Adam Copeland talks retirement timeline

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Adam Copeland knows he doesn't have much time in wrestling left.

The 50-year-old spoke to Sam Roberts recently and said he has about a two-year window left in his in-ring career and hopes to do as much as possible with that time.

Copeland said:

Even though it's been four or five years back now, it's not like I got another four or five in front of me, I know I don't. We're looking at like a two-year window here to be able to get as much done as I can get done, tell as many stories as I can, try and help talent along the way with that.

Earlier in the conversation, Copeland reiterated that one of the reasons he chose to sign with AEW was that WWE was only offering him limited dates.

He said:

I had the offer (from WWE) and it was a good place to be but I also felt like I was only going to be allowed to do so much. That could get boring, honestly, if I'm being truly forthright.
It's like 'okay, come in every three months or two months or whatever it is and do a match with a Grayson Waller in MSG" because they need a match for him. Again, that's a great place to be but from a creatively stimulating standpoint, it's kind of not.

Copeland continued:

I was willing to do more but I just felt like the place that I was going to get to do it and be able to tell those stories was AEW, because I'd be allowed to. That was really exciting.

Regarding where he might want to have his retirement match, Copeland suggested Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, the venue where he saw his first live wrestling show.

The place is really important. I would love to do it in Maple Leafs Gardens. That I would love to do. Even if it means I've got to start an indie for a day and I've got to book Maple Leaf Gardens and I've got to film it, and I've got to get the production team, and I've got to get the talent. To be able to do it in the place where I first saw wrestling live. To be back in that place.

Maple Leaf Gardens is now the Mattamy Athletic Center in Toronto. It underwent major changes in 2012 to become a multi-purpose building but still has an arena with a capacity of around 2500 people for hockey. It is the home arena for Toronto's PWHL franchise and the Toronto Municipal University teams. ROH occasionally ran shows from the venue, with the last one being Summer Supercard on August 9, 2019, drawing an estimated 650 fans.

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[Hidden Blaze]

Damn that arena is so small I’d tell Tony to book it, but damn, that’s like so small. Probably wouldn’t come off to well on TV

 

[Cwalker]

It might sound ok.

They can easily fill a 2500 seat arena. And from an acoustic standpoint, a full small arena sounds better than a 10k-15k arena that’s half full.

Might be something to consider towards the end of his run.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

It might sound ok.

They can easily fill a 2500 seat arena. And from an acoustic standpoint, a full small arena sounds better than a 10k-15k arena that’s half full.

Might be something to consider towards the end of his run.

I mean, if they do it I be happy for him. Cause that could be a great retirement send off.

 

[Jimmy King]

I wish it could’ve been a retirement in WWE but good for him, as long as he’s happy that’s all that matters.

 

[Deadd2009]

I have a feeling he'll have his retirement match in AEW and then have a one off in WWE later on down the road and they'll look at that as his actual retirement.

 

[Cwalker]

I still really liked the send off and match he had with Sheamus. If that’s his WWE swan song, then I’m ok with it

 

[Deezy]

He wants that little ass arena so he can finally run to the hard cam side for his entance.