Jim Ross says Bret Hart pushed for WWE to sign Adam “Edge” Copeland many years ago.
Taking to his “Grilling JR” podcast, the former WWE Head of Talent Relations and current AEW commentator commented on Hart often going to bat for Adam Copeland, convincing Vince McMahon of Copeland’s potential, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Copeland being on WWE’s radar at the time: “We were aware of Adam’s abilities. He had a great personality, he was a total team guy — ‘Yes, sir. No, sir.’ He was very polite. His momma raised him well. God bless her. But Bret calling me to speak up in a positive way for Adam was really the cherry on the sundae. I mean, nobody in the business of wrestling was more respected than Bret Hart, so he was very effusive about Adam’s potential.”
On Hart selling Copeland as a guy to sign: “Bret definitely did a great job of recruiting and selling him, and I’m sure glad he made that phone call.”
On convincing Vince McMahon of Copeland’s potential: “I looked at my [WWE] budget and the right thing to do was paying off Edge’s student loans. So you start your career debt-free, and that’s what we did. I’m glad Vince thought it was a great idea. At that time, Vince was sold — this kid had something.”
