That is what I think is making it different. Eventually, if you come back and do the greatest hits, that might get old fairly quickly. This is a new version of our team and it’s a version that never existed before.”

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Copeland also praised Christian’s strong work as a heel, saying it was crucial to their story. He didn’t want Christian to lose the edge he has built as a heel, so they worked carefully to keep that character intact.

The idea is that Christian remains unapologetically difficult, while Copeland’s role is to make fans accept him as he is. Copeland said this mix makes their reunion feel fresh and unique.

“Christian found his lane, his pocket. To lose that to do this team, that would have sucked. We were able to figure out how to do this, to sit down, and how to write this so that we didn’t get lost.

Now we have this dynamic of it’s up to me to make him likable and understand that you have to accept him for all of his d***headishness. It was key that he came into it like that, still without anything likable about him. The only thing that makes him likable is I’m saying, ‘Hey, we just have to accept him for this thing that he is.’ It’s really fun and it makes it feel fresh.”

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage will be teaming up to square off against Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler in a tag team match at AEW All Out. So it remains to be seen who will walk out as the winner.

Are you excited to see Copeland and Christian Cage’s fresh new team dynamic in AEW, or do you miss the classic Edge & Christian vibe? Sound off in the comments.