On a recent edition of the “Under the Ring” podcast, Adam Cole reflected on his period of adjustment following his return to AEW from two serious concussions earlier this year. He said,
“There definitely was a re-learning curve when I came back. I think a lot of it had to do with the severity of what I went through. I remember being totally relieved and so happy that I was cleared by multiple doctors, but there still was that ‘God what if something else happens’ type of fear. These past few months I feel the best I have felt in years. In the ring, on the microphone, while traveling, in my personal life, everything that’s happening right now I could not be happier. I am so thankful, I am so grateful to be able to be back in the ring doing what I love to do. Truth be told, I have never been more physically, mentally, emotionally more ready for this giant event.”
Adam Cole will be in action twice at AEW All In 2023, competing for the ROH Tag Team Titles with MJF against Aussie Open on the “Zero Hour” pre-show and challenging MJF for the AEW World Title in the main event.
On a recent edition of the “MuscleManMalcolm” podcast, Jay Lethal discussed being part of the inaugural AEW All In pay-per-view event in 2018.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the scope of upcoming event: “Even without Wembley, it’s an honor and a privilege, and I’m so happy to be at AEW. We have already sold it out. This is not just the biggest event in AEW history. This is a big, monumental wrestling history event. We’re the highest ticket-selling [event] in that as far as wrestling, which is freaking awesome. It’s unreal. What a life. The only thing that actually would make it sweeter is if I was doing Black Machismo there.”
On his first All In appearance: “The jacket that I wore on that particular event was Macho Man’s legit jacket. Not too many people realize that, and when I found that I was going to be using it, which was like three days in advance, I started panicking, sweating. I was nervous. I got there the night before. Lanny came to my room and gave me the jacket. I remember laying the jacket on the bed and thinking ‘Holy crap, this is Macho Man’s real jacket.’ It was so old that you couldn’t rub it too rough because it started deteriorating. That’s how old the jacket was. It meant the world to me that Lanny set that up. So yeah, that event meant a lot to me.”
