Fans cringing as WWE legend gets ’embarrassing’ name change for AEW return
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WWE Hall of Famer Edge has undergone another name change in All Elite Wrestling and fans are cringing. The Rated R Superstar, who left WWE in 2023 and joined AEW shortly after, had been working under his real name Adam Copeland, but his return from injury has sparked a new moniker for 2025.
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On last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite – which marked the show’s debut on MAX as WWE makes the jump to Netflix – he was introduced as Cope. Although the 51-year-old wrestler is still unable to use Edge due to trademark issues, fans don’t think he’s nailed the right replacement.
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‘Adam Copeland being called Cope is just not it. It’s just sounds cringe #AEWDynamite,’ wrote @NickVaj28, while @ChaserevX added: ‘Adam Copeland going by “Cope” is cringe.’. ‘Is “Cope” gonna be a thing? That’s a terrible idea. As nickname it’s fine, but as his actual name…awful,’ ranted @JD_Oliva, while @Dstirubedm11 insisted: ‘Cope is awful wtf should have just stayed Adam Copeland 😭😭’.
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The wrestling icon had been out of action since May 2024 when he suffered a fractured tibia when he jumped from the top of a cage during a win over Malakai Black. A decorated champion, as Edge he held the world championship several times in WWE, while he was the TNT Champion in AEW at the time of his injury earlier last year.
He reappeared at AEW Worlds End last month to confront Jon Moxley and his the Death Riders teammates Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli. On Wednesday night, Cope made his in-ring return at AEW Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen, as he partnered up with his longtime friends in FTR, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.
