Adam Cole recently finished his feud with AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page. However, the former NXT Superstar could not capture the title.
Adam Cole reached the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament after beating Jeff Hardy in the semi-final. Cole faced another former WWE Superstar Samoa Joe in the finals at the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Cole picked up the victory in a riveting clash between two highly-talented wrestlers.
The 32-year-old Adam Cole was quite successful during his tenure in WWE’s developmental wing. He managed to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with another current AEW Superstar Kyle O’Reilly in 2018. Cole also won the NXT Championship and the NXT North American Championship on one occasion each. He also won the NXT Tag Team Championship and became the second NXT Triple Crown Champion.
Reason 1: Could not spend much time with Dr. Britt Baker
The former WWE Superstar mentioned three main reasons why he chose to come over to AEW. The first one was his relationship with Dr. Britt Baker. The former AEW Women’s Champion was wrestling in Tony Khan’s company when Cole was working in WWE. Cole said that they could hardly meet due to their different schedules.
“One of the biggest things was getting to be around and see Britt a lot more,” Cole said during a panel discussion at Motor City Comic Con earlier this month. “At the time, our schedules were so different that there’d be some times that I’d see her for maybe half a day, one day a week. Sometimes I wouldn’t see her for weeks at a time. So getting to travel with her and just being behind the curtain when she walks through after she’s done a match or a promo is really nice.”
Britt Baker won the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament after beating former WWE Superstar Ruby Soho in an evenly-contested match. Both Cole and Baker celebrated on the stage after winning their respective tournaments and Martha Hart awarded them the Championship belts. This was certainly a memorable moment for the couple.
Reason 2: Adam Cole wanted to wrestle in front of the AEW fans
Cole spent 4 years on NXT but he followed AEW closely during the time. He revealed that he was impressed by the AEW fans and wanted to perform in front of them.
“It just looked like so much fun,” Cole recalled. “You know, I had known tons of people on the roster, but to see these crazy, wild crowds every single week, I was like, ‘God, I’d love to wrestle in front of these fans.'”
Reason 3: Adam Cole did not want to give up on his Twitch account
Cole also mentioned that he did not want to give up streaming on Twitch. This was the third major factor that made him take the decision to make the move.
For those who do not know, WWE introduced a new policy for its talents on third-party platforms. Talents are permitted to maintain Twitch and YouTube accounts under their real names. However, WWE is in control of those accounts and the Stamford-based company receives a percentage of the revenue, which counts against the talents’ downside guarantees.
H/T – Wrestling Inc for the transcription.
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