Christian Cage’s AEW Worlds End Status Revealed

You can officially rule out any shocking Christian Cage appearance at AEW Worlds End. Despite speculation surrounding surprise returns at the pay-per-view, it turns out the former TNT Champion isn’t even in the building—he’s not even in the same state.

According to a WrestleVotes, Christian Cage is spending the night in Bridgeport, Connecticut… at a hockey game.

That effectively shuts down any theories that Cage will show up to continue his storyline with FTR after the dramatic ending to All Out 2025. Cage and Copeland had reunited earlier this year to take on FTR in a huge tag match that also featured Beth Phoenix and a surprise appearance from Trailer Park Boys’ Bubbles.

After that match, FTR shockingly tombstoned Beth Phoenix while Copeland was handcuffed to the ropes, setting up a heated storyline—but it looks like it won’t continue at Worlds End.

With Christian confirmed to be off-site, fans looking for a Cope & Cage follow-up will have to wait. And with Adam Copeland also not advertised for the card, that angle seems to be on ice—for now.

AEW Worlds End still has a stacked card tonight, including Samoa Joe defending the AEW World Championship in a four-way match against MJF, “Hangman” Adam Page, and Swerve Strickland, plus a loaded Continental Classic finale, tag title fights, and much more.

AEW Worlds End 2025 Lineup:

• AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. MJF
• AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Jamie Hayter
• Continental Classic Semifinals: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher vs. Jon Moxley
• Continental Classic Final for the Continental Championship
• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) (c) vs. Mercedes Moné & Athena
• Mixed Nuts Mayhem Match: The Death Riders vs. The Conglomeration & Toni Storm
• Street Fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR (c) vs. Bang Bang Gang
• Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd
• Sisters of Sin (Skye Blue & Julia Hart) vs. Hyan & Maya World (Preshow)
• Eddie Kingston vs. Zack Gibson (Preshow)

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

Are you disappointed Christian Cage won’t be at Worlds End tonight? Were you expecting a follow-up to the FTR storyline? Drop your thoughts in the comments—we want to hear what you think.