Last year, one of the biggest surprises on AEW television was the arrival of the Death Match King Matt Cardona. He answered Adam Copeland’s Cope Open Challenge for the TNT Title. It was the first time Cardona and Copeland shared a ring together since their time together in WWE. Cardona put up a tough fight, but in the end, the master outperformed the student. Copeland retained his championship.
During a recent interview with Daniel Menna, Matt Cardona shared that once Adam Copeland had announced his retirement back in 2011, Cardona did not think the dream match would ever happen. He got his hopes up when Copeland returned in 2020. But then, he got his hopes up once Copeland signed with AEW, Cardona believed anything was possible, and he finally was able to compete in his dream match.
“I thought it would happen in WWE [with] Edge, [Curt] Hawkins, [Zack] Ryder. It never happens. There could have been a chance when I’m the ‘woo woo woo’ guy, but unfortunately, Adam has that neck injury, he retires.
“Okay, [I thought] it’s never gonna happen. Then he comes back, and not that I thought the match was going to happen, but at least it’s on the table, it’s possible. I thought maybe there’s something we can do where Hawkins and Ryder become the Edgeheads again. Well, we get fired [from] WWE, so the match is definitely off the table. He leaves, he goes to AEW, and now anything can happen with the forbidden door. I knew that it was at least a possibility,” Matt Cardona said. [H/T Wrestling INC.]
What are your thoughts on the match between Cardona and Copeland?
