Adam Copeland said he "felt free" making his AEW debut at WrestleDream, adding that he plans to be a full-time wrestler for the company.
Copeland, formerly known as Edge in WWE, made his debut in the main event segment at Sunday's WrestleDream pay-per-view, and was also the first talent to speak to the media at the post-show media scrum where he noted that he is joining the AEW roster as a full-time performer and will be with the company weekly.
"I felt free. That's just the word that kept popping... I felt free, and it felt fun," said Copeland. "I felt almost like the same feeling I would have when I would come out for my indie shows."
Copeland and AEW's Tony Khan both stated that he is joining the company's active roster as a full-time wrestler, with Khan noting that Copeland "will be wrestling a lot."
In speaking of potential future opponents, Copeland said that with just a cursory glance of the AEW roster he had given Khan a list of 14 names of people that he would like to work with, repeatedly mentioning Samoa Joe as someone who he has never wrestled that he would like to.
Copeland's debut AEW match has been announced for Dynamite Title Tuesday on October 10, where he will face Luchasaurus.
Other items covered in Copeland's media availability included his debut vignette which aired at WrestleDream just prior to his entrance, which he says was filmed alongside Darby Allin on Friday night in Seattle.
Copeland also stated that he had semi-sequestered himself in his hotel in Seattle prior to his debut, only exiting occasionally to get food as he hoped to avoid being spotted ahead of WrestleDream.
