Adam Cole feared that fans would forget about him after he went down with a series of concussions last year.
Speaking on a recent edition of the “Inside the Ropes” podcast, the co-ROH World Tag Team Champion opined on the concussion he suffered at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II, his doubts during his recovery process, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his concerns around the injury: “What I was afraid of was that the fans were gonna forget about me. Just because of how much content is constantly being pushed out, and how people’s attention spans are getting shorter, and shorter, and shorter. I [was] like, ‘I’ve been out for a while. When I come back, are they even gonna care?’”
On his appearance on AEW All Access: “There was a ton of apprehension. Yeah, I was very uncertain if I wanted to do [the show]. I try to be as open and honest as I can, but there are certain aspects of my private life that I do like to keep private, so it wasn’t something that I was sure I wanted to do. … With the severity of the injury, it was heartbreaking for me to imagine filming this show, and then at the end of it, being told, ‘Yeah, you can’t wrestle anymore.’”